Qualcomm (QCOM) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm's Operating Income was $1.36 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), down 53.5% from $2.92 billion a year earlier and down 16.6% from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Operating Income at Qualcomm came in at $8.66 billion, down 29.9% from FY2025.
- Operating Income shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Income was $12.36 billion in FY2025 (+22.7%), $10.07 billion in FY2024 (+29.3%), $7.79 billion in FY2023 (-50.9%) and $15.86 billion in FY2022 (+62.0%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Income since fiscal Q3 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Income has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 4.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Income over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 103.7%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 61.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, QCOM's Operating Income in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $1.63 billion (Q3 2026), $2.31 billion (Q2 2026) and $3.37 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 40.36 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 27.41 Bn |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 63.73 Bn |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 15.96 Bn |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 43.75 Bn |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 2.83 Bn |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 2.52 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 3.66 Bn |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1.36 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.63 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 2.31 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 3.37 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 2.92 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 2.76 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.12 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 3.56 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.58 Bn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 2.22 Bn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 2.34 Bn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 2.93 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 1.82 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 2.09 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 2.47 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 3.67 Bn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 4.47 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 3.86 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 3.86 Bn |
API Access
Qualcomm Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();