Intel (INTC)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Top 100 by market cap · Tech Top 100 · Information Technology · data since 1980-03-17 · last close 2026-09-09
Intel (INTC) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25.9 | -1.9 | -3.2 | 114.1 | 21.4 | 21.8 | -35.4 | -0.8 | 18.7 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -3.1 | 22.1 | -4.3 | -11.5 | -2.7 | 14.6 | -11.6 | 23.0 | 37.8 | 19.2 | 1.4 | -9.0 |
| 2024 | -14.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -31.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -27.9 | 6.4 | -8.3 | 11.8 | -16.6 |
| 2023 | 6.9 | -10.7 | 31.1 | -4.9 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | -1.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 22.9 | 12.4 |
| 2022 | -5.2 | -1.6 | 3.9 | -12.1 | 2.7 | -15.8 | -2.9 | -11.2 | -19.3 | 10.3 | 7.2 | -12.1 |
| 2021 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 5.3 | -10.1 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -4.3 | 1.3 | -1.4 | -8.0 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | -12.7 | -2.5 | 10.8 | 5.5 | -4.9 | -20.2 | 7.5 | 1.6 | -14.5 | 10.0 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 1.4 | -5.0 | -13.2 | 8.7 | 5.6 | -5.6 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 5.7 | -0.9 | 7.5 | -9.9 | -3.2 | 1.3 | -2.4 | -0.9 | 5.8 | -4.8 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | -1.0 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -6.6 | 5.1 | -0.4 | 8.6 | 19.5 | -0.8 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | -10.0 | -3.8 | 9.3 | -6.4 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 5.2 | -7.6 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 2015 | -9.0 | 1.4 | -6.0 | 4.1 | 6.6 | -11.7 | -4.8 | -0.6 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| 2014 | -5.5 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 13.1 | 9.7 | 3.7 | -0.3 | -2.3 | 10.2 | -2.6 |
| 2013 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 9.7 | 2.3 | -0.2 | -3.7 | -4.9 | 4.3 | 6.8 | -1.7 | 8.9 |
| 2012 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.0 | -8.3 | 3.1 | -3.6 | -2.5 | -8.7 | -4.5 | -8.6 | 5.4 |
| 2011 | 2.0 | 0.9 | -6.0 | 14.7 | -2.0 | -1.6 | 0.8 | -9.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 2.4 | -2.6 |
| 2010 | -4.9 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 2.5 | -5.6 | -9.2 | 5.9 | -13.6 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| 2009 | -12.0 | -0.2 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 16.3 | 6.3 | -3.7 | -2.4 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | -20.9 | -4.8 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | -7.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | -18.1 | -14.4 | -13.2 | 6.2 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | -4.7 | -3.7 | 12.4 | 3.7 | 7.0 | -0.5 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -2.6 | 2.2 |
| 2006 | -14.8 | -2.6 | -5.5 | 2.7 | -9.3 | 5.4 | -5.3 | 9.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.8 | -5.4 |
| 2005 | -4.0 | 7.2 | -3.2 | 1.3 | 15.0 | -3.5 | 4.3 | -5.0 | -4.2 | -4.7 | 13.9 | -6.5 |
| 2004 | -4.8 | -4.2 | -6.8 | -5.4 | 11.1 | -3.3 | -11.7 | -12.5 | -5.8 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 0.6 | 10.3 | -5.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 | -0.1 | 19.6 | 15.0 | -3.7 | 19.7 | 1.9 | -4.4 |
| 2002 | 11.4 | -18.5 | 6.5 | -5.9 | -3.4 | -33.9 | 2.9 | -11.2 | -16.7 | 24.6 | 20.8 | -25.4 |
| 2001 | 23.1 | -22.8 | -7.9 | 17.5 | -12.6 | 8.3 | 1.9 | -6.2 | -26.9 | 19.5 | 33.8 | -3.7 |
| 2000 | 20.2 | 14.3 | 16.8 | -3.9 | -1.6 | 7.2 | -0.1 | 12.2 | -44.5 | 8.3 | -15.4 | -21.0 |
| 1999 | 18.9 | -14.9 | -0.9 | 2.9 | -11.6 | 10.1 | 16.0 | 19.2 | -9.6 | 4.2 | -0.9 | 7.3 |
| 1998 | 15.3 | 10.7 | -13.0 | 3.6 | -11.6 | 3.8 | 13.9 | -15.7 | 20.5 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 10.2 |
| 1997 | 24.0 | -12.6 | -1.9 | 10.1 | -1.1 | -6.4 | 29.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -16.6 | 0.8 | -9.5 |
| 1996 | -2.6 | 6.5 | -3.3 | 19.2 | 11.4 | -2.7 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 19.6 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 3.2 |
| 1995 | 8.7 | 14.9 | 6.4 | 20.7 | 9.7 | 12.8 | 2.7 | -5.6 | -2.0 | 16.3 | -12.9 | -6.8 |
| 1994 | 5.3 | 5.4 | -1.8 | -9.6 | 2.5 | -6.4 | 1.4 | 11.0 | -6.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 22.8 | 9.1 | -1.3 | -17.2 | 16.6 | -0.8 | -4.9 | 23.0 | 10.1 | -10.5 | -2.8 | 0.8 |
| 1992 | 22.2 | 6.0 | -13.0 | -3.2 | -6.5 | 14.0 | 4.8 | -2.9 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 21.7 |
| 1991 | 18.8 | 4.4 | -2.1 | 5.3 | 13.2 | -16.6 | 1.1 | 5.3 | -14.7 | -3.9 | 0.9 | 19.5 |
| 1990 | 14.5 | 1.9 | 3.7 | -5.4 | 22.1 | -2.6 | -5.3 | -25.0 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 11.9 | 2.7 |
| 1989 | 9.5 | -1.0 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 12.1 | -10.8 | 5.2 | -1.6 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| 1988 | -3.8 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 5.5 | -0.8 | 17.5 | -3.8 | -19.4 | -1.8 | -10.0 | -19.2 | 18.8 |
| 1987 | 48.8 | 21.6 | 3.3 | 19.8 | -6.7 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 9.5 | -32.5 | -17.3 | 23.3 |
| 1986 | -3.4 | -1.8 | -6.3 | 9.6 | -4.4 | -15.6 | -20.6 | 26.0 | -15.2 | 3.9 | 13.6 | -8.7 |
| 1985 | 9.8 | -8.9 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -4.1 | -1.4 | 8.7 | -8.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 11.8 | 2.6 |
| 1984 | -12.5 | 1.4 | -3.4 | -2.8 | -11.8 | -2.0 | 0.8 | 18.0 | -13.9 | -10.5 | 2.7 | -1.8 |
| 1983 | 11.0 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 15.7 | 30.1 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -8.5 | 10.6 | 0.6 |
| 1982 | 15.6 | -1.9 | 12.8 | 9.6 | -4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 13.9 | -10.9 | 13.4 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| 1981 | -7.5 | -6.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 8.6 | -12.2 | -6.3 | -17.0 | -13.4 | 17.5 | -12.3 | -10.0 |
| 1980 | · | · | -1.2 | -0.8 | 11.0 | -3.3 | 28.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | -5.6 | 10.7 | -13.4 |
| Avg | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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INTC seasonality — average by calendar month
Intel has monthly history back to 1980. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 29 of 46 years, median +3.9%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. June is the soft spot, down in 26 of 47 with a median of -0.8%. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±12% in an average month and has fallen 82.2% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +5.1% | +1.3% | +1.4% | +4.3% | +2.3% | +0.1% | +1.6% | +0.6% | -1.4% | +2.3% | +3.6% | +0.2% |
| Win rate | 63%/46 | 57%/46 | 49%/47 | 62%/47 | 57%/47 | 45%/47 | 60%/47 | 51%/47 | 48%/46 | 59%/46 | 74%/46 | 54%/46 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
INTC risk & extremes
INTC drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Intel's best month?+
Intel's strongest completed month on record is April 2026, at +114.09%.
What was Intel's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 2000, at -44.49%.
Is Intel up this year?+
Intel is up 187.91% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Intel's 1-year return?+
+334.70% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Intel's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 82.2%, measured on month-end closes since 1980.
Which calendar month is historically best for Intel?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 1980. An average is not a forecast.
About Intel
Intel is an S&P 500 company, an information technology business worth about $558 billion. Put the silicon in Silicon Valley, coined Moore's Law, and is now grinding through its redemption arc. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1980) would be about $49,904 today.
Did you know?
- The name is short for “Integrated Electronics”.
- Its 4004 chip (1971) was the world's first commercial microprocessor.
- Moore's Law is named after co-founder Gordon Moore's 1965 observation.
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