DCAI — Cost of sales and operating expenses
Business Segments · Cost of sales and operating expensesIntel DCAI — Cost of sales and operating expenses decreased by 4.6% to $3.15B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 16.1%, from $3.76B to $3.15B. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ3 2025
Rolls up toTotal Operating Expenses
How to read this metric
An increase relative to revenue may signal rising production costs or aggressive R&D spending, while a decrease could indicate improved operational efficiency or reduced investment in the segment.
Detailed definition
This metric aggregates all direct costs of goods sold and indirect operating expenses specifically allocated to the data...
Peer comparison
Comparable to segment-specific operating expense disclosures found in the financial reports of large-scale technology hardware manufacturers.
Metric ID:
intc_segment_datacenter_and_ai_cost_of_sales_and_operating_expensesHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.39B | $1.39B | $1.39B | $1.39B | $1.15B | $1.15B | $1.15B | $1.15B | $1.67B | $3.56B | $3.76B | $1.19B | $3.31B | $3.15B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -17.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +45.0% | +113.9% | +5.5% | -68.3% | +177.3% | -4.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -17.6% | -17.6% | -17.6% | -17.6% | +45.0% | +210.2% | +227.3% | -28.5% | -7.2% | -16.1% |
Range$1.15B – $3.76B
CAGR+28.5%
Avg YoY Growth+36.0%
Median YoY Growth-16.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intel's dcai — cost of sales and operating expenses?
- Intel (INTC) reported dcai — cost of sales and operating expenses of $3.15B in Q3 2025.
- How has Intel's dcai — cost of sales and operating expenses changed year-over-year?
- Intel's dcai — cost of sales and operating expenses decreased by 16.1% year-over-year, from $3.76B to $3.15B.
- What does dcai — cost of sales and operating expenses mean?
- The total direct and indirect costs incurred to operate and support the datacenter and artificial intelligence business segment.