What is Intel's capex?

Intel (INTC) reported capex of $3.64B in Q1 2026.

How has Intel's capex changed year-over-year?

Intel's capex decreased by 29.8% year-over-year, from $5.18B to $3.64B.

What is the long-term trend for Intel's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Intel's capex has grown at a -6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.73B to $14.65B.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

Intel INTC CapEx

CapEx at other companies

Advanced Micro DevicesAMD

$389M+83.5%

International Business MachinesIBM

$232M-4.9%

QualcommQCOM

$533M+149%

Microchip TechnologyMCHP

$14.2M0.0%

Lattice SemiconductorLSCC

$10.53M+22.2%

QuickLogicQUIK

$658K-51.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$13.6B+7.2%

Gross profit$5.3B+14.4%

Operating income-$3.1B-942%

Net income-$3.7B-354%

EPS (diluted)-$0.73-284%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$17.2B+92.8%

Total debt$43.0B-14.2%

Total equity$111.39B+11.7%

Total assets$205.33B+6.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.1B+34.8%

Free cash flow-$2.5B+41.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$667.8B+626%

Enterprise value$693.58B+421%

P/S12.4×+10.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin35.4%+3.8pp

Operating margin-5.2%-2.2pp

Net margin-5.9%-2.7pp

FCF margin-20.6%-1.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-3%-1.4pp

Debt / equity0.4×-0.1×

Current ratio2.3×+1.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Intel in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

The official record: Intel’s 10-Q, filed April 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Intel's capex?: Intel (INTC) reported capex of $3.64B in Q1 2026.
How has Intel's capex changed year-over-year?: Intel's capex decreased by 29.8% year-over-year, from $5.18B to $3.64B.
What is the long-term trend for Intel's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Intel's capex has grown at a -6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.73B to $14.65B.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.