What is Intel's operating cash flow?

Intel (INTC) reported operating cash flow of $1.1B in Q1 2026.

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

Intel's operating cash flow increased by 34.8% year-over-year, from $813M to $1.1B.

What is the long-term trend for Intel's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Intel's operating cash flow has grown at a -24.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $29.46B to $9.7B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Intel INTC Operating Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow at other companies

Advanced Micro DevicesAMD

$2.96B+215%

International Business MachinesIBM

$5.17B+18.3%

QualcommQCOM

$2.45B-4.1%

Microchip TechnologyMCHP

$257M+24.8%

Lattice SemiconductorLSCC

$50.26M+57.6%

QuickLogicQUIK

$721K+134%

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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CapEx$3.6B-29.8%

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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: Intel (INTC) reported operating cash flow of $1.1B in Q1 2026.
How has Intel's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Intel's operating cash flow increased by 34.8% year-over-year, from $813M to $1.1B.
What is the long-term trend for Intel's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Intel's operating cash flow has grown at a -24.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $29.46B to $9.7B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.