Qualcomm (QCOM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm's Capital Expenditures came in at $496 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), up 68.7% from $294 million a year earlier but down 6.9% from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Qualcomm reported Capital Expenditures of $1.99 billion, up 90.7% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), it came in at $1.19 billion, up 14.5% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Capital Expenditures was $1.04 billion in FY2024 (-28.2%), $1.45 billion in FY2023 (-35.9%), $2.26 billion in FY2022 (+19.8%) and $1.89 billion in FY2021 (+34.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Capital Expenditures is $184 million (fiscal Q2 2024) to $634 million (fiscal Q4 2022).
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 48.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 149.1%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 59.4%).
- Business Quant data shows QCOM's Capital Expenditures at $533 million (Q2 2026), $549 million (Q1 2026) and $407 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | - |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 532.00 Mn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 7.83 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 808.00 Mn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 188.80 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 707.00 Mn |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 195.41 Bn | 155.33 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 496.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 533.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 549.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 407.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 294.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 214.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 277.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 256.00 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 387.00 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 184.00 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 214.00 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 293.00 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 306.00 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 453.00 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 398.00 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 634.00 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 554.00 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 491.00 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 583.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 430.00 Mn |
API Access
Qualcomm Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "QCOM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();