As of today (2025-07-01), Qualcomm's share price is $159.26.
Qualcomm's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $10.41. Hence, Qualcomm's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.30.
The historical rank and industry rank for Qualcomm's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
QCOM'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.57 Med: 18.21 Max: 59.29
Current: 15.27
During the past 13 years, Qualcomm's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 59.29. The lowest was 10.57. And the median was 18.21.
QCOM's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 68.18% of 484
companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 29.035
vs QCOM: 15.27
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Qualcomm was -4.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.30% per year.
During the past 13 years, Qualcomm's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 536.60% per year. The lowest was -100.00% per year. And the median was 7.05% per year.
Qualcomm Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Qualcomm's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Qualcomm's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Semiconductors subindustry, Qualcomm's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Qualcomm's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Qualcomm's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Qualcomm's Share Price of today is $159.26. Qualcomm's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.41.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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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, 4G, and 5G networks. 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, as well as chips into automotive and Internet of Things markets.
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