CLAIM #51673 · Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM) · 2026Q2 earnings call · Apr 29, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
“We now expect initial shipments for our custom silicon engagement at a leading hyperscaler later this calendar year.”
Akash Palkhiwala · CFO
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Look at: Initial shipments of custom silicon product to the leading hyperscaler customer for the data center engagement
It came true if: Company confirms (via earnings call/press release commentary) that initial shipments occurred by December 31, 2026
Where: Management commentary on quarterly earnings calls (QCOM) through Q4 calendar 2026 / press releases
In context
“rial and consumer products. In QCT Automotive, following another record quarter, we expect year-over-year revenue growth to further accelerate to approximately 50% in the third fiscal quarter. Lastly, we forecast non-GAAP operating expenses to be approximately $2.6 billion in the quarter. In closing, while our near-term revenues are impacted by memory industry cyclical dynamics, we're confident in the underlying fundamentals around Snapdragon product leadership and content growth opportunities, including the adoption of agentic AI technologies. We continue to execute on our secular growth opportunities in automotive and IoT and remain confident in achieving our long-term revenue targets. In addition, we are very excited about the progress in our data center products and customer traction. We now expect initial shipments for our custom silicon engagement at a leading hyperscaler later this calendar year. We look forward to providing an update on our growth initiatives, including opportunities in data center and physical AI at our Investor Day on June 24. This concludes our prepared remarks. Back to you, Brett. Brett Simpson: Thank you, Akash. Operator, we are now ready for questions. Operator: [Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from the line of Joshua Buchalter with TD Cowen. Joshua Buchalter: Obviously, I'm not sure you're going to be able to front-run the AI day you plan to host in June. But any details you're able to share or context on what the custom silicon engagement, what the scope is, what the magnitude is? Is this a CPU? Is it an accelerator? Is it a networking chip? Just any help you can give us beyond the press release and prepared remarks, I think would be helpf”
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SEC filings for QCOM ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2026Q2 earnings call.