QUALCOMM IncorporatedQCOMNASDAQ
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R&D Expense Growth Under PressureDecelerating
Percentile Rank64
3Y CAGR+1.5%
5Y CAGR-4.6%
Year-over-Year Change

Year-over-year research & development expense growth

3Y CAGR
+1.5%/yr
vs -8.2%/yr prior
5Y CAGR
-4.6%/yr
Recent acceleration
Acceleration
+9.6pp
Accelerating
Percentile
P64
Within normal range
vs 5Y Ago
0.8x
Contraction
Streak
1 qtr
Consecutive declineDecelerating
PeriodValue
Q4 20253.50%
Q3 20256.47%
Q2 20250.45%
Q1 2025-0.63%
Q4 2024-3.13%
Q3 20241.90%
Q2 20241.03%
Q1 20246.68%
Q4 2023-1.83%
Q3 2023-3.92%
Q2 20230.54%
Q1 2023-1.82%
Q4 20223.35%
Q3 20226.14%
Q2 20220.88%
Q1 20225.39%
Q4 20212.77%
Q3 20210.75%
Q2 20214.72%
Q1 20217.68%
Q4 20204.42%
Q3 20204.14%
Q2 20203.54%
Q1 20204.41%
Q4 2019-2.43%
Q3 20194.42%
Q2 20195.50%
Q1 20193.07%
Q4 2018-8.57%
Q3 2018-1.98%
Q2 20181.00%
Q1 2018-1.27%
Q4 20171.65%
Q3 20170.43%
Q2 20170.36%
Q1 20175.72%
Q4 20166.67%
Q3 2016-3.08%
Q2 2016-2.54%
Q1 2016-3.77%