QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 260 Technology companies.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) scores 6.5 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on solvency, and growth is what holds it back.
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On the filings behind it, QUALCOMM Incorporated earns 6.5 out of 10 for business quality as of October 17, 2026. That is solid quality on our scale. A solid reading is a respectable business with clear strengths and at least one area that falls short of the best in its field. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Ranked with the 260 Technology companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 68th percentile, in the better half of its peers. The median across the group is 5.9, and the top quarter begins at 6.7, so QUALCOMM Incorporated is above the typical company here.
On profitability, QUALCOMM Incorporated scores 7.9, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 4.6 across 256 Technology companies, which places it well above them, at the 84th percentile. Returns and margins at this level leave room to reinvest, absorb a bad year or return cash to shareholders without straining the business.
On solvency, QUALCOMM Incorporated scores 8.5, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 8.0 across 194 Technology companies, which places it above them, at the 60th percentile. Balance sheet strength like this rarely makes headlines, but it is what lets a company keep investing when credit gets expensive.
On growth, QUALCOMM Incorporated scores 3.8, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 6.4 across 207 Technology companies, which places it well below them, at the 23rd percentile. A low growth score is common for large, established companies and is not a verdict on quality on its own, but it limits how the business can compound.
On efficiency, QUALCOMM Incorporated scores 7.5, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 7.1 across 240 Technology companies, which places it in line with them, at the 60th percentile. A strong efficiency reading usually shows up as healthy cash conversion: reported profit arriving as real cash rather than staying on the balance sheet.
On predictability, QUALCOMM Incorporated scores 4.7, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 4.7 across 258 Technology companies, which places it in line with them, at the 49th percentile. An average predictability reading means results have wobbled about as much as is normal for the sector.
This is a lopsided profile. Solvency scores 8.5 but growth only 3.8, a gap of 4.7 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. A solvency lead means the balance sheet is the company’s strongest asset, a cushion that buys time when trading gets harder. A growth shortfall often comes with size or a maturing market, and is less of a concern if the other pillars are strong.
Closing the gap on growth would do the most for the overall. At the median of Technology companies, 6.4, QUALCOMM Incorporated would score about 7.0 instead of 6.5. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Technology companies closest to QUALCOMM Incorporated in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading QUALCOMM Incorporated scores 6.5 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
QUALCOMM Incorporated ranks at the 68th percentile of the 260 Technology companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.9 and the top quarter starts at 6.7, against QUALCOMM Incorporated’s 6.5.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for QCOM are in the app.
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