QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications, networking, application processing,

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-208.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$7.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

QUALCOMM Incorporated is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 10%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

55.3%

Premium pricing power — 55.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

25.9%

Excellent — 25.9% operating margin

ROCE

7.9%

Weak — 7.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+10.3%

Steady sales growth (10.3% YoY)

EPS YoY

-47.6%

Earnings shrinking (-47.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

268%

Turns 268% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

28.8%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (28.8%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.74

Moderate — manageable debt (0.74)

Interest Cover

18.16x

Comfortably covers interest (18.2x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

34.6x

no trend

Pricey — P/E 34.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+17.3

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (34.6 → 17.4)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.90%

no trend

Small dividend — 1.90% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+4.4%

no trend

Dividend growing modestly (4.4% YoY)

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