Partially thanks to the 2025 support from President Donald Trump’s administration, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has not only managed to reverse its previous decline but soared toward new all-time highs to become one of the best S&P 500 equities of 2026.
Indeed, if an investor decided to take advantage of positive momentum by purchasing $1,000 worth of INTC stock on January 2 – the first regular session of the year – they would have been able to acquire approximately 25 shares at an average price of approximately $39.38.
Considering that Intel equity is 217.22% up year-to-date (YTD) to $124.92, the stake acquired five months earlier would have risen to $3,172 for a total profit of $2,172 from the original $1,000 investment.
Here’s how much Trump is up on his Intel stock bet
Elsewhere, as impressive as Intel stock performance has been in 2026, as investors partially cooled on Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) following its remarkable bull run since late 2022 while retaining the will to bet on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, it is undeniable that investing at the same time as President Donald Trump would have been the better choice.
Specifically, the U.S. government injected $8.9 billion in INTC on August 22 when the equity was changing hands at $24.80. Thus, an investor who decided to show confidence that the world’s third-largest semiconductor giant could reverse its fortunes after the high-profile endorsement could have acquired just over 40 shares for $1,000.
Given that Intel stock soared 403.71% since the summer of 2025, a stake developed at the time would have risen from $1,000 to $5,037 for a total profit of $4,037.
Simultaneously, the Trump administration’s decision to invest proved equally as successful. Indeed, by press time on May 11, the original $8.9 billion position rose to a staggering $44.8 billion for a total profit of $35.9 billion for the U.S. government.
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