Nokia vs Qualcomm
NOK and QCOM side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NOK and QCOM compare
Nokia grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.5% versus 1.9% for Qualcomm).
Qualcomm keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.0% compared with 3.3% at Nokia.
Qualcomm pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Nokia does not pay one.
Qualcomm scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 6 for Nokia), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NOK | QCOM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $173B |
| Share price | $8.56 | $164.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 16.8% | −7.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 48.4% | 1.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.86 | 1.52 |
| Employees | 200 | 52K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 19.1× |
| P/S | – | 3.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 14.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 16.6× |
| FCF yield | – | 6.0% |
| Fair value | – | $192.49 |
| Margin of safety | – | 14.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.5% (better) | 1.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.9% | 13.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −49.0% | −20.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −47.8% | −16.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 2.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 43.5% | 54.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 23.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 21.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 23.6% |
| Return on equity | 3.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 3.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.16 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.02 | −0.49 |
| Interest coverage | 3.6× | 14.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.58 | 2.02 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 5.76 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.2% |
| Payout ratio | 117% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 6.5% |
| Buyback yield | – | 5.3% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 7.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 17.6% | 80.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$20.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 3.4% |
Go deeper
- NOK stock overview
- NOK income statement
- NOK valuation and score
- QCOM stock overview
- QCOM income statement
- QCOM valuation and score
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