All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
QCOM real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, QCOM returned +7.51% over the past year and +1.72% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 13, 1991, QCOM is up +21,621.24% in real purchasing-power return, or +16.70%/yr, and is currently −28.80% below its real total-return high on May 29, 2026.
Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026
| Fri 1991-12-13💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCOM × |
+21,621.24%
+16.70%/yr |
+13.51%/yr
R2=0.797 |
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| Qualcomm Incorporated NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Fri 1991-12-13💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| QCOM × |
$10,000.00
1991-12-13 |
$2,172,124.31
2026-10-15 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| QCOM × | +1.72% | +7.51% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| QCOM × |
−28.80%
on 2026-10-15 from 2026-05-29 peak |
−87.63%
on 2002-08-05 from 2000-01-03 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCOM × | +7.51% |
+0.00% +0.00%/yr |
+59.55% +16.85%/yr |
+24.68% +4.51%/yr |
+154.68% +9.80%/yr |
| Year | QCOM |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +1.72% |
| 2025 | +10.87% |
| 2024 | +5.28% |
| 2023 | +30.70% |
| 2022 | −42.31% |
| 2021 | +14.22% |
| 2020 | +74.70% |
| 2019 | +57.17% |
| 2018 | −9.29% |
| 2017 | −0.07% |
| 2016 | +32.35% |
| 2015 | −31.14% |
| 2014 | +1.49% |
| 2013 | +20.55% |
| 2012 | +12.93% |
| 2011 | +9.01% |
| 2010 | +7.40% |
| 2009 | +27.72% |
| 2008 | −7.72% |
| 2007 | +1.38% |
| 2006 | −13.49% |
| 2005 | −0.91% |
| 2004 | +53.21% |
| 2003 | +46.39% |
| 2002 | −29.61% |
| 2001 | −39.49% |
| 2000 | −54.87% |
| 1999 | +2,548.28% |
| 1998 | +3.23% |
| 1997 | +24.53% |
| 1996 | −10.25% |
| 1995 | +74.72% |
| 1994 | −11.79% |
| 1993 | +112.74% |
| 1992 | −4.78% |
| 1991 | +37.41% |
