Intel (INTC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Intel (INTC) reported Research & Development of $3.49 billion for Q3 2026, up 8.0% from $3.23 billion a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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Intel (INTC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 26, 2026, Intel's Research & Development came in at $13.45 billion, down 6.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $13.77 billion, down 16.8% from FY2024.
- Research & Development has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Research & Development came in at $16.55 billion in FY2024 (+3.1%), $16.05 billion in FY2023 (-8.5%), $17.53 billion in FY2022 (+15.4%) and $15.19 billion in FY2021 (+12.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Research & Development since Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Research & Development gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 9.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Research & Development in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 20.4%); the low point was Q3 2025 (a decline of 20.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $3.37 billion (Q2 2026), $3.38 billion (Q1 2026) and $3.22 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | - |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 7.05 Bn |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 2.80 Bn |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 3.49 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 10 | Lam Research | 282.21 Bn | 258.26 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 666.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 3.49 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.37 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 3.38 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 3.22 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 3.23 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 3.68 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.64 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 3.88 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 4.05 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.24 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 4.38 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 3.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.87 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 4.08 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.46 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 4.30 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 4.40 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 4.36 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 4.05 Bn |
API Access
Intel Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=INTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "INTC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=INTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();