QUALCOMM INC/DE (QCOM) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.07 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.48 USD per share.
QUALCOMM INC/DE (QCOM) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.07 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.48 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 39.0 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 35.1 %. The dividend per share was 3.48 USD, up 5.5 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 3.81 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: September
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 1.66B | 1.67B | 1.61B | 1.68B | 1.71B | 1.69B | 1.67B | 1.52B | 1.48B | 1.47B | 1.22B | 1.15B | 1.13B | 1.13B | 1.12B | 1.11B | 1.11B | 1.07B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 13.0M | 0.00M | 69.0M | 25.0M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.78 % | 0.00 % | 4.10 % | 1.47 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -37.0M | 0.00M | -57.0M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -21.0M | -16.0M | -145M | -48.0M | -2.00M | -255M | -74.0M | -14.0M | -6.00M | -4.00M | -7.00M | -1.00M | -39.0M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -2.23 % | 0.00 % | -3.54 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -1.25 % | -0.96 % | -9.51 % | -3.25 % | -0.14 % | -20.92 % | -6.46 % | -1.24 % | -0.53 % | -0.36 % | -0.63 % | -0.09 % | -3.63 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -37.0M | 13.0M | -57.0M | 69.0M | 25.0M | -21.0M | -16.0M | -145M | -48.0M | -2.00M | -255M | -74.0M | -14.0M | -6.00M | -4.00M | -7.00M | -1.00M | -39.0M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -2.23 % | 0.78 % | -3.54 % | 4.10 % | 1.47 % | -1.25 % | -0.96 % | -9.51 % | -3.25 % | -0.14 % | -20.92 % | -6.46 % | -1.24 % | -0.53 % | -0.36 % | -0.63 % | -0.09 % | -3.63 % |
Fiscal year end: September
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.81 | 0.93 | 1.20 | 1.54 | 1.80 | 2.02 | 2.20 | 2.38 | 2.48 | 2.54 | 2.66 | 2.86 | 3.10 | 3.30 | 3.48 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 31.08 % | 68.66 % | 36.25 % | 31.60 % | 25.91 % | 29.99 % | 32.46 % | 54.64 % | 52.41 % | 133.01 % | — | 67.67 % | 55.44 % | 33.26 % | 24.83 % | 47.87 % | 36.35 % | 68.67 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 0.98B | 1.09B | 1.18B | 1.35B | 1.58B | 2.06B | 2.59B | 2.88B | 2.99B | 3.25B | 3.47B | 2.97B | 2.88B | 3.01B | 3.21B | 3.46B | 3.69B | 3.81B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.31 % | 1.44 % | 1.63 % | 1.59 % | 1.49 % | 1.78 % | 2.05 % | 3.43 % | 3.18 % | 4.25 % | 3.30 % | 3.24 % | 2.14 % | 2.05 % | 2.40 % | 2.79 % | 1.94 % | 2.06 % |
Figures in USD
