Intel Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (INTC)

Intel reported −$4.95B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of $10.71B from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of −9.36%.

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Intel free cash flow by year

Intel annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-27−$4.95B$10.71B−9.36%
20242024-12-28−$15.66B−$1.38B−29.48%
20232023-12-30−$14.28B−$4.87B−26.33%
20222022-12-31−$9.41B−$20.13B−14.93%
20212021-12-25$10.72B−$10.88B−50.37%+13.57%
20202020-12-26$21.61B$4.67B+27.60%+27.75%
20192019-12-28$16.93B$2.68B+18.81%+23.53%
20182018-12-29$14.25B$3.92B+37.93%+20.11%
20172017-12-30$10.33B−$1.85B−15.19%+16.46%
20162016-12-31$12.18B$491.0M+4.20%+20.51%
20152015-12-26$11.69B$1.38B+13.37%+21.12%
20142014-12-27$10.31B$248.0M+2.46%+18.46%
20132013-12-28$10.06B$2.21B+28.10%+19.10%
20122012-12-29$7.86B−$2.34B−22.96%+14.73%
20112011-12-31$10.20B−$1.29B−11.20%+18.89%
20102010-12-25$11.48B$4.83B+72.58%+26.33%
20092009-12-26$6.66B$926.0M+16.16%+18.95%
20082008-12-27$5.73B−$1.90B−24.87%+15.24%
20072007-12-29$7.63B+19.89%

Intel free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $21.61B to −$4.95B, a net decrease of $26.55B. Intel's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $4.45B in free cash flow, an increase of $5.95B year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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