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

Qualcomm has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 11.15% year-over-year to $2.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.5 billion (up 5.61% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $9.0 billion, up 1.68% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $2.5 billion, roughly flat from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $2.0 billion in Q1 2022.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $2.2 billion, with a median of $2.2 billion recorded in 2025.
• Year-over-year, Research & Development rose 16.63% in 2022 and slipped 6.89% in 2023.
• Tracing QCOM's Research & Development over 5 years: 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 climbed 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.

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