Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 16.78 as of 2026-09-10T20:00:00.000Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-10T03:37:31.221Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. A quote earlier than this retrieval cannot support current forward valuation.
Quote observation: 2026-09-10T20:00:00.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 24b55dd33ce727fc42d0ada26d4dc9e3344fa0a4cabb701df0a4bfc4110040cf
Forward PE Ratio (16.78) = Close Price ($176.88) / Consensus Forward EPS ($10.54)
FORWARD PE RATIO
16.78
SECTOR MEDIAN · TECHNOLOGY
22.77
median of 124 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-26.31%
vs the sector median at left
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Market Cap
$185.72B
Forward PE Ratio
16.78
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) | $185.72B | 16.78 |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX)vs › | $193.36B | 23.96 |
| Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI)vs › | $175.96B | N/A |
| Amphenol Corporation (APH)vs › | $197.89B | N/A |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL)vs › | $198.76B | 54.08 |
| Salesforce, Inc. (CRM)vs › | $199.02B | 14.64 |
| Shopify Inc. (SHOP)vs › | $164.28B | 65.60 |
| Western Digital Corporation (WDC)vs › | $158.87B | 22.68 |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD)vs › | $212.67B | N/A |
| International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)vs › | $220.48B | 19.01 |
Trailing P/E
20.2
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
16.8
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $10.54 implies +20.3% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $8.76.
At today's $176.88 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | $10.54 | $10.44 – $10.82 | 17 | 16.8x |
| 2027-09-28 | $10.18 | $9.43 – $12.25 | 20 | 17.4x |
| 2028-09-28 | $13.19 | $11.19 – $15.47 | 9 | 13.4x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
