04:26 AM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the recent stock price movement in the headline and the first paragraph.)

Intel's ( INTC ) shares were up over 8% in premarket activity on Friday after the company reported overnight it swung into the black in Q3 amid a surprise increase in sales.

The reported Q3 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $0.23 per diluted share, swinging from a loss of $0.46 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of $0.02.

Revenue for the quarter was $13.70 billion, up from $13.30 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $13.17 billion.

The company set Q4 adjusted EPS guidance of $0.08 on revenue of $12.80 billion to $13.80 billion. Analysts expect EPS of $0.10 on revenue of $13.42 billion.

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