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QUALCOMM Incorporated

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: SemiconductorsSector: Technology

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$176.12
5Y Range123.54 – 192.04
5Y Selected157.79
(-) Safety Margin70.09%
5Y Buy Price$47.19
Upside (to Buy Price)-73.20%
10Y Range141.16 – 214.47
10Y Selected177.81
(-) Safety Margin70.09%
10Y Buy Price$53.18
Upside (to Buy Price)-69.80%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.2793
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.7837
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.3011
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.2915
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.0202
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.5789
FCF R2 (5Y)0.7616
FCF R2 (10Y)0.6764
Safety Score0.2991

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035
% Growth9.90%9.25%8.59%7.94%7.28%6.62%5.97%5.31%4.66%4.00%
Revenue48,669.2653,169.5757,737.3162,318.8066,855.1171,283.1775,537.0279,549.3083,252.9986,583.11
EBITDA14,974.2316,358.8517,764.2219,173.8220,569.5321,931.9223,240.7224,475.1925,614.7126,639.30
D&A-2,440.35-2,666.01-2,895.04-3,124.76-3,352.22-3,574.25-3,787.55-3,988.73-4,174.44-4,341.42
EBIT12,533.8713,692.8514,869.1816,049.0617,217.3018,357.6719,453.1720,486.4621,440.2822,297.89
Pro forma Taxes-3,379.15-3,691.61-4,008.75-4,326.85-4,641.81-4,949.25-5,244.60-5,523.18-5,780.33-6,011.54
NOPAT9,154.7210,001.2310,860.4311,722.2112,575.5013,408.4214,208.5714,963.2815,659.9516,286.35
Capital Expenditures-1,886.40-2,060.83-2,237.87-2,415.45-2,591.28-2,762.90-2,927.78-3,083.30-3,226.85-3,355.92
NWC Investment-530.36-544.27-552.43-554.09-548.63-535.53-514.46-485.25-447.93-402.75
(+) D&A2,440.352,666.012,895.043,124.763,352.223,574.253,787.553,988.734,174.444,341.42
Free Cash Flow9,178.3210,062.1410,965.1711,877.4412,787.8213,684.2314,553.8715,383.4616,159.6116,869.09
Diluted Shares Outstanding1,110,250,000.001,110,250,000.001,110,250,000.001,110,250,000.001,110,250,000.001,110,250,000.001,110,250,000.001,110,250,000.001,110,250,000.001,110,250,000.00

Discounting Periods

MetricSep-26Sep-27Sep-28Sep-29Sep-30Sep-31Sep-32Sep-33Sep-34Sep-35
Period Start9/28/259/29/269/29/279/29/289/29/299/29/309/29/319/29/329/29/339/29/34
Period End9/28/269/28/279/28/289/28/299/28/309/28/319/28/329/28/339/28/349/28/35
Mid-Point3/29/263/30/273/29/283/30/293/30/303/30/313/29/323/30/333/30/343/30/35
Time (t)0.201.202.203.204.205.206.207.218.219.21
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.39%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.980.900.830.760.690.640.580.530.490.45
PV UFCF9,019.869,063.809,053.548,988.958,870.868,701.088,482.318,210.987,905.977,564.83
Raw: 195,248.87
129,673.02
Raw: 257,563.18
110,581.57

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value174,670.03196,443.76
(-) Net Debt7,978.757,978.75
Equity Value166,691.28188,465.01
(/) Shares Out1,110.251,110.25
Fair Value$150.14$169.75
(-) Safety Margin70.09%70.09%
Buy Price$44.91$50.77
Current Price$176.12$176.12
Upside (to Buy Price)-74.50%-71.17%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.89%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.980.890.810.740.670.610.550.500.450.41
PV UFCF9,003.428,965.108,873.628,730.298,537.348,297.888,015.787,688.207,335.366,955.10
Raw: 158,780.22
101,025.98
Raw: 209,455.44
82,302.57

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value145,135.74164,704.66
(-) Net Debt7,978.757,978.75
Equity Value137,156.99156,725.91
(/) Shares Out1,110.251,110.25
Fair Value$123.54$141.16
(-) Safety Margin70.09%70.09%
Buy Price$36.95$42.22
Current Price$176.12$176.12
Upside (to Buy Price)-79.02%-76.03%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.89%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.980.910.840.780.720.670.620.570.530.49
PV UFCF9,036.499,164.519,238.829,257.779,220.669,127.858,980.678,774.638,526.838,234.38
Raw: 252,732.27
175,274.08
Raw: 333,392.60
156,526.00

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value221,192.33246,088.62
(-) Net Debt7,978.757,978.75
Equity Value213,213.58238,109.87
(/) Shares Out1,110.251,110.25
Fair Value$192.04$214.47
(-) Safety Margin70.09%70.09%
Buy Price$57.44$64.15
Current Price$176.12$176.12
Upside (to Buy Price)-67.39%-63.58%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$176.12
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH141.24%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue106,828.66257,708.50621,684.011,499,721.603,617,858.688,727,554.1121,053,945.8450,789,560.26122,522,374.26295,567,280.28
Constant Implied Growth141.24%141.24%141.24%141.24%141.24%141.24%141.24%141.24%141.24%141.24%
Implied Free Cash Flow10.6825.7762.17149.97361.79872.762,105.395,078.9612,252.2429,556.73
Discount Factor0.940.830.760.690.640.580.530.490.450.41
Present Value of Implied FCF10.0521.2847.05104.04230.04508.661,123.762,484.845,494.4312,149.18

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20202020-09-30$117.684.97%$64.64-45.08%
20192019-09-30$76.2811.20%$125.0163.89%
20182018-09-30$72.6015.79%$59.04-18.68%
20172017-09-30$51.8422.51%$111.83115.72%
20162016-09-30$68.5016.41%$134.6396.54%
20152015-09-30$53.738.19%$57.647.28%
20142014-09-30$74.774.78%$89.5619.78%
20132013-09-30$67.32-0.60%$69.603.38%
20122012-09-30$61.910.89%$45.63-26.29%
20112011-09-30$48.637.64%$57.0817.37%
20102010-09-30$45.1314.35%$62.8039.16%
20092009-09-30$44.9821.86%$144.96222.28%
20082008-09-30$42.9721.90%$50.1616.74%
20072007-09-30$42.0913.59%$49.7218.12%
20062006-09-30$36.3510.27%$37.142.17%
20052005-09-30$44.759.40%$30.30-32.30%
20042004-09-30$39.0416.02%$39.761.83%
20032003-09-30$20.8420.65%$35.4770.18%
20022002-09-30$13.8119.29%$18.8436.41%
20012001-09-30$22.4019.94%$14.06-37.23%
20002000-09-30$35.6317.66%$14.74-58.62%
19991999-09-30$23.659.50%$0.50-97.91%
19981998-09-30$3.00-6.87%$-3.43-214.26%
19971997-09-30$3.92-14.80%$-1.14-129.03%
19961996-09-30$2.61-3.46%$-3.50-234.03%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$177.22
Median
$172.23
10th Percentile
$141.47
90th Percentile
$220.51

Fair Value Distribution

$114.00 - $125.94
13
$125.94 - $137.88
60
$137.88 - $149.82
122
$149.82 - $161.76
168
$161.76 - $173.70
152
$173.70 - $185.64
157
$185.64 - $197.58
120
$197.58 - $209.52
68
$209.52 - $221.46
43
$221.46 - $233.40
33
$233.40 - $245.34
25
$245.34 - $257.28
7
$257.28 - $269.22
12
$269.22 - $281.16
11
$281.16 - $293.10
4
$293.10 - $305.04
0
$305.04 - $316.99
0
$316.99 - $328.93
2
$328.93 - $340.87
2
$340.87 - $352.81
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