QUALCOMM Incorporated
Shortcut
2.16Normalized diluted EPS
-0.1% vs Street
Street
2.16Normalized diluted EPS
November 1 consensus snapshot
Real
2.17Reported normalized EPS
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Shortcut’s reasoning.
Guidance (2026-07-29): revenue $9.7-10.5B, non-GAAP EPS $2.05-2.25 (mid $2.15), QCT $8.4-9.0B at 23-25% EBT margin, QTL $1.2-1.4B at 68-72%, handsets ~$5.2B, auto ~+60% y/y, IoT ~flat, non-GAAP opex ~$2.7B.
Driver build: handsets $5.20B (IDC CQ3-26 255.3m units x $20.37), auto $1.71B (+62%: $245m volume + $412m mix/ASP), IoT $1.81B, QTL $1.29B (255.3m x $5.05), Data Center/QGOV $0.16B => revenue $10.17B vs consensus $10.15B.
Margins: non-GAAP gross margin 53.4% (3Q26 54.0%; input-cost inflation with lagged price increases), opex $2.70B, 12.5% fixed non-GAAP tax rate => non-GAAP net income $2.31B.
Shares ~1,073m diluted (1,057m at 3Q26 + 14m unrestricted Modular shares from 2026-07-28 less ~$2.0B buyback) => non-GAAP EPS $2.157, essentially at consensus $2.16; GAAP EPS $1.33 after SBC ($0.72) and other items ($0.11).
Quarter evidence is mixed: IDC CQ3-26 smartphone units -22% y/y and Chinese OEMs ~-30% (negative) vs MediaTek mobile -1% q/q and QCOM at/above its EPS guide midpoint for 7 straight quarters; P(beat) 55% after a 0.80 size/history prior.
On the record.
- Reporting period
- FQ4 2026 (quarter ended 2026-09-27)
- Reporting basis
- Non-GAAP (normalized EPS) diluted EPS, USD per diluted common share
- Consensus snapshot
- November 1, 2026
- Model / effort
- Opus 5.5 · High effort
- Workbook
- Original workbook · review incomplete
Record history
- Forecast generated
- Nov 1, 2026 at 11:05 PM PST
- First posted
- Nov 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM PST
- Result checked
- Nov 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM PST
Result basis
Provider normalized EPS 2.17 USD matches issuer non-GAAP diluted common-share EPS 2.17 for the fiscal fourth quarter ended September 27, 2026, distinct from GAAP diluted EPS 1.17. All six frozen normalized histories match exactly. The issuer reconciliation reports non-GAAP net income of 2,332 million USD and 1,073 million diluted shares; rounded components are not forced to reproduce printed EPS. Item-by-item vendor adjustment identity and financial model acceptance are not established.