QUALCOMM Incorporated · QCOM · NASDAQ
Dividend report · updated Nov 11, 2026
$176.55 +1.74% on the day, +$3.02
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Yearly payout / yield
$3.68·2.08%
$0.92 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
$0.92/qtr
pays Dec 17 ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 3
ex in 21 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
23 yrs
22 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2008raised2020raised2022raised
raised through all three ⓘ
Yield vs history ⓘ
45
Near its usual yield
QCOM share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
QCOM Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +3.4%3Y +4.8%5Y +6.2%10Y +5.7%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Light bar = declared, not yet paid. The enlarge button shows all 98 payments since 1998.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 declared and not yet paid), not a promise. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +6.25% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $3.68 a year would be $4.81 by 2031 - 2.72% on today's $176.55 price.

How Many QCOM Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $3.68 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 1,631 QCOM shares, about $287,953 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $176.55. $1,000 a month takes about 3,261 shares, about $575,730. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

QUALCOMM (QCOM) pays $0.92 a share quarterly, $3.68 a year, a 2.08% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $176.55. It has paid since 1998 and raised its annual dividend 22 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.92 quarterly and the last close of $176.55, this is what QCOM pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.92$0.31$3.68
100 shares$92.00$30.67$368.00
$10,000 invested (56.6 shares)$52.11$17.37$208.44
1,631 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.52$500.17$6,002.08
3,261 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.12$1,000.04$12,000.48

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 QCOM shares reinvest into 0.52 new shares each payment, about 2.1 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 192 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with QCOM’s own history in the QCOM DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

QCOM Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

45/100Near its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • QCOM yields 2.08% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $176.55.
  • Its own 10-year median is 2.42%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.42% low2.94% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is QCOM’s Next Dividend? December 2026 Ex-Date and Pay Date

QCOM’s next dividend is $0.92 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Dec 3, 2026. Own QCOM by the close on Dec 2, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Dec 17, 2026. The latest one, $0.92 a share, went ex on Sep 3, 2026 and paid Sep 7, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 4 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 3, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does QCOM Pay?

QCOM pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$3.62 a share, in 4 payments.
+4.0% against the 12 months before ($3.48 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 22 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Jun 4, 2026 - $0.89 to $0.92 (+$0.03, +3.37%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.05 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 28.5% - $3.62 paid / $12.70 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 27, 2026); own 4-yr norm 38.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 44.9% - $3.62 paid / $8.06 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 27, 2026); own 4-yr norm 33.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

QCOM vs Similar Dividend Stocks (ADI, CRM...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Technology companies closest to QCOM in market value, QCOM’s 2.08% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 0.73%, and its raise streak of 22 years is the 2nd longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
QCOM $176.55QUALCOMM $0.92/qtr$3.68/yr fwd 2.08% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 23 yrsraised 22 yrs in a row
ADI $409.13Analog Devices $1.10/qtr$4.40/yr fwd 1.08% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 21+ yrsraised 21 yrs in a row
CRM $217.98Salesforce $0.44/qtr$1.76/yr fwd 0.81% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1+ yrraised 1+ yr in a row
APH $79.30Amphenol $0.125/qtr$0.50/yr fwd 0.63% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 32008 held2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 8 yrsraised 8 yrs in a row
KLAC $161.00KLA $0.23/qtr$0.92/yr fwd 0.57% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 0 yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
MRVL $168.75Marvell Technology $0.06/qtr$0.24/yr fwd 0.14% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 heldno 2000/2008 record 13+ yrsno raise streak
SONY $26.49Sony Group $0.1032/half-yr$0.21/yr fwd 0.78% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20232000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 cut 2 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
ACN $253.64Accenture $1.71/qtr$6.84/yr fwd 2.70% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 20+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
IBM $248.31International Business Machines $1.69/qtr$6.76/yr fwd 2.72% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 32 yrsraised 30 yrs in a row
DELL $373.75Dell Technologies $0.63/qtr$2.52/yr fwd 0.67% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 3+ yrsraised 3+ yrs in a row
ATEYY $183.58Advantest $0.252/half-yr$0.50/yr fwd 0.27% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 11 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: QCOM vs ADI, QCOM vs CRM, QCOM vs APH.

QCOM Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1998

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Dec 3, 2026Dec 17, 2026$0.92QuarterlyDeclared
Sep 3, 2026Sep 7, 2026$0.92QuarterlyRegular
Jun 4, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.92QuarterlyRegular
Mar 5, 2026Mar 9, 2026$0.89QuarterlyRegular
Dec 4, 2025Dec 8, 2025$0.89QuarterlyRegular
Sep 4, 2025Sep 8, 2025$0.89QuarterlyRegular
Jun 5, 2025Jun 9, 2025$0.89QuarterlyRegular
Mar 6, 2025Mar 10, 2025$0.85QuarterlyRegular
Dec 5, 2024Dec 9, 2024$0.85QuarterlyRegular
Sep 5, 2024Sep 9, 2024$0.85QuarterlyRegular
The other 88 QCOM payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for QCOM

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QCOM Dividend Questions

How often does QCOM pay dividends?

QCOM pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Does QCOM pay dividends monthly?

No. QCOM pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next QCOM dividend?

QCOM’s next dividend is $0.92 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Dec 3, 2026. Own QCOM by the close on Dec 2, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Dec 17, 2026. The latest one, $0.92 a share, went ex on Sep 3, 2026 and paid Sep 7, 2026. The current rate is $0.92 per share, $3.68 a year.

Does QCOM pay a dividend in December 2026?

Yes. QCOM declared $0.92 a share with the ex-date on Dec 3, 2026, paying on Dec 17, 2026. Own QCOM by the close on Dec 2, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it.

How much does QCOM pay per share?

QCOM pays $0.92 a share quarterly, $3.68 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $176.55 that is a 2.08% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 10-year median is 2.42%.

Has QCOM raised its dividend?

Yes. QCOM has raised its annual dividend 22 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Jun 4, 2026, took the rate from $0.89 to $0.92 (+3.37%). Over five years the dividend grew 6.2% a year.

Is QCOM’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. QCOM paid out 29% of its earnings and 45% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 27, 2026. It has raised its dividend 22 years in a row and gone 23 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2008, 2020 and 2022 crashes. There is no 2000 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my QCOM dividends?

Add QCOM to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run QCOM in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 11, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 13 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.