QCOM
StockQUALCOMM Incorporated
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QUALCOMM Incorporated is 34.6% off its high, 75 days in — deeper than the vast majority of its 115 recorded drawdowns. This is the kind of decline the severity score exists to flag.
Valuation is notable too — P/S Severity Score 3.2, below its typical range.
Strong
Current Drawdown
-34.6%
Days in Drawdown
75
Avg Max Drawdown
9.9%
Avg Length
108
Drawdown Severity Score™
5.5
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 August 26, 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
QUALCOMM Incorporated has been cheaper on this measure only about 26% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
QUALCOMM Incorporated has been cheaper on this measure only about 49% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
QUALCOMM Incorporated is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-08-28, the stock is trading at $164.19, which represents a 34.6% decline from its all-time high of $251.02. This drawdown has persisted for 75 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 5.55. 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 5.0 and 8.0 indicates a rare, significant drawdown: the asset seldom sees declines at this level in its tracked history.
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 Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-14 | Ongoing | 75 days | -34.6% | $251.02 | $164.19 | n/a |
| 2026-05-27 | 2026-05-29 | 3 days | -6.2% | $248.82 | $233.40 | $251.02 |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-22 | 11 days | -17.6% | $237.53 | $195.61 | $238.16 |
| 2024-06-20 | 2026-05-11 | 691 days | -44.2% | $220.95 | $123.21 | $237.53 |
| 2024-06-14 | 2024-06-17 | 4 days | -1.1% | $211.92 | $209.51 | $216.21 |
| 2024-05-29 | 2024-06-12 | 15 days | -3.8% | $206.47 | $198.53 | $209.57 |
| 2024-05-23 | 2024-05-24 | 2 days | -0.6% | $196.64 | $195.50 | $203.84 |
| 2024-05-16 | 2024-05-20 | 5 days | -0.7% | $188.57 | $187.28 | $191.63 |
| 2024-05-07 | 2024-05-10 | 4 days | -0.9% | $176.21 | $174.56 | $176.43 |
| 2024-05-03 | 2024-05-06 | 4 days | -0.3% | $174.51 | $174.07 | $176.21 |
| 2021-12-16 | 2024-05-02 | 868 days | -44.3% | $173.97 | $96.92 | $174.51 |
| 2021-11-19 | 2021-12-15 | 27 days | -5.7% | $170.61 | $160.92 | $173.97 |
| 2021-11-10 | 2021-11-15 | 6 days | -4.2% | $152.68 | $146.32 | $154.30 |
| 2021-02-03 | 2021-11-05 | 275 days | -24.9% | $148.71 | $111.72 | $149.28 |
| 2021-01-22 | 2021-02-02 | 12 days | -6.7% | $148.68 | $138.68 | $148.71 |
| 2021-01-15 | 2021-01-19 | 5 days | -2.3% | $145.16 | $141.77 | $147.80 |
| 2020-12-09 | 2021-01-14 | 37 days | -9.1% | $143.31 | $130.21 | $145.16 |
| 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-04 | 3 days | -0.5% | $135.92 | $135.29 | $142.25 |
| 2020-11-17 | 2020-12-01 | 15 days | -3.5% | $133.96 | $129.24 | $135.92 |
| 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-16 | 5 days | -2.6% | $132.72 | $129.32 | $133.96 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2020-11-11 | 6 days | -3.6% | $130.67 | $125.90 | $132.72 |
| 2020-10-15 | 2020-11-05 | 22 days | -6.4% | $116.71 | $109.25 | $130.67 |
| 2020-09-03 | 2020-10-09 | 37 days | -10.9% | $110.69 | $98.64 | $112.21 |
| 2020-08-27 | 2020-08-28 | 2 days | -0.0% | $103.72 | $103.70 | $105.65 |
| 2020-08-13 | 2020-08-24 | 12 days | -4.4% | $103.50 | $98.91 | $103.60 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-12 | 7 days | -4.5% | $99.56 | $95.07 | $103.50 |
| 2020-07-31 | 2020-08-03 | 4 days | -1.5% | $95.81 | $94.40 | $97.95 |
| 2020-01-21 | 2020-07-30 | 191 days | -36.0% | $84.40 | $54.02 | $95.81 |
| 2019-11-11 | 2020-01-17 | 68 days | -14.3% | $82.11 | $70.36 | $84.40 |
| 2019-05-06 | 2019-11-07 | 186 days | -26.8% | $76.65 | $56.12 | $78.57 |
| 2019-04-30 | 2019-05-03 | 4 days | -1.3% | $74.90 | $73.94 | $76.65 |
| 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-29 | 5 days | -2.0% | $74.54 | $73.03 | $74.90 |
| 2018-09-17 | 2019-04-17 | 213 days | -33.5% | $63.04 | $41.92 | $67.89 |
| 2018-09-12 | 2018-09-13 | 2 days | -1.0% | $60.87 | $60.23 | $62.63 |
| 2018-09-06 | 2018-09-10 | 5 days | -0.7% | $59.51 | $59.07 | $60.71 |
| 2014-07-24 | 2018-09-05 | 1505 days | -45.1% | $59.32 | $32.58 | $59.51 |
| 2014-07-07 | 2014-07-22 | 16 days | -3.6% | $58.87 | $56.78 | $59.27 |
| 2014-04-21 | 2014-07-03 | 74 days | -4.6% | $58.81 | $56.12 | $58.87 |
| 2014-04-04 | 2014-04-17 | 14 days | -3.2% | $58.25 | $56.41 | $58.81 |
| 2014-03-31 | 2014-04-01 | 2 days | -0.5% | $57.33 | $57.03 | $57.92 |
| 2014-03-26 | 2014-03-27 | 2 days | -0.3% | $56.81 | $56.63 | $57.16 |
| 2014-03-24 | 2014-03-25 | 2 days | -0.6% | $56.54 | $56.22 | $56.81 |
| 2014-03-19 | 2014-03-20 | 2 days | -0.8% | $56.01 | $55.54 | $56.48 |
| 2000-01-04 | 2014-03-18 | 5187 days | -86.8% | $55.82 | $7.39 | $56.01 |
| 1999-12-30 | 1999-12-31 | 2 days | -1.8% | $51.29 | $50.35 | $54.83 |
| 1999-12-28 | 1999-12-29 | 2 days | -2.0% | $39.96 | $39.15 | $51.29 |
| 1999-12-22 | 1999-12-27 | 6 days | -6.1% | $38.67 | $36.31 | $39.96 |
| 1999-12-08 | 1999-12-13 | 6 days | -2.4% | $31.04 | $30.29 | $32.50 |
| 1999-11-29 | 1999-12-06 | 8 days | -5.8% | $29.94 | $28.20 | $30.72 |
| 1999-11-15 | 1999-11-26 | 12 days | -9.3% | $29.42 | $26.69 | $29.94 |
| 1999-11-08 | 1999-11-09 | 2 days | -1.7% | $22.91 | $22.52 | $23.33 |
| 1999-09-01 | 1999-09-27 | 27 days | -20.2% | $14.96 | $11.94 | $15.04 |
| 1999-05-13 | 1999-06-16 | 35 days | -21.4% | $9.07 | $7.13 | $9.22 |
| 1999-04-14 | 1999-04-21 | 8 days | -26.6% | $6.61 | $4.85 | $7.59 |
| 1997-11-21 | 1999-02-08 | 445 days | -43.7% | $2.70 | $1.52 | $2.71 |
| 1997-10-13 | 1997-11-14 | 33 days | -19.6% | $2.57 | $2.06 | $2.66 |
| 1997-02-13 | 1997-09-30 | 229 days | -32.9% | $2.40 | $1.61 | $2.42 |
| 1996-06-03 | 1997-01-21 | 233 days | -33.4% | $2.07 | $1.38 | $2.16 |
| 1995-08-17 | 1996-05-31 | 289 days | -43.5% | $2.06 | $1.17 | $2.07 |
| 1993-10-19 | 1995-07-24 | 644 days | -64.6% | $1.64 | $0.58 | $1.69 |
| 1993-04-02 | 1993-06-14 | 73 days | -20.4% | $0.98 | $0.78 | $1.05 |
| 1992-12-01 | 1993-01-13 | 44 days | -18.4% | $0.54 | $0.44 | $0.55 |
| 1992-01-06 | 1992-11-18 | 318 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 $164.19 as of Aug 28, 2026. It is 34.6% below its high of $251.02. The drawdown has lasted 75 days. Severity score: 5.5 (Strong).
QCOM Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$164.19
High-water mark
$251.02
Current drawdown
-34.6%
Days in drawdown
75
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 35%+ from its high 9 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 1126 days with an average max drop of -51.3%.
The current drawdown of -34.6% has lasted 75 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 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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