CALX
Calix, Inc.
CALX has the edge over INTC overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
CALX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
CALX's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is 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.
CALX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $32.68 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $12.95 | -60% |
| Current | 47x | $32.68 | — |
| Fair | 72x | $49.68 | +52% |
| Expensive | 127x | $87.43 | +168% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CALX's PE is in its cheap range at 47x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CALX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CALX, 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.
CALX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.20 | +219% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.69 | +$0.81 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.75 | +$1.15 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.49 | +$1.01 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.26 | +$0.71 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.12 | +$0.15 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.40 | -1433% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.52 | -286% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.45 | -207% |
CALX 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.
CALX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $301.7M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $293.3M | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $280M | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $272.4M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $265.4M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $241.9M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $220.2M | -2.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $206.1M | -22% |
CALX has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.5% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5% | +7.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4% | +13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.6% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2% | +5.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.8% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.1% | -4.5 points |
CALX's operating margin was 5.5% last quarter, down 1.1 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 CALX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CALX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4M | -87% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.9M | -67% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.5M | -49% |
| Q4 2025 | $40.3M | +294% |
| Q3 2025 | $26.7M | +109% |
| Q2 2025 | $35.6M | +117% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.9M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.2M | -6.7% |
CALX generated $62M in free cash flow over the past year, down 27% 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 CALX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CALX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | -7.7% | -5.3M shares |
| 3 years | -7.4% | -5.1M shares |
| 5 years | -5.1% | -3.5M shares |
| Available history | +17% | +9.5M shares |
CALX has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50M |
| Q2 2026 | $69.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $170.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $16.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $33.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $40M |
| Q4 2024 | $7M |
CALX spent $307M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent 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 |
CALX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -9.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
CALX has the edge over INTC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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.
CALX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.5 | Neutral |
CALX's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (neutral).
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).
CALX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CALX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 47x | 28x | 70% above |
| PE % | 30 | 35 | 5 pts below |
CALX is trading at 47x earnings, a 70% premium 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.
CALX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $34.8 | 6% below |
| 20 week MA | $36.5 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $43.3 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $45.6 | 28% below |
| 200 week MA | $43.2 | 24% below |
CALX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% below 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 CALX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CALX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.04 | $31.9 | +297% |
| 2021 | $31.9 | $66.2 | +108% |
| 2022 | $66.2 | $67.5 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $67.5 | $43.7 | -35% |
| 2024 | $43.7 | $35.0 | -20% |
| 2025 | $35.0 | $54.3 | +55% |
| 2026 YTD | $54.3 | $32.7 | -40% |
CALX is down 40% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.
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 CALX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.