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Intel (INTC) Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue, EPS and Outlook

Q3 2026 (quarter ended Sep 26, 2026): revenue, EPS and full-year guidance from the SEC filing

Published Nov 5, 2026

TL;DR

  • Intel: next quarter only; revenue +20.9% vs a year earlier.

Intel's results for Q3 2026 (quarter ended Sep 26, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-10-29. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.

At a glance

ItemValue
Revenue (GAAP)$16,513 million (+20.9% vs a year earlier)
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$0.60
Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs)$0.52
Full-year guidanceNext quarter only

Guidance

Intel forecasts Q4 2026 revenue of $15.0–$16.0 billion, GAAP EPS $0.10 and non-GAAP EPS $0.25; no full-year outlook.

Why this label: Business Outlook gives Q4 2026 revenue, gross margin and EPS only; the only full-year figure is an operating-expense reconciliation, not core guidance.

Next-quarter outlook:

MetricPeriodRange
revenueQ4 2026$15.0–$16.0 billion
EPS attributable to Intel (diluted)Q4 2026GAAP $0.10; non-GAAP $0.25
gross marginQ4 2026GAAP 37.1%; non-GAAP 38.0%

From the release

Revenue: "Net revenue · $ · 16,513 · $ · 13,653"

Earnings per share: "Earnings per share attributable to Intel-diluted · $0.60 · $0.90 · down 33% · $0.52 · $0.23 · up 126%"

Quotes are copied from the filing; in table rows, cell borders are shown as “·”.

Key fact: Data Center and AI revenue rose 78% to $7.3 billion; total revenue up 21%.

Source

Intel earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0000050863-26-000188, filed 2026-10-29.

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