Qualcomm, Inc (QCOM)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

Qualcomm, Inc [QCOM] stock is trading at $164.14, up 1.81%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The QCOM shares have gain 3.45% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.98%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ: QCOM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 26, 2025, when Arete upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $200 for it. Previously, Piper Sandler reaffirmed its Overweight rating on July 31, 2025, and dropped its price target to $175. On July 31, 2025, Mizuho reiterated its Outperform rating and revised its price target to $185 on the stock. Seaport Research Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating. Barclays reiterated a Overweight rating for this stock on January 17, 2025, and downed its price target to $185. In a note dated December 09, 2024, Melius initiated a Hold rating and provided a target price of $180 on this stock.

Qualcomm, Inc [QCOM] stock has fluctuated between $120.80 and $182.10 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $192.5 within the next 12 months. Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ: QCOM] shares were valued at $164.14 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.28% based on the average QCOM price forecast.

Analyzing the QCOM fundamentals

Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ:QCOM] reported sales of 43.26B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 10.35%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.56% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.28%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.27%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.21, Equity is 0.43 and Total Capital is 0.26. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.54.

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Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Qualcomm, Inc’s Current Ratio is 3.19. As well, the Quick Ratio is 2.14, while the Cash Ratio is 0.7. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.09, the price to book ratio is 6.54 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.83.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Grech Patricia Y, SVP & CAO, that happened on Sep 12 ’25 when 273.0 shares were sold. Officer, PATRICIA GRECH completed a deal on Sep 12 ’25 to buy 273.0 shares. Meanwhile, CFO & COO Palkhiwala Akash J. sold 3333.0 shares on Sep 02 ’25.

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