Qualcomm Incorporated operates in the Radio & TV communications equipment sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Qualcomm with three other companies in this sector in the United States: Thales SA (2018 sales of $18.68 billion of which 51% was Defence & Security), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ($24.15 billion of which 66% was Networks), and Motorola Solutions Incorporation ($7.34 billion of which 69% was Products and Systems Integration).

Sales Analysis. Qualcomm reported sales of $22.73 billion for the fiscal year ending September of 2018. This represents a very small increase of 2.0% versus 2017, when the company's sales were $22.29 billion. Despite this increase, sales are still below the level achieved in 2016, when Qualcomm reported sales of $23.55 billion. The sales level in 2018 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2013, Qualcomm had sales of $24.87 billion. Sales of Cdma Technologies (Qct) saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 4.9% in 2018, from $16.48 billion to $17.28 billion. Not all segments of Qualcomm experienced an increase in sales in 2018: sales of Technology Licensing (Qtl) fell 19.9% to $5.16 billion. Qualcomm also experienced decreases in sales in Strategic Initiatives (Qsi) (down 11.5% to $100.00 million) .