FN2 Earnings Intelligence
INTC expanded earnings history
Intel Corp. (INTC) quarterly earnings scorecards, market reactions, transcript intelligence, and historical context.
Earnings History
Intel Corp.
Intel delivered its seventh consecutive quarterly beat with Q2 revenue of $16.1B, up from $13.6B in Q1, driven by AI-related demand that now accounts for 70% of revenue. EPS of $0.42 doubled consensus. Yet shares fell roughly 8% on an abnormal basis, as investors digested a widening foundry operating loss of $2.1B against just $293M of external foundry revenue, a capex increase to over $20B for 2026, and a flattening PC outlook for the second half amid memory price inflation. The foundry roadmap is advancing with 18A volume running 25% above target and 18A-P risk production underway, but the investment-to-revenue gap remains the central tension for investors.
Intel Corp.
The current analysis supports a cautiously constructive Intel thesis: AI-driven demand, server CPU momentum, advanced packaging, and new process-node ramps provide growth support, but the thesis depends on supply expansion, margin management, and progress toward Foundry profitability.
Intel Corp.
The quarter supports a mixed view: AI-linked demand and product and foundry progress provide growth support, but supply constraints, yields, memory costs and lower near-term guidance weaken the case for a clean recovery.
Intel Corp.
The supplied evidence is constructive on demand and product milestones, but it does not yet establish that earnings growth will be durable: execution, supply availability, and margins remain decisive.
Intel Corp.
The supplied analysis supports a cautiously constructive operational thesis: Intel is aligning foundry capacity with demand, advancing key process and product programs, and pursuing balance-sheet actions. The case remains dependent on execution in 18A and 14A, product mix, server competitiveness, and the commercial traction of its AI strategy.
Intel Corp.
Intel's turnaround case rests on disciplined cost and capital reductions, a faster 18A and AI product cycle, and balance-sheet actions; the lower Q2 guidance, foundry losses, and execution risks keep that case unproven.
Intel Corp.
The supplied analysis supports a mixed view: product launches, AI PC and server demand, AWS commitments, and 18A progress provide potential growth drivers, while charges, competitive pressure, geopolitical exposure, and foundry execution risks constrain the near-term case.
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