Intel (INTC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)

Intel (INTC) posted annual Free Cash Flow of -$4.9 billion for FY2025, up 68.39% year-over-year from -$15.7 billion in FY2024.

Intel (INTC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Intel (INTC) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with -$4.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in FY2025.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 80.48% year-over-year to -$853.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.4 billion (up 88.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$4.9 billion, up 68.39% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$4.9 billion for FY2025 at Intel, up from -$15.7 billion in the prior year.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $27.8 billion in FY2021, with the low at -$15.7 billion in FY2024.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $591.0 million, with a median of -$4.9 billion recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 242.76% in 2023 and soared 68.39% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $27.8 billion in 2021, then slumped by 64.07% to $10.0 billion in 2022, then plunged by 242.76% to -$14.3 billion in 2023, then fell by 9.64% to -$15.7 billion in 2024, then jumped by 68.39% to -$4.9 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$4.9 billion, -$15.7 billion, and -$14.3 billion for FY2025, FY2024, and FY2023 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Yr)
1 Nvidia 4,798.43 Bn 4,754.95 Bn 61.16 Bn -
2 Micron Technology 1,164.41 Bn 1,138.39 Bn 35.06 Bn -
3 Advanced Micro Devices 882.18 Bn 869.83 Bn 5.42 Bn -
4 Intel 645.64 Bn 626.45 Bn 5.35 Bn -
5 Aeluma 370.26 Bn 370.22 Bn 386,000.00 -
6 Arm Holdings 358.73 Bn 355.13 Bn 1.46 Bn 2.07 Bn
7 Texas Instruments 271.25 Bn 266.15 Bn 2.80 Bn -
8 Marvell Technology 239.95 Bn 236.10 Bn 1.26 Bn -
9 Qualcomm 193.93 Bn 184.13 Bn 4.16 Bn -
10 Analog Devices 189.67 Bn 186.23 Bn 2.44 Bn -

Historic Data

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Dec 27, 2025 -4.95 Bn
Dec 27, 2025 -4.95 Bn
Dec 28, 2024 -15.66 Bn
Dec 28, 2024 -15.66 Bn
Dec 30, 2023 -14.28 Bn
Dec 30, 2023 -14.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 10.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 10.00 Bn
Dec 25, 2021 27.84 Bn
Dec 25, 2021 27.84 Bn
Dec 26, 2020 21.61 Bn
Dec 26, 2020 21.61 Bn
Dec 28, 2019 31.38 Bn
Dec 28, 2019 31.38 Bn
Dec 29, 2018 27.09 Bn
Dec 29, 2018 27.09 Bn
Dec 30, 2017 10.33 Bn
Dec 30, 2017 10.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 12.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 12.18 Bn