Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.
3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Qualcomm's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.40%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Qualcomm's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
QCOM'
s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -15.7 Med: -0.7 Max: 8.5
Current: 0.4
During the past 13 years, Qualcomm's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 8.50%. The lowest was -15.70%. And the median was -0.70%.
QCOM's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than 86.48% of 732
companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: -1.9
vs QCOM: 0.40
Competitive Comparison of Qualcomm's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio
For the Semiconductors subindustry, Qualcomm's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio 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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Qualcomm's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Qualcomm's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).
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Qualcomm (NAS:QCOM) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation
A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.
Be Aware
Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.
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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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