INTC · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report

Market Demand Trends

INTEL CORP · 2026-10-30 · Importance 26 · Surprise 24

Demand for Intel data center products remained strong in Q3 and year to date 2026 amid continued AI infrastructure investment, and Intel expects strong demand into Q4 and beyond. In contrast, client-product demand declined in Q3 versus the first half of 2026 as higher component prices, especially memory, constrained IT budgets and prompted tighter inventory management; Intel expects these pressures to worsen in Q4 and persist in 2027. Q3 client revenue fell 5% year over year, with client volume down 14%, partly offset by 9% higher average selling prices from pricing actions and a richer premium-product mix. DCAI server revenue rose year over year, with server volume up 10% on higher hyperscaler demand; demand for certain data center products continued to exceed available supply.

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