Qualcomm (QCOM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $8.3 billion for Q2 2026, up 9.44% year-over-year from $7.6 billion in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $8.3 billion in Q1 2026.
Qualcomm (QCOM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Qualcomm's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.3 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 9.44% year-over-year to $8.3 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $33.8 billion (up 8.36% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $31.9 billion, up 10.52% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at $8.3 billion, 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $7.5 billion (2022), against an average of $7.5 billion.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses gained 26.64% in 2022, then fell 6.57% in 2023.
- Qualcomm's Operating Expenses stood at $7.0 billion in 2022, then advanced by 0.13% to $7.0 billion in 2023, then climbed by 15.8% to $8.1 billion in 2024, then gained by 9.51% to $8.9 billion in 2025, then dropped by 6.36% to $8.3 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows QCOM's Operating Expenses at $8.3 billion in Q2 2026, $8.3 billion in Q1 2026, and $8.9 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,545.90 Bn | 10,447.64 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 2.97 Bn |
| 2 | Nvidia | 5,009.72 Bn | 4,966.24 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 7.62 Bn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,857.88 Bn | 1,838.25 Bn | 15.42 Bn | 4.63 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 938.47 Bn | 912.45 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 789.52 Bn | 777.17 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 3.94 Bn |
| 6 | Intel | 463.88 Bn | 434.15 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 4.71 Bn |
| 7 | Aeluma | 302.44 Bn | 302.40 Bn | 386,000.00 | 2.13 Mn |
| 8 | Arm Holdings | 254.34 Bn | 250.45 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -1.16 Bn |
| 9 | Texas Instruments | 245.02 Bn | 238.02 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 159.88 Bn | 151.58 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 8.32 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |