QCOM

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QUALCOMM Incorporated

One email when a drop — in price or in valuation — is historically rare for QCOM. Otherwise we stay quiet.

Worth a look

Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.

QUALCOMM Incorporated is 29% off its high — deeper than its 9.9% average pullback, but it has been through 115 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.

Valuation is notable too — P/S Severity Score 2.0, below its typical range.

Price $178.10 · as of Jul 14, 2026All-time high $251.02Drawdown -29.0%Severity Score™ 4.7
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Significant

Current Drawdown

-29.0%

Days in Drawdown

42

Avg Max Drawdown

9.9%

Avg Length

108

Drawdown Severity Score™

4.7

QCOM - Price & High Water Mark

QCOM - Drawdown Timeline

How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.

Valuation vs Its Own History

Data as of July 8, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within QCOM's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

4.4xSeverity Score 2.0 · Below its typical range
Low: 2.7xMedian: 5.0xHigh: 10.3x

QUALCOMM Incorporated has been cheaper on this measure only about 39% of the time in 20 years of daily history.

57.2% below its highest Price to Sales reading · high date July 11, 2006

Price to Sales history

EV to EBITDA

15.7xSeverity Score 1.2 · In or above its typical range
Low: 7.4xMedian: 15.9xHigh: 41.3x

QUALCOMM Incorporated has been cheaper on this measure only about 47% of the time in 20 years of daily history.

62.1% below its highest EV to EBITDA reading · high date November 7, 2018

EV to EBITDA history · log scale

How we measure valuation

QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

QUALCOMM Incorporated is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-14, the stock is trading at $178.10, which represents a 29.0% decline from its all-time high of $251.02. This drawdown has persisted for 42 days.

Based on its full tracked price history, QUALCOMM Incorporated typically experiences drawdowns averaging 9.9% in depth, with an average duration of 108 days. QUALCOMM Incorporated has gone through 115 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for QUALCOMM Incorporated was 86.8%, beginning in 2000. The longest drawdown duration on record was 5187 days.

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for QUALCOMM Incorporated currently stands at 4.66. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 3.0 and 5.0 indicates an elevated drawdown that's larger than this asset's historical averages.

Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing QUALCOMM Incorporated's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.

📜 Historical Drawdown Events

Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 115 tracked pullbacks (62 listed).

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2026-06-02Ongoing42 days-29.0%$251.02$178.10n/a
2026-05-272026-05-293 days-6.2%$248.82$233.40$251.02
2026-05-122026-05-2211 days-17.6%$237.53$195.61$238.16
2024-06-202026-05-11691 days-44.2%$220.95$123.21$237.53
2024-06-142024-06-174 days-1.1%$211.92$209.51$216.21
2024-05-292024-06-1215 days-3.8%$206.47$198.53$209.57
2024-05-232024-05-242 days-0.6%$196.64$195.50$203.84
2024-05-162024-05-205 days-0.7%$188.57$187.28$191.63
2024-05-072024-05-104 days-0.9%$176.21$174.56$176.43
2024-05-032024-05-064 days-0.3%$174.51$174.07$176.21
2021-12-162024-05-02868 days-44.3%$173.97$96.92$174.51
2021-11-192021-12-1527 days-5.7%$170.61$160.92$173.97
2021-11-102021-11-156 days-4.2%$152.68$146.32$154.30
2021-02-032021-11-05275 days-24.9%$148.71$111.72$149.28
2021-01-222021-02-0212 days-6.7%$148.68$138.68$148.71
2021-01-152021-01-195 days-2.3%$145.16$141.77$147.80
2020-12-092021-01-1437 days-9.1%$143.31$130.21$145.16
2020-12-022020-12-043 days-0.5%$135.92$135.29$142.25
2020-11-172020-12-0115 days-3.5%$133.96$129.24$135.92
2020-11-122020-11-165 days-2.6%$132.72$129.32$133.96
2020-11-062020-11-116 days-3.6%$130.67$125.90$132.72
2020-10-152020-11-0522 days-6.4%$116.71$109.25$130.67
2020-09-032020-10-0937 days-10.9%$110.69$98.64$112.21
2020-08-272020-08-282 days-0.0%$103.72$103.70$105.65
2020-08-132020-08-2412 days-4.4%$103.50$98.91$103.60
2020-08-062020-08-127 days-4.5%$99.56$95.07$103.50
2020-07-312020-08-034 days-1.5%$95.81$94.40$97.95
2020-01-212020-07-30191 days-36.0%$84.40$54.02$95.81
2019-11-112020-01-1768 days-14.3%$82.11$70.36$84.40
2019-05-062019-11-07186 days-26.8%$76.65$56.12$78.57
2019-04-302019-05-034 days-1.3%$74.90$73.94$76.65
2019-04-252019-04-295 days-2.0%$74.54$73.03$74.90
2018-09-172019-04-17213 days-33.5%$63.04$41.92$67.89
2018-09-122018-09-132 days-1.0%$60.87$60.23$62.63
2018-09-062018-09-105 days-0.7%$59.51$59.07$60.71
2014-07-242018-09-051505 days-45.1%$59.32$32.58$59.51
2014-07-072014-07-2216 days-3.6%$58.87$56.78$59.27
2014-04-212014-07-0374 days-4.6%$58.81$56.12$58.87
2014-04-042014-04-1714 days-3.2%$58.25$56.41$58.81
2014-03-312014-04-012 days-0.5%$57.33$57.03$57.92
2014-03-262014-03-272 days-0.3%$56.81$56.63$57.16
2014-03-242014-03-252 days-0.6%$56.54$56.22$56.81
2014-03-192014-03-202 days-0.8%$56.01$55.54$56.48
2000-01-042014-03-185187 days-86.8%$55.82$7.39$56.01
1999-12-301999-12-312 days-1.8%$51.29$50.35$54.83
1999-12-281999-12-292 days-2.0%$39.96$39.15$51.29
1999-12-221999-12-276 days-6.1%$38.67$36.31$39.96
1999-12-081999-12-136 days-2.4%$31.04$30.29$32.50
1999-11-291999-12-068 days-5.8%$29.94$28.20$30.72
1999-11-151999-11-2612 days-9.3%$29.42$26.69$29.94
1999-11-081999-11-092 days-1.7%$22.91$22.52$23.33
1999-09-011999-09-2727 days-20.2%$14.96$11.94$15.04
1999-05-131999-06-1635 days-21.4%$9.07$7.13$9.22
1999-04-141999-04-218 days-26.6%$6.61$4.85$7.59
1997-11-211999-02-08445 days-43.7%$2.70$1.52$2.71
1997-10-131997-11-1433 days-19.6%$2.57$2.06$2.66
1997-02-131997-09-30229 days-32.9%$2.40$1.61$2.42
1996-06-031997-01-21233 days-33.4%$2.07$1.38$2.16
1995-08-171996-05-31289 days-43.5%$2.06$1.17$2.07
1993-10-191995-07-24644 days-64.6%$1.64$0.58$1.69
1993-04-021993-06-1473 days-20.4%$0.98$0.78$1.05
1992-12-011993-01-1344 days-18.4%$0.54$0.44$0.55
1992-01-061992-11-18318 days-53.1%$0.53$0.25$0.54

How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).

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QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) is trading at $178.10 as of Jul 14, 2026. It is 29.0% below its high of $251.02. The drawdown has lasted 42 days. Severity score: 4.7 (Significant).

QCOM Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$178.10

High-water mark

$251.02

Current drawdown

-29.0%

Days in drawdown

42

This QCOM page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior QUALCOMM Incorporated drawdowns.

What History Says About QCOM

QUALCOMM Incorporated has dropped 29%+ from its high 12 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 901 days with an average max drop of -46.8%.

The current drawdown of -29.0% has lasted 42 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Jan 2000 to Mar 2014-86.8%5187 days
Oct 1993 to Jul 1995-64.6%644 days
Jan 1992 to Nov 1992-53.1%318 days
Jul 2014 to Sep 2018-45.1%1505 days
Dec 2021 to May 2024-44.3%868 days
Jun 2024 to May 2026-44.2%691 days

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