Growth Metrics

Intel (INTC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Intel's quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $8.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 70.58% year-on-year from $5.0 billion in Q1 2025, and up 94.43% quarter-over-quarter from $4.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Intel has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $8.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 70.58% year-over-year to $8.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $24.1 billion (down 13.03% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $20.6 billion, down 29.06% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $8.5 billion, up from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $11.1 billion in Q3 2024, with the low at $4.4 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $6.1 billion, with a median of $6.0 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 83.44% in 2024 and sank 58.97% in 2025.
  • Tracing INTC's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $6.6 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 32.72% to $4.5 billion in 2023, then rose by 15.91% to $5.2 billion in 2024, then declined by 15.64% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then soared by 94.43% to $8.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $8.5 billion (Q1 2026), $4.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $4.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,449.54 Bn 5,406.06 Bn 61.16 Bn 7.62 Bn
2 Broadcom 2,169.43 Bn 2,155.26 Bn 13.16 Bn 4.59 Bn
3 Micron Technology 1,165.12 Bn 1,150.53 Bn 17.76 Bn 1.59 Bn
4 Advanced Micro Devices 831.96 Bn 819.61 Bn 5.42 Bn 3.94 Bn
5 Intel 549.93 Bn 530.74 Bn 5.35 Bn 8.48 Bn
6 Texas Instruments 266.58 Bn 261.48 Bn 2.80 Bn 991.00 Mn
7 Qualcomm 243.81 Bn 234.01 Bn 4.16 Bn 8.29 Bn
8 Analog Devices 196.60 Bn 193.16 Bn 2.44 Bn 1.06 Bn
9 Marvell Technology 188.85 Bn 188.78 Bn 1.26 Bn 921.40 Mn
10 NXP Semiconductors 78.76 Bn 75.40 Bn 1.79 Bn 904.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 8.48 Bn
Dec 27, 2025 4.36 Bn
Sep 27, 2025 4.54 Bn
Jun 28, 2025 6.72 Bn
Mar 29, 2025 4.97 Bn
Dec 28, 2024 5.17 Bn
Sep 28, 2024 11.05 Bn
Jun 29, 2024 6.51 Bn
Mar 30, 2024 6.29 Bn
Dec 30, 2023 4.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 6.03 Bn
Jul 1, 2023 5.65 Bn
Apr 1, 2023 5.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 6.63 Bn
Oct 1, 2022 6.71 Bn
Jul 2, 2022 6.29 Bn
Apr 2, 2022 4.90 Bn
Dec 25, 2021 6.02 Bn
Sep 25, 2021 5.52 Bn
Jun 26, 2021 5.66 Bn
Mar 27, 2021 7.16 Bn
Dec 26, 2020 5.46 Bn
Sep 26, 2020 4.68 Bn
Jun 27, 2020 4.81 Bn
Mar 28, 2020 4.98 Bn
Dec 28, 2019 5.08 Bn
Sep 28, 2019 4.85 Bn
Jun 29, 2019 5.26 Bn
Mar 30, 2019 4.92 Bn
Dec 29, 2018 5.00 Bn
Sep 29, 2018 5.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 5.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 5.26 Bn
Dec 30, 2017 5.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 4.92 Bn
Jul 1, 2017 5.25 Bn
Apr 1, 2017 5.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 5.36 Bn
Oct 1, 2016 5.52 Bn
Jul 2, 2016 6.66 Bn
Apr 2, 2016 5.56 Bn
Dec 26, 2015 5.29 Bn
Sep 26, 2015 4.92 Bn
Jun 27, 2015 5.35 Bn
Mar 28, 2015 5.12 Bn
Dec 27, 2014 5.17 Bn
Sep 27, 2014 4.92 Bn
Jun 28, 2014 5.07 Bn
Mar 29, 2014 5.10 Bn
Dec 28, 2013 5.02 Bn
Sep 28, 2013 4.91 Bn
Jun 29, 2013 4.75 Bn
Mar 30, 2013 4.55 Bn
Dec 29, 2012 4.66 Bn
Sep 29, 2012 4.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 4.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 4.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 4.35 Bn
Oct 1, 2011 4.23 Bn
Jul 2, 2011 3.97 Bn
Apr 2, 2011 3.73 Bn
Dec 25, 2010 3.38 Bn
Sep 25, 2010 3.19 Bn
Jun 26, 2010 3.25 Bn
Mar 27, 2010 3.08 Bn
Dec 26, 2009 4.34 Bn
Sep 26, 2009 2.83 Bn
Jun 27, 2009 4.09 Bn
Mar 28, 2009 2.59 Bn