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CapEx
Qualcomm CapEx decreased by 2.9% to $533.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 149.1%, from $214.00M to $533.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows a downward trend with a -10.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $506.00M | $430.00M | $583.00M | $491.00M | $554.00M | $634.00M | $398.00M | $453.00M | $306.00M | $293.00M | $214.00M | $184.00M | $387.00M | $256.00M | $277.00M | $214.00M | $294.00M | $407.00M | $549.00M | $533.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -15.0% | +35.6% | -15.8% | +12.8% | +14.4% | -37.2% | +13.8% | -32.5% | -4.2% | -27.0% | -14.0% | +110.3% | -33.9% | +8.2% | -22.7% | +37.4% | +38.4% | +34.9% | -2.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.5% | +47.4% | -31.7% | -7.7% | -44.8% | -53.8% | -46.2% | -59.4% | +26.5% | -12.6% | +29.4% | +16.3% | -24.0% | +59.0% | +98.2% | +149.1% |
Range$184.00M – $634.00M
CAGR+1.1%
Avg YoY Growth+9.7%
Median YoY Growth+0.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Qualcomm's capex?
- Qualcomm (QCOM) reported capex of $533.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Qualcomm's capex changed year-over-year?
- Qualcomm's capex increased by 149.1% year-over-year, from $214.00M to $533.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Qualcomm's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Qualcomm's capex has grown at a -10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.89B to $1.19B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.