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Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC)

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Intel Corp., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 28, 2026 Dec 27, 2025 Sep 27, 2025 Jun 28, 2025 Mar 29, 2025 Dec 28, 2024 Sep 28, 2024 Jun 29, 2024 Mar 30, 2024 Dec 30, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jul 1, 2023 Apr 1, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 1, 2022 Jul 2, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 Dec 25, 2021 Sep 25, 2021 Jun 26, 2021 Mar 27, 2021
Net revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Research and development
Marketing, general, and administrative
Restructuring and other charges
Operating expenses
Operating income (loss)
Gains (losses) on equity investments, net
Interest and other, net
Income (loss) before taxes
(Provision for) benefit from taxes
Net income (loss)
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests
Net income (loss) attributable to Intel

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27).


The financial trajectory from early 2021 through early 2026 is characterized by a significant erosion of gross margins, a substantial increase in operating expenditures, and extreme volatility in net profitability. The period marks a transition from consistent operational profitability to a regime of frequent losses, punctuated by massive restructuring charges and fluctuating cost structures.

Gross Profitability and Cost of Sales
A marked deterioration in gross margin is observed, with gross profit falling from a peak of 57.08% in June 2021 to a critical low of 15.03% in September 2024. This decline is driven by an increase in the cost of sales, which rose from approximately 43-45% of net revenue in 2021 to a peak of 84.97% in September 2024. While a recovery trend is evident toward the end of the period, reaching 39.38% by March 2026, the company fails to return to its 2021 efficiency levels.
Operating Expense Trends
Research and development (R&D) spending increased significantly as a percentage of revenue, climbing from roughly 18-19% in 2021 to a peak of 35.07% in April 2023. This indicates a strategic pivot toward intensified investment. Marketing, general, and administrative expenses also expanded from 6.75% in March 2021 to a peak of 12.23% in March 2023 before gradually contracting to 7.65% by March 2026.
Impact of Restructuring Charges
The operational results are heavily impacted by volatile restructuring and other charges. While these charges were minimal in late 2021, they became major drivers of loss in later periods. Specifically, two massive spikes occurred: a charge of 42.32% of revenue in September 2024 and 29.98% in March 2026. These events correlate directly with the deepest operating losses recorded in the dataset.
Operating and Net Income Volatility
Operating income shifted from a stable range of 18% to 28% in 2021 to consistent negative territory starting in mid-2022. The most severe contraction occurred in September 2024, where operating loss reached 68.18% of revenue. Net income mirrored this instability, exhibiting extreme swings from a high of 44.21% in April 2022 to a loss of 127.89% in September 2024. Despite a brief return to profitability in September 2025 (31.28%), the period concludes with a net loss of 31.53% in March 2026.
Non-Operating Influence
Gains and losses on equity investments provided intermittent relief, most notably a 23.55% gain in April 2022, which temporarily inflated net income despite declining operating trends. Interest and other net items remained relatively negligible for most of the period, with the exception of a significant 26.88% positive impact in September 2025.