What is Qualcomm's tax on share settlement?

Qualcomm (QCOM) reported tax on share settlement of $256M in Q1 2026.

How has Qualcomm's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?

Qualcomm's tax on share settlement decreased by 12.9% year-over-year, from $294M to $256M.

What is the long-term trend for Qualcomm's tax on share settlement?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Qualcomm's tax on share settlement has grown at a 10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $737M to $1.12B.

What does tax on share settlement mean?

Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.

Qualcomm QCOM Tax on Share Settlement

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$10.6B-3.5%

Gross profit$5.7B-5.7%

Operating income$2.3B-26.0%

Net income$7.4B+162%

EPS (diluted)$6.88+173%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.4B-24.5%

Total debt$14.8B+1.0%

Total equity$27.3B-1.6%

Total assets$57.1B+3.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.4B-4.1%

CapEx$533.0M+149%

Free cash flow$1.9B-18.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$199.62B+16.8%

Enterprise value$208.95B+17.4%

P/E12.6×-9.2×

P/S4.5×+0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin54.8%-0.9pp

Operating margin25.5%-1.6pp

Net margin26.8%+3.4pp

FCF margin28.1%+0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity44.6%+6.2pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Current ratio2.4×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Qualcomm in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Qualcomm’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Qualcomm's tax on share settlement?: Qualcomm (QCOM) reported tax on share settlement of $256M in Q1 2026.
How has Qualcomm's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?: Qualcomm's tax on share settlement decreased by 12.9% year-over-year, from $294M to $256M.
What is the long-term trend for Qualcomm's tax on share settlement?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Qualcomm's tax on share settlement has grown at a 10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $737M to $1.12B.
What does tax on share settlement mean?: Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.