Intel annual operating cash flow
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Intel Operating Cash Flow Growth & History (INTC)
Intel's operating cash flow was $9.70B for fiscal 2025.
View full Intel company overviewIntel annual operating cash flow history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Operating cash flow | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-27 | $9.70B | $1.41B | +17.00% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-28 | $8.29B | −$3.18B | −27.75% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-30 | $11.47B | −$3.96B | −25.67% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $15.43B | −$14.02B | −47.61% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-25 | $29.46B | −$6.41B | −17.87% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-26 | $35.86B | $2.72B | +8.20% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-28 | $33.15B | $3.71B | +12.62% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-29 | $29.43B | $7.32B | +33.12% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-30 | $22.11B | $302.0M | +1.38% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $21.81B | $2.79B | +14.67% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-26 | $19.02B | −$1.40B | −6.86% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-27 | $20.42B | −$358.0M | −1.72% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-28 | $20.78B | $1.89B | +10.02% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-29 | $18.88B | −$2.08B | −9.92% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $20.96B | $4.27B | +25.59% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-25 | $16.69B | $5.52B | +49.44% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-26 | $11.17B | $244.0M | +2.23% |
| 2008 | 2008-12-27 | $10.93B | −$1.70B | −13.46% |
| 2007 | 2007-12-29 | $12.63B | — | — |
| 2005 | 2005-12-31 | $4.34B | −$245.0M | −5.34% |
| 2004 | 2004-12-31 | $4.59B | −$61.0M | −1.31% |
| 2003 | 2003-12-31 | $4.65B | −$25.0M | −0.53% |
| 2002 | 2002-12-28 | $4.68B | $545.0M | +13.19% |
| 2001 | 2001-12-28 | $4.13B | $882.0M | +27.15% |
| 2000 | 2000-12-28 | $3.25B | — | — |
Intel quarterly operating cash flow
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Operating cash flow | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-27 | $7.01B | $4.96B | +241.76% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-28 | $1.10B | $283.0M | +34.81% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-27 | $4.29B | $1.12B | +35.48% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-27 | $2.55B | −$1.51B | −37.20% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-28 | $2.05B | −$242.0M | −10.56% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-29 | $813.0M | $2.04B | — |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-28 | $3.17B | −$1.46B | −31.55% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-28 | $4.05B | −$1.77B | −30.39% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-29 | $2.29B | −$516.0M | −18.38% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-30 | −$1.22B | $562.0M | — |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-30 | $4.62B | −$3.08B | −39.97% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $5.82B | $4.79B | +465.44% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-07-01 | $2.81B | $2.00B | +247.10% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-04-01 | −$1.78B | −$7.68B | — |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $7.70B | $2.30B | +42.57% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-10-01 | $1.03B | −$8.87B | −89.60% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-07-02 | $809.0M | −$7.99B | −90.81% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-04-02 | $5.89B | $543.0M | +10.15% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-25 | $5.40B | −$4.97B | −47.90% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-25 | $9.90B | $1.73B | +21.09% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-26 | $8.80B | −$2.36B | −21.12% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-27 | $5.35B | −$810.0M | −13.15% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-26 | $10.37B | $482.0M | +4.87% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-26 | $8.18B | −$2.53B | −23.64% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-27 | $11.16B | $3.57B | +47.05% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-28 | $6.16B | $1.20B | +24.18% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-28 | $9.89B | $2.99B | +43.30% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-28 | $10.71B | $1.88B | +21.23% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-29 | $7.59B | $174.0M | +2.35% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-30 | $4.96B | −$1.32B | −21.09% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-29 | $6.90B | −$341.0M | −4.71% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-29 | $8.84B | $2.57B | +41.04% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $7.41B | $2.71B | +57.49% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $6.28B | $2.39B | +61.21% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-30 | $7.24B | −$909.0M | −11.15% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $6.26B | $506.0M | +8.79% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-07-01 | $4.71B | $862.0M | +22.42% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-04-01 | $3.90B | −$157.0M | −3.87% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $8.15B | $2.72B | +50.15% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-10-01 | $5.76B | $23.0M | +0.40% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-07-02 | $3.85B | $405.0M | +11.77% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-04-02 | $4.05B | −$360.0M | −8.15% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-26 | $5.43B | −$343.0M | −5.94% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-26 | $5.74B | $42.0M | +0.74% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-27 | $3.44B | −$2.01B | −36.92% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-28 | $4.42B | $914.0M | +26.11% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-27 | $5.77B | −$267.0M | −4.42% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-27 | $5.69B | −$38.0M | −0.66% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-28 | $5.45B | $731.0M | +15.48% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-29 | $3.50B | −$784.0M | −18.30% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-28 | $6.04B | $12.0M | +0.20% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-28 | $5.73B | $584.0M | +11.35% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-29 | $4.72B | −$17.0M | −0.36% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-30 | $4.29B | $1.31B | +44.18% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-29 | $6.03B | −$604.0M | −9.11% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-29 | $5.15B | −$1.20B | −18.93% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | $4.74B | $768.0M | +19.34% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | $2.97B | −$1.04B | −25.94% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $6.63B | $1.08B | +19.46% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-10-01 | $6.35B | $2.77B | +77.50% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-07-02 | $3.97B | $485.0M | +13.91% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-04-02 | $4.01B | −$66.0M | −1.62% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-25 | $5.55B | $2.15B | +63.00% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-25 | $3.58B | −$426.0M | −10.64% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-26 | $3.49B | $102.0M | +3.01% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-27 | $4.08B | $3.70B | +979.10% |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-26 | $3.40B | — | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-26 | $4.00B | $716.0M | +21.78% |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-27 | $3.38B | — | — |
| Q1 2009 | 2009-03-28 | $378.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2008 | 2008-09-27 | $3.29B | — | — |
Intel operating cash flow trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Intel's operating cash flow decreased from $35.86B to $9.70B, a change of −$26.17B. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $7.01B.
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Operating cash flow is the cash generated or used by a company’s core operations. It incorporates working-capital movements and other operating cash items, and it is the starting point for calculating free cash flow.
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SEC-reported operating cash flow
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