Silicon AnalyticaQualcomm vs MediaTek: revenue, margins and valuation
Qualcomm and MediaTek share the fabless design model: each designs chips while outsourcing wafer manufacturing; revenue depends on product demand and mix. Latest reported quarterly revenue: Qualcomm US$10.3B in Q4 FY2026; MediaTek NT$152.2B (≈US$4.7B) in Q2 2026 (ended 30 Jun 2026).
Valuation
Market cap
Growth
Revenue growth
Peer median (20 companies): 46.5% · 18 with data
Profitability
Gross margin
Peer median (20 companies): 61.9% · 19 with data
Operating margin
Peer median (20 companies): 36.8%
Net margin
Peer median (20 companies): 30.7%
Diluted EPS
EPS (basic)
R&D % of revenue
Peer median (20 companies): 9.9% · 18 with data
Scale
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
R&D
Net cash / net debt
Employees
Shares outstanding
| Metric | Qualcomm | MediaTek | Peer median(20 companies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | |||
| Market cap | Leader. | ||
| Growth | |||
| Revenue growth | Leader. | 46.5%18 with data | |
| Profitability | |||
| Gross margin | Leader. | 61.9%19 with data | |
| Operating margin | Leader. | 36.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 30.7% | |
| Diluted EPS | |||
| EPS (basic) | — | ||
| R&D % of revenue | 9.9%18 with data | ||
| Scale | |||
| Revenue | Leader. | ||
| Operating income | Leader. | ||
| Net income | Leader. | ||
| R&D | |||
| Net cash / net debt | — | ||
| Employees | — | ||
| Shares outstanding | |||
Growth
- Calculated Change versus the same period a year earlier.
View sources (2)
- Qualcomm: FY2026 4th Quarter Earnings Release · Q4 FY2026 · published 4 Nov 2026
- MediaTek: MediaTek Press Release · Q2 2026 vs Q2 2025 · published 31 Jul 2026
Profitability
- Calculated Gross profit ÷ revenue, GAAP/IFRS unless labelled otherwise.
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- Qualcomm: FY2026 4th Quarter Earnings Release · Q4 FY2026 · published 4 Nov 2026
- MediaTek: MediaTek Financial Statements · Q2 2026 (ended 30 Jun 2026) · published 31 Jul 2026
- Calculated Operating income ÷ revenue, GAAP/IFRS unless labelled otherwise.
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- Qualcomm: FY2026 4th Quarter Earnings Release · Q4 FY2026 · published 4 Nov 2026
- MediaTek: MediaTek Financial Statements · Q2 2026: Operating income NT$22,868M / Revenue NT$152,183M · published 31 Jul 2026
- Calculated Net income ÷ revenue for the same period (Silicon Analytica calculation unless the company states it).
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- Qualcomm: FY2026 4th Quarter Earnings Release · Q4 FY2026 · published 4 Nov 2026
- MediaTek: MediaTek Press Release · Q2 2026 (ended 30 Jun 2026) · published 31 Jul 2026
- MediaTek: MediaTek Financial Statements · Q2 2026 (ended 30 Jun 2026) · published 31 Jul 2026
- Calculated R&D ÷ revenue for the same period.
View sources (2)
- Qualcomm: FY2026 4th Quarter Earnings Release · Q4 FY2026 · published 4 Nov 2026
- MediaTek: MediaTek Financial Statements · Q2 2026: R&D NT$39,361M / Revenue NT$152,183M · published 31 Jul 2026
Scale
- Calculated ≈US$ for non-US$ reporters uses the stored conversion for each value; reporting-currency figures are in the table view.
View sources (2)
- Qualcomm: FY2026 4th Quarter Earnings Release · Q4 FY2026 · published 4 Nov 2026
- MediaTek: MediaTek Press Release · Q2 2026 (ended 30 Jun 2026) · published 31 Jul 2026
Revenue mix
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Each company's own classification and latest fiscal year with a stored split; categories differ between companies and are never added together.
Period ends — Qualcomm: 27 Sep 2026 · MediaTek: 30 Jun 2026. Valuation multiples remain trailing.
Copper underline: the leader among values for comparable periods. Higher is better, except P/E and P/S, where the lower positive multiple leads. R&D, capex, employees and shares have no leader. Peer median uses the latest quarter of the 20 covered companies and is shown for ratios only. “—” means neither the figure nor its inputs are stored; hover or tap for the missing input. Values marked Calculated are Silicon Analytica calculations from stored reported figures.
How to read this comparison
Business models. These companies share the fabless design model and are broadly comparable, subject to product mix and definitions. Qualcomm designs chips while outsourcing wafer manufacturing; revenue depends on product demand and mix; MediaTek designs chips while outsourcing wafer manufacturing; revenue depends on product demand and mix.
Accounting and periods. Latest reported quarter ends — Qualcomm: 2026-09-27 · MediaTek: 2026-06-30. Each value retains its period, status and source; adjusted measures remain separate. Same-mode periods within 100 days are compared; valuation multiples remain trailing.
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