Return on Capital (ROC)
Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Qualcomm Inc., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Sep 29, 2024 | Sep 24, 2023 | Sep 25, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 | Sep 27, 2020 | Sep 29, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 8,262) | 5,865) | 13,145) | 8,512) | 4,798) | 5,963) | |
| Invested capital2 | 30,887) | 31,383) | 29,132) | 20,003) | 17,459) | 21,089) | |
| Performance Ratio | |||||||
| ROIC3 | 26.75% | 18.69% | 45.12% | 42.56% | 27.48% | 28.27% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | -0.35% | -0.24% | 56.77% | 30.47% | 12.00% | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 7.11% | 5.76% | 2.37% | 6.95% | 8.23% | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 36.75% | 46.34% | 41.96% | 29.68% | 28.97% | |
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 23.04% | 20.76% | 11.02% | 4.80% | 5.00% | |
| First Solar Inc. | — | 19.67% | 16.36% | 9.98% | 4.19% | -1.93% | |
| Intel Corp. | — | -1.60% | 4.14% | 22.03% | 28.01% | 26.78% | |
| KLA Corp. | 36.99% | 40.63% | 42.51% | 31.64% | 19.88% | 20.98% | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 21.94% | 27.10% | 41.68% | 37.13% | 20.36% | 16.31% | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | 1.61% | -11.01% | 17.20% | 12.88% | 6.84% | 17.15% | |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 89.32% | 10.91% | 53.12% | 33.44% | 19.63% | 80.01% | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 28.83% | 49.74% | 48.28% | 43.48% | 43.15% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2024 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 8,262 ÷ 30,887 = 26.75%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | Qualcomm Inc. ROIC deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Qualcomm Inc., decomposition of ROIC
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29).
1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »
2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »
3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »
The primary reason for the increase in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2024 year is the increase in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Qualcomm Inc., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Sep 29, 2024 | Sep 24, 2023 | Sep 25, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 | Sep 27, 2020 | Sep 29, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 8,262) | 5,865) | 13,145) | 8,512) | 4,798) | 5,963) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 2,127) | 1,803) | 2,189) | 1,484) | 793) | 1,167) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 10,389) | 7,667) | 15,334) | 9,996) | 5,591) | 7,130) | |
| Revenues | 38,962) | 35,820) | 44,200) | 33,566) | 23,531) | 24,273) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in unearned revenues | (7) | (121) | (463) | (353) | (396) | (395) | |
| Adjusted revenues | 38,955) | 35,699) | 43,737) | 33,213) | 23,135) | 23,878) | |
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| OPM3 | 26.67% | 21.48% | 35.06% | 30.10% | 24.17% | 29.86% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 2.02% | 5.31% | 22.70% | 13.87% | 6.93% | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 32.00% | 27.59% | 20.52% | 26.98% | 29.60% | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 29.22% | 30.32% | 30.54% | 25.67% | 23.94% | |
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 45.19% | 42.94% | 31.06% | 17.10% | 15.65% | |
| First Solar Inc. | — | 38.84% | 24.98% | 19.78% | 3.73% | -1.57% | |
| Intel Corp. | — | -0.86% | 13.58% | 28.05% | 32.68% | 33.46% | |
| KLA Corp. | 37.54% | 39.78% | 41.73% | 36.39% | 26.09% | 32.80% | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 27.18% | 28.38% | 35.59% | 34.25% | 27.26% | 20.46% | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | 5.12% | -36.77% | 31.50% | 23.15% | 14.37% | 29.89% | |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 55.52% | 15.97% | 37.99% | 28.45% | 26.65% | 33.15% | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 44.51% | 51.22% | 49.60% | 43.13% | 40.81% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2024 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenues
= 100 × 10,389 ÷ 38,955 = 26.67%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| OPM | The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. | Qualcomm Inc. OPM deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Qualcomm Inc., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Sep 29, 2024 | Sep 24, 2023 | Sep 25, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 | Sep 27, 2020 | Sep 29, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Revenues | 38,962) | 35,820) | 44,200) | 33,566) | 23,531) | 24,273) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in unearned revenues | (7) | (121) | (463) | (353) | (396) | (395) | |
| Adjusted revenues | 38,955) | 35,699) | 43,737) | 33,213) | 23,135) | 23,878) | |
| Invested capital1 | 30,887) | 31,383) | 29,132) | 20,003) | 17,459) | 21,089) | |
| Efficiency Ratio | |||||||
| TO2 | 1.26 | 1.14 | 1.50 | 1.66 | 1.33 | 1.13 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | |||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 0.39 | 0.40 | 2.65 | 2.24 | 1.98 | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.33 | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 1.49 | 1.73 | 1.57 | 1.31 | 1.44 | |
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.38 | |
| First Solar Inc. | — | 0.52 | 0.70 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.67 | |
| Intel Corp. | — | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.89 | |
| KLA Corp. | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.18 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 0.72 | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 0.99 | 1.14 | 1.35 | 1.24 | 0.86 | 0.93 | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | 0.47 | 0.29 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.60 | |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 1.98 | 1.26 | 1.49 | 1.28 | 0.77 | 2.45 | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 0.78 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.19 | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2024 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenues ÷ Invested capital
= 38,955 ÷ 30,887 = 1.26
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Efficiency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| TO | The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. | Qualcomm Inc. TO deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Qualcomm Inc., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Sep 29, 2024 | Sep 24, 2023 | Sep 25, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 | Sep 27, 2020 | Sep 29, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 8,262) | 5,865) | 13,145) | 8,512) | 4,798) | 5,963) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 2,127) | 1,803) | 2,189) | 1,484) | 793) | 1,167) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 10,389) | 7,667) | 15,334) | 9,996) | 5,591) | 7,130) | |
| Tax Rate | |||||||
| CTR3 | 20.47% | 23.51% | 14.27% | 14.84% | 14.19% | 16.37% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 143.92% | 111.01% | 5.73% | 1.76% | 12.31% | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 20.23% | 21.73% | 25.70% | 16.31% | 14.82% | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 15.68% | 11.76% | 12.33% | 12.01% | 16.10% | |
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 10.78% | 9.59% | 16.44% | 22.63% | 15.10% | |
| First Solar Inc. | — | 3.53% | 6.23% | 3.90% | -125.42% | — | |
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 57.13% | 12.07% | 9.78% | 10.35% | |
| KLA Corp. | 15.45% | 18.86% | 13.88% | 14.30% | 14.62% | 10.70% | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 18.07% | 16.15% | 13.55% | 12.57% | 13.09% | 14.26% | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | 33.29% | — | 6.38% | 6.96% | 6.13% | 4.94% | |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 18.77% | 45.94% | 6.28% | 8.10% | 4.59% | 1.47% | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 16.49% | 14.83% | 12.93% | 9.63% | 11.38% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2024 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 2,127 ÷ 10,389 = 20.47%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Qualcomm Inc. CTR increased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly decreased from 2023 to 2024. |