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Gross Margin Drivers
INTEL CORP · 2026-09-19 · Importance 60 · Surprise 40 · No source text
Intel’s adjusted gross margin reached 41.8% in the second quarter. The adjusted gross margin was approximately 12 percentage points higher than a year earlier, representing a year-over-year improvement of more than 10%. CEO Lip-Bu Tan said Intel could supply only about 50% of what customers needed, indicating that customer demand exceeded available supply during the week reported.
Key facts
- Intel's adjusted gross margin hit 41.8% in the second quarter, about 12 percentage points higher than a year earlier. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| margin | positive | realized | +12.0% | Intel's adjusted gross margin hit 41.8% in the second quarter, about 12 percentage points higher than a year earlier. |