BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
BR has the edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
BR's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
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.
BR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $191 | — |
| Current | 21x | $191 | — |
| Cheap | 30x | $266 | +39% |
| Fair | 34x | $308 | +61% |
| Expensive | 37x | $333 | +74% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BR's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BR, with profitability improving.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for INTC, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
BR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.65 | +18% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.03 | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.60 | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.35 | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.04 | +41% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.82 | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.10 | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.65 | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.39 | +11% |
BR has the edge over INTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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.
BR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +5% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.2B | +7.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +7.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +7.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | +6.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8B | +4.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | +13% |
BR has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -1.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +4.4 points |
BR's operating margin was 10% last quarter, down 1.5 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 BR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $77.9M | +187% |
| Q2 2026 | $645.3M | -5.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $287.5M | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $318.5M | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $27.1M | +$160.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $684.1M | -2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $348.9M | +89% |
| Q4 2024 | $227.9M | +28% |
BR generated $1.3B in free cash flow over the past year, up 3.2% from 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 BR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.4% | -2.8M shares |
| 1 year | -3.1% | -3.7M shares |
| 3 years | -4.1% | -4.9M shares |
| 5 years | -3.4% | -4M shares |
| Available history | -2.5% | -2.9M shares |
BR has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $200.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $250.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $200.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $2M |
| Q3 2025 | $150.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $130.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $300,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.6M |
BR spent $653M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 129% from the year before.
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 |
BR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
BR's net debt is about 2.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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 has the edge over BR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 85.0 | Overbought |
BR's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 85 (overbought).
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).
BR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | BR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 28x | 24% below |
| PE % | 11 | 35 | 24 pts below |
BR is trading at 21x earnings, a 24% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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.
BR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $175.7 | 9% above |
| 20 week MA | $167.8 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $174.4 | 9.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $206.0 | 7.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $196.4 | 2.5% below |
BR has the edge over INTC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 44% above its 200-week average.
BR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $123.2 | $150.0 | +22% |
| 2021 | $150.0 | $180.3 | +20% |
| 2022 | $180.3 | $134.5 | -25% |
| 2023 | $134.5 | $205.8 | +53% |
| 2024 | $205.8 | $226.4 | +10% |
| 2025 | $226.4 | $228.2 | +0.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $228.2 | $191.5 | -16% |
BR has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 16% 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 BR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.