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| Metric | QCOMQUALCOMM INC/DE | AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | INTCINTEL CORP | TXNTEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | Median of the restexcluding QCOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $172.83▼ 5.13 (2.88%) | $507.93▼ 44.79 (8.10%) | $85.49▼ 7.47 (8.04%) | $279.50▼ 5.15 (1.81%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 9.0/10 | 10.0/10 | 4.0/10 | 9.0/10 | 9.0/10 |
| Market value | $185.62B | $827.93B | $426.94B | $254.44B | |
| Revenue | $44.28B | $34.64B | $52.85B | $17.68B | |
| Profit | $5.54B | $4.33B | -$267.0M | $5.00B | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 13.7% | 34.3% | -0.5% | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 55.4% | 49.5% | 34.8% | 57.0% | 49.5% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 27.9% | 10.7% | -4.2% | 34.1% | 10.7% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 12.5% | 12.5% | -0.5% | 28.3% | 12.5% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 28.9% | 19.4% | -9.4% | 14.7% | 14.7% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 26.1% | 6.9% | -0.2% | 30.7% | 6.9% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | 32.0% | 4.8% | -1.2% | 19.5% | 4.8% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 33.50x | 190.99x | — | 50.88x | 120.93x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | 13.97x | 195.87x | 53.76x | 33.40x | 53.76x |
| Price to book | 8.75x | 13.14x | 3.74x | 15.64x | 13.14x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 1.36x | 0.22x | 0.85x | 1.13x | 0.85x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 6/9 | 8/9 | 6/9 | 7/9 | 7.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | safe | safe | safe | safe |
How QCOM compares with the others
- QCOM's operating margin of 27.9% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (10.7%).
- Its revenue growth of 13.7% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (13.0%).
- It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 33.5x against 120.9x.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.4x against 0.9x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.