APLD
Applied Digital Corporation
APLD offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over APLD overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
APLD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
APLD's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are weak.
INTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
INTC's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
APLD PE Valuation
APLD has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
APLD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect APLD's losses to grow, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over APLD on the outlook, with more favorable earnings expectations.
APLD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.66 | -$0.53 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.91 | +$0.18 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.74 | +$0.68 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.54 | +$1.24 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.13 | +$0.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.09 | +$0.22 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.42 | -$0.61 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.78 | -$1.41 |
APLD has the edge over INTC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
INTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.41 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.39 | -24000% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.09 | +$2.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.60 | +$3.88 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.06 | +$4.32 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.01 | +$3.72 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.77 | -2088% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | -562% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.38 | -1195% |
INTC has swung to a loss: it lost $2.39 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
APLD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $341.9M | +432% |
| Q2 2026 | $258.7M | +407% |
| Q1 2026 | $126.6M | +139% |
| Q4 2025 | $126.6M | +98% |
| Q3 2025 | $64.2M | +5.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $51.1M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $52.9M | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $63.9M | +51% |
APLD has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -18% | +17 points |
| Q2 2026 | -48% | +38 points |
| Q1 2026 | -68% | -32 points |
| Q4 2025 | -24% | +4.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -35% | -50 points |
| Q2 2025 | -86% | -23 points |
| Q1 2025 | -36% | +93 points |
| Q4 2024 | -29% | -9.8 points |
APLD's operating margin was −18% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
INTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.5B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.1B | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7B | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.7B | +2.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7B | -0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.3B | -7.4% |
INTC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $16.5B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +36 points |
| Q1 2026 | -23% | -21 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.2% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5% | +73 points |
| Q2 2025 | -25% | -9.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -14 points |
INTC has the edge over APLD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
APLD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2B | -$1.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.2B | -$965.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$720.2M | -$468.6M |
| Q4 2025 | -$567.9M | -$344.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$331.4M | -$200.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$191.4M | -$102.5M |
| Q1 2025 | -$251.6M | -$249.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$223.3M | -$214.6M |
APLD has burned cash in most quarters: −$4.5B over the past year, against −$998M the year before.
INTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +774% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +$6B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.5B | +$1.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $800M | +$3.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $121M | +$2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | +$1.9B |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.4B | +$2.8B |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7B | -$597M |
INTC has the edge over APLD on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
APLD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.9% | +16.4M shares |
| 1 year | +14% | +35.7M shares |
| 3 years | +210% | +198M shares |
| 5 years | +19195% | +290M shares |
APLD has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
INTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4% | +203M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +776M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +1.1B shares |
| 5 years | +30% | +1.2B shares |
| Available history | +19% | +834M shares |
INTC has 5.3B diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $114M |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B |
APLD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 25.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -10.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
APLD's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
INTC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 69.6x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 23.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
INTC's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
APLD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.8 | Oversold |
APLD's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
INTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.7 | Oversold |
INTC's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
APLD PE vs Technology Sector
APLD has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
INTC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INTC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
APLD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.2 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $25.0 | 32% below |
| 50 week MA | $30.2 | 44% below |
| 100 week MA | $21.8 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.6 | 24% above |
APLD has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 24% above its 200-week average.
INTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.4 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $95.3 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.3 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $52.1 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 44% above |
INTC has the edge over APLD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
APLD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $4.78 | $1.92 | -60% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $6.74 | +251% |
| 2024 | $6.74 | $8.39 | +24% |
| 2025 | $8.39 | $24.1 | +187% |
| 2026 YTD | $24.1 | $17.0 | -30% |
APLD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +251% in 2023 to −60% in 2022. It's down 30% so far in 2026.
INTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.1 | $47.1 | -22% |
| 2021 | $47.1 | $51.3 | +9% |
| 2022 | $51.3 | $26.1 | -49% |
| 2023 | $26.1 | $50.3 | +93% |
| 2024 | $50.3 | $20.3 | -60% |
| 2025 | $20.3 | $36.2 | +78% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.2 | $61.2 | +69% |
INTC has the edge over APLD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.