Intel Total Operating Expenses decreased by 32.5% to $4.54B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 59.0%, from $11.05B to $4.54B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Total Operating Expenses shows an upward trend with a 6.0% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Rising expenses without a corresponding rise in revenue can indicate operational bloat or aggressive expansion efforts.
The sum of all costs required to run the business that are not directly tied to production, including R&D and SG&A. It r...
Investors compare this to revenue to assess the 'operating leverage' of a business model.
is_total_operating_expenses| 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 | $5.66B | $5.52B | $6.02B | $4.90B | $6.29B | $6.71B | $6.63B | $5.48B | $5.65B | $6.03B | $4.46B | $6.29B | $6.51B | $11.05B | $5.17B | $4.97B | $6.72B | $4.54B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.5% | +9.1% | -18.6% | +28.2% | +6.7% | -1.2% | -17.4% | +3.3% | +6.6% | -26.0% | +40.9% | +3.6% | +69.8% | -53.2% | -3.8% | +35.1% | -32.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.1% | +21.6% | +10.2% | +11.7% | -10.1% | -10.2% | -32.7% | +14.8% | +15.2% | +83.4% | +15.9% | -20.9% | +3.2% | -59.0% |
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