Qualcomm (QCOM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Qualcomm has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.6 billion in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 17.12% year-over-year to $2.6 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $9.9 billion, a 10.24% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $9.0 billion, up 1.68% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $2.6 billion for Q2 2026 at Qualcomm, up from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $2.6 billion in Q2 2026, with the low at $2.0 billion in Q1 2022.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $2.3 billion, with a median of $2.2 billion recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Research & Development decreased 6.89% in 2023, then gained 17.12% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then slipped by 6.89% to $2.1 billion in 2023, then climbed by 6.39% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 10.0% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then rose by 6.28% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $2.6 billion (Q2 2026), $2.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.5 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.