Direct Answer
QUALCOMM Incorporated's SEC filings show revenue of $8.9 billion in fiscal 2007 and $44.3 billion in fiscal 2025, a compound annual growth rate of 9.3%.
Key Milestones
Company-history milestones are listed by year. Events from QUALCOMM Incorporated's SEC filing record are dated by the filing that reports them and link to it.
| Year | Milestone | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Qualcomm is founded. | Company history |
| 1990 | CDMA becomes a major part of digital cellular standards. | Company history |
| 2000 | Qualcomm expands its chipset and licensing model globally. | Company history |
| 2007 | The smartphone era increases demand for integrated processors and modems. | Company history |
| 2010 | Snapdragon becomes a leading premium Android platform. | Company history |
| 2017 | Qualcomm intensifies expansion into automotive and IoT. | Company history |
| 2021 | The Nuvia acquisition adds CPU design talent. | Company history |
| 2024 | AI-capable PC and edge platforms become more prominent growth initiatives. | Company history |
How Has QUALCOMM Incorporated's Revenue Grown?
The fastest year was fiscal 2021, when revenue grew 42.6%. Revenue fell in six years: fiscal 2009 (-6.8%), fiscal 2015 (-4.6%), fiscal 2016 (-6.8%), fiscal 2017 (-5.5%), fiscal 2020 (-3.1%) and fiscal 2023 (-19.0%); the 10-K for each of those years explains what drove it. Revenue first passed $10 billion in fiscal 2008 and $25 billion in fiscal 2014.
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 ended September 28, 2025 | $44.3 billion | 13.7% |
| FY2024 ended September 29, 2024 | $39.0 billion | 8.8% |
| FY2023 ended September 24, 2023 | $35.8 billion | -19.0% |
| FY2022 ended September 25, 2022 | $44.2 billion | 31.7% |
| FY2021 ended September 26, 2021 | $33.6 billion | 42.6% |
| FY2020 ended September 27, 2020 | $23.5 billion | -3.1% |
| FY2019 ended September 29, 2019 | $24.3 billion | 7.4% |
| FY2018 ended September 30, 2018 | $22.6 billion | 1.6% |
| FY2017 ended September 24, 2017 | $22.3 billion | -5.5% |
| FY2016 ended September 25, 2016 | $23.6 billion | -6.8% |
| FY2015 ended September 27, 2015 | $25.3 billion | -4.6% |
| FY2014 ended September 28, 2014 | $26.5 billion | 6.5% |
| FY2013 ended September 29, 2013 | $24.9 billion | 30.0% |
| FY2012 ended September 30, 2012 | $19.1 billion | 27.8% |
| FY2011 ended September 25, 2011 | $15.0 billion | 36.2% |
| FY2010 ended September 26, 2010 | $11.0 billion | 5.7% |
| FY2009 ended September 27, 2009 | $10.4 billion | -6.8% |
| FY2008 ended September 28, 2008 | $11.1 billion | 25.6% |
| FY2007 ended September 30, 2007 | $8.9 billion | n/a |
How Do These Events Affect QUALCOMM Incorporated's Financial History?
None of QUALCOMM Incorporated's Form 8-K filings listed by EDGAR reports a completed acquisition or disposition under Item 2.01, so the revenue record reflects its existing businesses more directly than a serial acquirer's would. Deals too small to require an 8-K can still contribute.
Each year shows the revenue from the latest 10-K that reported it, so a year a company later restated can differ from the figure it first published, and most companies moved to a new revenue tag after the 2018 change in revenue accounting.
Where This Timeline Comes From
Revenue, stock splits and former names come from QUALCOMM Incorporated's filings with the SEC, read from EDGAR's XBRL company facts and submissions data on October 5, 2026. Acquisitions and disposals are those reported as completed under Item 2.01 of a Form 8-K in the filings EDGAR lists for the company, each checked against the filing itself. Milestones marked "Company history" summarize widely reported events and are dated by year only. This page is educational and describes history; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much has QUALCOMM Incorporated's revenue grown?
From $8.9 billion in fiscal 2007 to $44.3 billion in fiscal 2025, a compound annual growth rate of 9.3%, according to the revenue QUALCOMM Incorporated reported in its Form 10-K filings.
Where does this timeline come from?
Dated events come from QUALCOMM Incorporated's SEC filings and link to them in the milestone table; the company-history milestones summarize widely reported events by year.
Has QUALCOMM Incorporated's revenue ever declined?
Yes, in fiscal 2009 (-6.8%), fiscal 2015 (-4.6%), fiscal 2016 (-6.8%), fiscal 2017 (-5.5%), fiscal 2020 (-3.1%) and fiscal 2023 (-19.0%), based on the revenue reported in its 10-K filings.