Intel (INTC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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• Expected firm customer commitments for Intel 14A in 2H 2026 through 1H 2027

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• 34.5% is by no means an acceptable level of gross margins

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• We are on a multiyear journey. It will take time and resolve

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• Hyperscalers' first choice is the CPU from Intel, very clear message from them

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• Yield improvements focus is 7-8% per month on variation, consistency, defect density

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• Investor Day planned for 2H 2026 at Santa Clara headquarters

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• I'm hearing a clear, consistent message. They see the progress we are making, they want Intel at the table

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• The CPU central function coordinating this traffic will drive not only traditional server refresh, but new demand that grows the installed base

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• No 14A capacity CapEx spending until customers are secured

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• Nova Lake expected to launch end of 2026

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• Advanced packaging opportunities will be well north of $1 billion on many of these opportunities

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• Q1 2026 revenue would be well above seasonal if unconstrained by supply

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• Intel is the only semiconductor manufacturer shipping gate-all-around transistors with backside power for revenue

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• Fifth consecutive quarter of revenue above our guidance

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• Expected above-seasonal growth from Q2 onward if supply improves as expected

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• Advanced packaging customer ramps beginning 2H 2026

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• The breadth of our IP and know-how uniquely position us to capitalize on these AI-driven trends

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• On Q1 supply it's just literally hand to mouth, what we can get out of the fab

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• We produced $3.1 billion in adjusted free cash flow in the second half of 2025 as cash from operations more than doubled half-on-half

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• Intel 18A yields continue to improve steadily but are still below what I want them to be

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• We exceeded that commitment by delivering our first 3 SKUs of Core Ultra Series 3

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• Supply improvements beginning Q2 2026, with each quarter improving through 2026

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• Full year 2026 OpEx target of $16B

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• 2025 PC TAM exceeded 290M units, representing 2nd straight year of growth and fastest growth since 2021

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• Custom ASIC revenue grew >50% in 2025, reaching >$1B annualized run rate in Q4

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• In terms of 14A risk production in the later part of 2027 and real production, volume production in 2028. That is similar to the same time frame as a leading foundry

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• Intel expects full year 2026 adjusted free cash flow to be positive

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• ASIC TAM represents $100B opportunity

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