Intel (INTC) shares plunged roughly 17%, marking one of the company's steepest single-day drops in years.
This sell-off came despite Intel beating
Q4 2025 earnings expectations. The real problem? A weak outlook for Q1 2026 that badly missed Wall Street's expectations:
• Revenue guidance came in below analyst estimates
• EPS is expected to be around breakeven or worse
• Intel warned of supply constraints and limited production capacity in Al chips and data center products
Markets weren't buying the "long-term turnaround" story - and they reacted fast.