Intel
Semiconductors · United States
Intel designs and makes x86 processors and other chips for PCs, data centers and networks, and is building a foundry business that also manufactures chips for other companies.
What makes it different
The U.S. government is one of its largest shareholders.
8.4%U.S. government stakeMar 20, 2026
A 2025 agreement turned CHIPS Act support into an equity stake in the company.
How big it is
How big is Intel?
$52.9BNet revenueFY2025
$11.2BNet capexFY2025
85,100EmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025
Mostly PC chips, then data center.
- Client Computing Group61%$32.2B
- Data Center and AI32%$16.9B
- All other7%$3.6B
How the business works
Design x86 chips. Make them in-house.
- 1x86 chips for PCs, servers
- 2In its own fabs
- 3PC makers and clouds
Because Intel owns the factories, fab utilisation moves profit as much as chip demand does.
Who owns it
- U.S. government (Department of Commerce)8.4%
- The Vanguard Group8.1%
- BlackRock6.8%
CEO: Lip-Bu Tan
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1968Noyce and Moore found Intel
- 1971Intel releases the 4004 microprocessor
- 1981The Intel-powered IBM PC launches
- 1991The "Intel Inside" campaign launches
- 2021Pat Gelsinger becomes CEO
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Intel's own reports.
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What Intel tracks19 metrics
R&D ratio
Employees
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from5 regions
United States
China
Singapore
The full timeline20 moments
2024
2025
2026
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