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If you had invested in QUALCOMM

$1,000 in QUALCOMM at the start of 2016 would be worth $4,438 today, with dividends reinvested.

$1,000, 5 years ago

$1,224

3.5% a year

$1,000, 10 years ago

$4,438

14.7% a year

$1,000, 20 years ago

$6,141

9.1% a year

$1,000 in QUALCOMM at the start of 2016 would be worth

$4,438

today, with dividends reinvested. From the share price alone: $3,296.

  • That is 4.4x your money.
  • It works out to 14.7% a year on average.
  • The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be $4,408. So QUALCOMM did $29.70 better.

To have $1 million today, you would have needed $225,350 in QUALCOMM back then.

$907$3,800$6,698December 2015October 2026
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$1,000 in QUALCOMM, every start year

Bought at the close before the year began. Valued at the latest monthly close, October 2026.

Start ofWorth todayPer yearIn the S&P 500
2025$1,1146.1%$1,315
2024$1,2066.8%$1,642
2023$1,63013.6%$2,072
2022$1,0010.0%$1,695
2021$1,2243.5%$2,182
2020$2,16712.0%$2,582
2019$3,483▲17.3%$3,389
2018$3,21914.2%$3,234
2017$3,28512.9%$3,936
2016$4,438▲14.7%$4,408
2015$3,07810.0%$4,462
2014$3,1489.3%$5,063
2013$3,85210.2%$6,699
2012$4,42510.5%$7,770
2011$4,96710.7%$7,917
2010$5,41410.6%$9,109
2009$7,10311.6%$11,510
2008$6,56110.5%$7,275
2007$6,92410.2%$7,649
2006$6,1419.1%$8,861
2005$6,2938.8%$9,289
2004$9,95610.6%$10,283
2003$14,849▲12.0%$13,180
2002$10,700▲10.0%$10,335
2001$6,5757.6%$9,120
2000$3,0684.3%$8,232
1999$83,435▲17.2%$9,910
1998$87,522▲16.8%$12,754
1997$110,843▲17.1%$17,023
1996$102,788▲16.2%$20,853
1995$184,160▲17.8%$28,787

▲ beat the S&P 500 from the same start.

Questions people ask

How much would $1,000 in QUALCOMM 10 years ago be worth today?

About $4,438, if bought at the start of 2016 with dividends reinvested. That is about 14.7% a year.

How much would $1,000 in QUALCOMM 20 years ago be worth today?

About $6,141, if bought at the start of 2006 with dividends reinvested. That is about 9.1% a year.

Did QUALCOMM beat the S&P 500 over the last 10 years?

Yes. $1,000 in QUALCOMM grew to $4,438. The same money in the S&P 500 grew to $4,408.

Does this mean QUALCOMM will keep growing like this?

No one knows. Past returns do not predict future ones. A company that grew fast can slow down or fall.

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