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INTC Earnings · 2026-04-23 · earnings

INTC Q1 earnings likely to confirm extended foundry runway, disappointing near-term guidance despite historical beat pattern

Intel's consensus EPS estimate is essentially flat ($0.00; range -$0.02 to +$0.06), indicating the market expects minimal earnings surprise. While Intel historically beats earnings and insiders are buying, the flat estimate already reflects low expectations. The real risk is forward guidance: management must address the 18A yield crisis and 2-3 year foundry maturation timeline, both well-known headwinds that constrain near-term margin and revenue recovery in core data center against stronger AMD/Nvidia growth. Recent AI infrastructure partnerships (Infosys, Ericsson) are meaningful but long-cycle and unlikely to move near-term earnings power. The stock is 16% off highs, highly volatile (53% 20d), and positioned for the classic 'beat on numbers, miss on outlook' scenario. Even a technical earnings beat will likely trigger post-event selling as guidance reiterates sluggish foundry ramp and data center market share pressure. Regulatory risk on China chip tools adds tail risk.

Price Convergence

Baseline

$45.58

2026-03-10

Est. move

5–14%

bearish

Model

single-shot

prediction #52

Created

Mar 10, 14:46

Source Signals (3)

[yahoo-finance] Ericsson (ERIC), Intel (INTC) Expand Partnership to Accelerate AI-Native 6G Development

[google-news-semiconductor] Intel Corp Stock (INTC) Opened Down by 3.27% on Mar 9: What Signal Does It Send? - TradingKey

[yahoo-finance] Intel Corporation (INTC) and Infosys Expand Strategic AI Infrastructure Partnership

Refinement Chain (6 predictions)

#42 ▼ INTC Q1 earnings likely to confirm extended foundry runway, ... invalidated view

#115 ▼ INTC likely to sell off post-earnings despite beat probabili... invalidated view

#121 ▼ INTC likely to sell off post-earnings despite beat probabili... invalidated view

#125 ▼ INTC likely to sell off post-earnings despite beat probabili... invalidated view

#128 ▼ INTC likely to sell off despite beat; 60% sell-the-news risk active view

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Price Trajectory

Mar 9

$45.58

Mar 10

$46.78

Mar 11

$47.98

Mar 12

$45.25

Mar 13

$45.77

Mar 16

$45.76

Mar 17

$44.06

Mar 18

$45.03

Mar 19

$46.18

Mar 20

$43.87

Mar 23

$44.01

Mar 24

$44.06

Mar 25

$47.18

Mar 26

$44.10

Mar 27

$43.13

Mar 30

$41.19

Mar 31

$44.13

Apr 1

$48.03

Apr 2

$50.38

Apr 6

$50.78

Apr 7

$52.91

Apr 8

$58.95

Apr 9

$61.72

Apr 10

$62.38

Apr 13

$65.18

Apr 14

$63.81

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