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2006
2005
Our rankings highlight the companies whose business is really booming.
Qualcomm
Rank:
69 (2005 rank: 21)
Get quote:
QCOM
Employees: 9,300
Headquarters:
San Diego, CA
Sector(s):
Telecom
Why It's hot:
Its bet on CDMA is paying off as the mobile world goes 3G: Sales in Japan and China jumped 41 percent last year, generating most of its growth.
2005
($ millions)
% growth
(3-year annualized)
Growth rank
Revenue
6,024.0
21.8
70
Earnings
2,250.0
98.7
33
Operating cash flow
2,885.0
50.3
55
% change
Stock return (2005)
2
% change
Headcount change (2005)
16.3
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