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

Qualcomm's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.5 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 11.15% year-over-year to $2.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.5 billion (up 5.61% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $9.0 billion, up 1.68% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $2.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Qualcomm, roughly flat from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $2.5 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $2.0 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $2.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.2 billion in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development grew 16.63% in 2022, then retreated 6.89% in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then decreased by 6.89% to $2.1 billion in 2023, then advanced by 6.39% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 10.0% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then advanced by 0.41% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $2.5 billion (Q1 2026), $2.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.