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Qualcomm (QCOM) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Qualcomm has reported Research & Development over the past 18 years, most recently at $2.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 11.15% year-over-year to $2.5 billion; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $9.5 billion, up 5.61%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $9.0 billion, 1.68% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 was $2.5 billion at Qualcomm, roughly flat from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $2.0 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.2 billion and a median of $2.2 billion in 2025 define the central range for Research & Development.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: grew 16.63% in 2022 and later dropped 6.89% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then dropped by 6.89% to $2.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 6.39% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then rose by 10.0% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then grew by 0.41% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for QCOM at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, $2.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.4 billion in Q3 2025.