7Baggers

Qualcomm
(NASDAQ:QCOM) 

QCOM stock logo

QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies and products are used in mobile devices and other wireless products, including network equipment, broadband gateway equipment, consumer electronic devices, and other connected devices worldwide. It op...

Founded: 1985
Full Time Employees: 41,000 (Jun 2020)
Co-Founder: Irwin Mark Jacobs
CEO: Cristiano Amon  
Sector: Technology
Industry: Semiconductors

Share this website to your friends
• Market Cap:
• Exchange:
• Shs Outstanding:
• Employees:
• Beta:
• Return on Equity (ROE) ttm:
• Return on Assets (ROA) ttm:
• EPS ttm:
• Book value per Share:
• Cash per Share:
• Current ast per Share:
• P/E ttm:
• P/E forward:
• P/E ttm high:
• P/E ttm low:
• P/S ttm:
• P/B ttm:
• P/FCF ttm:
• PEG ratio:
• Cash Ratio ttm:
• Quick Ratio ttm:
• Current Ratio ttm:
• Gross Mgn ttm:
• EBITDA Mgn ttm:
• Operating Mgn ttm:
• Net Income Mgn ttm:
• Trailing Div yield:
• Forward Div yield:
• Payout Ratio ttm:
• Ex-Dividend date:
• Target Price High:
• Target Price Low:
• Target Price Mean:
• Number of Analysts:
• Debt Ratio ttm:
• Debt to Equity ttm:
• Total Net Debt:
At a glance:
  • Leadership in Premium Smartphone Chipsets with Diversifying OEM Exposure: Qualcomm remains a top supplier of high-end mobile SoCs and modems, with demand tied to flagship Android cycles while continuing efforts to broaden customer mix beyond any single large OEM.
  • On-Device AI and Edge Compute as a Multi-Segment Growth Driver: Snapdragon platforms are increasingly positioned around on-device AI capabilities, supporting higher content per device in smartphones and expanding into PCs, XR, and other edge endpoints.
  • Automotive Design-Win Pipeline Supports Longer-Duration Revenue Visibility: The company’s automotive connectivity and digital cockpit offerings continue to build a multi-year backlog, providing a potentially more stable growth vector than handset-centric cycles.
  • IoT Portfolio Expands Beyond Consumer into Industrial and Networking: Qualcomm is leveraging its wireless, compute, and AI IP to grow in IoT categories such as industrial devices, routers, and enterprise connectivity, aiming to reduce reliance on smartphones.
  • Key Risks: Smartphone Cyclicality, Competitive/Customer Concentration, and Licensing/Regulatory Overhang: Results remain sensitive to global handset demand, competition in modems and application processors, and outcomes in licensing negotiations or regulatory/legal matters that can affect margins and cash flows.
Bull Thesis:
  • Dominant 5G IP and Licensing Position: Qualcomm holds a vast portfolio of essential 5G patents, ensuring recurring, high-margin licensing revenue (QTL) and strong demand for its modem and SoC technologies as 5G adoption expands globally across various devices and industries.
  • Successful Diversification Beyond Smartphones: Qualcomm is making significant inroads into high-growth markets like automotive (Snapdragon Digital Chassis gaining traction with major OEMs) and IoT, reducing its reliance on the cyclical smartphone market and opening new, higher-margin revenue streams.
  • Leadership in On-Device AI Processing: With its Snapdragon platforms, Qualcomm is a key enabler of AI at the edge, positioning itself to benefit from the increasing demand for efficient, private, and low-latency AI processing directly on devices across various industries.
Bear Thesis:
  • Intensifying Competition in Smartphone Market: Increased in-house chip development by major customers (e.g., Apple's modem efforts) and fierce competition from other SoC vendors (e.g., MediaTek) could pressure Qualcomm's market share and pricing power in its core smartphone chipset business.
  • Regulatory and Geopolitical Headwinds: Qualcomm's high-margin licensing business (QTL) remains susceptible to antitrust scrutiny and potential changes in licensing practices globally. Geopolitical tensions, particularly between the US and China, also pose risks to its supply chain and market access.
  • Apple's Eventual Modem Transition: While delayed, Apple's ongoing efforts to develop its own cellular modems pose a significant long-term threat. A full transition by Apple would result in a substantial loss of revenue for Qualcomm's QCT segment, impacting its top and bottom lines.
Main Competitors:
  • Apple Inc. ($AAPL) (A-series Bionic chips, custom modems), Apple competes with Qualcomm by designing its own custom A-series SoCs and increasingly developing its own cellular modems for its iPhones and iPads. This internal development reduces Apple's reliance on Qualcomm's Snapdragon platforms and modem technology, directly impacting Qualcomm's market share in premium mobile devices and its licensing revenue.
  • MediaTek Inc. ($2454.TW) (Dimensity and Helio SoCs), MediaTek is a direct competitor in the mobile SoC market, offering a wide range of chipsets (Dimensity, Helio) for Android smartphones, tablets, and IoT devices. They compete with Qualcomm's Snapdragon series across various price segments, particularly strong in the mid-range and budget categories, but also pushing into the high-end, vying for design wins with Android OEMs.
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. ($005930.KS) (Exynos SoCs, custom modems), Samsung competes with Qualcomm by designing and manufacturing its own Exynos line of SoCs and modems for many of its Galaxy smartphones and other devices, particularly in certain regions. While also a customer for some Qualcomm products, Samsung's internal chip development reduces its reliance on Qualcomm and represents a direct alternative for other potential OEM clients.
  • NVIDIA Corporation ($NVDA) (DRIVE platform, Jetson SoCs), NVIDIA competes with Qualcomm in emerging high-growth markets such as automotive (ADAS, autonomous driving) with its DRIVE platform and in AI/edge computing with its Jetson SoCs. As Qualcomm expands its focus beyond mobile into these areas, NVIDIA's strong position in AI hardware and software platforms presents a significant competitive challenge for design wins in next-generation vehicles and intelligent IoT devices.
Moat:
Qualcomm's primary moat stems from its vast portfolio of foundational intellectual property in cellular technologies (2G-5G), which underpins its highly profitable licensing business (QTL). Its integrated Snapdragon mobile platforms also offer a comprehensive solution for device manufacturers. However, competition is intensifying: major players like Apple and Samsung are increasingly internalizing SoC and modem development, directly impacting Qualcomm's market share in premium devices and licensing revenue. Direct SoC competitors like MediaTek challenge its dominance in the broader Android ecosystem. Furthermore, as Qualcomm diversifies into automotive, IoT, and AI, it faces formidable competition from established players like NVIDIA and Intel, who possess strong ecosystems and IP in these specific domains. The ongoing scrutiny of its licensing model also poses a potential long-term challenge to its core revenue stream.
Income Statements:
Quarterly
Annual
    Unit: USD2025-09-28 2025-06-29 2025-03-30 2024-12-29 2024-09-29 2024-06-23 2024-03-24 2023-12-24 2023-09-24 2023-06-25 2023-03-26 2022-12-25 2022-09-25 2022-06-26 2022-03-27 2021-12-26 2021-09-26 2021-06-27 2021-03-28 2020-12-27 2020-09-27 2020-06-28 2020-03-29 2019-12-29 2019-09-29 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-30 2018-09-30 2018-06-24 2018-03-25 2017-12-24 2017-09-24 2017-06-25 2017-03-26 2016-12-25 2016-09-25 2016-06-26 2016-03-27 2015-12-27 2015-09-27 2015-06-28 2015-03-29 2014-12-28 2014-09-28 2014-06-29 2014-03-30 2013-12-29 2013-09-29 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-30 2012-09-30 2012-06-24 2012-03-25 
                                                           
      revenues:
                                                           
      equipment and services
    9,676,000,000 8,893,000,000 9,359,000,000 9,942,000,000 8,532,000,000 7,993,000,000 7,950,000,000 8,316,000,000 7,291,000,000 7,108,000,000 7,846,000,000 7,784,000,000 9,806,000,000 9,266,000,000 9,417,000,000 8,682,000,000 7,632,000,000 6,428,000,000 6,239,000,000 6,442,000,000 4,922,000,000 3,794,000,000 4,050,000,000 3,534,000,000 3,574,000,000 3,531,000,000 3,753,000,000 3,754,000,000 4,650,000,000 4,110,000,000 3,936,000,000 4,704,000,000 4,698,000,000 4,121,000,000 3,689,000,000 4,139,000,000 4,156,000,000 3,875,000,000 3,349,000,000 4,087,000,000 3,620,000,000 3,840,000,000 4,403,000,000 5,216,000,000 4,822,000,000 4,922,000,000 4,229,000,000 4,653,000,000 4,514,000,000 4,286,000,000 3,990,000,000 4,199,000,000 3,212,000,000 2,948,000,000 3,137,000,000 
      licensing
    1,595,000,000 1,472,000,000 1,620,000,000 1,727,000,000 1,712,000,000 1,400,000,000 1,439,000,000 1,619,000,000 1,340,000,000 1,343,000,000 1,429,000,000 1,679,000,000 1,589,000,000 1,670,000,000 1,747,000,000 2,023,000,000 1,704,000,000 1,632,000,000 1,696,000,000 1,793,000,000 3,424,000,000 1,099,000,000 1,166,000,000 1,543,000,000 1,240,000,000 6,104,000,000 1,229,000,000 1,088,000,000 1,154,000,000 1,489,000,000 1,325,000,000 1,364,000,000 1,206,000,000 1,250,000,000 1,327,000,000 1,860,000,000 2,028,000,000 2,169,000,000 2,202,000,000 1,688,000,000 1,836,000,000 1,992,000,000 2,491,000,000 1,883,000,000 1,870,000,000 1,884,000,000 2,138,000,000 1,969,000,000 1,967,000,000 1,957,000,000 2,134,000,000 1,819,000,000 1,658,000,000 1,678,000,000 1,806,000,000 
      total revenues
    11,271,000,000 10,365,000,000 10,979,000,000 11,669,000,000 10,244,000,000 9,393,000,000 9,389,000,000 9,935,000,000 8,631,000,000 8,451,000,000 9,275,000,000 9,463,000,000 11,395,000,000 10,936,000,000 11,164,000,000 10,705,000,000 9,336,000,000 8,060,000,000 7,935,000,000 8,235,000,000 8,346,000,000 4,893,000,000 5,216,000,000 5,077,000,000 4,814,000,000 9,635,000,000 4,982,000,000 4,842,000,000 5,804,000,000 5,599,000,000 5,261,000,000 6,068,000,000 5,904,000,000 5,371,000,000 5,016,000,000 5,999,000,000 6,184,000,000 6,044,000,000 5,551,000,000 5,775,000,000 5,456,000,000 5,832,000,000 6,894,000,000 7,099,000,000 6,692,000,000 6,806,000,000 6,367,000,000 6,622,000,000 6,481,000,000 6,243,000,000 6,124,000,000 6,018,000,000 4,870,000,000 4,626,000,000 4,943,000,000 
      yoy
    10.03% 10.35% 16.93% 17.45% 18.69% 11.15% 1.23% 4.99% -24.26% -22.72% -16.92% -11.60% 22.05% 35.68% 40.69% 29.99% 11.86% 64.73% 52.13% 62.20% 73.37% -49.22% 4.70% 4.85% -17.06% 72.08% -5.30% -20.20% -1.69% 4.25% 4.88% 1.15% -4.53% -11.14% -9.64% 3.88% 13.34% 3.64% -19.48% -18.65% -18.47% -14.31% 8.28% 7.20% 3.26% 9.02% 3.97% 10.04% 33.08% 34.95% 23.89%     
      qoq
    8.74% -5.59% -5.91% 13.91% 9.06% 0.04% -5.50% 15.11% 2.13% -8.88% -1.99% -16.95% 4.20% -2.04% 4.29% 14.66% 15.83% 1.58% -3.64% -1.33% 70.57% -6.19% 2.74% 5.46% -50.04% 93.40% 2.89% -16.57% 3.66% 6.42% -13.30% 2.78% 9.92% 7.08% -16.39% -2.99% 2.32% 8.88% -3.88% 5.85% -6.45% -15.40% -2.89% 6.08% -1.67% 6.89% -3.85% 2.18% 3.81% 1.94% 1.76% 23.57% 5.27% -6.41%  
      costs and expenses:
                                                           
      cost of revenues
    5,034,000,000 4,606,000,000 4,937,000,000 5,161,000,000 4,467,000,000 4,174,000,000 4,106,000,000 4,312,000,000 3,880,000,000 3,792,000,000 4,153,000,000 4,044,000,000 4,868,000,000 4,816,000,000 4,648,000,000 4,303,000,000 3,937,000,000 3,404,000,000 3,432,000,000 3,489,000,000 2,766,000,000 2,080,000,000 2,297,000,000 2,113,000,000 2,118,000,000 2,114,000,000 2,179,000,000 2,188,000,000 2,850,000,000 2,491,000,000 2,239,000,000 2,663,000,000 2,652,000,000 2,488,000,000 2,208,000,000 2,443,000,000 2,539,000,000 2,534,000,000 2,141,000,000 2,534,000,000 2,252,000,000 2,451,000,000 2,628,000,000 3,047,000,000 2,757,000,000 2,740,000,000 2,482,000,000 2,706,000,000 2,714,000,000 2,497,000,000 2,372,000,000 2,237,000,000 1,841,000,000 1,719,000,000 1,783,000,000 
      research and development
    2,370,000,000 2,226,000,000 2,216,000,000 2,230,000,000 2,302,000,000 2,259,000,000 2,236,000,000 2,096,000,000 2,135,000,000 2,222,000,000 2,210,000,000 2,251,000,000 2,178,000,000 2,052,000,000 2,034,000,000 1,930,000,000 1,879,000,000 1,864,000,000 1,780,000,000 1,653,000,000 1,582,000,000 1,520,000,000 1,468,000,000 1,406,000,000 1,441,000,000 1,380,000,000 1,308,000,000 1,269,000,000 1,388,000,000 1,416,000,000 1,402,000,000 1,420,000,000 1,398,000,000 1,391,000,000 1,386,000,000 1,311,000,000 1,229,000,000 1,268,000,000 1,301,000,000 1,352,000,000 1,357,000,000 1,407,000,000 1,375,000,000 1,352,000,000 1,364,000,000 1,429,000,000 1,356,000,000 1,328,000,000 1,349,000,000 1,298,000,000 1,214,000,000 1,106,000,000 1,114,000,000 974,000,000 954,000,000 
      selling, general and administrative
    910,000,000 771,000,000 706,000,000 723,000,000 761,000,000 664,000,000 707,000,000 627,000,000 629,000,000 618,000,000 614,000,000 623,000,000 683,000,000 655,000,000 624,000,000 608,000,000 618,000,000 597,000,000 557,000,000 567,000,000 551,000,000 511,000,000 483,000,000 528,000,000 549,000,000 547,000,000 573,000,000 526,000,000 689,000,000 655,000,000 869,000,000 773,000,000 741,000,000 710,000,000 615,000,000 591,000,000 568,000,000 620,000,000 619,000,000 578,000,000 655,000,000 577,000,000 545,000,000 567,000,000 545,000,000 582,000,000 539,000,000 623,000,000 657,000,000 613,000,000 661,000,000 587,000,000 681,000,000 544,000,000 595,000,000 
      other
        132,000,000 75,000,000  -28,000,000 577,000,000 -4,000,000 208,000,000 80,000,000  -1,059,000,000       -5,000,000  -23,000,000  6,000,000 277,000,000 -18,000,000 149,000,000 1,530,000,000 112,000,000 310,000,000 1,183,000,000 780,000,000 9,000,000 78,000,000 876,000,000 44,000,000 30,000,000 75,000,000 -374,000,000 52,000,000 162,000,000 1,010,000,000 69,000,000 34,000,000 -20,000,000  472,000,000 173,000,000 158,000,000    7,000,000 97,000,000 
      total costs and expenses
    8,353,000,000 7,603,000,000 7,859,000,000 8,114,000,000 7,662,000,000 7,172,000,000 7,049,000,000 7,007,000,000 7,221,000,000 6,628,000,000 7,185,000,000 6,998,000,000 7,729,000,000 6,464,000,000 7,306,000,000 6,841,000,000 6,434,000,000 5,865,000,000 5,769,000,000 5,709,000,000 4,894,000,000 4,111,000,000 4,225,000,000 4,047,000,000 4,114,000,000 4,318,000,000 4,042,000,000 4,132,000,000 6,457,000,000 4,674,000,000 4,820,000,000 6,039,000,000 5,571,000,000 4,598,000,000 4,287,000,000 5,221,000,000 4,380,000,000 4,452,000,000 4,136,000,000 4,090,000,000 4,316,000,000 4,597,000,000 5,558,000,000 5,035,000,000 4,700,000,000 4,731,000,000 4,377,000,000 5,129,000,000        
      operating income
    2,918,000,000 2,762,000,000 3,120,000,000 3,555,000,000 2,582,000,000 2,221,000,000 2,340,000,000 2,928,000,000 1,410,000,000 1,823,000,000 2,090,000,000 2,465,000,000 3,666,000,000 4,472,000,000 3,858,000,000 3,864,000,000 2,902,000,000 2,195,000,000 2,166,000,000 2,526,000,000 3,452,000,000 782,000,000 991,000,000 1,030,000,000 700,000,000 5,317,000,000 940,000,000 710,000,000 -653,000,000 925,000,000 441,000,000 29,000,000 333,000,000 773,000,000 729,000,000 778,000,000 1,804,000,000 1,592,000,000 1,415,000,000 1,685,000,000 1,140,000,000 1,235,000,000 1,336,000,000 2,064,000,000 1,992,000,000 2,075,000,000 1,990,000,000 1,493,000,000 1,588,000,000 1,677,000,000 1,877,000,000 2,088,000,000 1,234,000,000 1,382,000,000 1,514,000,000 
      yoy
    13.01% 24.36% 33.33% 21.41% 83.12% 21.83% 11.96% 18.78% -61.54% -59.24% -45.83% -36.21% 26.33% 103.74% 78.12% 52.97% -15.93% 180.69% 118.57% 145.24% 393.14% -85.29% 5.43% 45.07% -207.20% 474.81% 113.15% 2348.28% -296.10% 19.66% -39.51% -96.27% -81.54% -51.44% -48.48% -53.83% 58.25% 28.91% 5.91% -18.36% -42.77% -40.48% -32.86% 38.25% 25.44% 23.73% 6.02% -28.50% 28.69% 21.35% 23.98%     
      qoq
    5.65% -11.47% -12.24% 37.68% 16.25% -5.09% -20.08% 107.66% -22.65% -12.78% -15.21% -32.76% -18.02% 15.91% -0.16% 33.15% 32.21% 1.34% -14.25% -26.83% 341.43% -21.09% -3.79% 47.14% -86.83% 465.64% 32.39% -208.73% -170.59% 109.75% 1420.69% -91.29% -56.92% 6.04% -6.30% -56.87% 13.32% 12.51% -16.02% 47.81% -7.69% -7.56% -35.27% 3.61% -4.00% 4.27% 33.29% -5.98% -5.31% -10.66% -10.11% 69.21% -10.71% -8.72%  
      operating margin %
    25.89% 26.65% 28.42% 30.47% 25.20% 23.65% 24.92% 29.47% 16.34% 21.57% 22.53% 26.05% 32.17% 40.89% 34.56% 36.10% 31.08% 27.23% 27.30% 30.67% 41.36% 15.98% 19.00% 20.29% 14.54% 55.18% 18.87% 14.66% -11.25% 16.52% 8.38% 0.48% 5.64% 14.39% 14.53% 12.97% 29.17% 26.34% 25.49% 29.18% 20.89% 21.18% 19.38% 29.07% 29.77% 30.49% 31.25% 22.55% 24.50% 26.86% 30.65% 34.70% 25.34% 29.87% 30.63% 
      interest expense
    -171,000,000 -168,000,000 -163,000,000 -163,000,000 -180,000,000 -168,000,000 -172,000,000 -178,000,000 -173,000,000 -172,000,000 -179,000,000 -170,000,000 -145,000,000 -70,000,000 -137,000,000 -139,000,000 -138,000,000 -138,000,000 -141,000,000 -141,000,000 -166,000,000 -143,000,000 -146,000,000 -148,000,000 -150,000,000 -160,000,000 -162,000,000 -156,000,000 -207,000,000 -212,000,000 -179,000,000 -170,000,000 -164,000,000 -133,000,000 -107,000,000 -90,000,000 -76,000,000 -75,000,000 -72,000,000 -74,000,000                
      investment and other income
    224,000,000 358,000,000 148,000,000 243,000,000 194,000,000 226,000,000 330,000,000 212,000,000 183,000,000 106,000,000 -16,000,000 76,000,000 -51,000,000 -163,000,000 -298,000,000 140,000,000 521,000,000 200,000,000 104,000,000 219,000,000 20,000,000 229,000,000 -247,000,000 65,000,000 64,000,000 344,000,000 28,000,000 5,000,000 85,000,000 243,000,000 96,000,000 114,000,000 265,000,000 218,000,000                      
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
    2,971,000,000 2,952,000,000 3,105,000,000 3,635,000,000 2,596,000,000 2,279,000,000 2,498,000,000 2,962,000,000 1,420,000,000 1,757,000,000 1,895,000,000 2,371,000,000                             1,251,000,000 1,398,000,000 1,539,000,000 2,298,000,000 2,252,000,000 2,497,000,000 2,272,000,000 1,757,000,000 1,822,000,000 1,910,000,000 2,136,000,000 2,327,000,000 1,525,000,000 1,581,000,000 1,734,000,000 
      income tax expense
    -6,088,000,000 -286,000,000 -293,000,000 -455,000,000 319,000,000 -171,000,000 -223,000,000 -151,000,000 209,000,000 -22,000,000 -193,000,000 -98,000,000 -547,000,000 -509,000,000 -489,000,000 -466,000,000 -487,000,000 -230,000,000 -367,000,000 -149,000,000 -346,000,000 -23,000,000          -5,926,000,000   -108,000,000 -189,000,000 -361,000,000 -250,000,000 -306,000,000 -214,000,000 -190,000,000 -215,000,000 -487,000,000 -327,000,000 -358,000,000 -260,000,000 -314,000,000 -313,000,000 -321,000,000 -332,000,000 -273,000,000 -424,000,000 -286,000,000 -375,000,000 -296,000,000 
      income from continuing operations
    -3,117,000,000 2,666,000,000 2,812,000,000 3,180,000,000 2,915,000,000 2,108,000,000 2,275,000,000 2,811,000,000 1,629,000,000 1,735,000,000 1,702,000,000 2,273,000,000                             1,061,000,000 1,183,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,971,000,000 1,894,000,000 2,237,000,000 1,958,000,000 1,444,000,000 1,501,000,000 1,578,000,000 1,863,000,000 1,903,000,000 1,239,000,000 1,206,000,000 1,438,000,000 
      discontinued operations, net of income taxes
        5,000,000 21,000,000 51,000,000 -44,000,000 -139,000,000 68,000,000 2,000,000 -38,000,000                                    430,000,000     23,000,000 -3,000,000 761,000,000 
      net income
    -3,117,000,000 2,666,000,000 2,812,000,000 3,180,000,000 2,920,000,000 2,129,000,000 2,326,000,000 2,767,000,000 1,490,000,000 1,803,000,000 1,704,000,000 2,235,000,000 2,873,000,000 3,730,000,000 2,934,000,000 3,399,000,000 2,798,000,000 2,027,000,000 1,762,000,000 2,455,000,000 2,960,000,000 845,000,000 468,000,000 925,000,000 506,000,000 2,149,000,000 663,000,000 1,068,000,000 -493,000,000 1,219,000,000 363,000,000 -5,953,000,000 169,000,000 865,000,000 749,000,000 681,000,000 1,599,000,000 1,443,000,000 1,164,000,000 1,496,000,000 1,061,000,000 1,183,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,971,000,000 1,894,000,000 2,237,000,000 1,958,000,000 1,874,000,000 1,501,000,000 1,578,000,000 1,863,000,000 1,903,000,000 1,262,000,000 1,203,000,000 2,199,000,000 
      yoy
    -206.75% 25.22% 20.89% 14.93% 95.97% 18.08% 36.50% 23.80% -48.14% -51.66% -41.92% -34.25% 2.68% 84.02% 66.52% 38.45% -5.47% 139.88% 276.50% 165.41% 484.98% -60.68% -29.41% -13.39% -202.64% 76.29% 82.64% -117.94% -391.72% 40.92% -51.54% -974.16% -89.43% -40.06% -35.65% -54.48% 50.71% 21.98% 10.65% -24.10% -43.98% -47.12% -46.27% 5.18% 26.18% 41.76% 5.10% -1.52% 18.94% 31.17% -15.28%     
      qoq
    -216.92% -5.19% -11.57% 8.90% 37.15% -8.47% -15.94% 85.70% -17.36% 5.81% -23.76% -22.21% -22.98% 27.13% -13.68% 21.48% 38.04% 15.04% -28.23% -17.06% 250.30% 80.56% -49.41% 82.81% -76.45% 224.13% -37.92% -316.63% -140.44% 235.81% -106.10% -3622.49% -80.46% 15.49% 9.99% -57.41% 10.81% 23.97% -22.19% 41.00% -10.31% 12.45% -46.63% 4.07% -15.33% 14.25% 4.48% 24.85% -4.88% -15.30% -2.10% 50.79% 4.90% -45.29%  
      net income margin %
    -27.66% 25.72% 25.61% 27.25% 28.50% 22.67% 24.77% 27.85% 17.26% 21.33% 18.37% 23.62% 25.21% 34.11% 26.28% 31.75% 29.97% 25.15% 22.21% 29.81% 35.47% 17.27% 8.97% 18.22% 10.51% 22.30% 13.31% 22.06% -8.49% 21.77% 6.90% -98.10% 2.86% 16.11% 14.93% 11.35% 25.86% 23.87% 20.97% 25.90% 19.45% 20.28% 15.26% 27.76% 28.30% 32.87% 30.75% 28.30% 23.16% 25.28% 30.42% 31.62% 25.91% 26.01% 44.49% 
      basic earnings per share:
                                                           
      continuing operations
    -2.8 2.44 2.55 2.86 2.61 1.89 2.03 2.52 1.46 1.56 1.53 2.02                             0.69 0.74 0.64 1.19 1.13 1.33 1.16 0.86 0.88 0.91 1.08 1.12 0.74 0.7 0.86 
      discontinued operations
        0.01 0.02 0.05 -0.04 -0.13 0.06  -0.03                                    0.25       0.45 
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                           
      shares used in per share calculations:
                                                           
      basic
    -6 1,092 1,104 1,110  1,116 1,117 1,116  1,115 1,116 1,122 -1 1,122 1,125 1,124 -1 1,129 1,133 1,134 -2 1,127 1,139 1,144 -4 1,217 1,213 1,213 -16 1,478 1,482 1,477 -1 1,478 1,477 1,478 -3 1,471 1,487 1,502 -20 1,608 1,645 1,661 -3 1,683 1,688 1,688 -5 1,727 1,722 1,709 1,715 1,698 
      diluted
    -7 1,099 1,115 1,122  1,134 1,130 1,127  1,124 1,123 1,131 -2 1,134 1,140 1,142 -2 1,145 1,151 1,156 -1 1,139 1,151 1,159 -4 1,231 1,217 1,223 -16 1,487 1,494 1,477 -1 1,491 1,489 1,495 -2 1,486 1,498 1,517 -22 1,629 1,667 1,686 -4 1,714 1,719 1,722 -6 1,765 1,763 1,751 1,758 1,743 
      see accompanying notes.
                                                           
      income before income taxes
                2,882,000,000 4,239,000,000 3,423,000,000 3,865,000,000 3,285,000,000 2,257,000,000 2,129,000,000 2,604,000,000 3,306,000,000 868,000,000 598,000,000 947,000,000 614,000,000 5,501,000,000 806,000,000 559,000,000 -775,000,000 956,000,000 358,000,000 -27,000,000 434,000,000 858,000,000 857,000,000 870,000,000 1,218,250,000 1,693,000,000 1,470,000,000 1,710,000,000                
      basic earnings per share
                2.24 3.32 2.61 3.02 2.47 1.8 1.55 2.16 2.61 0.75 0.41 0.81 0.8 1.77 0.55 0.88   0.25                         
      diluted earnings per share
                2.21 3.29 2.57 2.98 2.44 1.77 1.53 2.12 2.57 0.74 0.41 0.8 0.793 1.75 0.55 0.87   0.24                         
      income tax benefit
                          -130,000,000 -22,000,000 -746,750,000 -3,352,000,000 -143,000,000 509,000,000 -1,414,750,000 263,000,000 5,000,000  -72,500,000 7,000,000                      
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                     1,000,000  1,000,000  1,000,000  2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 9,000,000 4,000,000 31,000,000 
      net income attributable to qualcomm
                                -493,000,000 1,219,000,000  -5,953,000,000 169,000,000 866,000,000 749,000,000 682,000,000 1,599,000,000 1,444,000,000 1,164,000,000 1,498,000,000 1,062,000,000 1,184,000,000 1,053,000,000 1,972,000,000 1,894,000,000 2,238,000,000 1,959,000,000 1,875,000,000 1,501,000,000 1,580,000,000 1,866,000,000 1,906,000,000 1,271,000,000 1,207,000,000 2,230,000,000 
      basic earnings per share attributable to qualcomm
                                -0.36 0.82  -4.03 0.12 0.59 0.51 0.46 0.69 0.98 0.78                
      diluted earnings per share attributable to qualcomm
                                -0.36 0.82  -4.03 0.11 0.58 0.5 0.46 0.685 0.97 0.78 0.99                
      dividends per share announced
                                0.44 0.62 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.215 
      investment income
                                      235,000,000 182,000,000 232,000,000 176,000,000 127,000,000 99,000,000 215,000,000 163,000,000 203,000,000 234,000,000 260,000,000 422,000,000 282,000,000 264,000,000 234,000,000 233,000,000 259,000,000 239,000,000 291,000,000 199,000,000 220,000,000 
      basic earnings per share attributable to qualcomm:
                                                           
      diluted earnings per share attributable to qualcomm:
                                                           
      operating expenses:
                                                           
      total operating expenses
                                                    3,185,750,000 4,566,000,000 4,247,000,000 3,930,000,000 3,636,000,000 3,244,000,000 3,429,000,000 
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2025-09-28 2025-06-29 2025-03-30 2024-12-29 2024-09-29 2024-06-23 2024-03-24 2023-12-24 2023-09-24 2023-06-25 2023-03-26 2022-12-25 2022-09-25 2022-06-26 2022-03-27 2021-12-26 2021-09-26 2021-06-27 2021-03-28 2020-12-27 2020-09-27 2020-06-28 2020-03-29 2019-12-29 2019-09-29 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-30 2018-09-30 2018-06-24 2018-03-25 2017-12-24 2017-09-24 2017-06-25 2017-03-26 2016-12-25 2016-09-25 2016-06-26 2016-03-27 2015-12-27 2015-09-27 2015-06-28 2015-03-29 2014-12-28 2014-09-28 2014-06-29 2014-03-30 2013-12-29 2013-09-29 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-30 2012-09-30 2012-06-24 2012-03-25 
                                                             
        assets
                                                             
        current assets:
                                                             
        cash and cash equivalents
      5,520,000,000 5,448,000,000 7,203,000,000 8,713,000,000 7,849,000,000 7,770,000,000 9,219,000,000 8,133,000,000 8,450,000,000 6,087,000,000 3,488,000,000 4,808,000,000 2,773,000,000 2,676,000,000 7,173,000,000 6,607,000,000 7,116,000,000 7,399,000,000 6,000,000,000 7,076,000,000 6,707,000,000 6,120,000,000 8,403,000,000 11,109,000,000  13,923,000,000 10,135,000,000 10,066,000,000 11,777,000,000 35,619,000,000 37,946,000,000 33,362,000,000  14,909,000,000 7,124,000,000 6,885,000,000 5,946,000,000 5,885,000,000 5,775,000,000 6,913,000,000 7,560,000,000 9,987,000,000 5,492,000,000 6,325,000,000 7,907,000,000 7,944,000,000 6,337,000,000 8,292,000,000  2,533,000,000 4,093,000,000 4,293,000,000  3,412,000,000 5,998,000,000 
        restricted cash
      2,323,000,000 2,323,000,000                                                      
        marketable securities
      4,635,000,000 4,563,000,000 6,643,000,000 5,592,000,000 5,451,000,000 5,262,000,000 4,632,000,000 3,921,000,000 2,874,000,000 2,544,000,000 3,188,000,000 3,430,000,000 3,609,000,000 4,172,000,000 4,373,000,000 4,703,000,000 5,298,000,000 5,508,000,000 5,526,000,000 5,222,000,000 4,507,000,000 4,480,000,000 1,543,000,000 314,000,000  435,000,000 195,000,000 249,000,000 311,000,000 291,000,000 1,625,000,000 2,041,000,000  5,954,000,000 2,858,000,000 3,927,000,000 12,702,000,000 11,225,000,000 10,627,000,000 9,615,000,000 9,761,000,000 11,344,000,000 10,063,000,000 11,463,000,000 9,658,000,000 10,209,000,000 10,291,000,000 8,988,000,000  8,928,000,000 9,400,000,000 8,982,000,000  9,983,000,000 9,081,000,000 
        accounts receivable
      4,315,000,000 3,410,000,000 3,699,000,000 3,550,000,000 3,929,000,000 2,948,000,000 3,054,000,000 3,513,000,000 3,183,000,000 3,850,000,000 3,691,000,000 3,960,000,000 5,643,000,000 3,804,000,000 4,084,000,000 4,032,000,000 3,579,000,000 2,952,000,000 3,346,000,000 4,148,000,000 4,003,000,000 1,847,000,000 3,081,000,000 2,737,000,000  2,390,000,000 3,638,000,000 3,426,000,000 2,904,000,000 3,163,000,000 3,535,000,000 3,053,000,000  3,532,000,000 4,201,000,000 2,085,000,000 2,219,000,000 1,939,000,000 1,738,000,000 1,323,000,000 1,964,000,000 1,961,000,000 2,058,000,000 2,239,000,000 2,412,000,000 2,084,000,000 2,217,000,000 1,327,000,000  1,949,000,000 1,889,000,000 1,647,000,000  1,250,000,000 1,189,000,000 
        inventories
      6,526,000,000 6,338,000,000 6,196,000,000 6,303,000,000 6,423,000,000 6,020,000,000 6,087,000,000 6,247,000,000 6,422,000,000 6,628,000,000 6,858,000,000 6,932,000,000 6,341,000,000 5,418,000,000 4,555,000,000 3,861,000,000 3,228,000,000 3,133,000,000 2,668,000,000 2,552,000,000 2,598,000,000 2,343,000,000 1,700,000,000 1,420,000,000  1,774,000,000 1,725,000,000 1,698,000,000 1,693,000,000 1,785,000,000 1,797,000,000 1,872,000,000  2,002,000,000 2,066,000,000 1,910,000,000 1,556,000,000 1,338,000,000 1,427,000,000 1,216,000,000 1,492,000,000 1,583,000,000 1,861,000,000 1,761,000,000 1,458,000,000 1,185,000,000 1,147,000,000 1,064,000,000  1,727,000,000 1,484,000,000 1,277,000,000  820,000,000 781,000,000 
        other current assets
      2,435,000,000 2,831,000,000 2,339,000,000 1,907,000,000 1,579,000,000 1,332,000,000 1,240,000,000 1,288,000,000 1,194,000,000 1,050,000,000 1,032,000,000 1,247,000,000 1,625,000,000 1,979,000,000 1,425,000,000 1,019,000,000 854,000,000 701,000,000 759,000,000 794,000,000 704,000,000 768,000,000 586,000,000 625,000,000  682,000,000 631,000,000 855,000,000 699,000,000 3,460,000,000 641,000,000 638,000,000  624,000,000 659,000,000 972,000,000 558,000,000 592,000,000 590,000,000 664,000,000 687,000,000 581,000,000 733,000,000 528,000,000 401,000,000 535,000,000 521,000,000 510,000,000  506,000,000 582,000,000 595,000,000  400,000,000 327,000,000 
        total current assets
      25,754,000,000 24,913,000,000 26,080,000,000 26,065,000,000 25,231,000,000 23,332,000,000 24,232,000,000 23,439,000,000 22,464,000,000 20,476,000,000 19,073,000,000 21,098,000,000 20,724,000,000 18,999,000,000 21,610,000,000 20,222,000,000 20,075,000,000 19,693,000,000 18,299,000,000 19,792,000,000 18,519,000,000 15,558,000,000 15,313,000,000 16,205,000,000  19,204,000,000 16,324,000,000 16,294,000,000 17,384,000,000 44,318,000,000 45,544,000,000 40,966,000,000  27,021,000,000 16,908,000,000 15,779,000,000 22,981,000,000 20,979,000,000 20,157,000,000 20,338,000,000 22,099,000,000 25,928,000,000 20,740,000,000 22,761,000,000 22,413,000,000 22,408,000,000 21,008,000,000 20,585,000,000  15,972,000,000 17,766,000,000 17,103,000,000  16,377,000,000 17,861,000,000 
        deferred tax assets
      743,000,000 6,114,000,000 5,750,000,000 5,409,000,000 5,162,000,000 4,420,000,000 3,978,000,000 3,579,000,000 3,310,000,000 2,773,000,000 2,477,000,000 2,092,000,000 1,803,000,000 1,778,000,000 1,545,000,000 1,454,000,000 1,591,000,000 1,450,000,000 1,325,000,000 1,319,000,000 1,351,000,000 1,345,000,000 1,249,000,000 1,254,000,000  1,172,000,000 3,832,000,000 3,923,000,000 904,000,000 844,000,000 1,126,000,000 1,241,000,000  2,747,000,000 2,458,000,000 2,312,000,000    607,000,000 635,000,000 472,000,000 533,000,000 445,000,000 577,000,000 451,000,000 495,000,000 404,000,000  329,000,000 318,000,000 309,000,000  512,000,000 485,000,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      4,690,000,000 4,496,000,000 4,410,000,000 4,460,000,000 4,665,000,000 4,744,000,000 4,724,000,000 4,907,000,000 5,042,000,000 5,216,000,000 5,281,000,000 5,215,000,000 5,168,000,000 5,038,000,000 4,893,000,000 4,723,000,000 4,559,000,000 4,424,000,000 4,186,000,000 4,033,000,000 3,711,000,000 3,487,000,000 3,358,000,000 3,171,000,000  3,037,000,000 2,945,000,000 2,932,000,000 2,975,000,000 3,073,000,000 3,224,000,000 3,224,000,000  3,164,000,000 3,065,000,000 2,270,000,000 2,306,000,000 2,341,000,000 2,391,000,000 2,484,000,000 2,534,000,000 2,574,000,000 2,523,000,000 2,531,000,000 2,487,000,000 2,555,000,000 2,573,000,000 2,562,000,000  2,974,000,000 2,971,000,000 2,874,000,000  2,888,000,000 2,760,000,000 
        goodwill
      11,358,000,000 11,366,000,000 10,948,000,000 10,908,000,000 10,799,000,000 10,770,000,000 10,760,000,000 10,722,000,000 10,642,000,000 10,591,000,000 10,579,000,000 10,566,000,000 10,508,000,000 10,719,000,000 7,261,000,000 7,264,000,000 7,246,000,000 7,229,000,000 7,220,000,000 6,358,000,000 6,323,000,000 6,299,000,000 6,294,000,000 6,297,000,000  6,308,000,000 6,299,000,000 6,295,000,000 6,498,000,000 6,630,000,000 6,676,000,000 6,638,000,000  6,523,000,000 6,497,000,000 5,686,000,000 5,679,000,000 5,657,000,000 5,657,000,000 5,669,000,000 5,479,000,000 4,259,000,000 4,388,000,000 4,413,000,000 4,488,000,000 4,183,000,000 4,226,000,000 4,212,000,000  3,995,000,000 3,975,000,000 3,929,000,000  3,843,000,000 3,607,000,000 
        other intangible assets
      1,148,000,000 1,202,000,000 1,183,000,000 1,225,000,000 1,244,000,000 1,296,000,000 1,331,000,000 1,387,000,000 1,408,000,000 1,618,000,000 1,727,000,000 1,796,000,000 1,882,000,000 1,954,000,000 1,258,000,000 1,373,000,000 1,458,000,000 1,542,000,000 1,662,000,000 1,541,000,000 1,653,000,000 1,749,000,000 1,889,000,000 2,045,000,000  2,350,000,000 2,510,000,000 2,746,000,000 2,955,000,000 3,174,000,000 3,435,000,000 3,548,000,000  3,880,000,000 4,084,000,000 3,338,000,000 3,500,000,000 3,669,000,000 3,896,000,000 4,068,000,000 3,742,000,000 2,405,000,000 2,482,000,000 2,497,000,000 2,580,000,000 2,608,000,000 2,699,000,000 2,490,000,000  2,690,000,000 2,735,000,000 2,826,000,000  3,845,000,000 3,002,000,000 
        other assets
      6,450,000,000 6,771,000,000 7,001,000,000 7,508,000,000 8,053,000,000 8,179,000,000 8,142,000,000 8,032,000,000 8,086,000,000 8,110,000,000 7,974,000,000 8,048,000,000 7,729,000,000 7,616,000,000 7,735,000,000 7,784,000,000 6,311,000,000 4,431,000,000 4,476,000,000 4,436,000,000 4,037,000,000 3,890,000,000 3,835,000,000 4,139,000,000  2,062,000,000 2,113,000,000 2,056,000,000 1,935,000,000 4,016,000,000 4,086,000,000 4,287,000,000  4,155,000,000 4,191,000,000 4,008,000,000 2,161,000,000 2,143,000,000 2,174,000,000 1,991,000,000 1,863,000,000 1,960,000,000 1,936,000,000 1,101,000,000 975,000,000 843,000,000 783,000,000 757,000,000  791,000,000 807,000,000 649,000,000  663,000,000 1,494,000,000 
        total assets
      50,143,000,000 54,862,000,000 55,372,000,000 55,575,000,000 55,154,000,000 52,741,000,000 53,167,000,000 52,135,000,000 51,040,000,000 49,002,000,000 48,362,000,000 50,014,000,000 49,014,000,000 47,020,000,000 44,302,000,000 42,820,000,000 41,240,000,000 38,769,000,000 37,168,000,000 37,479,000,000 35,594,000,000 32,328,000,000 31,938,000,000 33,111,000,000 32,957,000,000 34,133,000,000 34,023,000,000 34,246,000,000 32,686,000,000 62,090,000,000 64,126,000,000 64,351,000,000 65,486,000,000 64,379,000,000 56,079,000,000 52,366,000,000 52,359,000,000 50,786,000,000 50,060,000,000 50,229,000,000 50,796,000,000 52,295,000,000 47,173,000,000 48,447,000,000 48,574,000,000 48,355,000,000 47,875,000,000 46,282,000,000 45,516,000,000 46,809,000,000 47,599,000,000 44,841,000,000 43,012,000,000 42,445,000,000 41,531,000,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                             
        current liabilities:
                                                             
        trade accounts payable
      2,791,000,000 2,337,000,000 2,479,000,000 2,581,000,000 2,584,000,000 2,586,000,000 2,314,000,000 2,147,000,000 1,912,000,000 1,744,000,000 1,430,000,000 2,562,000,000 3,796,000,000 3,752,000,000 3,724,000,000 3,526,000,000 2,750,000,000 2,709,000,000 2,548,000,000 2,429,000,000 2,248,000,000 2,046,000,000 2,061,000,000 1,718,000,000  1,587,000,000 1,667,000,000 1,422,000,000 1,825,000,000 1,644,000,000 1,454,000,000 1,685,000,000  1,508,000,000 1,289,000,000 1,648,000,000 1,858,000,000 1,572,000,000 1,452,000,000 1,359,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,412,000,000 1,683,000,000 2,482,000,000 2,183,000,000 1,900,000,000 1,551,000,000 1,375,000,000  1,850,000,000 1,628,000,000 1,657,000,000  1,116,000,000 1,250,000,000 
        payroll and other benefits related liabilities
      1,839,000,000 1,586,000,000 1,248,000,000 1,424,000,000 1,834,000,000 1,780,000,000 1,253,000,000 1,757,000,000 1,685,000,000 1,546,000,000 1,227,000,000 1,460,000,000 1,486,000,000 1,578,000,000 1,124,000,000 1,440,000,000 1,531,000,000 1,503,000,000 994,000,000 1,149,000,000 1,053,000,000 1,020,000,000 699,000,000 939,000,000  1,014,000,000 633,000,000 821,000,000 1,081,000,000 1,379,000,000 1,262,000,000 1,041,000,000  1,089,000,000 895,000,000 865,000,000 934,000,000 874,000,000 785,000,000 895,000,000 861,000,000 697,000,000 744,000,000 786,000,000 802,000,000 740,000,000 739,000,000 706,000,000  713,000,000 679,000,000 618,000,000  608,000,000 572,000,000 
        unearned revenues
      358,000,000 285,000,000 232,000,000 212,000,000 297,000,000 263,000,000 253,000,000 210,000,000 293,000,000 249,000,000 277,000,000 289,000,000 369,000,000 463,000,000 534,000,000 604,000,000 612,000,000 618,000,000 586,000,000 540,000,000 568,000,000 550,000,000 529,000,000 511,000,000  527,000,000 478,000,000 484,000,000 500,000,000 507,000,000 502,000,000 487,000,000  513,000,000 513,000,000 487,000,000 509,000,000 535,000,000 791,000,000 639,000,000 583,000,000 680,000,000 778,000,000 885,000,000 785,000,000 705,000,000 625,000,000 470,000,000  482,000,000 514,000,000 733,000,000  547,000,000 558,000,000 
        short-term debt
        1,365,000,000 1,365,000,000 1,364,000,000 1,364,000,000 914,000,000 914,000,000 914,000,000 914,000,000 499,000,000 1,446,000,000 1,945,000,000 1,945,000,000 3,485,000,000 2,042,000,000 2,044,000,000 2,045,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 2,499,000,000 2,498,000,000 2,496,000,000 3,000,000,000 998,000,000 998,000,000 1,005,000,000 7,103,000,000 3,733,000,000 3,465,000,000 2,495,000,000 2,495,000,000 1,998,000,000 1,749,000,000 1,749,000,000 1,749,000,000 1,949,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,096,000,000             
        other current liabilities
      4,156,000,000 3,592,000,000 4,220,000,000 4,372,000,000 4,425,000,000 3,754,000,000 4,409,000,000 3,805,000,000 4,491,000,000 3,710,000,000 3,785,000,000 3,678,000,000 3,689,000,000 3,414,000,000 4,565,000,000 4,661,000,000 5,014,000,000 4,585,000,000 4,442,000,000 4,605,000,000 4,303,000,000 3,798,000,000 3,986,000,000 3,528,000,000  4,725,000,000 6,741,000,000 6,831,000,000 6,825,000,000 5,579,000,000 5,709,000,000 5,349,000,000  3,558,000,000 5,450,000,000 3,245,000,000 2,261,000,000 2,113,000,000 2,049,000,000 2,610,000,000 2,356,000,000 2,294,000,000 1,868,000,000 2,252,000,000 2,243,000,000 2,676,000,000 2,986,000,000 2,762,000,000  1,983,000,000 1,904,000,000 1,473,000,000  2,277,000,000 1,580,000,000 
        total current liabilities
      9,144,000,000 7,800,000,000 9,544,000,000 9,954,000,000 10,504,000,000 9,747,000,000 9,143,000,000 9,169,000,000 9,628,000,000 8,463,000,000 7,866,000,000 10,081,000,000 11,866,000,000 11,829,000,000 13,432,000,000 12,273,000,000 11,951,000,000 11,460,000,000 9,070,000,000 9,223,000,000 8,672,000,000 7,914,000,000 9,774,000,000 9,194,000,000  10,853,000,000 10,517,000,000 10,556,000,000 11,236,000,000 16,212,000,000 12,660,000,000 12,027,000,000  9,163,000,000 10,145,000,000 7,994,000,000 7,311,000,000 6,843,000,000 7,026,000,000 6,503,000,000 6,100,000,000 6,083,000,000 6,169,000,000 6,405,000,000 6,013,000,000 6,021,000,000 5,901,000,000 5,313,000,000  5,028,000,000 5,263,000,000 5,005,000,000  5,516,000,000 5,178,000,000 
        long-term debt
      14,811,000,000 14,788,000,000 13,258,000,000 13,212,000,000 13,270,000,000 13,190,000,000 14,543,000,000 14,566,000,000 14,484,000,000 14,530,000,000 15,486,000,000 15,431,000,000 13,537,000,000 13,600,000,000 12,195,000,000 13,708,000,000 13,701,000,000 13,695,000,000 15,235,000,000 15,231,000,000 15,226,000,000 15,425,000,000 13,449,000,000 13,437,000,000 13,437,000,000 13,426,000,000 15,405,000,000 15,388,000,000 15,365,000,000 15,378,000,000 19,361,000,000 19,381,000,000 19,398,000,000 19,403,000,000 9,939,000,000 9,935,000,000 10,008,000,000 10,024,000,000 9,993,000,000 9,950,000,000 9,969,000,000 9,913,000,000              
        other liabilities
      4,911,000,000 4,972,000,000 4,760,000,000 5,452,000,000 5,018,000,000 4,500,000,000 4,351,000,000 4,150,000,000 4,130,000,000 4,113,000,000 4,008,000,000 4,004,000,000 3,863,000,000 3,755,000,000 3,640,000,000 3,562,000,000 3,561,000,000 3,248,000,000 3,161,000,000 3,146,000,000 2,986,000,000 2,947,000,000 2,823,000,000 2,852,000,000  1,026,000,000 1,056,000,000 1,091,000,000 1,225,000,000 3,065,000,000 3,206,000,000 3,246,000,000  2,419,000,000 2,441,000,000 953,000,000 895,000,000 855,000,000 878,000,000 913,000,000 817,000,000 527,000,000 503,000,000 460,000,000 428,000,000 379,000,000 354,000,000 376,000,000  519,000,000 480,000,000 440,000,000  515,000,000 589,000,000 
        total liabilities
      28,937,000,000 27,653,000,000 27,644,000,000 28,695,000,000 28,880,000,000 28,071,000,000 28,698,000,000 29,077,000,000 29,459,000,000 28,332,000,000 28,664,000,000 31,204,000,000 31,001,000,000 30,972,000,000 30,974,000,000 31,487,000,000 31,290,000,000 30,592,000,000 29,744,000,000 30,099,000,000 29,517,000,000 29,022,000,000 28,893,000,000 28,598,000,000  28,670,000,000 30,157,000,000 30,629,000,000 31,758,000,000 39,022,000,000 40,307,000,000 40,427,000,000  33,096,000,000 24,745,000,000 21,160,000,000 20,591,000,000 20,148,000,000 20,423,000,000 19,996,000,000 19,382,000,000 19,099,000,000 9,339,000,000 9,628,000,000 9,408,000,000 9,568,000,000 9,622,000,000 9,255,000,000  9,226,000,000 9,971,000,000 9,487,000,000  9,840,000,000 9,661,000,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                             
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                             
        preferred stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                             
        common stock and paid-in capital, 0.0001 par value...
            66,000,000  490,000,000 77,000,000   195,000,000       113,000,000 586,000,000 113,000,000    581,000,000 384,000,000    495,000,000 265,000,000  225,000,000 346,000,000 214,000,000 414,000,000 169,000,000     4,956,000,000 6,334,000,000 7,736,000,000 8,346,000,000 9,347,000,000         
        retained earnings
      20,646,000,000 26,552,000,000 27,333,000,000 26,607,000,000 25,687,000,000 24,273,000,000 23,965,000,000 22,565,000,000 20,733,000,000 20,163,000,000 19,280,000,000 18,517,000,000 17,840,000,000 15,830,000,000 13,113,000,000 11,275,000,000 9,822,000,000 7,993,000,000 7,143,000,000 6,974,000,000 5,284,000,000 3,081,000,000 2,990,000,000 4,376,000,000  4,687,000,000 3,309,000,000 3,415,000,000 663,000,000 22,745,000,000 22,779,000,000 23,273,000,000  30,778,000,000 30,768,000,000 30,815,000,000 30,936,000,000 30,134,000,000 29,485,000,000 30,172,000,000 31,226,000,000 32,699,000,000 32,411,000,000 32,061,000,000 30,799,000,000 29,618,000,000 28,097,000,000 26,737,000,000  24,564,000,000 23,599,000,000 22,172,000,000  19,868,000,000 19,090,000,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      560,000,000 657,000,000 395,000,000 273,000,000 587,000,000 397,000,000 438,000,000 493,000,000 358,000,000 430,000,000 418,000,000 293,000,000 -22,000,000 218,000,000 215,000,000 58,000,000 128,000,000 184,000,000 281,000,000 293,000,000 207,000,000 112,000,000 55,000,000 137,000,000  195,000,000 173,000,000 202,000,000 265,000,000 323,000,000 545,000,000 386,000,000  291,000,000 230,000,000 186,000,000 428,000,000 344,000,000 160,000,000 69,000,000 195,000,000 503,000,000 472,000,000 428,000,000 634,000,000 825,000,000 810,000,000 784,000,000  698,000,000 1,021,000,000 880,000,000  620,000,000 809,000,000 
        total stockholders’ equity
      21,206,000,000 27,209,000,000 27,728,000,000 26,880,000,000 26,274,000,000 24,670,000,000 24,469,000,000 23,058,000,000 21,581,000,000 20,670,000,000 19,698,000,000 18,810,000,000 18,013,000,000 16,048,000,000 13,328,000,000 11,333,000,000 9,950,000,000 8,177,000,000 7,424,000,000 7,380,000,000 6,077,000,000 3,306,000,000 3,045,000,000 4,513,000,000 4,909,000,000 5,463,000,000 3,866,000,000 3,617,000,000 928,000,000 23,068,000,000 23,819,000,000 23,924,000,000 30,746,000,000 31,283,000,000 31,334,000,000 31,206,000,000 31,768,000,000 30,638,000,000 29,637,000,000 30,233,000,000 31,414,000,000 33,196,000,000 37,834,000,000 38,819,000,000 39,166,000,000 38,787,000,000 38,253,000,000 37,027,000,000 36,087,000,000 37,583,000,000 37,628,000,000  33,545,000,000 32,605,000,000 31,870,000,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      50,143,000,000 54,862,000,000 55,372,000,000 55,575,000,000 55,154,000,000 52,741,000,000 53,167,000,000 52,135,000,000 51,040,000,000 49,002,000,000 48,362,000,000 50,014,000,000 49,014,000,000 47,020,000,000 44,302,000,000 42,820,000,000 41,240,000,000 38,769,000,000 37,168,000,000 37,479,000,000 35,594,000,000 32,328,000,000 31,938,000,000 33,111,000,000  34,133,000,000 34,023,000,000 34,246,000,000 32,686,000,000 62,090,000,000 64,126,000,000 64,351,000,000  64,379,000,000 56,079,000,000 52,366,000,000 52,359,000,000 50,786,000,000 50,060,000,000 50,229,000,000 50,796,000,000 52,295,000,000 47,173,000,000 48,447,000,000 48,574,000,000 48,355,000,000 47,875,000,000 46,282,000,000  46,809,000,000 47,599,000,000   42,445,000,000 41,531,000,000 
        held for sale assets
             337,000,000 341,000,000 317,000,000 816,000,000 721,000,000 733,000,000 950,000,000                                          
        held for sale liabilities
             336,000,000 333,000,000 300,000,000 648,000,000 646,000,000 581,000,000 677,000,000                                          
        income taxes payable
           526,000,000 526,000,000 1,056,000,000 1,080,000,000 1,098,000,000 1,084,000,000 1,472,000,000 1,472,000,000 1,480,000,000 1,479,000,000 1,687,000,000 1,713,000,000 1,714,000,000 1,715,000,000 1,855,000,000 1,872,000,000 1,872,000,000 1,879,000,000 2,054,000,000  2,114,000,000 1,849,000,000 2,174,000,000 2,312,000,000 2,659,000,000 3,277,000,000 3,867,000,000                       179,000,000 
        statement of operations data:
                                                             
        revenues
                              24,273,000,000        22,291,000,000                       
        operating income
                              7,667,000,000        2,614,000,000                7,230,000,000    5,682,000,000   
        net income attributable to qualcomm
                              4,386,000,000        2,466,000,000                6,853,000,000    6,109,000,000   
        per share data:
                                                             
        basic earnings per share attributable to qualcomm:
                              3,630,000                               
        diluted earnings per share attributable to qualcomm:
                              3,590,000                               
        dividends per share announced
                              2,480,000        2,200,000                1,200,000    930,000   
        balance sheet data:
                                                             
        cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
                              12,296,000,000        38,578,000,000                       
        other long-term liabilities
                              4,516,000,000        2,432,000,000                533,000,000    366,000,000   
        income from continuing operations
                                      2,465,000,000                6,845,000,000    5,283,000,000   
        discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                          776,000,000   
        continuing operations
                                      1,670,000                3,910,000    3,060,000   
        discontinued operations
                                                          450,000   
        net income
                                      1,670,000                3,990,000    3,590,000   
        qualcomm stockholders’ equity:
                                                             
        total qualcomm stockholders’ equity
                                       31,294,000,000 31,344,000,000 31,215,000,000 31,778,000,000 30,647,000,000 29,645,000,000 30,241,000,000 31,421,000,000 33,202,000,000 37,839,000,000 38,823,000,000 39,169,000,000 38,789,000,000 38,254,000,000 37,027,000,000  37,578,000,000 37,611,000,000   32,584,000,000 31,882,000,000 
        noncontrolling interests
                                       -11,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000   5,000,000 17,000,000 20,000,000  21,000,000 -12,000,000 
        common stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                             
        paid-in capital
                                                     9,506,000,000  12,316,000,000 12,991,000,000 12,282,000,000  12,096,000,000 11,983,000,000 
        loans and debentures
                                                          1,064,000,000 968,000,000  
        capital lease obligations
                                                      17,000,000    60,000,000   
        assets held for sale
                                                        1,070,000,000 1,037,000,000    
        liabilities held for sale
                                                        538,000,000 524,000,000    
        and outstanding, respectively
                                                             
        stockholders' equity:
                                                             
        qualcomm stockholders' equity:
                                                             
        total qualcomm stockholders' equity
                                                         35,334,000,000    
        total stockholders' equity
                                                         35,354,000,000    
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                         44,841,000,000    
        loans payable
                                                            1,039,000,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-09-28 2025-06-29 2025-03-30 2024-12-29 2024-09-29 2024-06-23 2024-03-24 2023-12-24 2023-09-24 2023-06-25 2023-03-26 2022-12-25 2022-09-25 2022-06-26 2022-03-27 2021-12-26 2021-09-26 2021-06-27 2021-03-28 2020-12-27 2020-09-27 2020-06-28 2020-03-29 2019-12-29 2019-09-29 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-30 2018-09-30 2018-06-24 2018-03-25 2017-12-24 2017-09-24 2017-06-25 2017-03-26 2016-12-25 2016-09-25 2016-06-26 2016-03-27 2015-12-27 2015-09-27 2015-06-28 2015-03-29 2014-12-28 2014-09-28 2014-06-29 2014-03-30 2013-12-29 2013-09-29 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-30 2012-09-30 2012-06-24 
                                                              
          operating activities:
                                                              
          net income
        -3,117,000,000 2,666,000,000 2,812,000,000 3,180,000,000 2,915,000,000 2,108,000,000 2,276,000,000 2,811,000,000 1,629,000,000 1,735,000,000 1,702,000,000 2,273,000,000 2,923,000,000 3,730,000,000 2,934,000,000 3,399,000,000 2,798,000,000 2,028,000,000 1,762,000,000 2,455,000,000 2,960,000,000 845,000,000 468,000,000 925,000,000 506,000,000 2,149,000,000 663,000,000 1,068,000,000 -493,000,000 1,219,000,000 363,000,000 -5,953,000,000 169,000,000 865,000,000 750,000,000 681,000,000 1,599,000,000 1,443,000,000 1,164,000,000 1,496,000,000 1,061,000,000 1,184,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,971,000,000 1,894,000,000 2,237,000,000 1,959,000,000 1,874,000,000 1,501,000,000 1,578,000,000 1,863,000,000 1,903,000,000 1,262,000,000 1,203,000,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                              
          depreciation and amortization expense
        371,000,000 398,000,000 397,000,000 436,000,000 439,000,000 419,000,000 411,000,000 437,000,000 462,000,000 479,000,000 470,000,000 398,000,000 490,000,000 438,000,000 428,000,000 406,000,000 425,000,000 406,000,000 387,000,000 364,000,000 339,000,000 363,000,000 340,000,000 351,000,000 350,000,000 353,000,000 345,000,000 353,000,000 396,000,000 414,000,000 388,000,000 363,000,000 397,000,000 393,000,000 342,000,000 329,000,000 336,000,000 356,000,000 372,000,000 364,000,000 326,000,000 297,000,000 304,000,000 287,000,000 297,000,000 292,000,000 289,000,000 272,000,000       
          indefinite and long-lived asset impairment charges
                                53,000,000 150,000,000 177,000,000 63,000,000   42,000,000 2,000,000 32,000,000 13,000,000 47,000,000 45,000,000 2,000,000               
          income tax provision in excess of (less than) income tax payments
           247,000,000                53,000,000                                 156,000,000 -261,000,000 
          share-based compensation expense
        663,000,000 659,000,000 702,000,000 759,000,000 697,000,000 644,000,000 705,000,000 602,000,000 608,000,000 614,000,000 628,000,000 634,000,000 521,000,000 516,000,000 498,000,000 496,000,000 425,000,000 424,000,000 422,000,000 392,000,000                                   
          net gains on marketable securities and other investments
        -84,000,000 -288,000,000 36,000,000 -45,000,000  -41,000,000 -202,000,000 -71,000,000    -25,000,000    -103,000,000 -515,000,000 -186,000,000 -106,000,000 -195,000,000 -67,000,000 -220,000,000   -16,000,000 -331,000,000                             
          impairment losses on other investments
        20,000,000 52,000,000   13,000,000 4,000,000   12,000,000 19,000,000        8,000,000 15,000,000 1,000,000  12,000,000 265,000,000 72,000,000                               
          other items
        -34,000,000 46,000,000 -46,000,000 -23,000,000 -4,000,000 -33,000,000 -39,000,000 9,000,000 2,000,000 7,000,000 49,000,000 -33,000,000   -10,000,000 -25,000,000 -9,000,000 -25,000,000 -29,000,000 -19,000,000 -34,000,000 -33,000,000 -49,000,000 -26,000,000 -65,000,000 -17,000,000 -154,000,000 -36,000,000 104,000,000 -21,000,000 -11,000,000 57,000,000 132,000,000 -83,000,000 101,000,000 -4,000,000   60,000,000 -13,000,000 13,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 -31,000,000 -105,000,000 108,000,000 -53,000,000 33,000,000 -170,000,000 183,000,000 63,000,000 28,000,000 3,000,000 44,000,000 
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                              
          accounts receivable
        -900,000,000 308,000,000 -165,000,000 392,000,000 -989,000,000 129,000,000 417,000,000 -325,000,000 665,000,000 -157,000,000 270,000,000 1,694,000,000 -1,850,000,000 285,000,000 -47,000,000 -454,000,000 -626,000,000 394,000,000 799,000,000 -141,000,000 -2,151,000,000 1,229,000,000 -345,000,000 -262,000,000 -78,000,000 1,251,000,000 -215,000,000 415,000,000 264,000,000 376,000,000 -487,000,000 581,000,000 -83,000,000 670,000,000 -1,822,000,000 131,000,000 -271,000,000 -215,000,000 -392,000,000 646,000,000 112,000,000 100,000,000 165,000,000 173,000,000 -324,000,000 139,000,000 -884,000,000 788,000,000 -235,000,000 -21,000,000 -239,000,000 -185,000,000 -207,000,000 -54,000,000 
          inventories
        -171,000,000 -169,000,000 91,000,000 111,000,000 -384,000,000 69,000,000 163,000,000 165,000,000 200,000,000 204,000,000 80,000,000 -476,000,000 -936,000,000 -864,000,000 -699,000,000 -638,000,000 -113,000,000 -449,000,000 -122,000,000 62,000,000 -219,000,000 -641,000,000 -280,000,000 -17,000,000 368,000,000 -46,000,000 -31,000,000 -18,000,000 92,000,000 2,000,000 81,000,000 162,000,000 -18,000,000 63,000,000 109,000,000 -354,000,000 -218,000,000 90,000,000 -212,000,000 291,000,000 215,000,000 281,000,000 -100,000,000 -303,000,000 -271,000,000 -37,000,000 -84,000,000 237,000,000 399,000,000 -245,000,000 -207,000,000 -247,000,000 -199,000,000 -32,000,000 
          other assets
        610,000,000 62,000,000 151,000,000 148,000,000 110,000,000 -101,000,000 106,000,000 115,000,000 -1,000,000 -11,000,000 206,000,000 409,000,000 94,000,000 -548,000,000 -308,000,000 -1,504,000,000 -1,688,000,000 99,000,000 37,000,000 -97,000,000 29,000,000 -68,000,000 48,000,000 -119,000,000 63,000,000 -10,000,000 173,000,000 -148,000,000 -60,000,000 20,000,000 126,000,000 -56,000,000 58,000,000 4,000,000 123,000,000 -16,000,000 93,000,000 32,000,000 55,000,000 66,000,000 104,000,000 241,000,000 -998,000,000 -140,000,000 -28,000,000 9,000,000 58,000,000 69,000,000 -98,000,000 90,000,000 -150,000,000 -51,000,000 -209,000,000 -21,000,000 
          trade accounts payable
        339,000,000 -123,000,000 -108,000,000 11,000,000 -9,000,000 271,000,000 179,000,000 241,000,000 172,000,000 306,000,000 -1,094,000,000 -1,264,000,000 88,000,000 -31,000,000 198,000,000 781,000,000 46,000,000 158,000,000 162,000,000 129,000,000 162,000,000 -10,000,000 359,000,000 396,000,000 -176,000,000 -94,000,000 230,000,000 -403,000,000 202,000,000 215,000,000 -263,000,000 -248,000,000 498,000,000 134,000,000 -469,000,000 -208,000,000 278,000,000 126,000,000 87,000,000 50,000,000 -139,000,000 -261,000,000 -776,000,000 268,000,000 298,000,000 286,000,000 183,000,000 -148,000,000 -291,000,000 221,000,000 1,000,000 376,000,000 174,000,000 -90,000,000 
          payroll, benefits and other liabilities
        708,000,000 -170,000,000 -232,000,000 -541,000,000 392,000,000 368,000,000 212,000,000 74,000,000 605,000,000 68,000,000 -386,000,000 -286,000,000 231,000,000 -903,000,000 124,000,000 -495,000,000 286,000,000 657,000,000 -130,000,000 278,000,000 251,000,000 253,000,000 195,000,000 -171,000,000 158,000,000 -1,807,000,000 -151,000,000 -576,000,000 -827,000,000 348,000,000 166,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,220,000,000 -1,802,000,000 1,632,000,000 785,000,000 82,000,000 176,000,000 -708,000,000 98,000,000 78,000,000 -1,000,000 -425,000,000 20,000,000 -280,000,000 -235,000,000 240,000,000 -342,000,000 700,000,000 -151,000,000 590,000,000 -387,000,000 71,000,000 -151,000,000 
          unearned revenues
        59,000,000 70,000,000 21,000,000 -88,000,000 21,000,000 -11,000,000 91,000,000 -81,000,000 60,000,000 -30,000,000 -5,000,000 -81,000,000 -92,000,000 -93,000,000 -61,000,000 -78,000,000 -79,000,000 -18,000,000 2,000,000 -107,000,000 -48,000,000 -45,000,000 -38,000,000 -115,000,000 -16,000,000 9,000,000 -60,000,000 -62,000,000 -56,000,000 -53,000,000 -50,000,000 -75,000,000 -82,000,000 -69,000,000 4,000,000 -84,000,000 -37,000,000 -319,000,000 86,000,000 -37,000,000 -153,000,000 -162,000,000 -173,000,000 -73,000,000 -90,000,000 -90,000,000 -13,000,000 -99,000,000 45,000,000 -19,000,000 -7,000,000 -4,000,000 -42,000,000 -65,000,000 
          net cash used by operating activities from discontinued operations
            -75,000,000 -16,000,000 -5,000,000 -333,000,000 -33,000,000 -28,000,000                                           
          net cash from operating activities
        3,996,000,000 2,875,000,000 2,554,000,000 4,587,000,000 2,647,000,000 3,052,000,000 3,554,000,000 2,949,000,000 4,090,000,000 2,657,000,000 1,457,000,000 3,095,000,000 1,446,000,000 2,895,000,000 2,698,000,000 2,057,000,000 1,077,000,000 3,373,000,000 2,911,000,000 3,175,000,000 1,741,000,000 1,872,000,000 1,083,000,000 1,118,000,000 1,227,000,000 4,909,000,000 794,000,000 356,000,000 -436,000,000 2,053,000,000 516,000,000 1,762,000,000 2,417,000,000 82,000,000 815,000,000 1,379,000,000 2,084,000,000 1,840,000,000 737,000,000 2,739,000,000 1,684,000,000 2,116,000,000 -658,000,000 2,364,000,000 1,619,000,000 2,673,000,000 1,814,000,000 2,781,000,000 2,510,000,000 2,077,000,000 2,216,000,000 1,975,000,000 1,409,000,000 922,000,000 
          investing activities:
                                                              
          capital expenditures
        -407,000,000 -294,000,000 -214,000,000 -277,000,000 -256,000,000 -387,000,000 -184,000,000 -214,000,000 -293,000,000 -306,000,000 -453,000,000 -398,000,000 -634,000,000 -554,000,000 -491,000,000 -583,000,000 -430,000,000 -506,000,000 -483,000,000 -469,000,000 -348,000,000 -418,000,000 -345,000,000 -296,000,000 -317,000,000 -248,000,000 -170,000,000 -152,000,000 -159,000,000 -214,000,000 -185,000,000 -226,000,000 -262,000,000 -177,000,000 -122,000,000 -129,000,000 -150,000,000 -136,000,000 -125,000,000 -128,000,000 -179,000,000 -366,000,000 -196,000,000 -253,000,000 -230,000,000 -158,000,000 -587,000,000 -210,000,000 -240,000,000 -314,000,000 -289,000,000 -205,000,000 -250,000,000 -399,000,000 
          free cash flows
        3,589,000,000 2,581,000,000 2,340,000,000 4,310,000,000 2,391,000,000 2,665,000,000 3,370,000,000 2,735,000,000 3,797,000,000 2,351,000,000 1,004,000,000 2,697,000,000 812,000,000 2,341,000,000 2,207,000,000 1,474,000,000 647,000,000 2,867,000,000 2,428,000,000 2,706,000,000 1,393,000,000 1,454,000,000 738,000,000 822,000,000 910,000,000 4,661,000,000 624,000,000 204,000,000 -595,000,000 1,839,000,000 331,000,000 1,536,000,000 2,155,000,000 -95,000,000 693,000,000 1,250,000,000 1,934,000,000 1,704,000,000 612,000,000 2,611,000,000 1,505,000,000 1,750,000,000 -854,000,000 2,111,000,000 1,389,000,000 2,515,000,000 1,227,000,000 2,571,000,000 2,270,000,000 1,763,000,000 1,927,000,000 1,770,000,000 1,159,000,000 523,000,000 
          purchases of debt and equity marketable securities
        -909,000,000 -459,000,000 -2,412,000,000 -914,000,000 -913,000,000 -1,314,000,000 -1,390,000,000 -1,452,000,000 -646,000,000 -22,000,000 -145,000,000 -333,000,000 -419,000,000 -517,000,000 -449,000,000 -1,266,000,000 -1,944,000,000 -2,248,000,000 -1,365,000,000 -3,536,000,000                                 
          proceeds from sales and maturities of debt and equity marketable securities
        863,000,000 2,737,000,000 1,403,000,000 752,000,000 782,000,000 717,000,000 715,000,000 463,000,000 447,000,000 628,000,000 272,000,000 219,000,000 662,000,000 397,000,000 430,000,000 1,133,000,000 1,073,000,000 1,335,000,000 1,535,000,000 1,612,000,000 1,388,000,000 755,000,000 127,000,000 129,000,000 15,000,000 32,000,000 57,000,000 35,000,000                           
          acquisitions and other investments, net of cash acquired
        -32,000,000 -370,000,000 -81,000,000 -260,000,000 -20,000,000 -69,000,000 -105,000,000 -60,000,000 -128,000,000 -46,000,000 -32,000,000 -29,000,000 -169,000,000 -4,455,000,000 -50,000,000 -238,000,000 -93,000,000 -48,000,000 -1,098,000,000 -138,000,000 -26,000,000 -31,000,000 -53,000,000 -75,000,000 -67,000,000 -67,000,000 -62,000,000 -56,000,000 -134,000,000 -22,000,000 -48,000,000 -122,000,000 -143,000,000 -19,000,000 -1,325,000,000 -57,000,000 -149,000,000 -40,000,000 -173,000,000 -450,000,000 -2,689,000,000 -130,000,000 -80,000,000 -98,000,000 -436,000,000 -100,000,000 -32,000,000 -315,000,000 -13,000,000 -47,000,000 -93,000,000 -39,000,000 -156,000,000 -348,000,000 
          proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
            2,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 111,000,000                         1,000,000    105,000,000              
          proceeds from other investments
        8,000,000 12,000,000   18,000,000 8,000,000   7,000,000 2,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000 7,000,000 28,000,000 4,000,000 93,000,000 86,000,000 67,000,000      26,000,000 23,000,000 6,000,000 16,000,000 23,000,000 15,000,000 48,000,000                         
          net cash from investing activities from discontinued operations
                                                              
          net cash (used) provided by investing activities
            -385,000,000                    -337,000,000 -208,000,000      -3,261,000,000            -1,736,000,000           
          financing activities:
                                                              
          proceeds from short-term debt
        498,000,000 500,000,000 399,000,000 400,000,000 400,000,000 3,210,000,000 1,458,000,000 3,935,000,000 1,603,000,000 752,000,000 710,000,000 701,000,000 606,000,000 760,000,000 819,000,000 562,000,000 1,170,000,000 558,000,000 558,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,511,000,000 1,513,000,000 1,784,000,000 1,746,000,000 3,822,000,000 3,447,000,000 2,116,000,000 1,710,000,000 1,735,000,000 2,386,000,000 2,727,000,000 2,316,000,000 2,305,000,000 3,239,000,000 1,089,000,000 1,270,000,000 1,718,000,000             
          repayment of short-term debt
        -498,000,000 -500,000,000 -399,000,000 -400,000,000 -400,000,000 -498,000,000 -2,713,000,000 -1,955,000,000 -3,937,000,000 -1,604,000,000 -752,000,000 -710,000,000 -700,000,000 -606,000,000 -761,000,000 -818,000,000 -561,000,000 -1,169,000,000 -558,000,000 -558,000,000 -1,679,000,000 -1,510,000,000 -1,513,000,000 -1,790,000,000 -3,929,000,000 -2,868,000,000 -3,181,000,000 -1,149,000,000 -1,711,000,000 -2,734,000,000 -2,137,000,000 -2,727,000,000 -2,315,000,000 -2,505,000,000 -2,290,000,000 -1,090,000,000 -1,269,000,000              
          proceeds from long-term debt
               1,880,000,000        -1,000,000                                
          repayment of long-term debt
                       -219,000,000        -3,929,000,000                          
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
        203,000,000   187,000,000 1,000,000   201,000,000 1,000,000   168,000,000 1,000,000   173,000,000   153,000,000 2,000,000 151,000,000 23,000,000 150,000,000 87,000,000 149,000,000 28,000,000 216,000,000 52,000,000 201,000,000 134,000,000 166,000,000 41,000,000 159,000,000 131,000,000 246,000,000 151,000,000 172,000,000 99,000,000 216,000,000 154,000,000 301,000,000 116,000,000 292,000,000 194,000,000 512,000,000 441,000,000 561,000,000 217,000,000 407,000,000 340,000,000 356,000,000 223,000,000 
          repurchases and retirements of common stock
        -2,444,000,000 -2,849,000,000 -1,748,000,000 -1,750,000,000 -1,303,000,000 -1,303,000,000 -731,000,000 -784,000,000 -400,000,000 -400,000,000 -903,000,000 -1,270,000,000 -500,000,000 -500,000,000 -951,000,000 -1,178,000,000 -771,000,000 -630,000,000 -1,521,000,000 -444,000,000 -110,000,000 -1,578,000,000 -762,000,000 -705,000,000 -69,000,000 -1,019,000,000 -21,155,000,000 -1,000,000,000 -200,000,000 -225,000,000 -315,000,000 -300,000,000 -283,000,000 -444,000,000 -225,000,000 -100,000,000 -1,548,000,000 -2,050,000,000 -2,230,000,000 -5,405,000,000 -1,947,000,000 -1,664,000,000 -1,195,000,000 -1,350,000,000 -1,002,000,000 -1,002,000,000 -3,321,000,000 -1,039,000,000 -250,000,000   
          dividends paid
        -957,000,000 -968,000,000 -938,000,000 -942,000,000 -948,000,000 -949,000,000 -895,000,000 -895,000,000 -893,000,000 -893,000,000 -834,000,000 -842,000,000 -841,000,000 -842,000,000 -764,000,000 -765,000,000 -768,000,000 -767,000,000 -734,000,000 -739,000,000 -734,000,000 -733,000,000 -705,000,000 -710,000,000 -711,000,000 -755,000,000 -752,000,000 -750,000,000 -866,000,000 -911,000,000 -845,000,000 -844,000,000 -841,000,000 -844,000,000 -783,000,000 -784,000,000 -782,000,000 -781,000,000 -710,000,000 -717,000,000 -738,000,000 -757,000,000 -688,000,000 -697,000,000 -702,000,000 -705,000,000 -589,000,000 -590,000,000 -592,000,000 -604,000,000 -431,000,000 -428,000,000 -425,000,000 -429,000,000 
          payments of tax withholdings related to vesting of share-based awards
        -237,000,000 -269,000,000 -294,000,000 -315,000,000 -135,000,000 -282,000,000 -145,000,000 -370,000,000 -22,000,000 -167,000,000 -23,000,000 -309,000,000 -15,000,000 -189,000,000 -62,000,000 -500,000,000 -27,000,000 -209,000,000 -52,000,000 -449,000,000 -18,000,000 -94,000,000 -31,000,000 -201,000,000 -41,000,000 -82,000,000 -4,000,000 -139,000,000 -7,000,000 -77,000,000 -4,000,000 -192,000,000                       
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities from discontinued operations
                                                             
          net cash used by financing activities
        -3,436,000,000 -3,971,000,000 -2,781,000,000 -3,008,000,000 -2,199,000,000 -3,449,000,000 -1,580,000,000 -2,041,000,000 -1,117,000,000 -1,988,000,000 -2,543,000,000 -1,015,000,000 -1,192,000,000 -1,960,000,000 -1,598,000,000 -2,446,000,000 -1,402,000,000 -1,608,000,000 -2,143,000,000 -1,645,000,000 -836,000,000 -1,003,000,000 -2,209,000,000 -1,659,000,000  -915,000,000 -644,000,000 -1,887,000,000   -709,000,000 -165,000,000   -666,000,000 -1,104,000,000   -1,157,000,000 -2,665,000,000   -1,213,000,000 -2,203,000,000 -1,563,000,000 -1,976,000,000 -868,000,000 -1,073,000,000    -275,000,000   
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -17,000,000 33,000,000 6,000,000 -44,000,000 16,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 15,000,000 -5,000,000 -11,000,000 19,000,000 27,000,000 -63,000,000 -34,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 6,000,000 -12,000,000 41,000,000 20,000,000   14,000,000 -34,000,000   -3,000,000 -22,000,000 -51,000,000 35,000,000 -3,000,000 20,000,000 34,000,000 11,000,000 -17,000,000 -7,000,000 7,000,000 1,000,000 -5,000,000 -10,000,000 5,000,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000  4,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000  -3,000,000     
          net increase in total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                              
          total cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        7,849,000,000 8,527,000,000 3,099,000,000 7,116,000,000 6,707,000,000 11,839,000,000                             
          total cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        72,000,000 568,000,000 -1,510,000,000 8,713,000,000 79,000,000 -1,449,000,000 1,025,000,000 8,194,000,000 2,350,000,000 2,395,000,000 -1,291,000,000 5,073,000,000 -99,000,000 -3,975,000,000 566,000,000 6,607,000,000 -283,000,000 1,399,000,000 -1,076,000,000 7,076,000,000 587,000,000 -2,283,000,000 -2,706,000,000 11,109,000,000 -2,084,000,000 3,788,000,000                             
          income tax provision less than income tax payments
         -636,000,000   -526,000,000 -774,000,000 -752,000,000 -1,012,000,000 -433,000,000 -205,000,000   96,000,000 169,000,000    -123,000,000     -219,000,000 -131,000,000          -237,000,000 -117,000,000 -113,000,000    -103,000,000               
          net cash used by investing activities
         1,631,000,000 -1,289,000,000 -671,000,000   -939,000,000 -1,256,000,000   -224,000,000 -133,000,000 -290,000,000 -4,876,000,000 -526,000,000 -112,000,000 50,000,000 -372,000,000 -1,832,000,000 -1,202,000,000  -3,156,000,000 -1,566,000,000 -203,000,000    -152,000,000         -1,259,000,000 -794,000,000 -719,000,000 -716,000,000 -1,352,000,000 -1,530,000,000   -87,000,000 906,000,000   4,409,000,000 -2,316,000,000 -2,444,000,000 -1,227,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,302,000,000 
          net decrease in total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                              
          net increase in total cash and cash equivalents
          -1,510,000,000 864,000,000 79,000,000 -1,449,000,000 1,025,000,000 -333,000,000 2,350,000,000 2,395,000,000 -1,291,000,000 1,974,000,000 -99,000,000 -3,975,000,000 566,000,000 -509,000,000 -283,000,000   369,000,000 587,000,000    -2,084,000,000 3,788,000,000                             
          net losses on marketable securities and other investments
                -68,000,000 -39,000,000   58,000,000 161,000,000          -79,000,000    37,000,000                           
          net cash provided (used) by investing activities from discontinued operations
                                                              
          repayment of debt of acquired company
                                                             
          net cash (used) provided by investing activities from discontinued operations
                                                              
          net cash provided (used) by investing activities
                -618,000,000                    1,766,000,000      79,000,000 681,000,000            445,000,000       
          net cash (used) provided by financing activities from discontinued operations
                                                              
          net cash used by financing activities from discontinued operations
                                                              
          net cash used by investing activities from discontinued operations
                                                              
          income tax provision (less than) in excess of income tax payments
                   -120,000,000         150,000,000      -295,000,000 -663,000,000         36,000,000 -47,000,000      -7,000,000           
          impairment losses on marketable securities and other investments
                                24,000,000 42,000,000 60,000,000 9,000,000 35,000,000 20,000,000 11,000,000 9,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 5,000,000 143,000,000 34,000,000 32,000,000 43,000,000 63,000,000 39,000,000 55,000,000 41,000,000 65,000,000 10,000,000          
          income tax provision in excess of income tax payments
                       272,000,000                         -112,000,000 86,000,000   54,000,000 -24,000,000 10,000,000 258,000,000  59,000,000 -34,000,000 195,000,000   
          payment of purchase consideration related to rf360 holdings
                                                              
          net decrease in total cash and cash equivalents
                              -2,706,000,000 -730,000,000                               
          non-cash portion of share-based compensation expense
                             296,000,000 309,000,000 294,000,000 339,000,000 246,000,000 222,000,000 230,000,000 224,000,000 189,000,000 222,000,000 248,000,000 202,000,000 227,000,000 246,000,000 239,000,000 213,000,000 236,000,000 247,000,000 247,000,000 233,000,000 271,000,000 249,000,000 273,000,000 253,000,000 274,000,000 250,000,000 282,000,000 274,000,000 281,000,000 267,000,000 283,000,000 283,000,000 264,000,000 
          changes in cash and cash equivalents held for sale
                                   -25,000,000                    -4,000,000 -46,000,000 18,000,000 13,000,000   
          purchases of other marketable securities
                                       -5,000,000                     
          proceeds from sales and maturities of other marketable securities
                                                              
          net cash (used) provided by financing activities
                                    -25,150,000,000                    -3,312,000,000 -1,272,000,000     
          reconciliation to the consolidated balance sheets
                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents
                                -2,084,000,000 3,788,000,000 69,000,000 10,066,000,000                           
          restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in other assets
                                                              
          payment of purchase consideration related to rf360 joint venture
                                    -42,000,000                         
          reconciliation to the condensed consolidated balance sheets
                                                              
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
                                   -1,711,000,000                           
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                   11,777,000,000                           
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period
                                   10,066,000,000                           
          total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period
                                   10,066,000,000                           
          income tax provision in excess of
                                    -471,000,000 -504,000,000 -220,000,000 5,697,000,000                       
          net realized gains on marketable securities and other investments
                                    -23,000,000 -28,000,000 -50,000,000 -23,000,000 -155,000,000 -139,000,000 -89,000,000 -147,000,000 -146,000,000 -69,000,000 -24,000,000 -49,000,000 -101,000,000 -122,000,000 -111,000,000 -166,000,000 -141,000,000 -297,000,000 -243,000,000 -145,000,000 -130,000,000 -60,000,000 -83,000,000 -96,000,000 -155,000,000 -70,000,000 
          gain on sale of wireless spectrum
                                                           
          purchases of available-for-sale marketable securities
                                    -101,000,000 -77,000,000 -131,000,000 -5,627,000,000  -6,707,000,000 -4,685,000,000 -4,117,000,000                   
          proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities
                                    83,000,000 1,446,000,000 4,955,000,000 2,704,000,000     4,083,000,000 4,497,000,000 2,693,000,000 3,113,000,000 3,183,000,000 3,266,000,000 4,053,000,000 4,578,000,000 3,843,000,000 4,060,000,000 3,516,000,000 2,168,000,000       
          purchases of trading securities
                                            -28,000,000 -149,000,000 -126,000,000 -339,000,000 -393,000,000 -302,000,000 -207,000,000 -1,054,000,000 -1,029,000,000 -785,000,000 -654,000,000 -862,000,000 -826,000,000 -970,000,000 -1,729,000,000 -641,000,000 
          proceeds from sales and maturities of trading securities
                                            23,000,000 635,000,000 121,000,000 650,000,000 298,000,000 414,000,000 296,000,000 205,000,000 826,000,000 1,020,000,000 773,000,000       
          release (deposits) of investments designated as collateral
                                                              
          proceeds from sale of wireless spectrum
                                            232,000,000              
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                    -23,842,000,000 -2,327,000,000 4,584,000,000 -1,667,000,000 20,120,000,000 7,785,000,000 239,000,000 939,000,000 61,000,000    -2,427,000,000 4,495,000,000 -833,000,000 -1,582,000,000 -37,000,000 1,607,000,000 -1,955,000,000 2,150,000,000   -200,000,000 486,000,000 395,000,000 -2,586,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                    35,029,000,000 5,946,000,000 7,560,000,000 7,907,000,000  6,142,000,000  3,807,000,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                    -23,842,000,000 -2,327,000,000 4,584,000,000 33,362,000,000 20,120,000,000 7,785,000,000 239,000,000 6,885,000,000 61,000,000 110,000,000 -1,138,000,000 6,913,000,000 -2,427,000,000 4,495,000,000 -833,000,000 6,325,000,000  1,607,000,000 -1,955,000,000 8,292,000,000  -1,560,000,000 -200,000,000 4,293,000,000  -2,586,000,000 
          deposits of investments designated as collateral
                                                            
          deposit to redeem long-term debt
                                                              
          interest expense in excess of interest payments
                                                              
          net cash from investing activities
                                                              
          incremental tax benefits from share-based compensation
                                        -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -35,000,000 -5,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 -20,000,000 -30,000,000 -48,000,000  -70,000,000 -70,000,000 -99,000,000  -75,000,000 -42,000,000 -61,000,000   
          purchases of available-for-sale securities
                                            -5,055,000,000 -5,185,000,000 -4,038,000,000 -3,737,000,000 -2,282,000,000 -4,360,000,000 -2,792,000,000 -5,966,000,000 -3,266,000,000 -2,488,000,000 -5,772,000,000 -2,055,000,000 -1,839,000,000 -4,663,000,000 -4,160,000,000 -3,289,000,000 -3,707,000,000 -4,768,000,000 
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                                        -1,122,000,000                      
          proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale marketable securities
                                         6,497,000,000 6,255,000,000 6,891,000,000                   
          proceeds from sales of other marketable securities
                                            250,000,000 200,000,000               
          deposit of investments designated as collateral
                                           -1,950,000,000                   
          gain on sale of discontinued operations
                                                    -665,000,000       
          proceeds from sale of discontinued operations, net of cash sold
                                                    788,000,000       
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                              -1,138,000,000 -647,000,000               
          realized gain on sale of wireless spectrum
                                               -380,000,000               
          long-lived asset and goodwill impairment charges
                                                 166,000,000 63,000,000 75,000,000          
          change in obligations under securities lending
                                                              
          incremental tax benefit from share-based compensation
                                                              
          borrowings under loans and debentures
                                                              
          repayments of loans and debentures
                                                              
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                            5,000,000 -19,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                              
          revenues related to non-monetary exchanges
                                                       -31,000,000 -30,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -30,000,000 -31,000,000 
          borrowing under loans and debentures
                                                              
          repayment of loans and debentures
                                                              
          goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges
                                                      19,000,000 460,000,000       
          net impairment losses on marketable securities and other investments
                                                      122,000,000 37,000,000    10,000,000   
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                                                              
          depreciation and amortization
                                                         255,000,000 248,000,000 241,000,000 257,000,000 221,000,000 
          proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities
                                                         2,805,000,000 2,306,000,000 2,226,000,000   
          proceeds from sales of trading securities
                                                         767,000,000 574,000,000 1,024,000,000   
          change in obligation under securities lending
                                                           3,000,000   
          gains on derivative instruments
                                                             -13,000,000 
          repayment of loans
                                                              
          losses on derivative instruments
                                                           1,000,000   
          goodwill impairment
                                                            7,000,000 
          incremental tax benefit from stock options exercised
                                                            -41,000,000 -29,000,000 
          advance payment on spectrum
                                                              
          proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities
                                                            4,084,000,000 2,231,000,000 
          proceeds from sale of trading securities
                                                            1,763,000,000 646,000,000 
          repayments of loans
                                                              
          proceeds from issuance of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests
                                                              
          repurchase and retirement of common stock
                                                            -841,000,000 -373,000,000 
          proceeds from issuance of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interest
                                                              
          net cash from financing activities
                                                             -187,000,000 
          gain on sale of spectrum
                                                              
          proceeds from sale of spectrum
                                                              
          borrowing under loans payable
                                                              
          repayment of loans payable