Company data
QUALCOMM Incorporated employees and revenue per employee
QCOM · Semiconductors · $194.1B market cap
QUALCOMM Incorporated had 52,000 employees at the end of fiscal Sep 2025, up 6.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $44.3B, up 13.7% from a year earlier, or $852K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.
Employees
52,000
+6.1% YoY
Revenue
$44.3B
+13.7% YoY
Revenue / employee
$852K
Peer median $484K
Rank in industry
8 of 45
Semiconductors
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 52,000 | $44.3B | $852K | +6.1% | +13.7% |
| Sep 2024 | 49,000 | $39.0B | $795K | -2.0% | +8.8% |
| Sep 2023 | 50,000 | $35.8B | $716K | -2.0% | -19.0% |
| Sep 2022 | 51,000 | $44.2B | $867K | +13.3% | +31.7% |
| Sep 2021 | 45,000 | $33.6B | $746K | +9.8% | +42.6% |
| Sep 2020 | 41,000 | $23.5B | $574K | +10.8% | -3.1% |
| Sep 2019 | 37,000 | $24.3B | $656K | +4.5% | +6.8% |
| Sep 2018 | 35,400 | $22.7B | $642K | +4.7% | +2.0% |
| Sep 2017 | 33,800 | $22.3B | $659K | +10.8% | -5.4% |
| Sep 2016 | 30,500 | $23.6B | $772K | — | — |
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QUALCOMM Incorporated against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Semiconductors.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 33,000 | $63.9B | $1.94M | Leaner |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 31,000 | $34.6B | $1.12M | Efficient growth |
| LRCX Lam Research Corporation | 23,300 | $23.2B | $997K | Efficient growth |
| QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | 52,000 | $44.3B | $852K | Efficient growth |
| KLAC KLA Corporation | 17,000 | $13.6B | $799K | Hiring ahead |
| AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | 36,500 | $28.4B | $777K | Efficient growth |
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | 53,000 | $37.4B | $705K | Efficient growth |
| INTC Intel Corp. | 85,100 | $52.9B | $621K | Contracting |
| TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | 33,000 | $17.7B | $536K | Leaner |
Questions about QUALCOMM Incorporated
- How many employees does QUALCOMM Incorporated have?
- QUALCOMM Incorporated reported 52,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Sep 2025, in the annual report it filed on November 5, 2025. That is up 6.1% from a year earlier.
- What is QUALCOMM Incorporated's revenue per employee?
- QUALCOMM Incorporated brought in $44.3B of revenue in fiscal Sep 2025, which is $852K per employee. That ranks 8 of 45 companies we track in Semiconductors, where the median is $484K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in QUALCOMM Incorporated's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed November 5, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell QCOM.