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Pay vs Performance Disclosure
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2025
USD ($)
$ / shares
Sep. 29, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
Sep. 24, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
Sep. 25, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
Sep. 26, 2021
USD ($)
$ / shares
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
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Pay Versus Performance Table
​ ​ ​ ​
SCT Total
for PEO
Cristiano R.
Amon
($) (1)
​ ​
CAP to PEO
Cristiano R.
Amon
($) (1)(2)
​ ​
SCT Total
for PEO
Steve
Mollenkopf
($) (1)
​ ​
CAP to
PEO Steve
Mollenkopf
($) (1)
​ ​
Average
SCT Total
for Non-PEO
NEOs
($) (1)
​ ​
Average
CAP to
Non-PEO
NEOs
($) (1)(3)
​ ​
Value of Initial
Fixed $100
Investment Based on: (4)
​ ​
Net Income
(in millions)
($)
​ ​
Adjusted
EPS
($) (5)
​
​
Year
​ ​
Company
TSR
($)
​ ​
Peer Group
TSR
($)
​
​
2025
​ ​ ​ ​ 29,701,097 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 29,635,405 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 10,483,230 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 10,523,662 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 164 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 229 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 5,541 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 11.69 ​ ​
​
2024
​ ​ ​ ​ 25,931,574 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 48,354,500 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 10,295,997 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 17,886,334 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 162 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 185 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 10,142 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 9.99 ​ ​
​
2023
​ ​ ​ ​ 23,490,335 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8,639,231 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8,084,666 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 4,468,742 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 100 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 135 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 7,232 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8.32 ​ ​
​
2022
​ ​ ​ ​ 4,754,113 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 5,226,561 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 4,437,023 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 5,199,555 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 110 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 103 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 12,936 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 12.41 ​ ​
​
2021
​ ​ ​ ​ 20,638,924 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 39,044,789 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 7,380,553 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 40,849,833 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8,136,215 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 14,285,453 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 119 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 138 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 9,043 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8.33 ​ ​
​
1
Mr. Amon was our Principal Executive Officer (PEO) for a portion of fiscal 2021 and all of fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2025. Mr. Mollenkopf was our PEO for a portion of fiscal 2021. Mr. Mollenkopf retired as CEO of the Company, and Mr. Amon was appointed as CEO of the Company, effective June 30, 2021. The other named executive officers (NEOs) represent the following individuals: for fiscal 2025 — Akash Palkhiwala, Alexander H. Rogers, Baaziz Achour, Ann Chaplin and James H. Thompson; for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 — Akash Palkhiwala, James H. Thompson, Alexander H. Rogers and Ann Chaplin; for fiscal 2022 — Akash Palkhiwala, Ann Chaplin, James J. Cathey and James H. Thompson; for fiscal 2021 — Akash Palkhiwala, James H. Thompson, Alexander H. Rogers and Heather Ace.
​
2
To calculate Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) to Mr. Amon for fiscal 2025, the following amounts were deducted from and added to the Summary Compensation Table (SCT) total compensation:
​
Cristiano R. Amon SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation:
​
Year
​ ​
SCT Total
($)
​ ​
Stock Awards
Deducted from
SCT Total
($) (i)
​ ​
Additions to
SCT Total
($) (ii)
​ ​
Compensation
Actually Paid
($)
​
​
2025
​ ​ ​ ​ 29,701,097 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (24,162,043) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 24,096,351 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 29,635,405 ​ ​
​
3
To calculate Average CAP to the Non-PEO NEOs for fiscal 2025, the following amounts were deducted from and added to the SCT total compensation:
​
Average Non-PEO NEOs SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation:
​
Year
​ ​
SCT Total
($)
​ ​
Stock Awards
Deducted from
SCT Total
($) (i)
​ ​
Additions to
SCT Total
($) (ii)
​ ​
Compensation
Actually Paid
($)
​
​
2025
​ ​ ​ ​ 10,483,230 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (8,523,030) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8,563,462 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 10,523,662 ​ ​
​
i.
These deductions are the amounts listed in the “Stock Awards” columns of the SCT and represent the grant date fair value of equity-based awards granted in the applicable year.
​
ii.
Reflects the value of equity calculated in accordance with the SEC methodology for determining CAP for the applicable year, as detailed in the supplemental tables below. The change in fair value of awards shown in the tables below includes the value of dividend equivalents accrued on such awards.
​
Cristiano R. Amon Equity Component of CAP:
​
Year
​ ​
Year End Fair Value
of Equity Awards
Granted in the Year
and Unvested at
Year End ($)
​ ​
Change in Fair
Value of Awards
Granted in Prior
Years and
Unvested at Year
End ($)
​ ​
Fair Value as of
Vesting Date of
Awards Granted
and Vested in the
Year ($)
​ ​
Change in Fair
Value of Awards
Granted in Prior
Years that Vested
During the Year ($)
​ ​
Equity Value
Included in
CAP ($)
​
​
2025
​ ​ ​ ​ 24,461,863 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 575,444 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (940,956) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 24,096,351 ​ ​
Average Non-PEO NEOs Equity Component of CAP:
​
Year
​ ​
Year End Fair Value
of Equity Awards
Granted in the Year
and Unvested at
Year End ($)
​ ​
Change in Fair
Value of Awards
Granted in Prior
Years and Unvested
at Year End ($)
​ ​
Fair Value as of
Vesting Date of
Awards Granted
and Vested in the
Year ($)
​ ​
Change in Fair
Value of Awards
Granted in Prior
Years that Vested
During the Year ($)
​ ​
Equity Value
Included in
CAP ($)
​
​
2025
​ ​ ​ ​ 8,624,868 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 274,896 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (336,302) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8,563,462 ​ ​
​
4
In accordance with SEC rules, Company and Peer Group total shareholder return (TSR) is determined based on the value of a fixed $100 investment beginning with the market close on the last trading day before our fiscal 2021, through and including the end of the respective listed fiscal year. Peer Group TSR represents TSR of the Nasdaq-100 Index, which is the industry peer group used by the Company for purposes of Item 201(e)(1)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
​
5
Adjusted EPS is the financial measure that was determined to be the most important financial performance measure linking compensation actually paid to our NEOs to company performance for fiscal 2025 and therefore was selected as the fiscal 2025 “Company-Selected Measure” as defined in Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The specific adjustments to GAAP EPS to arrive at Adjusted EPS are predetermined and approved by our HR and Compensation Committee in connection with each year’s annual grant of PSUs. The amounts in the table above represent Adjusted EPS as defined for the EPS PSUs granted in fiscal 2025, and the adjustments to reconcile Adjusted EPS to GAAP EPS for fiscal 2025 are described in Appendix A.
​
        
Company Selected Measure Name Adjusted EPS        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote
1
Mr. Amon was our Principal Executive Officer (PEO) for a portion of fiscal 2021 and all of fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2025. Mr. Mollenkopf was our PEO for a portion of fiscal 2021. Mr. Mollenkopf retired as CEO of the Company, and Mr. Amon was appointed as CEO of the Company, effective June 30, 2021. The other named executive officers (NEOs) represent the following individuals: for fiscal 2025 — Akash Palkhiwala, Alexander H. Rogers, Baaziz Achour, Ann Chaplin and James H. Thompson; for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 — Akash Palkhiwala, James H. Thompson, Alexander H. Rogers and Ann Chaplin; for fiscal 2022 — Akash Palkhiwala, Ann Chaplin, James J. Cathey and James H. Thompson; for fiscal 2021 — Akash Palkhiwala, James H. Thompson, Alexander H. Rogers and Heather Ace.
       
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote
In accordance with SEC rules, Company and Peer Group total shareholder return (TSR) is determined based on the value of a fixed $100 investment beginning with the market close on the last trading day before our fiscal 2021, through and including the end of the respective listed fiscal year. Peer Group TSR represents TSR of the Nasdaq-100 Index, which is the industry peer group used by the Company for purposes of Item 201(e)(1)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
       
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote
2
To calculate Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) to Mr. Amon for fiscal 2025, the following amounts were deducted from and added to the Summary Compensation Table (SCT) total compensation:
​
Cristiano R. Amon SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation:
​
Year
​ ​
SCT Total
($)
​ ​
Stock Awards
Deducted from
SCT Total
($) (i)
​ ​
Additions to
SCT Total
($) (ii)
​ ​
Compensation
Actually Paid
($)
​
​
2025
​ ​ ​ ​ 29,701,097 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (24,162,043) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 24,096,351 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 29,635,405 ​ ​
i.
These deductions are the amounts listed in the “Stock Awards” columns of the SCT and represent the grant date fair value of equity-based awards granted in the applicable year.
​
ii.
Reflects the value of equity calculated in accordance with the SEC methodology for determining CAP for the applicable year, as detailed in the supplemental tables below. The change in fair value of awards shown in the tables below includes the value of dividend equivalents accrued on such awards.
​
Cristiano R. Amon Equity Component of CAP:
​
Year
​ ​
Year End Fair Value
of Equity Awards
Granted in the Year
and Unvested at
Year End ($)
​ ​
Change in Fair
Value of Awards
Granted in Prior
Years and
Unvested at Year
End ($)
​ ​
Fair Value as of
Vesting Date of
Awards Granted
and Vested in the
Year ($)
​ ​
Change in Fair
Value of Awards
Granted in Prior
Years that Vested
During the Year ($)
​ ​
Equity Value
Included in
CAP ($)
​
​
2025
​ ​ ​ ​ 24,461,863 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 575,444 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (940,956) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 24,096,351 ​ ​
       
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 10,483,230 $ 10,295,997 $ 8,084,666 $ 4,437,023 $ 8,136,215
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 10,523,662 17,886,334 4,468,742 5,199,555 14,285,453
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote
3
To calculate Average CAP to the Non-PEO NEOs for fiscal 2025, the following amounts were deducted from and added to the SCT total compensation:
​
Average Non-PEO NEOs SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation:
​
Year
​ ​
SCT Total
($)
​ ​
Stock Awards
Deducted from
SCT Total
($) (i)
​ ​
Additions to
SCT Total
($) (ii)
​ ​
Compensation
Actually Paid
($)
​
​
2025
​ ​ ​ ​ 10,483,230 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (8,523,030) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8,563,462 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 10,523,662 ​ ​
​
i.
These deductions are the amounts listed in the “Stock Awards” columns of the SCT and represent the grant date fair value of equity-based awards granted in the applicable year.
​
ii.
Reflects the value of equity calculated in accordance with the SEC methodology for determining CAP for the applicable year, as detailed in the supplemental tables below. The change in fair value of awards shown in the tables below includes the value of dividend equivalents accrued on such awards.
Average Non-PEO NEOs Equity Component of CAP:
​
Year
​ ​
Year End Fair Value
of Equity Awards
Granted in the Year
and Unvested at
Year End ($)
​ ​
Change in Fair
Value of Awards
Granted in Prior
Years and Unvested
at Year End ($)
​ ​
Fair Value as of
Vesting Date of
Awards Granted
and Vested in the
Year ($)
​ ​
Change in Fair
Value of Awards
Granted in Prior
Years that Vested
During the Year ($)
​ ​
Equity Value
Included in
CAP ($)
​
​
2025
​ ​ ​ ​ 8,624,868 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 274,896 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (336,302) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8,563,462 ​ ​
       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
CAP vs. Qualcomm TSR and Nasdaq-100 Index TSR
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income
CAP vs. Net Income and Adjusted EPS
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure
CAP vs. Net Income and Adjusted EPS
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Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group
CAP vs. Qualcomm TSR and Nasdaq-100 Index TSR
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Tabular List, Table
List of Most Important Measures
In accordance with SEC rules, the following table lists the four financial performance measures that, in the Company’s assessment, represent the most important financial performance measures used to link compensation actually paid to our NEOs to Company performance for fiscal 2025, as further described in our CD&A.
​
Most Important Performance Measures
​
​ Relative Total Stockholder Return (RTSR) (i) ​
​ Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Adjusted EPS) (i) ​
​ Adjusted Operating Income (ii) ​
​ Adjusted Revenues (ii) ​
​
i.
RTSR and Adjusted EPS are the performance metrics used for our PSUs, which comprise 60% of the long-term incentive compensation of our NEOs, including the CEO.
​
ii.
Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Revenues are the financial measures used to assess performance in determining the funding for our ACIP.
       
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 164 162 100 110 119
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 229 185 135 103 138
Net Income (Loss) $ 5,541,000,000 $ 10,142,000,000 $ 7,232,000,000 $ 12,936,000,000 $ 9,043,000,000
Company Selected Measure Amount | $ / shares 11.69 9.99 8.32 12.41 8.33
PEO Name Cristiano R. Amon        
Measure:: 1          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Relative Total Stockholder Return (RTSR)        
Measure:: 2          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Adjusted EPS)        
Non-GAAP Measure Description
5
Adjusted EPS is the financial measure that was determined to be the most important financial performance measure linking compensation actually paid to our NEOs to company performance for fiscal 2025 and therefore was selected as the fiscal 2025 “Company-Selected Measure” as defined in Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The specific adjustments to GAAP EPS to arrive at Adjusted EPS are predetermined and approved by our HR and Compensation Committee in connection with each year’s annual grant of PSUs. The amounts in the table above represent Adjusted EPS as defined for the EPS PSUs granted in fiscal 2025, and the adjustments to reconcile Adjusted EPS to GAAP EPS for fiscal 2025 are described in Appendix A.
       
Measure:: 3          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Adjusted Operating Income        
Measure:: 4          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Adjusted Revenues        
Cristiano R. Amon [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 29,701,097 $ 25,931,574 $ 23,490,335 $ 4,754,113 $ 20,638,924
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount 29,635,405 48,354,500 8,639,231 5,226,561 39,044,789
Steve Mollenkopf [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
PEO Total Compensation Amount 7,380,553
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 40,849,833
PEO | Cristiano R. Amon [Member] | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (24,162,043)        
PEO | Cristiano R. Amon [Member] | Equity Awards Adjustments, Excluding Value Reported in Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 24,096,351        
PEO | Cristiano R. Amon [Member] | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 24,461,863        
PEO | Cristiano R. Amon [Member] | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 575,444        
PEO | Cristiano R. Amon [Member] | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount        
PEO | Cristiano R. Amon [Member] | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (940,956)        
Non-PEO NEO          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 8,563,462        
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (8,523,030)        
Non-PEO NEO | Equity Awards Adjustments, Excluding Value Reported in Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 8,563,462        
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 8,624,868        
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 274,896        
Non-PEO NEO | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount        
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (336,302)