Qualcomm closed fiscal 2025 with record results for its QCT semiconductor business, driven by double-digit growth across handsets, automotive, and IoT. Annual GAAP revenue rose 14% to $44.3 billion, while non-GAAP EPS increased 18% to $12.03. The company’s full-year GAAP EPS of $5.01 reflected a $5.7 billion non-cash charge tied to U.S. tax reform. Fourth-quarter revenue grew 10% year-over-year to $11.3 billion, with QCT up 13% to $9.8 billion and QTL licensing steady at $1.4 billion.
CEO Cristiano Amon highlighted strong diversification progress: “Total QCT non-Apple revenues grew 18% year-over-year, with combined automotive and IoT revenues up 27%. We’re seeing momentum in automated driving, edge AI, and our expansion into data centers and robotics.” QCT automotive revenue reached $3.96 billion (+36%), while IoT grew 22% to $6.6 billion. Handset sales remained the core driver at $27.8 billion.
Recent launches include the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile SoC with a third-generation Oryon CPU, the Snapdragon X2 Elite PC platforms, and the Snapdragon Ride Pilot automated-driving system co-developed with BMW. Qualcomm also completed its acquisition of Arduino to extend its developer ecosystem to 30 million users and unveiled AI200 and AI250 chips for rack-scale AI inference in data centers, with HUMAIN as its first customer.
• Fiscal 2025 non-GAAP revenue: $44.1 billion (+13%)
• Non-GAAP EBT: $15.5 billion (+16%)
• QCT revenue: $38.4 billion (+16%)
• Automotive revenue: $3.96 billion (+36%)
• IoT revenue: $6.6 billion (+22%)
• Free cash flow: $12.8 billion with $12.6 billion returned to shareholders
For Q1 FY26, Qualcomm guides revenue between $11.8 and $12.6 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $3.30 to $3.50. The company expects its effective tax rate to stabilize at 13–14% under the new U.S. legislation.
“Our strategy to extend Snapdragon leadership beyond mobile into automotive, AI PCs, and data centers is well underway,” Amon added.
🌐 Analysis: Qualcomm continues its shift from a mobile-centric vendor to a broad AI-computing and edge-connectivity player. The AI200/AI250 launches mark its first foray into data-center AI inference, challenging NVIDIA’s and AMD’s dominance in accelerated compute. In automotive, Snapdragon Ride Pilot and deep OEM ties position Qualcomm as a major ADAS platform supplier through the decade.
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