TTM
-9.4%
YoY change
+21.95pp
Trough year (2024)
-22.0%
Peak year (1997)
39.4%
Latest annual
-0.0%
Operating Margin history chart for Intel (INTC) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: -0.0%
Operating Margin change chart for Intel (INTC) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +21.95pp
Operating Margin history table for Intel (INTC) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | -0.0% | +21.95pp | ||
| 2024 | -22.0% | -22.16pp | ||
| 2023 | 0.2% | -3.53pp | ||
| 2022 | 3.7% | -20.92pp | ||
| 2021 | 24.6% | -5.79pp | ||
| 2020 | 30.4% | -0.21pp | ||
| 2019 | 30.6% | -2.29pp | ||
| 2018 | 32.9% | +4.15pp | ||
| 2017 | 28.8% | +6.65pp | ||
| 2016 | 22.1% | -3.18pp | ||
| 2015 | 25.3% | -2.17pp | ||
| 2014 | 27.5% | +4.15pp | ||
| 2013 | 23.3% | -4.12pp | ||
| 2012 | 27.4% | -4.92pp | ||
| 2011 | 32.4% | -4.11pp | ||
| 2010 | 36.5% | +20.22pp | ||
| 2009 | 16.3% | -7.56pp | ||
| 2008 | 23.8% | +2.39pp | ||
| 2007 | 21.4% | +5.46pp | ||
| 2006 | 16.0% | -15.16pp | ||
| 2005 | 31.1% | +1.53pp | ||
| 2004 | 29.6% | +4.62pp | ||
| 2003 | 25.0% | +8.62pp | ||
| 2002 | 16.4% | +7.87pp | ||
| 2001 | 8.5% | -22.32pp | ||
| 2000 | 30.8% | -2.41pp | ||
| 1999 | 33.2% | +1.34pp | ||
| 1998 | 31.9% | -7.55pp | ||
| 1997 | 39.4% | +3.21pp | ||
| 1996 | 36.2% | +3.81pp | ||
| 1995 | 32.4% | +3.02pp | ||
| 1994 | 29.4% | -9.23pp | ||
| 1993 | 38.6% | +13.13pp | ||
| 1992 | 25.5% | +2.90pp | ||
| 1991 | 22.6% | +0.71pp | ||
| 1990 | 21.9% | +4.06pp | ||
| 1989 | 17.8% | -2.85pp | ||
| 1988 | 20.7% | +7.78pp | ||
| 1987 | 12.9% | +23.59pp | ||
| 1986 | -10.7% | -6.29pp | ||
| 1985 | -4.4% | — |
- 2025-0.0%+21.95pp
- 2024-22.0%-22.16pp
- 20230.2%-3.53pp
- 20223.7%-20.92pp
- 202124.6%-5.79pp
- 202030.4%-0.21pp
- 201930.6%-2.29pp
- 201832.9%+4.15pp
- 201728.8%+6.65pp
- 201622.1%-3.18pp
- 201525.3%-2.17pp
- 201427.5%+4.15pp
- 201323.3%-4.12pp
- 201227.4%-4.92pp
- 201132.4%-4.11pp
- 201036.5%+20.22pp
- 200916.3%-7.56pp
- 200823.8%+2.39pp
- 200721.4%+5.46pp
- 200616.0%-15.16pp
- 200531.1%+1.53pp
- 200429.6%+4.62pp
- 200325.0%+8.62pp
- 200216.4%+7.87pp
- 20018.5%-22.32pp
- 200030.8%-2.41pp
- 199933.2%+1.34pp
- 199831.9%-7.55pp
- 199739.4%+3.21pp
- 199636.2%+3.81pp
- 199532.4%+3.02pp
- 199429.4%-9.23pp
- 199338.6%+13.13pp
- 199225.5%+2.90pp
- 199122.6%+0.71pp
- 199021.9%+4.06pp
- 198917.8%-2.85pp
- 198820.7%+7.78pp
- 198712.9%+23.59pp
- 1986-10.7%-6.29pp
- 1985-4.4%—
Operating Margin values are taken from Intel's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Margin at Intel (INTC)
According to Intel's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is -9.4%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Intel (INTC) reported operating margin of -0.04% – expanded 21.9 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual operating margin stands at 39.44%, reached in 1997; the historical low of -21.99% was recorded in 2024.
Intel Operating Margin by Year
Intel Operating Margin 2025: -0.0%
In 2025, Intel reported operating margin of -0.04%, expanded 21.9 percentage points from 2024.
Intel Operating Margin 2024: -22.0%
Intel operating margin in 2024 was -21.99%, contracted 22.2 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Intel Operating Margin 2023: 0.2%
2023's operating margin for Intel came in at 0.17%, contracted 3.5 percentage points from 2022.
Intel Operating Margin 2022: 3.7%
Intel posted operating margin of 3.70% in 2022, contracted 20.9 percentage points from 2021.
Intel Operating Margin 2021: 24.6%
Intel operating margin in 2021 was 24.62%.
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