Intel
INTCMarket price data through October 2, 2026.
Performance
Oct 2021 – Oct 2026
Track record
How this pick has done since Benson first called it.
- Benson Return
- +518%
- How much this stock is up since Benson first picked it — measured from the price at the time of that first pick, not from today.
- First pick price
- ~$19
- Roughly what one share cost when Benson first picked this stock. This is the starting line for the Benson Return.
- Tracking since
- August 2025
- The month this stock first became a Benson pick.
- Tracking duration
- 14 months
- How long Benson has been tracking this pick.
About Intel
Intel makes the processors inside most of the world's PCs and a huge share of the servers that run the internet. After years of falling behind, it is rebuilding itself as both a chip designer and a chip factory for other companies. Think of it as a legendary carmaker that lost its edge and is now retooling its whole assembly line, and the newest quarter shows the retool is working.
The case for and against
Both sides of the story, in plain English.
- Growth Is Back
Second quarter revenue hit 16.1 billion dollars, up 25% from a year ago, the fastest growth in more than fifteen years. Operating margin swung from negative 24.7% to positive 11.1%, and the company produced 7 billion dollars in cash from operations in a single quarter.
- AI Runs On Intel
As AI moves from training models to running them everywhere, demand for server processors is surging. Intel's data center and AI business grew 59% to 6.3 billion dollars in the quarter. Intel is also putting 5 billion euros into new capacity for its Xeon server chips because demand is outrunning supply.
- Factory Still Costly
Intel's chip factory business lost about 2.1 billion dollars in operating profit in the quarter, even with 5.8 billion dollars in sales, most of it from Intel's own products. Management is now spending heavily on equipment, clean rooms and substrates, so cash demands stay high for years.
- Wild Ride Ahead
The stock has soared, which made a share escrow arrangement cost Intel a paper loss of 12.5 billion dollars last quarter. Reported net loss was 11 billion dollars even though the core business made money. With a beta above 2, weekly swings of 15% or more are normal, and a lot of good news is already priced in.
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This automated research summary uses Financial Modeling Prep market data through 2026-10-02. Model signals, scores, and risk labels can change and may be incomplete or wrong.
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