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QCOM Qualcomm (QCOM) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Tech Hardware · Radio & tv broadcasting & communications equipment · CIK 0000804328
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Congress · 1Form 144 · 10
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
1,431
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
16
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced

What the filings say about QCOM

Insiders, 180 days
-$12.1M net sold
5 sellers · 26% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 3 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-08-19
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$6.2M
10 notices

Qualcomm insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, QUALCOMM INC/DE insiders sold a net $12.1M of stock across 311 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Palkhiwala Akash J.
EVP, CFO & COO
SELL
2026-10-20 SEC
176
$30.3K
-1.2%
Context
  • 199 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (199 sales), the last on Sep 11, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.8% of the 23,123 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 1,431 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, CFO & COO Palkhiwala Akash J. sold about $30.3K of QCOM under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 20, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,431 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Palkhiwala Akash J.
EVP, CFO & COO
SELL
2026-10-20 SEC
196
$33.9K
-1.2%
Context
  • 199 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (199 sales), the last on Sep 11, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.9% of the 22,927 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 1,431 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, CFO & COO Palkhiwala Akash J. sold about $33.9K of QCOM under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 20, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,431 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Palkhiwala Akash J.
EVP, CFO & COO
SELL
2026-10-20 SEC
144
$25.1K
-1.2%
Context
  • 199 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (199 sales), the last on Sep 11, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.6% of the 22,783 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 1,431 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, CFO & COO Palkhiwala Akash J. sold about $25.1K of QCOM under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 20, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,431 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Palkhiwala Akash J.
EVP, CFO & COO
SELL
2026-10-20 SEC
738
$129.1K
-1.2%
Context
  • 199 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (199 sales), the last on Sep 11, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.3% of the 22,045 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 1,431 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, CFO & COO Palkhiwala Akash J. sold about $129.1K of QCOM under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 20, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,431 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Palkhiwala Akash J.
EVP, CFO & COO
SELL
2026-10-20 SEC
940
$165.3K
-1.2%
Context
  • 199 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (199 sales), the last on Sep 11, 2026.
  • The trade is 4.5% of the 21,105 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 1,431 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, CFO & COO Palkhiwala Akash J. sold about $165.3K of QCOM under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 20, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 1,431 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
311 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$12.1M over 180 days
-$6.2M over 90 days
below 70% of Tech Hardware
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Tech Hardware
Funds
1,431 funds bought in last quarter
more than 95% of Tech Hardware
Revenue
+13.7% year over year
more than 60% of Tech Hardware
Margin
12.5% net margin
more than 77% of Tech Hardware
Buybacks
$6.8B repurchased, FY to 2026-06-28
more than 97% of Tech Hardware
Short interest
3.4% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.2 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 51% of Tech Hardware
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 20Chief Financial Officer Akash Palkhiwala filed to sell $439.3K by Oct 20 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.
Oct 20EVP, CFO & COO Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $437.6K under a 10b5-1 plan (Oct 20)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.
Oct 16EVP, GenCounsel&CorpSecretary CHAPLIN ANN C sold $319.3K under a 10b5-1 plan (Oct 16)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.
Oct 16Officer ANN CHAPLIN filed to sell $319.3K by Oct 16 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.
Oct 2SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Grech Patricia Y sold $18.3K under a 10b5-1 plan (Oct 2)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+5.5%12M
-26%-1%+25%+50%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-09-25 · AMON CRISTIANO R sold $2.0M2026-09-21 · AMON CRISTIANO R sold $1.9M2026-05-05 · AMON CRISTIANO R sold $1.9M2026-05-04 · AMON CRISTIANO R sold $1.8M2025-12-16 · ROGERS ALEXANDER H sold $1.5M2025-12-16 · ROGERS ALEXANDER H sold $968.0K2025-12-18 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $865.8K2025-12-16 · CHAPLIN ANN C sold $716.3K2026-05-04 · ACE HEATHER S sold $569.0K2025-12-18 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $488.6K2026-08-03 · ACE HEATHER S sold $470.5K2026-02-09 · ACE HEATHER S sold $438.4K2025-12-18 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $383.7K2025-12-16 · ROGERS ALEXANDER H sold $364.4K2026-10-16 · CHAPLIN ANN C sold $319.3K2025-12-16 · CHAPLIN ANN C sold $305.0K2026-01-02 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $276.8K2025-11-07 · ACE HEATHER S sold $276.6K2026-01-02 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $276.5K2025-12-16 · CHAPLIN ANN C sold $257.0K2026-04-13 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $256.5K2025-12-19 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $222.7K2025-11-07 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $211.6K2025-12-19 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $209.0K2026-08-12 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $176.5K2026-02-06 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $173.6K2026-05-21 · Grech Patricia Y sold $167.3K2026-10-20 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $165.3K2025-11-07 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $148.7K2026-06-11 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $146.0K2026-09-11 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $135.9K2026-10-20 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $129.1K2026-09-11 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $126.6K2026-03-12 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $125.9K2026-08-12 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $121.6K2026-02-06 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $116.7K2026-02-06 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $111.6K2026-07-14 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $103.6K2026-08-21 · Grech Patricia Y sold $101.8K2026-07-14 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $95.8K2026-03-12 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $95.7K2026-09-11 · Palkhiwala Akash J. sold $92.8K2026-10-20 · Akash Palkhiwala filed to sell $439.3K2026-10-16 · ANN CHAPLIN filed to sell $319.3K2026-10-02 · GRECH FAMILY TRUST U/A DTD 03/10/2015 filed to sell $18.3K2026-09-25 · Cristiano Amon filed to sell $2.0M2026-09-21 · Cristiano Amon filed to sell $1.9M2026-09-11 · Akash Palkhiwala filed to sell $454.9K2026-08-31 · GRECH FAMILY TRUST filed to sell $35.4K2026-08-21 · GRECH FAMILY TRUST filed to sell $101.8K2026-08-12 · Akash Palkhiwala filed to sell $407.7K2026-08-03 · ACE HEATHER S filed to sell $470.5K2026-07-14 · Akash Palkhiwala filed to sell $445.2K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns QCOM: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
BlackRock, Inc.
95,151,875 sh
$17.6B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
68,837,417 sh
$12.7B
STATE STREET CORP
52,763,263 sh
$9.8B
Invesco Ltd.
36,101,702 sh
$6.7B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
33,847,770 sh
$6.3B

Congress trades in QCOM

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Maria Elvira Salazar
Sold 2026-08-19 · disclosed 21 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Maria Elvira Salazar
Sold 2026-08-12 · disclosed 28 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Maria Elvira Salazar
Bought 2026-05-13 · disclosed 26 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Maria Elvira Salazar
Bought 2026-05-13 · disclosed 26 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sara Jacobs
Sold 2026-05-07 · disclosed 13 days later
$500,001 - $1,000,000
All stocks members of Congress are buying · Every member's trades

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

QCOM planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Akash Palkhiwala
Filed 2026-10-20
$439.3K
ANN CHAPLIN
Filed 2026-10-16
$319.3K
GRECH FAMILY TRUST U/A DTD 03/10/2015
Filed 2026-10-02
$18.3K
Cristiano Amon
Filed 2026-09-25
$2.0M
Cristiano Amon
Filed 2026-09-21
$1.9M

QCOM mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Direxion Daily QCOM Bull 2X ETF
$4.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
23.5%
Select Wireless Portfolio
$34.9M position · as of 2026-05-31
9.1%
Sofi Agentic AI ETF
$855.7K position · as of 2026-05-31
7.5%
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
$6.4B position · as of 2026-05-31
6.7%
Horizon Dividend Income ETF
$8.7M position · as of 2026-05-31
5.6%
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
$154.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee (Qpac)
Cycle 2026 · $256K spent
$206.7K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $12.1M sold by insiders over 180 days, 1,431 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $6.2M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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QCOM financials

Revenue growth
+13.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
12.5%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$44.1B
four quarters, 2025-06-30 to 2026-06-28
Net margin, TTM
+21.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-30 to 2026-06-28
Free cash flow, TTM
$10.4B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-30 to 2026-06-28
Debt to equity
0.55x
long-term 2026-06-28 plus current 2026-06-28; equity 2026-06-28
Cash flow to debt
0.81x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-28 plus current 2026-06-28
Return on equity
+33.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-06-28
Return on assets
+16.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-06-28
Return on invested capital
+22.4%
operating income after a 17.4% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-28 plus current 2026-06-28 plus average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-06-28 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+22.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-06-28 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
20.10x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-06-30 to 2026-06-28
Enterprise value
$195.4B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-07-27 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-28 plus current 2026-06-28, minus cash 2026-06-28
FCF yield
+5.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -16%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-092024-092023-092022-09
Revenue$44.3B$39.0B$35.8B$44.2B
Operating income$12.4B$10.1B$7.8B$15.9B
Net income$5.5B$10.1B$7.2B$12.9B
EPS (diluted)5.018.976.4211.37
Operating cash flow$14.0B$12.2B$11.3B$9.1B
Cash$5.5B$7.8B$8.4B$2.8B
Long-term debt$14.8B$13.3B$14.5B$13.5B
Buybacks$8.8B$4.1B$3.0B$3.1B
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

QCOM Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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QCOM ranks highest on profitability (81st percentile) and institutional and government (66th), and lowest on insider conviction (17th), among Tech Hardware peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
81
Inputs
  • Return on equity+33.8% · 80 pct, sector of 77
  • Return on assets+16.5% · 86 pct, sector of 92
  • Return on invested capital+22.4% · 77 pct, universe of 1,069
  • Return on capital employed+22.0% · 79 pct, sector of 72
Financial health
50
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.55x · 27 pct, sector of 72
  • Cash flow to debt0.81x · 73 pct, sector of 63
Growth
33
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+13.7% · 60 pct, sector of 102
  • Backlog growth, YoY-40.5% · 6 pct, sector of 48
Insider conviction
17
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$6.8M · 34 pct, sector of 75
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 77
Institutional and government
66
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter1,431 · 95 pct, sector of 89
  • Congress net buyers, 365d-2 · 4 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$11.2M · 98 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
65
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+3.4% · 58 pct, sector of 105
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+8.4% · 72 pct, sector of 80
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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QCOM filings, in plain words

Are Qualcomm insiders buying or selling QCOM?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Qualcomm insiders were net sellers, a net $12.1M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 5 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded QCOM?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-27, 1 House member disclosed buying QCOM and 3 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Maria Elvira Salazar dated 2026-08-19.

Are there planned insider sales of QCOM?

Yes. 10 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $6.2M of stock; the latest, by Akash Palkhiwala, was filed 2026-10-20.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Qualcomm insiders were net sellers of QCOM, a net $12.1M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 5 sellers. 26% of the 80 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. In the year to 2026-10-27, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying QCOM and 3 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Maria Elvira Salazar dated 2026-08-19. Insiders filed 10 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $6.2M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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