Growth Metrics

Intel (INTC) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Intel has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $8.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 70.58% year-over-year to $8.5 billion; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $24.1 billion, down 13.03%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $20.6 billion, 29.06% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 was $8.5 billion at Intel, up from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $11.1 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at $4.4 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $6.1 billion and a median of $6.0 billion in 2023 define the central range for Operating Expenses.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 83.44% in 2024 and later tumbled 58.97% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $6.6 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 32.72% to $4.5 billion in 2023, then grew by 15.91% to $5.2 billion in 2024, then fell by 15.64% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then skyrocketed by 94.43% to $8.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for INTC at $8.5 billion in Q1 2026, $4.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $4.5 billion in Q3 2025.