Intel’s Earnings Make a Striking Comeback Compared With Last Year

Intel is not back, but its fourth-quarter earnings finally make the company look less like it’s burning through runway and more like it has a fighting chance to regain relevance.

Intel is not back. Intel is simply no longer looking like it is running out of runway.

If you are asking whether Intel is back after earnings, the answer is no. The company's fourth-quarter 2024 results were strong enough to change the tone, not strong enough to erase the last several years of CPU-market losses, foundry spending, and AI-chip pressure.

Intel reported fourth-quarter 2024 results on Feb. 27, 2025. Revenue was $15.0 billion, up 10% year over year and slightly up quarter over quarter. GAAP net income was $2.6 billion, a major turnaround from the $2.7 billion net loss a year earlier.

The adjusted numbers were healthier too. Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.46, compared with $0.18 in the year-ago quarter. Full-year 2024 revenue reached $53.9 billion, up 13% year over year, and non-GAAP EPS was $1.70.

GAAP is the standard accounting view; non-GAAP is Intel's adjusted view, which excludes items management says are not core to performance. Both matter, because

Key Numbers

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Why This Matters

Intel's results suggest the company has more breathing room after years of losses and heavy spending, but the article emphasizes that this is not a full comeback. The news matters because it marks a sharper turnaround in tone while Intel still faces CPU-market, foundry and AI-chip pressure.

Background

Intel's recent pressure points

The article says Intel had been dealing with CPU-market losses, foundry spending and AI-chip pressure in the years before the latest earnings report.

GAAP vs. non-GAAP results

GAAP is described as the standard accounting view; non-GAAP is Intel's adjusted view that excludes items management says are not core to performance.

Timeline

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Feb 27, 2025

fourth-quarter 2024 results.

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Full-year 2024 revenue reached $53.9 billion, up 13% year over year, and non-GAAP EPS was $1.70.

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Intel recorded a $2.7 billion GAAP net loss in the year-ago quarter and $0.18 non-GAAP EPS.

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