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Intel Corp

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Q1 2026 Earnings

Reported Apr 23, 2026, 4:07pm ET · SEC source
$0.29
Beat +2,183.46%
EPS · est. $0.01
$13.6B
Beat +9.22%
Revenue · est. $12.4B
+42.4%
Beating market
INTC vs S&P since report
4 quarters
Consecutive EPS beats

Market Reaction

% change · around the report
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INTC +8.9%S&P 500 +0.8%
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0+20%Apr 22May 1report 4:07pm ETearnings+3.4%+29.5%
0+20%Apr 22May 1earnings+3.4%+29.5%
INTC +29.5%NASDAQ +3.4%
+23.60%
Day of report
+2.97%
Next session
+20.69%
One week
+47.53%
30 days

S&P 500 over the same 30 days: +5.12%.

Did INTC Beat Earnings? Q1 2026 Results

Intel delivered a standout first quarter for fiscal 2026, with non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.29 clearing the $0.01 consensus estimate by a wide margin and revenue of $13.58 billion beating expectations by 9.22% while rising 7.2% year over year. The headline driver was momentum in Intel's higher-growth businesses, particularly the Data Center and AI segment, which surged 22% year over year, and Intel Foundry revenue, which climbed 16%, together lifting non-GAAP gross margin to 41.0% from 39.2% a year ago. On a GAAP basis, results were considerably heavier, as a $4.07 billion restructuring charge tied largely to a Mobileye goodwill impairment widened the net loss to $3.73 billion. CEO Lip-Bu Tan pointed to AI inference and agentic workloads as durable demand catalysts, a thesis reinforced by a new multiyear partnership with Google and Intel's selection as the host CPU for NVIDIA's DGX Rubin systems. Looking ahead, Intel guided second-quarter revenue of $13.80 billion to $14.80 billion, with non-GAAP EPS of $0.20 and non-GAAP gross margin of approximately 39.0%.

Key Takeaways
  • Data Center and AI segment revenue grew 22% YoY driven by growing role of CPU in AI era
  • Intel Foundry revenue grew 16% YoY on unprecedented demand for silicon and advanced packaging
  • Non-GAAP gross margin expanded 1.8 percentage points YoY to 41.0%
  • Non-GAAP R&D and MG&A spending decreased 9% YoY to $3.9 billion
  • Sixth consecutive quarter of revenue above expectations

“The next wave of AI will bring intelligence closer to the end user, moving from foundational models to inference to agentic. This shift is significantly increasing the need for Intel's CPUs and wafer and advanced packaging offerings.”

Intel CEO, on the earnings call

Forward Guidance & Outlook

For Q2 2026, Intel expects revenue of $13.8 billion to $14.8 billion, GAAP gross margin of 37.5%, non-GAAP gross margin of 39.0%, GAAP EPS of $0.08, and non-GAAP EPS of $0.20 (based on revenue midpoint). GAAP tax rate is expected at 4% and non-GAAP tax rate at 11%. For full-year 2026, GAAP operating expenses are expected at approximately $22.7 billion and non-GAAP operating expenses at approximately $16.5 billion.

INTC YoY Financials

Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025 · SEC filings Q1 2025 Q1 2026
$0$4.0B$8.0B$12.0B$12.7B$13.6BRevenue$4.7B$5.3BGross Profit
$0$4.0B$8.0B$12.0BRevenueGross Profit

INTC Revenue by Segment

Client Computing Group (CCG)$7.7B+1.0%
Data Center and AI (DCAI)$5.1B+22.0%
Intel Foundry$5.4B+16.0%
All Other

Figures from SEC filings and company reports. Not investment advice.