Growth Metrics

Qualcomm (QCOM) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Qualcomm (QCOM) has 17 years of Research & Development data on record, last reported at $2.5 billion in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 10.0% year-over-year to $2.5 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $9.3 billion, up 2.64%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $9.0 billion, 1.68% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development reached $2.5 billion in Q4 2025 per QCOM's latest filing, up from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $2.5 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $1.8 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $2.1 billion, with a median of $2.2 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: grew 22.63% in 2021, then dropped 6.89% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $1.9 billion in 2021, then grew by 16.63% to $2.3 billion in 2022, then decreased by 6.89% to $2.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 6.39% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 10.0% to $2.5 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Research & Development were $2.5 billion in Q4 2025, $2.4 billion in Q3 2025, and $2.2 billion in Q2 2025.