Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) reported Q3 earnings and the stock is up 8% after-hours.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 23, 2025 5:00 PM EDT Company Participants John Pitzer - Corporate Vice President of Corporate Planning & Investor Relations Lip-Bu Tan - CEO & Director David Zinsner - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Ross Seymore - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Joseph Moore - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Christopher Muse - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Research Division Blayne Curtis - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Stacy Rasgon - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Intel (INTC) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Intel (INTC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.23 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.01 per share. This compares to a loss of $0.46 per share a year ago.
Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC, ETR:INL) reported stronger-than-expected third quarter results, with revenue and adjusted earnings per share beating Wall Street estimates, but its fourth quarter guidance came in slightly below expectations amid ongoing strategic shifts The designer and manufacturer of computer components reported Q3 revenue of $13.7 billion, up 3% from the year-ago quarter and ahead of estimates of $13.15 billion. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.23, far ahead of the consensus $0.01 and a significant improvement from a loss per share of $0.46 in Q3 last year.
The company topped revenue expectations said it's “having a difficult time meeting all the demand that's out there” because of supply constraints.
The troubled chipmaker posted third-quarter profit of $4.1 billion on improved sales.
Intel could face heightened expectations from investors when it reports third-quarter earnings after the bell, following a torrid rally in recent months on a flurry of high-profile deals.
The chip maker has been raising capital from a variety of sources.
NextSilicon, an Israeli startup whose computing chips are being evaluated by U.S. national labs, on Wednesday said it is developing a central processor that it hopes will rival Intel and AMD and help it compete with Nvidia's systems.
Intel (INTC) is set to report third-quarter earnings after markets close Thursday, and traders expect the stock to be unusually volatile following the results.
A powerful rally leading into mid-October has pushed shares of Intel Corporation NASDAQ: INTC to a new 52-week high, with the stock breaking decisively above the $33 level and bringing its year-to-date gain to an impressive 77%. This is more than just a technical breakout driven by fleeting market sentiment; it is the market's decisive verdict that Intel's multi-year turnaround has shifted from a strategic plan to a financial reality.