Update date
28 Sep 2025
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QCOM - QUALCOMM INC/DE Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
This metric view shows QCOM - QUALCOMM INC/DE deferred income tax expense (benefit) history from SEC company facts.
Use it to verify the latest reported value, compare nearby periods, and jump to a cross-company ranking when a curated insight exists.
- Context
- Latest reported period: 2025
- Latest reported value
- $4,452,000,000
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Values may differ by reporting period and company taxonomy.
Return Loop
Why revisit this metric view
This metric history becomes more useful after the next quarterly or annual filing because the latest reported value, period, and company comparison context can all change.
- Latest source-backed update
- Latest period end 28 Sep 2025
- Why come back
- Return after the next filing to verify whether this metric changed and how it compares with the ranking page.
- Current latest reported period: 2025.
- Latest reported value on this page: $4,452,000,000.
- Save this filer if you want to compare the next reported value with this history.
Metric freshness comes from the latest SEC company fact available for this taxonomy tag and the paired company facts page.
Latest update
Latest update for Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Latest reported deferred income tax expense (benefit): $4,452,000,000. Open the source-backed page to compare this metric with the newest filing-backed context.
Page type
Metric history
Latest period
2025
Schedule 13D/G context is visible from filings filed on 12 May 2026.
Benchmark Context
How Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) compares with peers
QUALCOMM INC/DE sits in the top quarter of the current deferred income tax expense (benefit) sample.
Compared with
Compared with 120 companies reporting deferred income tax expense (benefit) in USD. This keeps the comparison on the same metric and unit family.
Why this is notable
This is about 13.2x the current sample midpoint. Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) does not yet have enough prior-period data for a historical comparison on this page.
- Visible rows currently span reported period ends from 30 Oct 2010 to 02 May 2026.
- Nearby companies in this sample: Alphabet Inc. and MICROSOFT CORP.
- Current sample position: rank #3 of 120 comparable companies.
- Peer rows use the latest valid value per company for this exact metric and compatible units.
Peer comparisons use the same metric and compatible units only. Latest reported periods may differ across companies, so open each company page before drawing conclusions.
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Financial Metric Page
QUALCOMM INC/DE: Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Latest period: 2025. Period end: 28 Sep 2025. Units: USD. Frequency: annual.
Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.
Metric Snapshot
- Latest value
- $4,452,000,000
- Coverage range
- 26 Sep 2010 - 28 Sep 2025
- Fact rows
- 16
What This Metric Tells You
- Shows reported deferred income tax expense (benefit) over 26 Sep 2010 - 28 Sep 2025.
- Use consecutive periods in the table to assess trend direction when YoY change is unavailable.
- Built from 16 SEC fact rows for this metric and issuer.
How To Read This Chart
- Start with the latest point, then compare it with the prior periods to see direction.
- Use annual sequence to compare like-for-like periods.
- Use YoY change bars to separate growth from contraction across matching periods.
Official SEC Source
Source: SEC Company Facts
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Reporting periods may differ by company.
Compare This Metric Across Companies
Compare latest available Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) levels across SEC-reporting companies, then open each company metric page for SEC-backed verification. Reporting periods may differ by company.
QUALCOMM INC/DE appears at rank #3 in the latest comparison sample.
| Rank | Company | Latest value | Report period | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAZON COM INC (amzn) | $12,798,000,000 | Quarter - 31 Mar 2026 | Open AMAZON COM INC Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
| 2 | Alphabet Inc. (googl) | $8,250,000,000 | Year - 31 Dec 2025 | Open Alphabet Inc. Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
| 3 | QUALCOMM INC/DE (qcom) | $4,452,000,000 | Year - 28 Sep 2025 | Open QUALCOMM INC/DE Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
| 4 | MICROSOFT CORP (msft) | $4,446,000,000 | Quarter - 31 Dec 2025 | Open MICROSOFT CORP Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
| 5 | T-Mobile US, Inc. (tmus) | $2,864,000,000 | Year - 31 Dec 2025 | Open T-Mobile US, Inc. Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
| 6 | Walmart Inc. (wmt) | $2,277,000,000 | Year - 31 Jan 2026 | Open Walmart Inc. Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
Metric Details
- Metric
- Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit)
- Frequency coverage
- annual
- Taxonomy
- us-gaap
- Units tracked
- USD
- History range
- 26 Sep 2010 - 28 Sep 2025
- Facts on this page
- 16
- Metric definition
- Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.
- SEC metric endpoint
- Open SEC company concept
Metric identity
1 identity field
Metric coverage
3 source fields
How to read it
1 detail
Source evidence
1 source field
Chart Context
Compare periods with the same frequency first, then use YoY and TTM series to confirm whether changes are structural or one-off.
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Annual (USD)
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), YoY Annual Change (%)
QUALCOMM INC/DE Annual Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (USD)
| Period | Value | YoY Chg | Change % | Start Date | End Date | Report | Filed | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,452,000,000 | +$6,340,000,000 | 30 Sep 2024 | 28 Sep 2025 | 10-K | 05 Nov 2025 | 2025 | FY | |
| 2024 | $1,888,000,000 | -$262,000,000 | -16% | 25 Sep 2023 | 29 Sep 2024 | 10-K | 05 Nov 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| 2023 | $1,626,000,000 | -$1,617,000,000 | -17967% | 26 Sep 2022 | 24 Sep 2023 | 10-K | 05 Nov 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| 2022 | $9,000,000 | +$228,000,000 | +96% | 27 Sep 2021 | 25 Sep 2022 | 10-K | 06 Nov 2024 | 2024 | FY |
| 2021 | $237,000,000 | -$21,000,000 | -9.7% | 28 Sep 2020 | 26 Sep 2021 | 10-K | 01 Nov 2023 | 2023 | FY |
| 2020 | $216,000,000 | -$2,153,000,000 | -111% | 30 Sep 2019 | 27 Sep 2020 | 10-K | 02 Nov 2022 | 2022 | FY |
| 2019 | $1,937,000,000 | -$84,000,000 | -4.2% | 01 Oct 2018 | 29 Sep 2019 | 10-K | 03 Nov 2021 | 2021 | FY |
| 2018 | $2,021,000,000 | +$2,809,000,000 | 25 Sep 2017 | 30 Sep 2018 | 10-K | 04 Nov 2020 | 2020 | FY | |
| 2017 | $788,000,000 | -$500,000,000 | -174% | 26 Sep 2016 | 24 Sep 2017 | 10-K | 06 Nov 2019 | 2019 | FY |
| 2016 | $288,000,000 | -$263,000,000 | -1052% | 28 Sep 2015 | 25 Sep 2016 | 10-K | 07 Nov 2018 | 2018 | FY |
| 2015 | $25,000,000 | +$29,000,000 | +54% | 29 Sep 2014 | 27 Sep 2015 | 10-K | 01 Nov 2017 | 2017 | FY |
| 2014 | $54,000,000 | +$4,000,000 | +6.9% | 30 Sep 2013 | 28 Sep 2014 | 10-K | 02 Nov 2016 | 2016 | FY |
| 2013 | $58,000,000 | -$262,000,000 | -128% | 01 Oct 2012 | 29 Sep 2013 | 10-K | 04 Nov 2015 | 2015 | FY |
| 2012 | $204,000,000 | -$22,000,000 | -9.7% | 26 Sep 2011 | 30 Sep 2012 | 10-K | 05 Nov 2014 | 2014 | FY |
| 2011 | $226,000,000 | +$1,398,000,000 | 27 Sep 2010 | 25 Sep 2011 | 10-K | 06 Nov 2013 | 2013 | FY | |
| 2010 | $1,172,000,000 | 28 Sep 2009 | 26 Sep 2010 | 10-K | 07 Nov 2012 | 2012 | FY |
* marks a reported value that did not pass the local value check.