Update date
28 Sep 2025
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QCOM - QUALCOMM INC/DE Depreciation
This metric view shows QCOM - QUALCOMM INC/DE depreciation 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
- $1,300,000,000
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: $1,300,000,000.
- 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 Depreciation
Latest reported depreciation: $1,300,000,000. Open the source-backed page to compare this metric with the newest filing-backed context.
Page type
Metric history
Latest period
2025
SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 29 Jul 2026.
Benchmark Context
How Depreciation compares with peers
QUALCOMM INC/DE sits in the upper half of the current depreciation sample.
Compared with
Compared with 120 companies reporting depreciation in USD. This keeps the comparison on the same metric and unit family.
Why this is notable
This is about 1.2x the current sample midpoint. Depreciation is down about 7.1% versus the comparable prior period.
- Visible rows currently span reported period ends from 31 Dec 2016 to 31 Aug 2026.
- Nearby companies in this sample: General Motors Co and DTE ENERGY CO.
- Current sample position: rank #51 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: Depreciation
Latest period: 2025. Period end: 28 Sep 2025. Units: USD. Frequency: annual.
The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.
Metric snapshot
- Latest value
- $1,300,000,000
- Coverage range
- 25 Sep 2016 - 28 Sep 2025
- Fact rows
- 10
What this metric tells you
- Shows reported depreciation over 25 Sep 2016 - 28 Sep 2025.
- Includes year-over-year change points to highlight acceleration or slowdown.
- Built from 10 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 Depreciation 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 #51 in the latest comparison sample.
| Rank | Company | Latest value | Report period | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AT&T INC. (t) | $20,746,000,000 | Year - 31 Dec 2025 | Open AT&T INC. Depreciation |
| 2 | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (vz) | $15,350,000,000 | Year - 31 Dec 2025 | Open VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC Depreciation |
| 3 | AMAZON COM INC (amzn) | $13,869,000,000 | Quarter - 30 Jun 2026 | Open AMAZON COM INC Depreciation |
| 4 | MICROSOFT CORP (msft) | $10,300,000,000 | Quarter - 30 Jun 2026 | Open MICROSOFT CORP Depreciation |
| 5 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC (mu) | $8,280,000,000 | Year - 28 Aug 2025 | Open MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC Depreciation |
| 6 | CCO HOLDINGS LLC | $8,100,000,000 | Year - 31 Dec 2025 | Open CCO HOLDINGS LLC Depreciation |
Metric Details
- Metric
- Depreciation (Depreciation)
- Frequency coverage
-
annual
Comparability: Compare annual with annual and quarterly with quarterly
- Taxonomy
- us-gaap
- Units tracked
- USD
- History range
-
25 Sep 2016 - 28 Sep 2025
Freshness: From parsed SEC XBRL facts on this page
- Facts on this page
-
10
Source: SEC company facts API
- Metric definition
- The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.
- SEC metric endpoint
- Open SEC company concept
Metric identity
Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile.
1 identity field
Metric coverage
3 source fields
How to read it
1 detail
Source evidence
Original filing metadata and source links for verification.
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.
Depreciation, Annual (USD)
Depreciation, YoY Annual Change (%)
QUALCOMM INC/DE Annual Depreciation (USD)
| Period | Value | YoY Chg | Change % | Start Date | End Date | Report | Filed | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,300,000,000 | -$100,000,000 | -7.1% | 30 Sep 2024 | 28 Sep 2025 | 10-K | 05 Nov 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| 2024 | $1,400,000,000 | $0 | 0% | 25 Sep 2023 | 29 Sep 2024 | 10-K | 05 Nov 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| 2023 | $1,400,000,000 | +$100,000,000 | +7.7% | 26 Sep 2022 | 24 Sep 2023 | 10-K | 05 Nov 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| 2022 | $1,300,000,000 | +$300,000,000 | +30% | 27 Sep 2021 | 25 Sep 2022 | 10-K | 06 Nov 2024 | 2024 | FY |
| 2021 | $1,000,000,000 | +$228,000,000 | +30% | 28 Sep 2020 | 26 Sep 2021 | 10-K | 01 Nov 2023 | 2023 | FY |
| 2020 | $772,000,000 | +$98,000,000 | +15% | 30 Sep 2019 | 27 Sep 2020 | 10-K | 02 Nov 2022 | 2022 | FY |
| 2019 | $674,000,000 | -$102,000,000 | -13% | 01 Oct 2018 | 29 Sep 2019 | 10-K | 03 Nov 2021 | 2021 | FY |
| 2018 | $776,000,000 | +$92,000,000 | +13% | 25 Sep 2017 | 30 Sep 2018 | 10-K | 04 Nov 2020 | 2020 | FY |
| 2017 | $684,000,000 | +$60,000,000 | +9.6% | 26 Sep 2016 | 24 Sep 2017 | 10-K | 06 Nov 2019 | 2019 | FY |
| 2016 | $624,000,000 | 28 Sep 2015 | 25 Sep 2016 | 10-K | 07 Nov 2018 | 2018 | FY |
* marks a reported value that did not pass the local value check.