Qualcomm QCOM
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At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Qualcomm (QCOM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Qualcomm (QCOM) posted Operating Expenses of $8.3 billion for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $8.3 billion in Q1 2026, and up 9.44% year-over-year from $7.6 billion in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Qualcomm (QCOM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Qualcomm has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $8.3 billion in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 9.44% year-over-year to $8.3 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $33.8 billion, a 8.36% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $31.9 billion, up 10.52% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $8.3 billion for Q2 2026 at Qualcomm, roughly flat from $8.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $8.9 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $6.5 billion in Q2 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $7.5 billion, with a median of $7.5 billion recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses climbed 26.64% in 2022, then decreased 6.57% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $7.0 billion in 2022, then grew by 0.13% to $7.0 billion in 2023, then increased by 15.8% to $8.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 9.51% to $8.9 billion in 2025, then fell by 6.36% to $8.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $8.3 billion (Q2 2026), $8.3 billion (Q1 2026), and $8.9 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,260.79 Bn 5,195.56 Bn 72.14 Bn 8.41 Bn
2 Broadcom 1,728.14 Bn 1,704.17 Bn 20.46 Bn 4.50 Bn
3 Advanced Micro Devices 842.32 Bn 829.21 Bn 6.20 Bn 4.21 Bn
4 Arm Holdings 280.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 1.25 Bn -1.16 Bn
5 Marvell Technology 207.04 Bn 203.10 Bn 1.46 Bn 995.90 Mn
6 Qualcomm 192.34 Bn 184.04 Bn 5.28 Bn 8.32 Bn
7 Monolithic Power Systems 60.66 Bn 59.25 Bn 541.07 Mn 237.18 Mn
8 Astera Labs 50.52 Bn 49.27 Bn 287.57 Mn 198.32 Mn
9 Credo Technology Group Holding 30.60 Bn 29.83 Bn 309.08 Mn 188.38 Mn
10 Sitime 16.85 Bn 14.93 Bn 99.14 Mn 90.93 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 28, 2026 8.32 Bn
Mar 29, 2026 8.29 Bn
Dec 28, 2025 8.89 Bn
Sep 28, 2025 8.35 Bn
Jun 29, 2025 7.60 Bn
Mar 30, 2025 7.86 Bn
Dec 29, 2024 8.11 Bn
Sep 29, 2024 7.66 Bn
Jun 23, 2024 7.17 Bn
Mar 24, 2024 7.05 Bn
Dec 24, 2023 7.01 Bn
Sep 24, 2023 7.22 Bn
Jun 25, 2023 6.63 Bn
Mar 26, 2023 7.19 Bn
Dec 25, 2022 7.00 Bn
Sep 25, 2022 7.73 Bn
Jun 26, 2022 6.46 Bn
Mar 27, 2022 7.31 Bn
Dec 26, 2021 6.84 Bn
Sep 26, 2021 6.43 Bn