During the past 12 months, Qualcomm's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.60% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.80% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Qualcomm was 536.60% per year. The lowest was -100.00% per year. And the median was 4.05% per year.
Competitive Comparison
For the Semiconductors subindustry, Qualcomm's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Qualcomm 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Qualcomm's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Qualcomm's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the 3-Year FCF Growth Rate's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.
Qualcomm 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation
This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.
Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.
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Qualcomm develops and licenses wireless technology and designs chips for smartphones. The company's key patents revolve around CDMA and OFDMA technologies, which are standards in wireless communications that are the backbone of all 3G and 4G networks. The firm is a leader in 5G network technology as well. Qualcomm's IP is licensed by virtually all wireless device makers. The firm is also the world's largest wireless chip vendor, supplying nearly every premier handset maker with leading-edge processors. Qualcomm also sells RF-front end modules into smartphones and chips into automotive and Internet of Things markets.
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