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Operating Income for QUALCOMM (QCOM)

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TTM

$11.36B

YoY change

+22.7%

5Y CAGR

+14.6%

Peak year (2022)

$15.86B

Operating Income history chart for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: $12.36B

Operating Income growth chart for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: +22.7%

Operating Income history table for QUALCOMM (QCOM) from 1990 to 2025

  • 2025$12.36B+22.7%
  • 2024$10.07B+29.3%
  • 2023$7.79B-50.9%
  • 2022$15.86B+62.0%
  • 2021$9.79B+56.5%
  • 2020$6.25B-18.4%
  • 2019$7.67B+1134.6%
  • 2018$621.00M-75.9%
  • 2017$2.58B-60.3%
  • 2016$6.50B+12.4%
  • 2015$5.78B-23.5%
  • 2014$7.55B+4.4%
  • 2013$7.23B+27.2%
  • 2012$5.68B+13.1%
  • 2011$5.03B+53.1%
  • 2010$3.28B+47.5%
  • 2009$2.23B-40.3%
  • 2008$3.73B+29.4%
  • 2007$2.88B+7.2%
  • 2006$2.69B+12.7%
  • 2005$2.39B+12.1%
  • 2004$2.13B+62.5%
  • 2003$1.31B+94.6%
  • 2002$673.27M+9615.3%
  • 2001$6.93M-99.0%
  • 2000$722.64M+78.4%
  • 1999$405.14M+67.0%
  • 1998$242.66M+149.0%
  • 1997$97.46M-1417.0%
  • 1996−$7.40M-136.1%
  • 1995$20.50M-10.5%
  • 1994$22.90M+90.8%
  • 1993$12.00M-700.0%
  • 1992−$2.00M-68.3%
  • 1991−$6.30M-60.4%
  • 1990−$15.90M—

Operating Income values are taken from QUALCOMM's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Income at QUALCOMM (QCOM)

According to QUALCOMM's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $11.36B. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.

Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual operating income for QUALCOMM (QCOM) came in at $12.36B – grew 22.7% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), QUALCOMM operating income produced a CAGR of +14.6% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.

QUALCOMM operating income peaked at $15.86B in 2022; the latest annual figure is $12.36B in 2025 (22.1% below peak).

Across the available history, operating income reached its high of $15.86B in 2022 and its low of −$15.90M in 1990.

QUALCOMM Operating Income by Year

QUALCOMM Operating Income 2025: $12.36B

In 2025, QUALCOMM reported operating income of $12.36B, grew 22.7% from 2024.

QUALCOMM Operating Income 2024: $10.07B

QUALCOMM operating income in 2024 was $10.07B, grew 29.3% from 2023.

QUALCOMM Operating Income 2023: $7.79B

2023's operating income for QUALCOMM came in at $7.79B, plunged 50.9% below 2022.

QUALCOMM Operating Income 2022: $15.86B

QUALCOMM posted operating income of $15.86B in 2022, surged 62.0% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

QUALCOMM Operating Income 2021: $9.79B

QUALCOMM operating income in 2021 was $9.79B.

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