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QCOM
QualcommNASDAQInformation TechnologySemiconductorsSnapshot 2026-06-12
Intact
$211.72+4.32%
Close 2026-06-12 · 1-day change
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
The bottom line
Recent financial performance is neutral, and earnings quality is also neutral. Management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent disruptive corporate changes. Risk is moderate, while the sector backdrop is a tailwind, helping the company. Peer multiples imply a price about 64% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, quality intact. Key factors to watch include potential guidance cuts and the performance of sector bellwethers like NVDA and TSM, which could impact QCOM's momentum.
as of 2026-06-12
Quick facts
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Market cap
- $213.92B
- Employees
- —
- IPO date
- 1991-12-13
- Next earnings
- 2026-07-29
Price
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Adjusted daily closes (split & dividend). Scroll over the chart to zoom; click a range to reset.
EarningsMaterial event
What's priced in
(what the market already expects)What it's worth (estimated)
A consensus fair price across 6 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $211.72. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
12-month· primaryinexpensive
$579.75consensus
Range $363.51 – $756.55
vs price: -63% below
Method agreement — · 6 methods
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
3-yearinexpensive
$512.84consensus
Range $350.13 – $761.76
vs price: -59% below
Method agreement — · 4 methods
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
5-yearinexpensive
How much to trust our fair value
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
Cheap vs peerslow confidence
At $212 QCOM trades at 18× p/e, below its 66× p/e peer median. Our $584 fair value sits above the price; low confidence. Analysts: $120–$300. Not investment advice.
Multiple (P/E)
17.8x
peer 65.9x · own history 15.9x
Premium
0.3x peer
1.1x its own history
Growth the price needs
-64%
our forecast -3%
Our fair value
$584.03
range $357.97 – $758.69
Analyst range(a guide on our number, not a target)Our number is above the analyst range
How this stock is priced
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Long-term · 1–3 yr
inexpensivecheap — quality intact12-month view
What's priced inJustified
The price implies about 64% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about -3%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Low fragilityrisk posture, not a price call
Only weak execution quality, a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
Historical context
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
How strong is the business
(quality & execution)Factor signals
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Recent financial performance
neutralOperating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Information Technology names rated neutral grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 68% for the rest of the cohort, n=3704).
65th pctl · Information Technology
Earnings quality
neutralOver the trailing year it converted 1.44x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Information Technology names rated neutral grew net income 62% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=2831).
40th pctl · Information Technology
Macro sensitivity
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
- the broad stock market: This stock moves with the broad market (high beta).
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity, long-term interest rates.
Management & capital allocation
volatileEarnings setup & market context
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
Earnings setup · pre-print positioning
forward-looking
Neutral31 analysts, 30% Buyfor period ending 2026-06-30
Why this setup
Consensus revisions
EPS estimate $2.22 → $2.23 (+0.4% / 30d). 1 raised, 24 cut, 31 covering analysts.
Rating actions
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 30% of analysts rate Buy.
Price target activity
2 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 11.2% above current price.
Sector context
Intermediate · WeeklySector phase: information technology is in growth, with decelerating (~1.0 years in phase).
Sector regime (90d momentum): tailwind.Secular epoch: by revenue growth.Management scorecard
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Long-term · 1–3 yr
Overall: strong
- Capital allocation
- strong
- Earnings discipline
- strong
- Margin discipline
- strong
- Balance sheet
- strong
- Guidance credibility
- strong
How bumpy is the path
(risk while you hold it)Risk: how this stock moves
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
Intermediate · WeeklyLong-term · 1–3 yr
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$144.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$435.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $3,312.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
moderateas of 2026-06-12
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
What would change the read
(catalysts & re-read triggers)What changed
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
Short-term · Daily
- No material changes since the prior snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-12
What to watch next
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Intermediate · Weekly
- UpsideHigh confidenceMonthsactive 7d
Watch for EPS guidance to remain unchanged or improve
Why it matters: Stable or better EPS guidance would show confidence in Qualcomm's earnings during tough times.
What confirms / what disproves
Confirms:Qualcomm maintains or raises its EPS guidance for Q3 to at least $2.10.
Disproves:Qualcomm lowers its EPS guidance for Q3 below $2.10.
Management priorities
News catalysts
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
- 2026-06-112d agoYahoo! Finance
New partnership enhances growth potential and valuation outlook.
ReinforcesUnconfirmed report
This sector is also watching
- Watch for revenue growth in Information Technology to fall below the median.
What could change this view
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Intermediate · Weekly
Upside triggers
- If the Fed starts cutting rates from the current 3.62%, that would be a tailwind for QCOM and other Tech names, since rate-sensitive parts of the market tend to rally when the Fed eases.
- If sector bellwethers like NVDA, TSM, and AVGO keep beating earnings and guiding higher, the Tech sector momentum should keep lifting QCOM and other Tech names. Worth watching these names for early signals.
- If QCOM raises forward guidance on the next earnings call (currently NEW as of 2026-04-29), that's a momentum boost. Street estimates typically follow guidance up and the stock tends to re-rate higher.
Downside triggers
- If QCOM cuts guidance on the next call (currently NEW as of 2026-04-29), that's a meaningful negative. The Street tends to walk down estimates and the stock usually takes a leg lower.
- If sector bellwethers like NVDA, TSM, and AVGO start missing or guiding lower, the Tech tailwind helping QCOM and other Tech names could fade. Watch these names for early warning.
Recent events
(material 8-K / filing activity)Material updates
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
- 2026-04-291mo agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On April 29, 2026, QUALCOMM Incorporated (the Company) issued a press release regarding the Company’s financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2026. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The press release includes Non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Regulation G. The press release also includes the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented…
Earnings preannouncementneutral
Score history
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
+3.3 vs last weeklatest as of 2026-06-13
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.