Intelannounced a $15 billion commonstock offeringon Monday to support skyrocketing customer demand forartificial intelligencecompute.
Shares fell 4% before the bell.
The chipmaker highlighted physical AI, purpose-built silicon and advance packaging among the major growth opportunities and said it will use the funding to support corporate needs, including capital expenditures and working capital,
Technology giants have shelled out trillions in recent years to meet insatiable AI demand and the unrelenting infrastructure buildout to support new compute capacity.
Several megacap tech companiesboostedtheir capital expenditures on AI demand this earnings season, with spending on track to hit $765 billion this year and $1.2 trillion in 2027, according to estimates fromGoldman Sachs.Amazongave thehighest guidanceamong the group this reporting period, citing the memory crunch.
Last month, Intel posted itsfastest revenue growthin nearly 15 years and hiked capital expenditures guidance to $20 billion, citing strong customer demand.
At the time, finance chief David Zinsner said most of the spending would support factory tooling. He told CNBC that the company is bracing for a "meaningful increase" in 2027.
Intel shares have benefitted over the last year from the AI infrastructure buildout and the U.S. government's10% equity stakeaimed at bolstering domestic chip manufacturing. The stock has surged 175% in 2026 and quintupled in value over the last year.
The Intel announcement includes a 30-day option that would allow underwriters to buy an additional $2.25 billion in common stock.
