| USD ($) $ in Millions, shares in Millions | LTM | Sep 28, 2025 | Sep 29, 2024 | Sep 24, 2023 | Sep 25, 2022 | Sep 26, 2021 | Sep 27, 2020 | Sep 29, 2019 | Sep 30, 2018 | Sep 24, 2017 | Sep 25, 2016 | Sep 27, 2015 | Sep 28, 2014 | Sep 29, 2013 | Sep 30, 2012 | Sep 25, 2011 | Sep 26, 2010 | Sep 27, 2009 |
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Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||
Equipment and services | $ 37,678 | $ 37,869 | $ 32,791 | $ 30,028 | ||||||||||||||
Licensing | 6,391 | 6,415 | 6,171 | 5,792 | ||||||||||||||
Total revenues | 44,069 | 44,284 | 38,962 | 35,820 | ||||||||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | 20,172 | 19,738 | 17,060 | 15,869 | ||||||||||||||
Research and development | 9,893 | 9,042 | 8,893 | 8,818 | ||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 3,648 | 3,110 | 2,759 | 2,483 | ||||||||||||||
Other (Note 2) | (136) | (39) | (179) | (862) | ||||||||||||||
Other (Note 2 and 7) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total costs and expenses | 33,849 | 31,929 | 28,891 | 28,032 | ||||||||||||||
Litigation settlement, patent license and other related items (Note 9) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
KFTC fine (Note 9) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Operating income | 10,220 | 12,355 | 10,071 | 7,788 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (690) | (664) | (697) | (694) | ||||||||||||||
Investment and other income, net | 1,682 | 972 | 962 | 349 | ||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 11,212 | 12,663 | 10,336 | 7,443 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 1,952 | 7,122 | 226 | 104 | ||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations | - | 5,541 | 10,110 | 7,339 | ||||||||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | - | 0 | 32 | (107) | ||||||||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes (Note 11) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ 9,260 | $ 5,541 | $ 10,142 | $ 7,232 | ||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share attributable to Qualcomm: | ||||||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share, Continuing operations | - | $ 5.05 | $ 9.06 | $ 6.57 | ||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share, Discontinued operations | - | 0 | 0.03 | (0.1) | ||||||||||||||
Discontinued operations | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Earnings Per Share, Basic, Total | 8.83 | 5.05 | 9.09 | 6.47 | ||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Qualcomm: | ||||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share, Continuing operations | - | 5.01 | 8.94 | 6.52 | ||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share, Discontinued operations | - | 0 | 0.03 | (0.1) | ||||||||||||||
Discontinued operations | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, Total | 8.75 | 5.01 | 8.97 | 6.42 | ||||||||||||||
Shares used in per share calculations: | ||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 1,064 | 1,096 | 1,116 | 1,117 | ||||||||||||||
Diluted | 1,073 | 1,105 | 1,130 | 1,126 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends per share announced | - | - | - | - |