$INTC 1. Q1 2026 Financial Report Surpasses Expectations Intel just announced its Q1 2026 financial results, far exceeding Wall Street expectations, becoming the core catalyst for this round of optimism: • Total revenue of $13.58 billion (expected only $12.3 billion), up 7% year-over-year • Adjusted earnings per share of $0.29 (expected only $0.01), nearly 30 times higher than expected • Non-GAAP gross margin soared to 41% (expected 34.5%), exceeding by 650 basis points, demonstrating significant improvement in 18A advanced process yield and capacity utilization, also impressive: revenue of $13.8–$14.8 billion (median far exceeding the expected $13.04 billion), EPS guidance of $0.20 (expected $0.08) [CNBC][Forbes] 2. Stock Price Breaks Record After the earnings release, the stock surged approximately 15–24% in a single day, officially breaking the historical high set during the Internet bubble in August 2000, with market capitalization skyrocketing by hundreds of billions. It has risen for eight consecutive days, and market sentiment is extremely optimistic. [Forbes][Financial界]