R&D expense · 2011–2025
Qualcomm R&D expense
$9.0B+1.7% · FY2025
Qualcomm (QCOM) reported $9.0B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +1.7% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-09-28 | $9.0B | +1.7% | Open → |
| FY20242024-09-29 | $8.9B | +0.9% | Open → |
| FY20232023-09-24 | $8.8B | +7.6% | Open → |
| FY20222022-09-25 | $8.2B | +14.2% | Open → |
| FY20212021-09-26 | $7.2B | +20.1% | Open → |
| FY20202020-09-27 | $6.0B | +10.7% | Open → |
| FY20192019-09-29 | $5.4B | −4.0% | Open → |
| FY20182018-09-30 | $5.6B | +2.6% | Open → |
| FY20172017-09-24 | $5.5B | +6.5% | Open → |
| FY20162016-09-25 | $5.2B | −6.2% | Open → |
| FY20152015-09-27 | $5.5B | +0.2% | Open → |
| FY20142014-09-28 | $5.5B | +10.3% | Open → |
| FY20132013-09-29 | $5.0B | +26.9% | Open → |
| FY20122012-09-30 | $3.9B | +30.7% | Open → |
| FY20112011-09-25 | $3.0B | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +8.2%
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