What is Intel's free cash flow?

Intel (INTC) reported free cash flow of -$2.54B in Q1 2026.

How has Intel's free cash flow changed year-over-year?

Intel's free cash flow increased by 41.9% year-over-year, from -$4.37B to -$2.54B.

What does free cash flow mean?

Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.

Intel INTC Free cash flow

Free cash flow at other companies

Advanced Micro DevicesAMD

$2.57B+253%

International Business MachinesIBM

$4.94B+19.7%

QualcommQCOM

$1.92B-18.1%

Microchip TechnologyMCHP

$242.8M+26.7%

QuickLogicQUIK

$63K+102%

Lattice SemiconductorLSCC

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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%

CapEx$3.6B-29.8%

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

Calculated from Intel’s reported figures.

$1.1Bnet cash from operating−$3.6Bcapital expenditures=-$2.54B

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 free cash flow?: Intel (INTC) reported free cash flow of -$2.54B in Q1 2026.
How has Intel's free cash flow changed year-over-year?: Intel's free cash flow increased by 41.9% year-over-year, from -$4.37B to -$2.54B.
What does free cash flow mean?: Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.