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INTEL CORPEvidence as of 2026-09-02Overview · INTEL CORP
Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products worldwide. It operates through Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, Network and Edge, Mobileye, Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics, Intel Foundry Services, and Other segments. The company offers platform products, such as central processing units and chipsets, and system-on-chip and multichip packages;…
Management team
- Dr. Robert Greg Lavender · Executive VP, CTO & GM of the Office of the Chief Technology OfficerFind on LinkedIn
- Ms. Michelle C. Johnston Holthaus · Chief Executive Officer of Intel ProductsFind on LinkedIn
- Mr. Christoph Schell · Executive VP, Chief Commercial Officer and GM of Sales, Marketing & Communications GroupFind on LinkedIn
- Ms. April Miller Boise J.D. · Executive VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate SecretaryFind on LinkedIn
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Moneyta sentiment
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−0.0 on a −2 to +2 scale — was +0.0 before the debate changed the read.
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Editor's note
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The surviving evidence shows a mixed operational picture for Intel in Q2 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-07-17). Revenue rose from $ 12,667,000,000 in Q1 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-04-17) to $ 16,128,000,000 in Q2 2026, a quarter-over-quarter increase of $ 3,461,000,000, and gross profit increased by $ 1,837,000,000 from $ 4,672,000,000 to $ 6,509,000,000. Operating income swung from a loss of $ 301,000,000 in Q1 2026 to operating income of $ 1,796,000,000 in Q2 2026 (an improvement of $ 2,097,000,000), while net income deteriorated from a loss of $ 821,000,000 to a loss of $ 11,033,000,000 (a worsening of $ 10,212,000,000). Balance-sheet and capital metrics also worsened: cash and equivalents fell by $ 4,373,000,000 to $ 12,874,000,000 and long-term noncurrent debt rose by $ 5,522,000,000 to $ 48,549,000,000; weighted-average diluted shares increased by 761,000,000 to 5,104,000,000.
Market and valuation signals are also present in the surviving set: six-month momentum is + 106.4% (97th percentile) and a 12_1 momentum measure is + 359.6% (99th percentile), volatility is elevated with 30‑day annualized vol at 67.8% and 90‑day at 92.7%, and trailing twelve‑month free cash flow is negative at - $ 23,301,000,000 with trailing diluted EPS - $ 2.66, producing negative P/FCF and EV/EBITDA multiples in the provided inputs.
How this note was made
every stage ran before the note was writtenAnalyst desk
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Revenue increased from $12,667,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026 (2024-12-29 to 2025-03-29) to $16,128,000,000 in fiscal Q2 2026 (2026-03-29 to 2026-06-27), a quarter-over-quarter rise of $3,461,000,000.
XBRL companyfacts · 0000050863-26-000079Gross profit rose from $4,672,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026 (2024-12-29 to 2025-03-29) to $6,509,000,000 in fiscal Q2 2026 (2026-03-29 to 2026-06-27), an increase of $1,837,000,000.
XBRL companyfacts · 0000050863-26-000079Reads the filings themselves, above all the year-over-year diff of Item 1A risk factors: which risks a company added, dropped or quietly reworded since its last annual report.
Which filings the desk reads
The desk reads the annual 10-K in full — its risk factors, and how they changed since last year. Quarterly 10-Qs and event filings (8-Ks, insider Form 4s) are listed for context but not read line by line: the 10-K is where the material risk disclosures live. A brand-new company, or one we have only just begun tracking, may have no annual report on file yet — its risk analysis fills in once that lands.
Intel filed a Form 8-K on 12 August 2026 that furnished an exhibit titled in the filing as d117670dex11.htm.
8-K filed 2026-08-12A Form 4 reporting an insider transaction was filed on 3 August 2026 (the 4 filed 3 August 2026).
4 filed 2026-08-03Reads the signal panel above — momentum, volatility, drawdown, relative strength and beta — and ranks each against the whole research universe rather than judging it in isolation.
Momentum over the past 6 months is +106.4% and ranks in the 97th percentile of the 547-stock research universe as of 2026-09-01.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-09-01weakened in debateA 12_1 momentum measure is +359.6% and ranks in the 99th percentile of the 547-stock research universe as of 2026-09-01.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-09-01weakened in debateReads which funds hold the name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings, to show the exposure you may already carry through index funds.
The 13F holdings reported are the latest reported quarter with a 45-day reporting lag; the institutional holdings snapshot is as of 2026-03-31 and the file notes that 13F filings carry a 45-day reporting lag.
13F holdings · 2569 filers · as of 2026-03-31Institutions reported $152.88B in aggregate 13F value as of the period ended 2026-03-31, with 2,569 holders and top reported holders including BlackRock, Inc. at $19.76B, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC at $12.45B, and NVIDIA CORP at $9.48B.
13F holdings · 2569 filers · as of 2026-03-31Reads recent headlines that are genuinely about this company, ignoring rating chatter and market-wide stories. Findings argue in the debate but never move the sentiment score.
An article published 2 September 2026 reports Intel collaborating with COSMOS and Airspan Networks on open source 5G and NextG infrastructure using the OCUDU software stack and a city-scale testbed to evaluate NextG solutions.
News · finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-02A 1 September 2026 headline states that Intel fell on that day as higher Treasury yields weighed on Intel and its chip peers, framing the coverage around whether AI demand can offset valuation headwinds.
News · finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-01Reads parsed Forms 3/4/5 — who bought or sold, at what size, and whether a 10b5-1 plan was involved. Flags clustered open-market officer buying; treats plan sales as routine and never counts a fund or 10%-holder as an officer.
A Form 4 filed 11 August 2026 shows TAN LIP BU (CEO) bought $10.0M of shares (105,263 shares) on 2026-08-11; the filing does not indicate a 10b5-1 trading plan.
Form 4 · TAN LIP BU (CEO) · $10.0M bought · 2026-08-11A Form 4 filed 1 May 2026 shows Miller Boise April (EVP and Chief Legal Officer) sold $4.0M of shares (40,256 shares) on 2026-05-01; the filing does not indicate a 10b5-1 trading plan.
Form 4 · Miller Boise April (EVP and Chief Legal Officer) · $4.0M sold · 2026-05-01Reads the implied-expectations math built from the company's own filings (the growth rate today's price would justify, and the multiples beside it) and argues whether the market's bar looks high or low for this business. Never turns the math into a target.
Intel reported negative free cash flow on a trailing twelve-month basis of -$23,301,000,000.
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closeTrailing twelve-month diluted EPS is -$2.66, making the price/earnings ratio not computable from the filing inputs.
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closeDebate and risk review
A bull and a bear contest the claims and the chair rules on each; the risk review stress-tests what survived.
A bull and a bear argue the analysts' claims across two rounds, then a chair rules on each one. Only what survives feeds the score — the argument is shown, not hidden, so you can judge the reasoning yourself.
The evidence set contains clear, contemporaneous signals of an operational turnaround: sequential revenue, gross profit, and operating income all improved materially between fiscal Q1 and Q2 2026 (fundamentals-0, fundamentals-1, fundamentals-2). Those operating gains are reinforced by strong market momentum metrics (market-0, market-1) and a material CEO open-market purchase (insider-0), while large institutional ownership and ETF inclusion (ownership-1, ownership-2) indicate broad market participation. The bear narrative leans heavily on trailing, aggregated valuation and profitability measures (valuation-0, valuation-1, fundamentals-3) that incorporate earlier periods and share-count effects; given the recent quarter-to-quarter operational improvement, those trailing metrics may not fully reflect the newest operating trajectory. Overall, the strongest and most directly comparable evidence (quarterly fundamentals, momentum, and recent insider buying) jointly support a favorable informational read, while the negative trailing valuation and net-income figures are strong but more temporally broad and therefore less directly indicative of the most recent quarter-over-quarter change.
Chair's verdict, claim by claim
Fragility · computed, not argued
diversified0.29
35 surviving claims rest on 19 distinct sources; the heaviest analyst carries 20% of them, and 97% of what the desk raised survived the debate.
The evidence set is moderately diversified across sources (19 distinct sources supporting 35 claims), which lends some breadth but still leaves room for source-specific bias. One analyst accounting for 20% of surviving claims indicates a measurable single-actor influence, and the very high survival rate (97%) means few claims were overturned during review — together this implies the read is informative but somewhat fragile to new contrary disclosures or re-interpretation of a few key sources.
Peer context · computed, not argued
12-1 momentum ranks 2nd of 15 in Semiconductors (as of 2026-09-01).
90-day volatility ranks 6th of 15 in Semiconductors (as of 2026-09-01).
dividend yield ranks 7th of 15 in Semiconductors (as of 2026-09-01).
Disconfirming evidence · base rates · falsifiers
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16 filings· 1 cited
SEC XBRL filings
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Read by Mercer−0.2 to the score
4 documents· 2 cited
SEC filing documents
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Read by Oakes+0.0 to the score
1 signal set
Moneyta signal set
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Read by Nash−0.3 to the score
3 holdings records· 1 cited
Fund holdings
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Read by Ellis+0.5 to the score
4 headlines· 2 cited
News coverage
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Read by Yatesnothing survived
16 filings· 2 cited
Insider filings
Parsed Forms 3/4/5 from EDGAR: named insiders, share counts, prices, and 10b5-1 plan state — stated and inferred flags kept apart.
Read by Talbot−0.2 to the score
1 computation
Valuation inputs
TTM cash-flow figures from the company's own XBRL filings, priced with the stored closing price. Implied growth and multiples only; no fair-value dollar figure reaches the desk, by design.
Read by Archercontext only
1 record· 0 cited
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1 record· 0 cited
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