DE vs QCOM: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Deere & Company and QUALCOMM Incorporated β€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-06-20.
Deere & Company Β· Industrials
$589.24
-29.6% upside to fair value
Grade D High Quality
VS
QUALCOMM Incorporated Β· Technology
$226.11
-10.7% upside to fair value
Grade D High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
QCOM has more upside to fair value (-10.7%). QCOM trades at a lower forward P/E (24.3x). These are model outputs β€” not personalized investment advice. See all research β†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric DE QCOM
Current Price $589.24 $226.11
Fair Value Estimate $414.61 $201.84
Upside to Fair Value -29.6% -10.7%
Market Cap $159.1B $238.3B
Forward P/E 33.3x 24.3x
EV / EBITDA 18.8x 17.5x
Price / Sales 3.4x 5.4x
Price / FCF 42.2x 19.1x
Revenue Growth YoY +6.7% -3.5%
Gross Margin 35.4% 54.8%
Operating Margin 18.4% 25.5%
Return on Equity 18.3% 40.2%
Dividend Yield 0% 0%
FCF Yield 2.37% 5.25%
Analyst Consensus Hold Hold
Investment Thesis
DE β€” Deere & Company
Deere & Company is a leading global manufacturer of agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery with a durable competitive moat anchored by its number one market share in large agricultural equipment and a dense dealer network. The company benefits from embedded precision agriculture technology that widens its competitive gap, particularly in North America where it holds 40 to 60 percent m…
QCOM β€” QUALCOMM Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated is a leading semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company specializing in cellular and RF technologies, with a strong competitive moat driven by its intellectual property and scale in premium Android and 5G modems. The company benefits from a long-tenured management team and a diversified business model expanding into automotive, IoT, and computing sectors. Despite…
Accumulation Zones
Metric DE QCOM
Zone Low $310.96 $151.38
Zone High $352.42 $171.56
In Buy Zone? No No
← DE Research    QCOM Research β†’    All Research