Over the past decade, Qualcomm (QCOM) stock has returned a significant $87 Bil back to its investors through tangible cash in the form of dividends and buybacks. The company’s cash generation is driven by its chipset sales in the mobile device, automotive, and IoT sectors, and high-margin royalty income from its extensive intellectual property portfolio in communication technologies.A man uses his mobile phone near a Qualcomm stall at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing on ...

Over the last decade, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has returned a staggering $847 billion in cold, hard cash to shareholders via dividends and share buybacks. That’s almost enough cash to buy out Berkshire Hathaway or even scoop up four AMDs (NASDAQ:AMD). Apple has quietly returned the market caps of whole Fortune 500 companies, just to its investors.Close-up of blue logo on sign with facade of headquarters buildings in background near the headquarters of Apple Computers in the Silicon Valley, Cupertino, California ...