Quick Read – A $1,000 investment in Intel (INTC) from June 2025 to June 2026 returned $5,592—a stunning 459% gain that dwarfed the S&P 500 in just one year. – Intel’s turnaround hinges on CEO Tan’s CPU-as-AI-orchestration thesis and major partnerships, but the 143x forward…
ltiple means the bull case is already priced in. – Over a decade, Intel still delivered 329.82% total return, though most gains compressed into the final twelve months after years of underperformance. – The analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks. Get them here FREE
From Crisis to Comeback in Twelve Months A decade ago, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) was still the quiet king of PC and server silicon. By mid-2025, that crown looked broken. The Q2 2025 report carried $1.9 billion in restructuring charges, a 15% workforce cut, and a $3.2 billion foundry operating loss.
Shares closed at $21.58 on filing day. Then CEO Lip-Bu Tan flipped the script. Q3 2025 brought a $5.0 billion NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) equity investment, $2.0 billion from SoftBank, and a $5.70 billion CHIPS Act disbursement.