Awards & Recognition
Qualcomm has earned a distinguished reputation that goes beyond CDMA. Qualcomm is among the members of the S&P 500 Index, FORTUNE 500®, and a winner of the
U.S. Department of Labor's "Secretary of Labor's Opportunity Award." Its unique work environment, dedicated workforce and expertise has also earned Qualcomm a place among FORTUNE's list of "100 Best Companies to Work For in America" for thirteen years in a row and FORTUNE's list of "Most Admired Companies." CIO magazine named Qualcomm to its top 100 list for exemplifying the highest level of operational and strategic excellence.
FORTUNE's World's Most Admired Companies – since 2002
Qualcomm is honored to be named the world's #1 most admired company in our industry by our peers and FORTUNE Magazine - a big thank you to all our employees and partners!
- Barron's Most Respected Companies – Since 2006
- Barron's 500 - Since 2005, Ranked #4 in 2012
- Better Investing Magazine, Top 100 Companies
- Financial Times, Most Valuable Global 500 Companies – Since 2000
- Financial Times, Top 500 U.S. Companies – Since 2000
- Forbes, Global 2000 – Since 2003
- Fortune 500 – Since 2003
- FTSE4Good Index, 2012
- Global Telecoms Business, Power 100, 2011
- Industry Week, U.S. 500 – Since 2003
- Institutional Investor, All-America Executive Team – Since 2006. In 2012, ranked in the Top 2 CEOs, Top 2 CFOs, Top IR Companies & Top IR Professional
- NASDAQ 100
- NCAFP, Global Business Leadership Award, 2011
- S&P 500 Index
- S&P 100 Index
- Thomson Reuters, Top 100 Global Innovators, 2011
FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies To Work For“
We are tremendously proud of this award from Fortune magazine because the ranking process relies so heavily on survey information gathered directly from our employees. Qualcomm made its debut on this list in 1999 and has been ranked every year since.
- CLO LearningElite Award, 2012
- ComputerWorld, 100 Best Places to Work in IT – Since 2004
- Great Places to Work® Institute, Best Workplaces in Canada, 2011
- Great Places to Work® Institute, India’s Best Companies to Work For – Since 2007
- GSA, Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company Award, 2011
- GSA, Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Award , 2011
- Hewitt Associates, Top Ten Best Employers in Korea – Since 2007
- Light Reading, Leading Light's Company of the Year, 2011
Informa's LTE Awards 2011: Qualcomm wins for best chipset
Informa's LTE Awards recognize and celebrate excellence in the LTE Technology community.
- CES, Innovations Design Engineering Awards, 2012
- Fast Company, The World’s Most Innovative Companies, 2010
- GSMA, Embedded Mobile Module Competition, 2010
- Informa, LTE Awards, 2011
- Juniper Research, Future Mobile Award
- Kyocera Corporation, Best Electronic Component Supplier Award, 2011
- Mobile Excellence Awards, Best Technology Breakthrough, 2011
- U.S. Small Business Administration, Innovation Research Hall of Fame, 2011
- Wall Street Journal, Technology Innovation Awards, 2009
Newsweek's Green Rankings
In 2011, Qualcomm ranked #75 among U.S. companies and #154 among the world's top "green" organizations. Qualcomm continues to pave the way for global climate change within the technology sector.
- Cal Recycle, Waste Reduction Awards Program, 2010
- California Climate Action Registry, Climate Action Leader
- City of San Diego - Conservation, Waste Reduction, Recycling Awards: Director’s Recycling Award
- ComputerWorld Magazine, Top 12 Green-IT Organizations, 2011
- Flex Your Power, Energy Efficiency Award
- Grameen Foundation, Humanitarian Award, 2012
- iCommute, Rideshare Week Commuter Challenge, 2010
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Partnership Award, 2010
- More Environmental Awards and Honors
Disability Matters
Disability Matters is a highly coveted award that is given to corporations that are leading the way in terms of supporting people who have a disability in the workplace though diversity, work life and/or human resource initiatives.
- Athena, San Diego Pinnacle Award, 2011
- Corporation of the Year, San Diego Meritorious Support for Veterans Award, 2010
- Diversity Registry, Diversity 500, 2011
- G.I. Jobs Magazine, Best Places to Work for Veterans, 2011
- Higginbotham, Corporate Leadership Award, 2010
- Human Rights Campaign, Corporate Equality Index, 2011