Intel R&D decreased by 12.3% to $3.23B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 20.2%, from $4.05B to $3.23B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), R&D shows relatively stable performance with a 2.9% CAGR.
High spending signals a focus on long-term innovation, though it reduces current-period net income.
Expenses related to the innovation, design, and improvement of products and services. In the technology sector, this rep...
Big Tech firms often reinvest a significant percentage of revenue into R&D to maintain market leadership.
is_research_and_development| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
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| Value | $3.72B | $3.80B | $4.05B | $4.36B | $4.40B | $4.30B | $4.46B | $4.11B | $4.08B | $3.87B | $3.99B | $4.38B | $4.24B | $4.05B | $3.88B | $3.64B | $3.68B | $3.23B |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.4% | +6.5% | +7.7% | +0.9% | -2.2% | +3.8% | -8.0% | -0.7% | -5.1% | +3.0% | +9.9% | -3.3% | -4.5% | -4.3% | -6.1% | +1.2% | -12.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +18.4% | +13.1% | +10.2% | -5.8% | -7.3% | -10.0% | -10.7% | +6.6% | +3.9% | +4.6% | -2.8% | -16.9% | -13.1% | -20.2% |
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