Qualcomm (QCOM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Qualcomm's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.3 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.48% year-over-year to $8.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $33.1 billion (up 7.55% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $31.9 billion, up 10.52% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $8.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Qualcomm, down from $8.9 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $8.9 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $6.5 billion in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $7.5 billion across 5 years, with a median of $7.3 billion in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses advanced 26.64% in 2022, then retreated 6.57% in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $7.0 billion in 2022, then climbed by 0.13% to $7.0 billion in 2023, then grew by 15.8% to $8.1 billion in 2024, then advanced by 9.51% to $8.9 billion in 2025, then declined by 6.71% to $8.3 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $8.3 billion (Q1 2026), $8.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $8.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.