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Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Intel Corp., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 26, 2026 Jun 27, 2026 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 income (loss) 3,520 (10,848) (4,281) (333) 4,270 (3,024) (887) (153) (16,989) (1,654) (437) 2,660 310 1,473 (2,768) (661) 1,019 (454) 8,113 4,623 6,823 5,061 3,361
Depreciation 3,042 2,989 2,902 2,786 2,758 2,788 2,425 2,300 3,248 2,203 2,200 2,094 2,020 1,832 1,901 2,819 2,781 2,681 2,847 2,596 2,495 2,408 2,454
Share-based compensation 587 686 621 538 548 664 684 651 800 780 1,179 796 772 922 739 736 793 892 707 449 543 619 425
Restructuring and other charges 2 2 3,965 104 (10) 382 — (135) 3,407 219 — (1,142) 463 200 55 409 592 56 17 29 42 346 2,209
Amortization of intangibles 190 235 234 241 234 225 249 347 364 366 351 419 427 444 465 468 471 467 501 478 464 449 448
(Gains) losses on equity investments, net (330) 39 72 97 (221) (502) 112 (321) 159 124 (208) (89) 193 21 (167) (179) 155 95 (4,325) (345) (558) (256) (299)
Mark-to-market (gains) losses on Escrowed Shares (1,005) 12,529 1,090 109 1,687 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
(Gains) losses on divestitures 18 — — 32 (5,355) — — — — — — — — — — 13 — 49 (1,121) — — — —
Deferred taxes 83 (18) (9) 205 17 87 19 (236) 7,707 (993) (346) (657) (1,376) — — — — — — — — — —
Impairments and net (gain) loss on retirement of property, plant, and equipment (25) 165 — 50 (17) 482 — (38) 2,164 126 — 120 (87) — — — — — — — — — —
Accounts receivable (60) (4) (217) (611) (842) 590 414 (357) 10 192 80 (559) 153 851 286 3,336 (1,406) 1,013 2,384 (1,056) (940) (252) (426)
Inventories (576) (66) (808) (129) (108) 182 (83) (136) (853) 250 (366) 339 518 1,009 231 (393) (657) (239) (1,147) (1,127) (1,086) (306) 180
Accounts payable 511 452 (142) 578 (395) 354 (240) 68 385 567 (386) 281 20 (331) (771) 456 (602) 245 (128) 95 670 122 303
Accrued compensation and benefits 165 803 (1,175) 247 (481) 1,763 (741) (1,602) 2,399 145 (1,160) 557 169 220 (1,560) 379 73 (101) (1,884) 531 820 447 (1,283)
Income taxes 72 (646) 169 201 142 (1,405) 67 574 (95) (590) (245) (198) 886 (3,530) 1,344 (473) (1,830) (3,451) 1,219 129 (684) (269) 383
Other assets and liabilities (1,112) 688 (1,325) 173 319 (536) (1,206) 2,203 1,348 557 (1,885) 3 1,356 (303) (1,540) 793 (359) (444) (1,292) (605) 1,311 377 (2,207)
Changes in assets and liabilities (1,000) 1,227 (3,498) 459 (1,365) 948 (1,789) 750 3,194 1,121 (3,962) 423 3,102 (2,084) (2,010) 4,098 (4,781) (2,977) (848) (2,033) 91 119 (3,050)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 1,562 17,854 5,377 4,621 (1,724) 5,074 1,700 3,318 21,043 3,946 (786) 1,964 5,514 1,335 983 8,364 11 1,263 (2,222) 1,174 3,077 3,685 2,187
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 5,082 7,006 1,096 4,288 2,546 2,050 813 3,165 4,054 2,292 (1,223) 4,624 5,824 2,808 (1,785) 7,703 1,030 809 5,891 5,797 9,900 8,746 5,548
Additions to property, plant, and equipment (4,024) (2,556) (3,636) (3,488) (2,425) (3,550) (5,183) (5,834) (6,458) (5,682) (5,970) (6,696) (5,753) (5,888) (7,413) (5,699) (7,299) (7,242) (4,604) (7,154) (4,005) (3,602) (3,972)
Additions to held for sale NAND property, plant and equipment — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (13) (193) (478) (436) (266) (416)
Proceeds from capital-related government incentives 48 60 107 559 54 161 803 1,211 26 107 592 362 600 49 — — — — — — — — —
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired — — (596) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Purchases of short-term investments (19,414) (5,547) (7,190) (7,918) (10,671) (2,344) (3,386) (6,421) (13,885) (11,174) (6,460) (7,127) (11,591) (9,564) (16,132) (11,978) (6,155) (6,423) (19,091) (10,228) (13,689) (10,063) (6,574)
Maturities of short-term investments 3,043 2,497 5,227 4,423 2,389 3,248 5,327 7,195 17,054 7,616 9,598 7,352 9,768 12,784 14,173 13,601 9,722 14,917 10,490 13,029 7,208 7,053 8,009
Sales of short-term investments 902 1,788 9,221 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sales of equity investments 401 — — 29 642 — — 544 503 — — 97 122 137 116 81 105 93 4,682 137 295 63 86
Proceeds from divestitures, net — — — (29) 4,251 — 1,935 — — — — — — — — — — 35 6,544 — — — —
Other investing (546) (4) (40) (142) (490) 399 585 (459) (4) (32) (323) 694 (540) (326) 735 564 (947) (1,199) (468) (340) (55) (89) 320
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities (19,590) (3,762) 3,093 (6,566) (6,250) (2,086) 81 (3,764) (2,764) (9,165) (2,563) (5,318) (7,394) (2,808) (8,521) (3,431) (4,574) 168 (2,640) (5,034) (10,682) (6,904) (2,547)
Issuance of commercial paper, net of issuance costs — — — — — 1,997 1,496 — 1,545 5,011 793 — — — — 3,945 — — — — — — —
Repayment of commercial paper — — — — (1,997) (1,496) — — (4,740) (2,609) — — — (1,014) (2,930) — — — — — — — —
Payments on finance leases (119) (832) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Partner contributions 950 2,018 2,064 1,456 1,414 1,283 955 436 417 11,438 423 405 272 385 449 874 — — — — — — —
Partner distributions (103) (14,339) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net proceeds from sales of subsidiary shares — — — (1) 922 — — — — — — 536 850 1,573 — 1,032 — — — — — — —
Additions to property, plant, and equipment (195) (96) (1,327) (533) (531) (942) (1,020) (437) (741) — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Issuance of term debt, net of issuance costs — 13,000 — — — — — — — 438 2,537 — 423 — 10,968 445 6,103 — — — 4,974 — —
Repayment of term debt — (7,500) (1,500) — (2,250) — (1,500) — — (2,288) — — (423) — — (1,896) (1,400) (1,688) — (2,000) — (500) —
Proceeds from sales of common stock through employee equity incentive plans 309 — 427 (6) 286 — 491 1 355 5 626 5 372 6 659 5 383 — 589 4 427 24 565
Net proceeds attributed to common stock and warrants issued, and Escrowed Shares 440 — — 5,024 7,682 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net proceeds from public offering of common stock 22,617 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Restricted stock unit withholdings (290) (617) — (137) (105) (181) — (631) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Repurchase of common stock — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (114) (2,301)
Payment of dividends to stockholders — — — — — — — — (536) (534) (529) (527) (525) (524) (1,512) (1,509) (1,502) (1,499) (1,487) (1,413) (1,410) (1,410) (1,411)
Other financing (300) 1,024 (870) 46 (269) 121 (618) 694 (92) (224) (220) (267) (127) (309) (240) (553) 99 385 (965) (397) (85) (288) (527)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 23,309 (7,342) (1,206) 5,849 5,152 782 (196) 63 (3,792) 11,237 3,630 152 842 117 7,394 2,343 3,683 (2,802) (1,863) (3,806) 3,906 (2,288) (3,674)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 8,801 (4,098) 2,983 3,571 1,448 746 698 (536) (2,502) 4,364 (156) (542) (728) 117 (2,912) 6,615 139 (1,825) 1,388 (3,043) 3,124 (446) (673)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-27), 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 of the organization is characterized by significant volatility in profitability and a strategic shift in funding mechanisms to support aggressive capital expenditures. Net income exhibits extreme fluctuations, with substantial losses appearing in late 2024 and mid-2026, contrasting with earlier periods of stability. Despite these earnings swings, net cash provided by operating activities has remained predominantly positive, although it experienced notable contractions during early 2023 and early 2024.

Operating Cash Flow and Profitability
A divergence is observed between net income and operating cash flow. While net income plummeted to a loss of 16.99 billion in September 2024 and 10.85 billion in June 2026, operating cash flows remained resilient, often buoyed by non-cash adjustments such as depreciation, which consistently ranged between 2.0 billion and 3.2 billion per quarter. The reconciliation adjustments reached a peak of 21.04 billion in September 2024, effectively offsetting massive accounting losses to maintain a positive operating cash position.
Capital Investment and Asset Growth
Investment in property, plant, and equipment remains a primary cash outflow, with quarterly expenditures typically fluctuating between 3.5 billion and 7.4 billion. This consistent spending indicates a long-term commitment to infrastructure expansion. The organization has partially mitigated these costs through capital-related government incentives, which became a recurring source of cash inflow starting in 2023, peaking at 1.21 billion in December 2024.
Financing and Liquidity Management
The financing strategy shifted from shareholder returns to capital preservation and equity raising. Dividend payments, which were stable at approximately 1.5 billion per quarter through 2022, were significantly reduced in 2023 to approximately 530 million before ceasing entirely in the later periods. A critical liquidity event occurred in September 2026, characterized by a public offering of common stock that generated 22.62 billion, alongside 13 billion in term debt issuance in June 2026, to offset operational losses and funding requirements.
Investment Portfolio Dynamics
High liquidity volatility is evident in the management of short-term investments, with large-scale purchases and maturities occurring quarterly. For instance, September 2026 saw a massive purchase of short-term investments totaling 19.41 billion, coinciding with the large equity raise. The company also engaged in significant divestitures and partner contributions, with the latter providing a steady stream of cash inflows ranging from 400 million to 2 billion per quarter from 2022 through 2026.

Overall, the cash flow profile suggests an organization in a capital-intensive transition phase. The reliance on equity markets and debt issuance to fund ongoing infrastructure investments and cover periodic operating losses indicates a strategic prioritization of capacity growth over short-term dividend stability and earnings consistency.

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