Qualcomm Inc.
Watchlist, not a 2026 buy — AI250 / Meta custom-CPU deal is a 2027+ catalyst.
$165.41
+5.52%
Short interest
Short % of float
2.8%
Days to cover
3.0d
Shares short
29.81M
Vs Sep 15
-22%
Shorts are present, but a bounce here is mostly price, not a squeeze.
Share count and days to cover are the latest FINRA settlement. Short % of float is from Finviz. Prints land about twice a month — fuel for a turn, not today's flow.
QCOM Q1 earnings
Check guidance — raised = hold; lowered = review thesis
Yahoo · 18h ago
Yahoo · 21h ago
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Next report
2027-02-02 · Q1 2027 (est.)
EPS est. 2.20 · actual 2.17 (-1.5%)
Last reported · 2026-09-30
Last surprise -1.5% vs estimate
Calendar earnings dates
QCOM Q1 earnings
Check guidance — raised = hold; lowered = review thesis
Insider trades (Form 4)
Buys
16,510 sh
$2.7M
Sells
19,341 sh
$3.1M
Net (12 filings)
-2,831 sh
$400K net
CHAPLIN ANN C (Open-market sale) — 1,501 sh · $0.2M
ACEVEDO SYLVIA (Open-market sale) — 61 sh · $0.0M
Grech Patricia Y (Stock award / grant) — 4,806 sh · $0.8M
ACHOUR BAAZIZ (Option exercise) — 769 sh · $0.1M
ACHOUR BAAZIZ (Option exercise) — 4,981 sh · $0.8M
ACHOUR BAAZIZ (Tax withholding) — 769 sh · $0.1M
ACHOUR BAAZIZ (Option exercise) — 769 sh · $0.1M
ACHOUR BAAZIZ (Tax withholding) — 2,352 sh · $0.4M
ACHOUR BAAZIZ (Option exercise) — 4,980 sh · $0.8M
CHAPLIN ANN C (Option exercise) — 5,955 sh · $1.0M
CHAPLIN ANN C (Tax withholding) — 2,953 sh · $0.5M
CHAPLIN ANN C (Option exercise) — 5,955 sh · $1.0M
RSI, moving averages, MACD, Bollinger bands & candlestick patterns from Yahoo daily data — verify on chart
Below 20-day MA
Price $165.41 vs 20 SMA $173.46
Below 50-day MA
Price $165.41 vs 50 SMA $178.11
Below 200-day MA
Price $165.41 vs 200 SMA $169.69
Below 251-day high
-34.1% from 251-day high ($251.02)
Above 251-day low
33.3% above 251-day low ($124.07)
Gap up
Opened 2.9% above prior close on 2026-11-06
Price vs 200-day EMA, plus whether profit shows up as cash. Cash flow, cash, capex growth, and interest coverage sit next to the multiple.
5.0% below 200-day EMA
5% below its 200-day EMA with solid revenue/margin/debt/FCF trends — technical discount on a fundamentally healthy company.
Trailing PE
12.9x
Invest rank
72
Swing rank
48
Earnings skew
open
Cash flow/share
$8.13
Trailing twelve months
Cash/share
$7.17
Latest quarter
Interest cover
38.4x
Operating profit / interest
Price / FCF
20x
After capex
Rev / share
6.6%
Five-year revenue growth per share
Capex growth
5.7%
5-year rate
Gross margin
53.1%
Prior year 53.1%
Revenue growth
-2.6%
YoY, TTM or latest quarter
Net margin
31.6%
TTM profitability
Debt / equity
49.7%
Lower = less leveraged
FCF growth
0.0%
5Y CAGR, capex-aware
Composite fundamentals score: 62/100 · from Finnhub basic financials, verify against the latest 10-Q before acting.