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Intel Corporation stock research

Jun 29, 2024

FY2024 Q2

Intel (INTC) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 29, 2024

Revenue was essentially stable while cost of revenue increased, causing gross profit to decrease and gross margin to weaken. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin was slightly lower, driven by a similar level of cost relative to revenue.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 29, 2024 · FY2024 Q2

Revenue was essentially stable while cost of revenue increased, causing gross profit to decrease and gross margin to weaken. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin was slightly lower, driven by a similar level of cost relative to revenue.

  • The increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue was the primary factor behind the gross margin decline from the prior quarter. Compared to the year-ago quarter, both revenue and cost of revenue were relatively stable, resulting in a modest gross margin change.
  • Versus the preceding quarter, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue rose while revenue remained largely flat. Against the same quarter a year ago, gross margin was mixed, with both revenue and cost of revenue showing minimal movement.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

35.4%

Gross profit

$4.5B

Revenue

$12.8B

Cost of revenue

$8.3B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-5.6 pts

Year-over-year change

-0.4 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Sep 30, 2023$14.2B$6.0B$8.1B42.5%
Dec 30, 2023$15.4B$7.0B$8.4B45.7%
Mar 30, 2024$12.7B$5.2B$7.5B41.0%
Jun 29, 2024$12.8B$4.5B$8.3B35.4%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Mar 30, 2024

-5.6 pts

Year-over-year change

Jul 1, 2023

-0.4 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue was the primary factor behind the gross margin decline from the prior quarter. Compared to the year-ago quarter, both revenue and cost of revenue were relatively stable, resulting in a modest gross margin change.

Versus the preceding quarter, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue rose while revenue remained largely flat. Against the same quarter a year ago, gross margin was mixed, with both revenue and cost of revenue showing minimal movement.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue, which increased quarter over quarter despite stable revenue, as this directly pressured gross margin.