How much did Qualcomm's capex change year over year?

+14.5% from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 ($1.04B → $1.19B).

What is the most Qualcomm has spent on capex in a single reported period?

$583M, in the period ending 2021-12-26.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is Qualcomm's own SEC XBRL filing (concept PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets), 74 reported periods, each traceable to the filing.

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Qualcomm QCOM

74 reported periods · 2007–2026 · sourced from SEC XBRL filings

Latest FY capex

$1.19B

Revenue FY

$44.28B

Capex / Revenue

Highest period

$583M

2021-12-26

Key facts

Qualcomm reported capital expenditure of $1.19B for fiscal 2025, +14.5% versus $1.04B in fiscal 2024.

Capex equals 3% of fiscal-year revenue ($44.28B).

The highest single reported period was $583M (period ending 2021-12-26).

The latest reported period, 9 months to 2026-06-28, shows $1.58B; the dataset covers 74 reported periods (2007–2026), all from SEC XBRL filings.

Every capital-expenditure figure Qualcomm has reported to the SEC, unedited. Capex is the XBRL concept PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets; a capex/revenue ratio above 100% means the company is investing more than it earns to secure capacity. Each row links to the filing it came from.

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BY FISCAL YEAR

Fiscal year	Capex	YoY	Period end
FY2025	$1.19B	+15%	2025-09-28
FY2024	$1.04B	-28%	2024-09-29
FY2023	$1.45B	-36%	2023-09-24
FY2022	$2.26B	+20%	2022-09-25
FY2021	$1.89B	+34%	2021-09-26
FY2020	$1.41B	+59%	2020-09-27
FY2019	$887M	+13%	2019-09-29
FY2018	$784M	+14%	2018-09-30
FY2017	$690M	+28%	2017-09-24
FY2016	$539M	-46%	2016-09-25
FY2015	$994M	-16%	2015-09-27
FY2014	$1.19B	+13%	2014-09-28
FY2013	$1.05B	-18%	2013-09-29
FY2012	$1.28B	+117%	2012-09-30
FY2011	$593M	+39%	2011-09-25
FY2010	$426M	-44%	2010-09-26
FY2009	$761M	-46%	2009-09-27
FY2008	$1.40B	+71%	2008-09-28
FY2007	$818M	—	2007-09-30

ALL REPORTED PERIODS (74)

Period end	Period	Capex	Form
2026-06-28	FY2026 9 mo. cumulative	$1.58B	10-Q
2026-03-29	FY2026 6 mo. cumulative	$1.08B	10-Q
2025-12-28	FY2025 Q1	$549M	10-Q
2025-09-28	FY2025 FY	$1.19B	10-K
2025-06-29	FY2025 9 mo. cumulative	$785M	10-Q
2025-03-30	FY2025 6 mo. cumulative	$491M	10-Q
2024-12-29	FY2024 Q1	$277M	10-Q
2024-09-29	FY2024 FY	$1.04B	10-K
2024-06-23	FY2024 9 mo. cumulative	$785M	10-Q
2024-03-24	FY2024 6 mo. cumulative	$398M	10-Q
2023-12-24	FY2023 Q1	$214M	10-Q
2023-09-24	FY2023 FY	$1.45B	10-K
2023-06-25	FY2023 9 mo. cumulative	$1.16B	10-Q
2023-03-26	FY2023 6 mo. cumulative	$851M	10-Q
2022-12-25	FY2022 Q1	$398M	10-Q
2022-09-25	FY2022 FY	$2.26B	10-K
2022-06-26	FY2022 9 mo. cumulative	$1.63B	10-Q
2022-03-27	FY2022 6 mo. cumulative	$1.07B	10-Q
2021-12-26	FY2021 Q1	$583M	10-Q
2021-09-26	FY2021 FY	$1.89B	10-K
2021-06-27	FY2021 9 mo. cumulative	$1.46B	10-Q
2021-03-28	FY2021 6 mo. cumulative	$952M	10-Q
2020-12-27	FY2020 Q1	$469M	10-Q
2020-09-27	FY2020 FY	$1.41B	10-K
2020-06-28	FY2020 9 mo. cumulative	$1.06B	10-Q
2020-03-29	FY2020 6 mo. cumulative	$641M	10-Q
2019-12-29	FY2019 Q1	$296M	10-Q
2019-09-29	FY2019 FY	$887M	10-K
2019-06-30	FY2019 9 mo. cumulative	$570M	10-Q
2019-03-31	FY2019 6 mo. cumulative	$322M	10-Q
2018-12-30	FY2018 Q1	$152M	10-Q
2018-09-30	FY2018 FY	$784M	10-K
2018-06-24	FY2018 9 mo. cumulative	$625M	10-Q
2018-03-25	FY2018 6 mo. cumulative	$411M	10-Q
2017-12-24	FY2017 Q1	$226M	10-Q
2017-09-24	FY2017 FY	$690M	10-K
2017-06-25	FY2017 9 mo. cumulative	$428M	10-Q
2017-03-26	FY2017 6 mo. cumulative	$251M	10-Q
2016-12-25	FY2016 Q1	$129M	10-Q
2016-09-25	FY2016 FY	$539M	10-K
2016-06-26	FY2016 9 mo. cumulative	$389M	10-Q
2016-03-27	FY2016 6 mo. cumulative	$253M	10-Q
2015-12-27	FY2015 Q1	$128M	10-Q
2015-09-27	FY2015 FY	$994M	10-K
2015-06-28	FY2015 9 mo. cumulative	$815M	10-Q
2015-03-29	FY2015 6 mo. cumulative	$449M	10-Q
2014-12-28	FY2014 Q1	$253M	10-Q
2014-09-28	FY2014 FY	$1.19B	10-K
2014-06-29	FY2014 9 mo. cumulative	$955M	10-Q
2014-03-30	FY2014 6 mo. cumulative	$797M	10-Q
2013-12-29	FY2013 Q1	$210M	10-Q
2013-09-29	FY2013 FY	$1.05B	10-K
2013-06-30	FY2013 9 mo. cumulative	$808M	10-Q
2013-03-31	FY2013 6 mo. cumulative	$494M	10-Q
2012-12-30	FY2012 Q1	$205M	10-Q
2012-09-30	FY2012 FY	$1.28B	10-K
2012-06-24	FY2012 9 mo. cumulative	$1.03B	10-Q
2012-03-25	FY2012 6 mo. cumulative	$635M	10-Q
2011-12-25	FY2011 Q1	$359M	10-Q
2011-09-25	FY2011 FY	$593M	10-K
2011-06-26	FY2011 9 mo. cumulative	$400M	10-Q
2011-03-27	FY2011 6 mo. cumulative	$181M	10-Q
2010-12-26	FY2010 Q1	$102M	10-Q
2010-09-26	FY2010 FY	$426M	10-K
2010-06-27	FY2010 9 mo. cumulative	$313M	10-Q
2010-03-28	FY2010 6 mo. cumulative	$196M	10-Q
2009-12-27	FY2009 Q1	$88M	10-Q
2009-09-27	FY2009 FY	$761M	10-K
2009-06-28	FY2009 9 mo. cumulative	$617M	10-Q
2009-03-29	FY2009 6 mo. cumulative	$468M	10-Q
2008-12-28	FY2008 Q1	$234M	10-Q
2008-09-28	FY2008 FY	$1.40B	10-K
2008-06-29	FY2008 9 mo. cumulative	$983M	10-Q
2007-09-30	FY2007 FY	$818M	10-K

Source: SEC XBRL company-concept API, concept PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets, CIK 804328. See Methodology.