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Qualcomm Capital Expenditures (CapEx) Growth & History (QCOM)
Qualcomm's capital expenditures (capex) was $1.19B for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Capital expenditures (CapEx) | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-09-28 | $1.19B | $151.0M | +14.51% |
| 2024 | 2024-09-29 | $1.04B | −$409.0M | −28.21% |
| 2023 | 2023-09-24 | $1.45B | −$812.0M | −35.90% |
| 2022 | 2022-09-25 | $2.26B | $374.0M | +19.81% |
| 2021 | 2021-09-26 | $1.89B | $481.0M | +34.19% |
| 2020 | 2020-09-27 | $1.41B | $520.0M | +58.62% |
| 2019 | 2019-09-29 | $887.0M | $103.0M | +13.14% |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $784.0M | $94.0M | +13.62% |
| 2017 | 2017-09-24 | $690.0M | $151.0M | +28.01% |
| 2016 | 2016-09-25 | $539.0M | −$455.0M | −45.77% |
| 2015 | 2015-09-27 | $994.0M | −$191.0M | −16.12% |
| 2014 | 2014-09-28 | $1.19B | $137.0M | +13.07% |
| 2013 | 2013-09-29 | $1.05B | −$236.0M | −18.38% |
| 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $1.28B | $691.0M | +116.53% |
| 2011 | 2011-09-25 | $593.0M | $167.0M | +39.20% |
| 2010 | 2010-09-26 | $426.0M | −$335.0M | −44.02% |
| 2009 | 2009-09-27 | $761.0M | −$636.0M | −45.53% |
| 2008 | 2008-09-28 | $1.40B | $579.0M | +70.78% |
| 2007 | 2007-09-30 | $818.0M | $133.0M | +19.42% |
| 2006 | 2006-09-24 | $685.0M | $109.0M | +18.92% |
| 2005 | 2005-09-24 | $576.0M | $243.0M | +72.97% |
| 2004 | 2004-09-30 | $333.0M | $131.0M | +64.85% |
| 2003 | 2003-09-30 | $202.0M | $75.0M | +59.06% |
| 2002 | 2002-09-30 | $127.0M | $12.8M | +11.22% |
| 2001 | 2001-09-30 | $114.2M | −$49.0M | −30.02% |
| 2000 | 2000-09-30 | $163.2M | — | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Capital expenditures (CapEx) | Change | YoY change |
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| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-28 | $496.0M | $202.0M | +68.71% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-29 | $533.0M | $319.0M | +149.07% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-28 | $549.0M | $272.0M | +98.19% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-28 | $407.0M | $151.0M | +58.98% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-29 | $294.0M | −$93.0M | −24.03% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-03-30 | $214.0M | $30.0M | +16.30% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-12-29 | $277.0M | $63.0M | +29.44% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-09-29 | $256.0M | −$37.0M | −12.63% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-06-23 | $387.0M | $81.0M | +26.47% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-03-24 | $184.0M | −$269.0M | −59.38% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-12-24 | $214.0M | −$184.0M | −46.23% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-09-24 | $293.0M | −$341.0M | −53.79% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-06-25 | $306.0M | −$248.0M | −44.77% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-03-26 | $453.0M | −$38.0M | −7.74% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-12-25 | $398.0M | −$185.0M | −31.73% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-09-25 | $634.0M | $204.0M | +47.44% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-06-26 | $554.0M | $48.0M | +9.49% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-03-27 | $491.0M | $8.0M | +1.66% |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-12-26 | $583.0M | $114.0M | +24.31% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-09-26 | $430.0M | $82.0M | +23.56% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-06-27 | $506.0M | $88.0M | +21.05% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-03-28 | $483.0M | $138.0M | +40.00% |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-12-27 | $469.0M | $173.0M | +58.45% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-09-27 | $348.0M | $31.0M | +9.78% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-06-28 | $418.0M | $170.0M | +68.55% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-03-29 | $345.0M | $175.0M | +102.94% |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-12-29 | $296.0M | $144.0M | +94.74% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-09-29 | $317.0M | $158.0M | +99.37% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $248.0M | $34.0M | +15.89% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $170.0M | −$15.0M | −8.11% |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-12-30 | $152.0M | −$74.0M | −32.74% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $159.0M | −$103.0M | −39.31% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-06-24 | $214.0M | $37.0M | +20.90% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-03-25 | $185.0M | $63.0M | +51.64% |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-12-24 | $226.0M | $97.0M | +75.19% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-09-24 | $262.0M | $112.0M | +74.67% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-06-25 | $177.0M | $41.0M | +30.15% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-03-26 | $122.0M | −$3.0M | −2.40% |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-12-25 | $129.0M | $1.0M | +0.78% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-09-25 | $150.0M | −$29.0M | −16.20% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-06-26 | $136.0M | −$230.0M | −62.84% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-03-27 | $125.0M | −$71.0M | −36.22% |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-12-27 | $128.0M | −$125.0M | −49.41% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-09-27 | $179.0M | −$51.0M | −22.17% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-06-28 | $366.0M | $208.0M | +131.65% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-03-29 | $196.0M | −$391.0M | −66.61% |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-12-28 | $253.0M | $43.0M | +20.48% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-09-28 | $230.0M | −$10.0M | −4.17% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-06-29 | $158.0M | −$156.0M | −49.68% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-03-30 | $587.0M | $298.0M | +103.11% |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-12-29 | $210.0M | $5.0M | +2.44% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-09-29 | $240.0M | −$10.0M | −4.00% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $314.0M | −$85.0M | −21.30% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-03-31 | $289.0M | $13.0M | +4.71% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-12-30 | $205.0M | −$154.0M | −42.90% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $250.0M | $57.0M | +29.53% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-06-24 | $399.0M | $180.0M | +82.19% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-03-25 | $276.0M | $197.0M | +249.37% |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-12-25 | $359.0M | $257.0M | +251.96% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-09-25 | $193.0M | $80.0M | +70.80% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-06-26 | $219.0M | $102.0M | +87.18% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-03-27 | $79.0M | −$29.0M | −26.85% |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-12-26 | $102.0M | $14.0M | +15.91% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-09-26 | $113.0M | −$31.0M | −21.53% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-06-27 | $117.0M | −$32.0M | −21.48% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-03-28 | $108.0M | −$126.0M | −53.85% |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-12-27 | $88.0M | −$146.0M | −62.39% |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-09-27 | $144.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-06-28 | $149.0M | — | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-03-29 | $234.0M | — | — |
| Q1 2009 | 2008-12-28 | $234.0M | — | — |
Qualcomm capital expenditures (capex) trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Qualcomm's capital expenditures (capex) decreased from $1.41B to $1.19B, a change of −$215.0M. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows $496.0M.
About the metric
What capital expenditures (CapEx) mean
Capital expenditures, commonly called CapEx, are cash investments in long-lived assets such as property, plants, equipment, infrastructure, and productive software. CapEx can support future growth or maintain existing operations, but it reduces current-period free cash flow.
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SEC-reported capital expenditures
TickerStat standardizes cash payments for property, plant, equipment, and other productive assets reported in company SEC filings. When a filer reports separate qualifying CapEx components instead of a total, those components are combined for the same fiscal period. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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