Intel posts return to growth and profitability in Q3 2025, but significant challenges remain — achieves $13.7 billion revenue with $4.1 billion operating profit

Intel on Thursday reported its better-than-expected financial results for the third quarter of 2025, marking its return to growth and profitability despite ongoing challenges. The company earned $13.7 billion, up both sequentially and year-over-year, and even posted $4.1 billion operating profit. However, the profit was not a result of a sudden turnaround of Intel’s business, but was mainly driven by large one-time and non-operational gains, which helped to bring the company out of the red….