News Summary:

• Record first-quarter revenue was $16.1 billion, up 13 percent year-over-year1 on strength of Intel's data-centric* businesses, which accounted for 49 percent of first-quarter revenue.

• Data-centric growth and operating margin leverage boosted earnings-per-share (EPS), which rose 53 percent year-over-year; non-GAAP EPS was up 32 percent year-over-year.

• Intel is raising its full-year revenue and earnings outlook based on this strong start; expecting 2018 revenue of 

  $67.5 billion, up $2.5 billion from prior guidance.

  SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 26, 2018 -- Intel Corporation today reported first-quarter 2018 financial results.

  "Coming off a record 2017, 2018 is off to a strong start. Our PC business continued to execute well and our data- centric businesses grew 25 percent, accounting for nearly half of first-quarter revenue," said Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO. "The strength of Intel’s business underscores my confidence in our strategy and the unrelenting demand for compute performance fueled by the growth of data."

  “Compared to the first-quarter expectations we set in January, revenue was higher, operating margins were stronger and EPS was better," said Bob Swan, Intel CFO. "Our data-centric strategy is accelerating Intel’s transformation, and we’re raising our earnings and cash flow expectations for the year."

  Q1 2018 Financial Highlights

  		GAAP				Non-GAAP
  	Q1 2018	Q1 2017	vs. Q1 2017		Q1 2018	Q1 2017	vs. Q1 2017
  Revenue ($B)	$16.1	$14.8	up 9%		$16.1^	$14.8^	up 9%
  Gross Margin	60.6%	61.9%	down 1.3 pts		62.3%	63.3%	down 1 pts
  R&D and MG&A ($B)	$5.2	$5.4	down 4%		$5.2^	$5.4^	down 4%
  Operating Income ($B)	$4.5	$3.6	up 23%		$4.8	$4.0	up 21%
  Tax Rate	11.1%	22.3%	down 11.2 pts		11.7%	22.3%^	down 10.6 pts
  Net Income ($B)	$4.5	$3.0	up 50%		$4.2	$3.2	up 30%
  Earnings Per Share	$0.93	$0.61	up 53%		$0.87	$0.66	up 32%

   

  In the first quarter, the company generated approximately $6.3 billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of

  $1.4 billion and used $1.9 billion to repurchase 41 million shares of stock.

  1 Excluding McAfee

  * Data-centric businesses include DCG, IOTG, NSG, PSG and All Other, excluding McAfee

  ^ No adjustment on a non-GAAP basis

  Key Business Unit Revenue and Trends

  Q1 2018 vs. Q1 2017

  PC-centric CCG $8.2 billion up 3%

  DCG $5.2 billion up 24%

  IOTG $840 million up 17%

  Data-centric

  NSG $1.0 billion up 20%

  PSG $498 million up 17% up 25%*

   

  In the first quarter, Intel saw strong performance from data-centric businesses, which accounted for approximately half (49%) of Intel's revenue, an all-time high. The Data Center Group (DCG) achieved growth in all market segments and saw increasing adoption of Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, including for artificial intelligence workloads. Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group (NSG) revenue grew 20 percent as strong demand for storage continued. The Programmable Solutions Group (PSG) won new designs with server OEMs adding Intel’s field programmable gate array (FPGA) acceleration to their data center offerings, and strong demand from retail and video customers drove first-quarter growth in the Internet of Things Group (IOTG).

  The Client Computing Group (CCG) continued its strong execution and introduced a new lineup of high- performance mobile products including the 8th Gen Intel ® Core™ i9 processor and a new Intel Core platform extension that brings together the benefits of 8th Gen Intel Core processors with Intel ® Optane™ memory. We continue to make 14 nm process optimizations and architectural innovations in both data center and client products that will be coming this year. Intel is currently shipping low-volume 10 nm product and now expects 10 nm volume production to shift to 2019.

  In autonomous driving, Mobileye continued momentum with automotive customers and recently won a high-volume design for EyeQ*5. The company also began operating autonomous vehicle test cars in Israel with plans to expand the fleet to other geographies.

  A dditional information regarding Intel’s results can be found in the Q1'18 Earnings Presentation available at: www.intc.com/results.cfm .

  1 Excluding McAfee

  • Data-centric businesses include DCG, IOTG, NSG, PSG and All Other, excluding McAfee

    ^ No adjustment on a non-GAAP basis

    Business Outlook

    Intel's guidance for the second-quarter and full-year 2018 includes both GAAP and non-GAAP estimates. Reconciliations between these GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures are included below.

    Q2 2018	GAAP	Non-GAAP	Range
    Revenue	$16.3 billion	$16.3 billion^	+/- $500 million
    Operating margin	28%	30%	approximately
    Tax rate	14%	13%	approximately
    Earnings per share	$0.85	$0.85	+/- 5 cents
    Full-Year 2018	GAAP	Non-GAAP	Range
    Revenue	$67.5 billion	$67.5 billion^	+/- $1.0 billion
    Operating margin	29%	31%	approximately
    Tax rate	13%	13%^	approximately
    Earnings per share	$3.79	$3.85	+/- 5%
    Full-year capital spending	$14.5 billion	$14.5 billion^	+/- $500 million
    Net capital deployed 1	$12.5 billion	$12.5 billion^	+/- $500 million
    Free cash flow	N/A	$14.5 billion	+/- $500 million

    1 Net capital deployed is full-year capital spending offset by expected prepaid supply agreements within NSG.

    Intel’s Business Outlook does not include the potential impact of any business combinations, asset acquisitions, divestitures (except as noted below), strategic investments and other significant transactions that may be completed after April 26, 2018. Actual results may differ materially from Intel’s Business Outlook as a result of, among other things, the factors described under “Forward-Looking Statements” below. Our guidance above reflects the divestiture of Wind River, which we expect to close during the second quarter of 2018.

    Earnings Webcast

    Intel will hold a public webcast at 2:00 p.m. PDT today to discuss the results for its first quarter of 2018. The live public webcast can be accessed on Intel's Investor Relations website at www.intc.com/results.cfm. The Q1'18 Earnings Presentation, webcast replay, and audio download will also be available on the site.

    Intel plans to report its earnings for the second quarter of 2018 on July 26, 2018 promptly after close of market, and related materials will be available at www.intc.com/results.cfm . A public webcast of Intel’s earnings conference call will follow at 2:00 p.m. PDT at www.intc.com .

    ^ No adjustment on a non-GAAP basis.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    Intel’s Business Outlook and other statements in this release that refer to future plans and expectations are forward- looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "goals," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "continues," "may," "will," "would," "should," "could," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

    Statements that refer to or are based on projections, uncertain events or assumptions also identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on management's expectations as of the date of this earnings release and, except as required by law, Intel disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. Forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Intel presently considers the following to be important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the company's expectations.

    • Demand for Intel's products is highly variable and could differ from expectations due to factors including changes in business and economic conditions; customer confidence or income levels; the introduction, availability and market acceptance of Intel's products, products used together with Intel products and competitors' products; competitive and pricing pressures, including actions taken by competitors; supply constraints and other disruptions affecting customers; changes in customer order patterns including order cancellations; and changes in the level of inventory at customers.

    • Intel's results could vary significantly from expectations based on capacity utilization; variations in inventory valuation, including variations related to the timing of qualifying products for sale; changes in revenue levels; segment product mix; the timing and execution of the manufacturing ramp and associated costs; excess or obsolete inventory; changes in unit costs; defects or disruptions in the supply of materials or resources; and product manufacturing quality/yields. Variations in results may also be caused by the timing of Intel product introductions and related expenses, including marketing programs, and Intel's ability to respond quickly to technological developments and to introduce new products or incorporate new features into existing products, which may result in restructuring and asset impairment charges.

    • Intel's results could be affected by adverse economic, social, political and physical/infrastructure conditions in countries where Intel, its customers or its suppliers operate, including military conflict and other security risks, natural disasters, infrastructure disruptions, health concerns, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, sanctions and tariffs, and continuing uncertainty regarding social, political, immigration, and tax and trade policies in the U.S. and abroad, including the United Kingdom's vote to withdraw from the European Union. Results may also be affected by the formal or informal imposition by countries of new or revised export and/ or import and doing-business regulations, which could be changed without prior notice.

    • Intel operates in highly competitive industries and its operations have high costs that are either fixed or difficult to reduce in the short term.

    • The amount, timing and execution of Intel's stock repurchase program may fluctuate based on Intel's priorities for the use of cash for other purposes — such as investing in our business, including operational and capital spending, acquisitions, and returning cash to our stockholders as dividend payments — and because of changes in cash flows, tax laws, or the market price of our common stock.

    • Intel's expected tax rate is based on current tax law, including current interpretations of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (”TCJA”), and current expected income and may be affected by evolving interpretations of TCJA; the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed; changes in the estimates of credits, benefits and deductions; the resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax authorities, including payment of interest and penalties; and the ability to realize deferred tax assets.

    • Intel's results could be affected by gains or losses from equity securities and interest and other, which could vary depending on gains or losses on the change in fair value, sale, exchange, or impairments of equity and debt investments, interest rates, cash balances, and changes in fair value of derivative instruments.

    • Product defects or errata (deviations from published specifications) may adversely impact our expenses, revenues and reputation.

    • Security vulnerability issues may exist with respect to our processors and other products as well as the operating systems and workloads running on them. Mitigation techniques, including software and firmware updates, may not operate as intended or effectively resolve these vulnerabilities. In addition, we may be required to rely on third parties, including hardware, software, and services vendors, as well as end users, to develop and deploy mitigation techniques, and the effectiveness of mitigation techniques may depend solely or in part on the actions of these third parties. Security vulnerabilities and/or mitigation techniques, including software and firmware updates, may result in adverse performance, reboots, system instability, data loss or corruption, unpredictable system behavior, or the misappropriation of data by third parties. We have and may continue to face product claims, litigation, and adverse publicity and customer relations from security vulnerabilities and/or mitigation techniques, including as a result of side-channel exploits such as “Spectre” and “Meltdown,” which could adversely impact our results of operations, customer relationships, and reputation. Separately, the publicity around recently disclosed security vulnerabilities may result in increased attempts by third parties to identify additional vulnerabilities, and future vulnerabilities and mitigation of those vulnerabilities may also adversely impact our results of operations, customer relationships, and reputation.

    • Intel's results could be affected by litigation or regulatory matters involving intellectual property, stockholder, consumer, antitrust, disclosure and other issues. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or an injunction prohibiting Intel from manufacturing or selling one or more products, precluding particular business practices, impacting Intel's ability to design its products, or requiring other remedies such as compulsory licensing of intellectual property.

    • Intel's results may be affected by the timing of closing of acquisitions, divestitures and other significant transactions.

  Additional information regarding these and other factors that could affect Intel's results is included in Intel's SEC filings, including the company's most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by visiting our Investor Relations website at www.intc.com or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

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  CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA

   

  Three Months Ended

   

  (In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts; Unaudited)

  Mar 31,

  2018

  Apr 1,

  2017

   

  NET REVENUE	$ 16,066	$ 14,796
  Cost of sales	6,335	5,636
  GROSS MARGIN	9,731	9,160
  Research and development	3,311	3,311
  Marketing, general and administrative	1,900	2,099
  R&D AND MG&A	5,211	5,410
  Restructuring and other charges	—	80
  Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles	50	38
  OPERATING EXPENSES 1	5,261	5,528
  OPERATING INCOME	4,470	3,632
  Gains (losses) on equity investments, net	643	252
  Interest and other, net 1	(102)	(69)
  INCOME BEFORE TAXES	5,011	3,815
  Provision for taxes	557	851
  NET INCOME (LOSS)	$ 4,454	$ 2,964
  BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK	$ 0.95	$ 0.63
  DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK	$ 0.93	$ 0.61
  WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING:
  BASIC	4,674	4,723
  DILUTED	4,790	4,881

  1 Operating expenses and interest and other, net have been retrospectively restated due to the adoption of ASU 2017-07 in the first quarter of 2018.

  CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET DATA

   

  (In Millions) Mar 31,

  Dec 30,

  2018 2017

  CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents	(unaudited) $ 3,554	$ 3,433
  Short-term investments	2,020	1,814
  Trading assets	10,623	8,755
  Accounts receivable	4,879	5,607
  Inventories Raw materials	1,242	1,098
  Work in process	3,750	3,893
  Finished goods	2,154	1,992
  	7,146	6,983
  Other current assets	3,408	2,908
  TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	31,630	29,500
  Property, plant and equipment, net	43,735	41,109
  Equity investments	9,481	8,579
  Other long-term investments	3,435	3,712
  Goodwill	24,346	24,389
  Identified intangible assets, net	12,355	12,745
  Other long-term assets	3,614	3,215
  TOTAL ASSETS	$ 128,596	$ 123,249
  CURRENT LIABILITIES Short-term debt	$ 3,842	$ 1,776
  Accounts payable	4,415	2,928
  Accrued compensation and benefits	2,118	3,526
  Deferred income	—	1,698
  Other accrued liabilities	9,586	7,535
  TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	19,961	17,421
  Debt	24,770	25,037
  Contract liabilities	2,479	—
  Income taxes payable, non-current	5,774	4,069
  Deferred income taxes	1,564	3,046
  Other long-term liabilities	3,082	3,791
  TEMPORARY EQUITY	801	866
  Stockholders' equity Preferred stock	—	—
  Common stock and capital in excess of par value	26,430	26,074
  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(683)	862
  Retained earnings	44,418	42,083
  TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	70,165	69,019
  TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 128,596	$ 123,249

  SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION

   

   

  (In Millions)

  Mar 31,

  2018

  Apr 1,

  2017

   

  CASH INVESTMENTS:
  Cash and short-term investments	$ 5,574	$ 7,992
  Trading assets	10,623	9,303
  Total cash investments	$ 16,197	$ 17,295
  Three Months Ended
  	Mar 31, 2018	Apr 1, 2017
  SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
  Operating activities:
  Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 6,284	$ 3,898
  Depreciation	$ 1,806	$ 1,625
  Share-based compensation	$ 433	$ 397
  Amortization of intangibles	$ 390	$ 321
  Investing activities:
  Additions to property, plant and equipment	$ (2,910)	$ (1,952)
  Financing activities:
  Repurchase of common stock	$ (1,914)	$ (1,242)
  Payment of dividends to stockholders	$ (1,400)	$ (1,229)
  EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK INFORMATION:
  Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - basic	4,674	4,723
  Dilutive effect of employee equity incentive plans	65	58
  Dilutive effect of convertible debt	51	100
  Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted	4,790	4,881
  STOCK BUYBACK:
  Shares repurchased	41	35
  Cumulative shares repurchased (in billions)	5.0	4.9
  Remaining dollars authorized for buyback (in billions)	$ 11.3	$ 5.5
  OTHER INFORMATION:
  Employees (in thousands)	103.7	106.9

  SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING SEGMENT RESULTS

   

  Three Months Ended

   

  (In Millions) Net Revenue

  Client Computing Group

  Mar 31,

  2018

  Apr 1,

  2017

   

  Platform	$ 7,615	$ 7,397
  Adjacency	605	579
  	8,220	7,976
  Data Center Group
  Platform	4,824	3,879
  Adjacency	410	353
  	5,234	4,232
  Internet of Things Group
  Platform	719	632
  Adjacency	121	89
  	840	721
  Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group	1,040	866
  Programmable Solutions Group	498	425
  All Other	234	576
  TOTAL NET REVENUE	$ 16,066	$ 14,796
  Operating income (loss) Client Computing Group	$ 2,791	$ 3,031
  Data Center Group	2,602	1,487
  Internet of Things Group	227	105
  Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group	(81)	(129)
  Programmable Solutions Group	97	92
  All Other	(1,166)	(954)
  TOTAL OPERATING INCOME	$ 4,470	$ 3,632

   

  In the third quarter of 2017, Intel completed its tender offer for the outstanding ordinary shares of Mobileye B.V. (Mobileye), formerly known as Mobileye N.V. In the second quarter of 2017, Intel completed its divestiture of Intel Security Group (ISecG). The results of Mobileye and ISecG are reported within the "All Other" category.

  Revenue for our reportable and non-reportable operating segments is primarily related to the following product lines:

• CCG is responsible for all aspects of the client computing continuum, which includes platforms designed for end-user form factors, focusing on high growth segments of 2-in-1, thin-and-light, commercial and gaming, and growing adjacencies as well as connectivity technologies.

• DCG develops workload-optimized platforms for compute, storage, network, and related functions, which are designed for and sold into the enterprise and government, cloud, and communications service providers market segments.

• IOTG develops and sells high-performance Internet of Things compute solutions for retail, automotive, industrial, and video surveillance market segments, along with a broad range of other embedded applications. These market-driven solutions utilize silicon and software assets from our data center and client businesses to expand our compute footprint into Internet of Things market segments.

• NSG offers lntel ® Optane ™ and lntel ® 3D NAND technologies, which drive innovation in solid-state drives (SSDs). The primary customers are

  enterprise and cloud-based data centers, users of business and consumer desktops and laptops, and a variety of embedded and Internet of Things application providers.

• PSG offers programmable semiconductors, primarily field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and related products for a broad range of market segments, including communications, data center, industrial, military, and automotive.

  We have sales and marketing, manufacturing, engineering, finance, and administration groups. Expenses for these groups are generally allocated to the operating segments and the expenses are included in the following operating results.

  All other category includes revenue, expenses, and charges such as:

• results of operations from non-reportable segments not otherwise presented;

• historical results of operations from divested businesses;

• results of operations of start-up businesses that support our initiatives, including our foundry business;

• amounts included within restructuring and other charges;

• a portion of employee benefits, compensation, and other expenses not allocated to the operating segments; and

• acquisition-related costs, including amortization and any impairment of acquisition-related intangibles and goodwill.

  A substantial majority of our revenue is generated from the sale of platform products. Platform products incorporate various components and technologies, including a microprocessor and chipset, a stand-alone SoC, or a multi-chip package. Our remaining primary product lines are incorporated in "adjacency."

  Supplemental Platform Revenue Information

   

  	Q1 2018 compared to Q4	Q1 2018 compared to Q1
  Client Computing Group Platform	2017	2017
  Notebook platform volumes	(8)%	4%
  Notebook platform average selling prices	3%	1%
  Desktop platform volumes	(13)%	(6)%
  Desktop platform average selling prices	9%	7%

   

  Data Center Group Platform

   

  Unit Volumes	(2)%	16%
  Average Selling Prices	(3)%	7%

  
  EXPLANATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

  In addition to disclosing financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release contains references to the non-GAAP financial measures described below. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in operating our business and measuring our performance.

  Our non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following items, as well as the related income tax effects. Income tax effects have been calculated using an appropriate tax rate for each adjustment. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated.

  Acquisition-related adjustments: The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the company exclude certain business combination accounting adjustments and certain expenses related to acquisitions as follows:

  • Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets : Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets consists of amortization of intangibles assets such as developed technology, brands, and customer relationships acquired in connection with business combinations. We record charges relating to the amortization of these intangibles within both cost of sales and operating expenses in our GAAP financial statements. Amortization charges for our acquisition- related intangible assets are inconsistent in size and are significantly impacted by the timing and valuation of our acquisitions. Consequently, our non-GAAP adjustments exclude these charges to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.

Restructuring and other charges: Restructuring charges are costs associated with a formal restructuring plan and are primarily related to employee severance and benefit arrangements. Other charges include asset impairments, pension charges, and costs associated with the Intel Security Group divestiture. We exclude restructuring and other charges, including any adjustments to charges recorded in prior periods, for purposes of calculating certain non-GAAP measures. We believe that these costs do not reflect our current operating performance. Consequently, our non-GAAP adjustments exclude these charges to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.