Earnings summaries and quarterly performance for QUALCOMM INC/DE.
Executive leadership at QUALCOMM INC/DE.
Cristiano Amon
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Chief Executive Officer
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Akash Palkhiwala
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
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Alexander Rogers
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President, Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL) and Global Affairs
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Ann Chaplin
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General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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Baaziz Achour
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Chief Technology Officer
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Heather Ace
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Chief Human Resources Officer
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Patricia Grech
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Chief Accounting Officer
Board of directors at QUALCOMM INC/DE.
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Ann Livermore
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Christopher Young
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Director
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Irene Rosenfeld
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Jamie Miller
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Jean-Pascal Tricoire
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Jeffrey Henderson
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Marie Myers
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Mark Fields
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Mark McLaughlin
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Chair of the Board
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Neil Smit
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Sylvia Acevedo
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Zico Kolter
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Recent press releases and 8-K filings for QCOM.
Qualcomm unveils Dragonwing IQ10 and Snapdragon X2 Plus at CES 2026
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Product Launch
New Projects/Investments
- At CES 2026, Qualcomm broadened its addressable market beyond smartphones by launching the Snapdragon X2 Plus for Windows laptops, claiming up to 35% faster peak performance, 43% lower power and an 80 TOPS NPU for multiday battery life.
- The Dragonwing IQ10 Series robotics platform delivers about 350 dense TOPS via an on-chip NPU paired with an 18-core CPU/GPU, plus safety and error-correction features, supporting over 20 cameras as well as lidar and radar for AI/LLM workloads.
- Qualcomm introduced companion Dragonwing chips (Q17790 and Q18750) for connected video and edge devices and showcased reference robots from partners like VinMotion and Advantech to accelerate real-world deployment.
- These launches support Qualcomm’s strategy to diversify revenue beyond its smartphone-focused QCT segment while expanding automotive initiatives and cloud-native developer tooling.
Jan 5, 2026, 3:21 PM
Qualcomm launches robotics comprehensive-stack architecture with Dragonwing IQ10
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Product Launch
New Projects/Investments
- Qualcomm unveils next-generation Physical AI robotics architecture and the Dragonwing IQ10 Series processor, delivering high-performance, energy-efficient compute for general-purpose robots and humanoids.
- The end-to-end stack integrates hardware, software, and compound AI to enable scalable, safety-grade robotics applications across retail, logistics, and manufacturing.
- Qualcomm builds a robotics ecosystem with partners including Advantech, APLUX, AutoCore, Booster, Figure, Kuka Robotics, Robotec.ai, and VinMotion to accelerate deployment-ready solutions.
- At CES, the company showcased VinMotion’s Motion 2 humanoid (IQ9 Series), Booster’s K1 Geek, and Advantech’s robotics development kit, highlighting real-world automation use cases.
Jan 5, 2026, 2:00 PM
Qualcomm completes acquisition of Alphawave Semi
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M&A
New Projects/Investments
- Qualcomm has completed the acquisition of Alphawave IP Group plc approximately one quarter ahead of schedule.
- The deal integrates Alphawave’s high-speed wired connectivity technologies with Qualcomm’s Oryon CPU and Hexagon NPU processors.
- Tony Pialis, Alphawave’s co-founder and CEO, will lead Qualcomm’s newly formed data center business.
- The acquisition bolsters Qualcomm’s position in AI compute and connectivity solutions for data centers and other high-growth markets.
Dec 18, 2025, 10:20 AM
Qualcomm completes acquisition of Alphawave Semi
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M&A
- Qualcomm has completed its acquisition of Alphawave IP Group plc (Alphawave Semi) one quarter ahead of schedule.
- The acquisition aims to accelerate Qualcomm’s expansion into the data center market.
- Tony Pialis, CEO and co-founder of Alphawave Semi, will lead Qualcomm’s data center business.
Dec 18, 2025, 10:20 AM
Qualcomm outlines AI inference roadmap and diversification at UBS conference
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Product Launch
Guidance Update
New Projects/Investments
- Qualcomm highlighted its entry into the data center inference market with the AI 200 (evolutionary) and AI 250 (purpose-built) accelerators; the first customer deployment is a 200 MW Saudi National AI Co. data center.
- The company is developing a custom CPU head node and a high-density NPU architecture for efficient inference, supported by the Alphawave acquisition to provide scalable connectivity IP and SoC expertise.
- Beyond handsets, Qualcomm is expanding its Snapdragon Digital Chassis in automotive (with BMW stack wins), advancing personal AI devices like smart glasses for agentic experiences, and bolstering industrial IoT via the Arduino acquisition.
- Qualcomm reaffirmed its non-handset revenue target of $22 billion by FY 2029, which has been accelerated by one year, and is planning its business assuming the complete exit of Apple’s modem business by 2027.
Dec 2, 2025, 9:55 PM
Qualcomm details AI200/AI250 data center strategy and growth drivers at UBS 2025 Tech Conference
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Product Launch
M&A
New Projects/Investments
- Qualcomm is entering the AI inference data center market with the evolutionary AI 200 and purpose-built AI 250 (ramping in 2028), leveraging a custom CPU for the head node and a high-density NPU; first deployment is a 200 MW data center with Saudi National AI Company.
- The Alphawave acquisition adds critical high-speed connectivity IP and a custom SoC team to scale the AI 250 roadmap and execution capacity.
- In adjacencies, auto is driven by a growing design-win pipeline and the Snapdragon Digital Chassis stack with BMW for software-defined vehicles, while personal AI devices like glasses (projected $2 billion of non-handset revenue by 2029) will run low-latency models on-device and heavier tasks in the cloud.
- In handsets, Qualcomm is outpacing a flat 1.2 billion-unit market by targeting the premium/high tier (“share-wallet” strategy), achieving ~75% baseline modem share at Samsung and strong brand preference in India akin to China.
- Qualcomm plans to exit Apple modem supply by the fall 2027 iPhone launch (20% share at the 2026 launch) but remains open to longer supply; its licensing business is supported by one of the world’s largest wireless and connectivity patent portfolios.
Dec 2, 2025, 9:55 PM
Qualcomm reports Q4 2025 loss on $5.7 billion tax charge, posts record annual revenue
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Earnings
Accounting Changes
Guidance Update
- Qualcomm posted a $3.1 billion net loss in fiscal Q4 2025 due to a one-time, non-cash $5.7 billion tax charge under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
- The company achieved record annual revenue of $44.3 billion, up from $39 billion year-on-year.
- QCT segment revenue increased 13% to $9.8 billion, while QTL revenue rose 7% to $1.4 billion in the quarter.
- Adjusted EPS of $3.00 and revenue of $11.27 billion exceeded analyst expectations of $2.88 and $10.79 billion, respectively.
- CFO expects a 13–14% effective tax rate going forward, and Qualcomm forecasts higher revenue and earnings next quarter as it expands into AI accelerator chips for 2026–27.
Nov 6, 2025, 12:02 PM
Qualcomm reports Q4 fiscal 2025 results
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Earnings
Guidance Update
Revenue Acceleration/Inflection
- Q4 non-GAAP revenue of $11.3 B and EPS of $3.00 exceeded the high end of guidance, with Licensing at $1.4 B and QCT at $9.8 B, up 9% sequentially.
- Fiscal 2025 non-GAAP revenue rose 13% YoY to $44 B, EPS increased 18% YoY to $12.03, and record free cash flow of $12.8 B was returned to shareholders.
- QCT delivered record automotive quarterly revenue above $1 B (+17% YoY) and IoT revenues of $1.8 B (+7% YoY); FY 2025 automotive and IoT grew 36% and 22% YoY, respectively.
- Q1 FY2026 guidance: revenue $11.8–$12.6 B, non-GAAP EPS $3.30–$3.50, QCT revenue $10.3–$10.9 B with 30–32% EBT margins, and Licensing revenue $1.4–$1.6 B.
- On track for fiscal 2029 targets of $8 B in automotive and $14 B in IoT revenue, supported by expanded AI PC, smart glasses, and edge-to-cloud AI initiatives.
Nov 5, 2025, 9:45 PM
Qualcomm reports strong Q4 2025 results
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Earnings
Guidance Update
Product Launch
- Qualcomm delivered Q4 revenues of $11.3 B and non-GAAP EPS of $3, both above guidance; FY 2025 non-GAAP revenues rose 13% YoY to $44 B and EPS grew 18% to $12.03.
- QCT segment posted $9.8 B in Q4 revenues (+13% YoY) and record automotive revenues > $1 B, with IoT revenues of $1.8 B (+7% YoY).
- Generated record free cash flow of $12.8 B in FY 2025, returning nearly 100% to shareholders via repurchases and dividends.
- Q1 FY 2026 guidance: revenues $11.8 B–$12.6 B and EPS $3.30–$3.50, with QCT revenues of $10.3 B–$10.9 B and EBT margins of 30%–32%.
- Launched Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile platform and new laptop SoCs (X2 Elite/Elite Extreme); unveiled AI inference SoCs AI200 and AI250 for data center inference entry.
Nov 5, 2025, 9:45 PM
Qualcomm reports Q4 2025 results
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Earnings
Guidance Update
Product Launch
- Q4 2025 non-GAAP revenues of $11.3 billion and EPS of $3.00, both exceeding the high end of guidance.
- QCT segment delivered $9.8 billion in Q4 revenue (up 9% sequentially); achieved record automotive revenues (> $1 billion) and FY 2025 QCT revenues of $38.4 billion (+16% YoY), with automotive +36% and IoT +22% growth.
- Full-year fiscal 2025 non-GAAP revenues of $44 billion (+13% YoY), EPS of $12.03 (+18%), and record free cash flow of $12.8 billion, returning ~100% to shareholders.
- First-quarter FY 2026 guidance: revenues of $11.8 billion–$12.6 billion and EPS of $3.30–$3.50, with QCT revenues expected to be $10.3 billion–$10.9 billion.
- Product launches: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 platform for flagship AI smartphones; Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme for AI PCs; and AI inference SoCs AI200 and AI250.
Nov 5, 2025, 9:45 PM
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