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Intel Corporation(INTC)

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Financial data as of Dec 31, 2025Improving · Technology

FCF Margin-14.0%Free Cash Flow / Revenue
Cash Conversion—Operating CF / Net Income
Free Cash Flow-$4.9B
Revenue$52.9B
Net Cash-$32.3BNet debt position
Debt / FCFN/AElevated debt burden
Current Ratio2.02Adequate short-term liquidity
YoY FCF Growth+100.0%2 of 5 quarters positive

How This Grade Was Calculated

Base grade from FCF margin, adjusted by financial health factors

BaseF
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+1Strong YoY FCF growth (100.0% YoY)
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-1Only 2 positive quarters recently
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-0.5Highly volatile FCF (consistency: 6.92)
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+0.25Solid revenue growth (25.4% YoY)
→
FinalF

Analysis Summary

Strengths

  • Strong liquidity (current ratio: 2.02)
  • Strong YoY FCF growth (+100.0%)
  • Strong revenue growth (25.4% YoY)

Concerns

  • Negative FCF margin (-14.0%)
  • Net debt position ($32.3B)
  • Only 2 positive FCF quarters recently
  • Highly volatile quarterly FCF
Cash conversion ratio unavailable or not meaningfulSBC-adjusted FCF used — $2.4B stock-based compensation (49% of reported FCF) subtracted

Financial Breakdown

Key financials compared side by side

Margin Composition

FCF Margin-14.0%
Net Margin-0.5%
Operating CF Margin18.3%
CapEx Ratio27.7%

Balance Sheet Health

Debt, liquidity, and leverage snapshot

Net Cash-$32.3BNet debt position
Debt / FCFN/AElevated debt burden
Current Ratio2.02Strong liquidity
Debt / Equity0.41Low leverage

Quarterly FCF Trend

+100.0% YoYImproving (+100.0%)

Free cash flow per quarter

Sector Comparison — Technology

FCF Margin ranked against sector peers

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Detailed Metrics

Company NameIntel Corporation
SectorTechnology
Free Cash Flow-$4.9B
Revenue$52.9B
Net Income-$267.0M
Operating Cash Flow$9.7B
Capital Expenditure$14.6B
FCF Margin-14.0%
Cash Conversion Rate—
Net Margin-0.5%
Total Debt$46.6B
Total Cash$14.3B
Net Cash-$32.3B
Current Ratio2.02
Debt / Equity0.41
Debt / FCFN/A
YoY FCF Growth+100.0%
Positive Quarters2 of 5
Trend DirectionImproving
Report DateDec 31, 2025
GradeF
Data SourceYahoo Finance

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