What is QCOM's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 17.7× over the last five years. Available history contains 861 weekly observations from Apr 26, 2010 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Qualcomm (QCOM) valuation history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

QCOM's P/E of 20.3x is higher than 62% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

QCOM year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	34.6×	97%
Dec 30, 2024	17.6×	37%
Dec 25, 2023	22.5×	57%
Dec 26, 2022	9.7×	1%
Dec 27, 2021	23.3×	44%
Dec 28, 2020	33.6×	75%
Dec 30, 2019	24.2×	72%
Dec 31, 2018	Unavailable	Short history
Dec 25, 2017	38.8×	97%
Dec 26, 2016	17.1×	38%

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
ADIAnalog Devices	48.2×	43%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices	142.1×	66%
ARMArm Holdings	231.2×	54%
FSLRFirst Solar	10.8×	3%

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What is QCOM's current P/E?: QCOM's P/E of 20.3x is higher than 62% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is QCOM's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 17.7× over the last five years. Available history contains 861 weekly observations from Apr 26, 2010 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.