News Summary

• Third-quarter revenue was $16.5 billion, up 21% year-over-year (YoY).

• Third-quarter earnings per share (EPS) attributable to Intel was $0.60; non-GAAP EPS attributable to Intel was $0.52.

• Forecasting fourth-quarter 2026 revenue of $15.0 billion to $16.0 billion; forecasting fourth-quarter EPS attributable to Intel of $0.10 and non-GAAP EPS attributable to Intel of $0.25.

Intel Corporation today reported third-quarter 2026 financial results.

“Our Q3 results demonstrate improving execution, meaningful progress expanding supply and continued advancement of our process technology,” said Lip-Bu Tan, Intel CEO. “Despite near-term headwinds across the PC industry, demand for our CPUs remains robust, reinforcing our confidence in the long-term growth opportunities for our business. Our immediate priority is to unlock additional supply to meet extraordinary demand for our Xeon family, while strengthening our product portfolio and roadmap. We are moving with urgency and focus to capitalize on these opportunities to deliver sustainable growth and long-term shareholder value.”

“We delivered another solid quarter. Revenue, gross margin and earnings per share exceeded guidance, including our strongest data center revenue growth in 15 years,” said David Zinsner, Intel CFO. “Looking ahead, we see the PC slowdown continuing at least through the first half of next year, but we remain optimistic about the opportunities across our broader portfolio, and we will continue making disciplined investments in capacity and working capital to increase supply and support future growth.”

Q3 2026 Financial Results

In the third quarter, the company generated $5.1 billion in cash from operations.

Business Unit Summary

Business Highlights

Company Momentum

• Completed a $23 billion public equity offering to support future growth opportunities while maintaining a strong balance sheet and investment-grade rating.
• Announced plans to acquire Classiq, combining its quantum software synthesis platform with Intel’s spin-qubit manufacturing and software expertise to create a full-stack quantum computing platform.

Product Momentum

• Announced plans for a multiyear collaboration with Oracle intended to expand Intel^® Xeon^®-based computing on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), which is expected to span current and future Intel Xeon platforms, including planned OCI X14 offerings powered by Intel’s next-generation server processor code-named Diamond Rapids.
• Shared new technical details on the Intel^® GPU D-series, formerly code-named Crescent Island, introduced new Intel Xeon-based rack designs and highlighted open software and ecosystem innovations at OCP Global Summit 2026. Intel also demonstrated day-0 support for Meta's Muse Spark Open, which has been tested and is running on the upcoming Intel GPU D-series and Intel Xeon platforms.
• Showcased three architectures for Agentic AI and Enterprise-scale workloads at Hot Chips 2026: next-generation Intel Xeon code-named Diamond Rapids for high-performance orchestration, Intel GPU D-series for efficient inference, and Intel^® Core™ Series 3 for intelligent client and edge computing.
• Announced the first Googlebook devices powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors with premium devices from Acer, ASUS and Lenovo, bringing together Google's next-generation computing and Intel's flagship client platform.
• Collaborated with AMD to bring x86 CPU optimizations for PyTorch together in oneDNN, simplifying AI development and deployment across Intel and AMD CPUs.
• Announced a collaboration with SAP to bridge business IT systems and the operational technology that controls physical equipment and processes through Physical AI.

Foundry Momentum

• Released Intel 14A 0.9 process design kit (PDK) in October.
• Announced a collaboration with Lens Technology, combining Intel's advanced packaging expertise with Lens Technology's precision glass processing capabilities to enable advanced semiconductor packaging for the AI era.
• Completed the RAMP-C program, enabling validated prototypes, ecosystem readiness and early customer engagement to accelerate momentum for Secure Enclave.
• Announced a collaboration with ASML to accelerate industry readiness for High-NA EUV manufacturing.
• Collaborated with Lam Research and Applied Materials on new facilities to expand capacity and enable joint R&D in process technology and manufacturing equipment.

Culture & Leadership

• Appointed Dean Jarnac as executive vice president and chief sales officer, leading Intel's global sales organization and strengthening customer relationships and go-to-market execution across the company's product portfolio.

Business Outlook

Intel's guidance for the fourth quarter of 2026 includes both GAAP and non-GAAP estimates as follows:

Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures are included below. Actual results may differ materially from Intel’s business outlook as a result of, among other things, the factors described under “Forward-Looking Statements” below. The gross margin and EPS outlooks are based on the midpoint of the revenue range.

Earnings Webcast

Intel will hold a public webcast at 2 p.m. PT today to discuss the results for its third quarter. The live public webcast can be accessed on Intel's Investor Relations website at www.intc.com. The corresponding earnings presentation and webcast replay will also be available on the site.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as "accelerate", "achieve", "aim", "ambitions", "anticipate", "believe", "committed", "continue", "could", "designed", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "future", "goals", "grow", "guidance", "intend", "likely", "may", "might", "milestones", "next-generation", "objective", "on track", "opportunity", "outlook", "pending", "plan", "position", "possible", "potential", "predict", "progress", "ramp", "roadmap", "seek", "should", "strive", "targets", "to be", "upcoming", "will", "would" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which may include statements regarding:

• our business plans and strategy and anticipated benefits therefrom;
• projections of our future financial performance, including future revenue, gross profits, capital expenditures and cash flows;
• projected costs and yield trends;
• future cash requirements, the availability, uses, sufficiency and cost of capital resources, and sources of funding, including for future capital and R&D investments and for returns to stockholders, and credit ratings expectations;
• future products, services and technologies, and the expected goals, timeline, ramps, progress, availability, production, regulation and benefits of such products, services and technologies, including future process nodes and packaging technologies, product roadmaps, schedules, future product architectures, expectations regarding process performance, per-watt parity and metrics, and expectations regarding product and process competitiveness;
• internal and external manufacturing plans, including future internal manufacturing volumes, manufacturing expansion plans and the financing therefor, and external foundry usage;
• future production capacity and product supply;
• supply expectations, including regarding constraints, limitations, pricing, and industry shortages;
• plans and goals related to Intel's foundry business, including with respect to anticipated customers, future manufacturing capacity and service, technology and IP offerings;
• expected timing and impact of acquisitions, divestitures and other significant transactions;
• expected completion and impacts of restructuring activities and cost-saving or efficiency initiatives;
• social and environmental performance goals, measures, strategies and results;
• our anticipated growth, future market share, customer demand and trends in our businesses and operations;
• projected growth and trends in markets relevant to our businesses;
• anticipated trends and impacts related to industry component, substrate and foundry capacity utilization, shortages and constraints;
• expectations regarding government funding, incentives, policies and priorities;
• technology trends and developments, including with respect to AI;
• macroeconomic conditions;
• geopolitical tensions and conflicts, including with respect to international trade policies in areas such as tariffs and export controls, and their potential impact on our business;
• tax- and accounting-related expectations;
• expectations regarding our relationships with certain sanctioned parties; and
• other characterizations of future events or circumstances.

Such statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied, including those associated with:

• the high level of competition and rapid technological change in our industry;
• the significant, long-term and inherently risky investments we are making in R&D and manufacturing facilities that may not realize a favorable return;
• the complexities and uncertainties in developing and implementing new semiconductor products and manufacturing process technologies;
• our pursuit of Intel 14A and other next-generation leading-edge process technologies, our investments in manufacturing expansion projects to manufacture products using such technologies and our efforts to secure product design wins with and demand commitments from potential significant external customers for the manufacture of products using such technologies;
• alternative financing arrangements and pursuit of government grants;
• the U.S. government's acquisition of significant equity interests in us;
• changes in product demand and margins;
• macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical tensions and conflicts, including geopolitical and trade tensions between the U.S. and China, tensions and conflict affecting Israel and the Middle East, rising tensions between mainland China and Taiwan and the impacts of Russia's war on Ukraine;
• recently elevated geopolitical tensions, volatility and uncertainty with respect to international trade policies, including tariffs and export controls, impacting our business, the markets in which we compete and the world economy;
• the evolving market for products with AI capabilities;
• our complex global supply chain supporting our manufacturing facilities and incorporating external foundries, including from disruptions, delays, trade tensions and conflicts, or shortages, including current industry-wide substrate and memory shortages;
• product defects, errata and other product issues, particularly as we develop next-generation products and implement next-generation manufacturing process technologies;
• potential security vulnerabilities in our products;
• increasing and evolving cybersecurity threats and privacy risks;
• IP risks including related litigation and regulatory proceedings;
• the need to attract, retain and motivate key talent;
• strategic transactions and investments;
• sales-related risks, including customer concentration and the use of distributors and other third parties;
• our debt obligations and our ability to access sources of capital;
• complex and evolving laws and regulations across many jurisdictions;
• catastrophic events;
• fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
• changes in our effective tax rate and applicable tax regimes;
• environmental, health, safety and product regulations; and
• other risks and uncertainties described in this report, our 2025 Form 10-K, our Q1 2026 Form 10-Q, our Q2 2026 Form 10-Q, our Q3 2026 Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC.

Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this release and in other documents we file from time to time with the SEC that disclose risks and uncertainties that may affect our business.

Unless specifically indicated otherwise, the forward-looking statements in this release do not reflect the potential impact of any divestitures, mergers, acquisitions or other business combinations that have not been completed as of the date of this filing. In addition, the forward-looking statements in this release are based on management's expectations as of the date of this release, unless an earlier date is specified, including expectations based on third-party information and projections that management believes to be reputable. We do not undertake, and expressly disclaim any duty, to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, new developments, or otherwise, except to the extent that disclosure may be required by law.

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Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to disclosing financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, this document references non-GAAP financial measures below. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information about our operating performance, enable comparison of financial trends and results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in operating our business and measuring our performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are used in our performance-based RSUs and our cash bonus plans.

Our non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on one or more of the following items, as well as the related effects to income taxes and net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests. Income tax effects are calculated using a fixed long-term projected tax rate. For 2026 and 2025, we determined the projected non-GAAP tax rate to be 11% and 12%, respectively. We project this long-term non-GAAP tax rate on at least an annual basis using a five-year non-GAAP financial projection that excludes the income tax effects of each adjustment. The projected non-GAAP tax rate also considers factors such as our tax structure, our tax positions in various jurisdictions, and key legislation in significant jurisdictions where we operate. This long-term non-GAAP tax rate may be subject to change for a variety of reasons, including the rapidly evolving global tax environment, significant changes in our geographic earnings mix, or changes to our strategy or business operations. Management uses this non-GAAP tax rate in managing internal short- and long-term operating plans and in evaluating our performance; we believe this approach facilitates comparison of our operating results and provides useful evaluation of our current operating performance. Non-GAAP adjustments attributable to non-controlling interests are calculated by adjusting for the minority stockholder portion of non-GAAP adjustments we make for relevant acquisition-related costs, share-based compensation, restructuring and other charges, and income tax effects, as applicable to each majority-owned subsidiary.

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