Qualcomm reported earnings per share of $2.17 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, 1.5% below the $2.20 forecast, while revenue of $10.4 billion came in above the $10.3 billion forecast, by $123.7 million or 1.2%. The company published the figures in its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 4 November 2026.
The earnings per share gap to forecast was $0.03. Revenue came in above forecast by 1.2%, a smaller margin than the earnings shortfall.
Revenue and earnings against forecast
Revenue of $10.4 billion sat above the $10.3 billion forecast, with the company reporting the difference as $123.7 million, and this is the figure that moved above the expectation. Earnings per share moved the other way, reported at $2.17 against a forecast of $2.20. The two measures therefore landed on opposite sides of their respective forecasts in the same release.
The company’s fiscal year may not match the calendar year, and the quarter is reported here as the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 as stated in the filing.
In markets the same day, the Nasdaq Composite stood at 25,736.51 points, up 1.44% from the previous close.
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