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Qualcomm (QCOM) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Qualcomm has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $8.9 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $8.9 billion for Q4 2025, up 9.51% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $32.7 billion (up 9.01% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $31.9 billion, up 10.52%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $8.9 billion at Qualcomm, up from $8.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for QCOM hit a ceiling of $8.9 billion in Q4 2025 and a floor of $5.8 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $7.2 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $7.2 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: surged 42.67% in 2021 and later fell 6.57% in 2023.
  • Qualcomm's Operating Expenses stood at $6.8 billion in 2021, then grew by 2.29% to $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 rose by 9.51% to $8.9 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $8.9 billion (Q4 2025), $8.4 billion (Q3 2025), and $7.6 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.