For the quarter ended September 2025, Intel (INTC) reported revenue of $13.65 billion, up 2.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.23, compared to -$0.46 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.11 billion, representing a surprise of +4.13%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2200%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.01.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Intel performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Revenues- All other- Total: $993 million versus $966.92 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.4% change.
- Net Revenues- Intersegment eliminations: $-4.23 billion versus $-4.39 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.6% change.
- Net Revenues- Total Intel Products Group- Client Computing Group: $8.54 billion versus $8.14 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.4% change.
- Net Revenues- Total Intel Products Group- Data Center and AI: $4.12 billion compared to the $3.96 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +22.9% year over year.
- Net Revenues- Intel Foundry Services: $4.24 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $4.37 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.7%.
- Net Revenues- Total Intel Products Group: $12.65 billion compared to the $12.1 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.8% year over year.
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Shares of Intel have returned +18.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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