Qualcomm Is Down 24% in 2026 and Just Announced a $20 Billion Buyback. Is That Bullish or a Warning Sign?
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Qualcomm can afford both the buyback and dividend as it has a solid balance sheet with $7.2 billion in cash and $12.9 billion in trailing free cash flow
60% confidenceThe buyback may be undervalued at the moment, but I'd personally hold off on investing until seeing more progress in automotive and IoT revenue
60% confidenceQualcomm's partnership with Apple could end this year, as Apple is developing its own custom-designed modem chips
60% confidenceThe memory shortage is impacting Qualcomm's smartphone component sales, which is its core business
60% confidenceI'd personally hold off on investing for now, at least until seeing more progress in automotive and IoT revenue
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60% confidenceQualcomm looks cheap right now, trading at 12 times forward earnings
60% confidenceThe memory shortage is impacting Qualcomm's smartphone component sales
60% confidenceQualcomm's partnership with Apple could end this year as Apple develops its own custom-designed modem chips
60% confidenceThe memory shortage is impacting Qualcomm's smartphone component sales, which is its core business
60% confidenceQualcomm may be undervalued at the moment
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60% confidenceWould personally hold off on investing in Qualcomm for now, at least until seeing more progress in automotive and IoT revenue
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60% confidenceQualcomm's partnership with Apple could end this year, as Apple is developing its own custom-designed modem chips
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60% confidenceQualcomm may be undervalued at the moment
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Data points we hold from this source
| Qualcomm Incorporated · forward pe ratio | 12 ratio |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · quarterly dividend | 0.92 USD |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · stock return | 11 percent |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · total return | 229 percent |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · pe ratio forward | 12 ratio |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · free cash flow | 12.9 USD |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · dividend quarterly | 0.89 USD |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · free cash flow | 12.9 USD |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · quarterly dividend | 0.89 USD |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · debt | 14.8 USD |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · cash | 7.2 USD |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · iot revenue | 1.7 USD |
| Qualcomm Incorporated · automotive revenue | 1.1 USD |