Qualcomm (QCOM) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Qualcomm (QCOM) reported Other Operating Expenses of $2.92 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 27, 2026), up 21.2% from $2.41 billion a year earlier and up 9.1% from the prior quarter.
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 27, 2026), Qualcomm posted Other Operating Expenses of $10.54 billion, up 16.1% from FY2025.
- Other Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Other Operating Expenses came in at $9.08 billion in FY2025 (+0.1%), $9.07 billion in FY2024 (-6.3%), $9.68 billion in FY2023 (+35.7%) and $7.14 billion in FY2022 (-0.6%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Other Operating Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Other Operating Expenses has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 8.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Other Operating Expenses in five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 123.4%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 46.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $2.68 billion (Q3 2026), $2.49 billion (Q2 2026) and $2.45 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn |
| 10 | Qualcomm | 184.89 Bn | 147.28 Bn | 5.24 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | -235.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | -68.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -29.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 5.57 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -39.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -132.00 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | -75.00 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 28.00 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -577.00 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 4.00 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -208.00 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -80.00 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2020 | 3.49 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 5.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 23.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2019 | -6.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -277.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 18.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2018 | -149.00 Mn |
API Access
Qualcomm Other Operating Expenses 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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=QCOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();