CGNX
Cognex Corporation
CGNX 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.
CGNX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CGNX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
CGNX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 26x | $50.77 | — |
| Current | 35x | $50.77 | — |
| Cheap | 40x | $57.69 | +14% |
| Fair | 55x | $79.70 | +57% |
| Expensive | 79x | $113 | +123% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CGNX's PE is in its cheap range at 35x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CGNX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CGNX, 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.
CGNX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.94 | +35% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.44 | +122% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.04 | +44% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.85 | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.68 | +9.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.65 | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.72 | +60% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.69 | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.62 | -4.6% |
CGNX 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.
CGNX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $313.4M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $291.3M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $268.4M | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $252.3M | +9.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $276.9M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $249.1M | +4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $216M | +2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $229.7M | +17% |
CGNX has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | +10 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | +7.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +7 points |
CGNX has the edge over INTC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CGNX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $103.8M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $67.6M | +67% |
| Q1 2026 | $42.3M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $72.3M | +47% |
| Q3 2025 | $86M | +66% |
| Q2 2025 | $40.4M | +74% |
| Q1 2025 | $38M | +297% |
| Q4 2024 | $49.3M | +560% |
CGNX has the edge over INTC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $3.8B over the past year.
CGNX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +1.7M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -2.3M shares |
| 5 years | -5.2% | -9.3M shares |
| Available history | -2.4% | -4.2M shares |
CGNX has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $6.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $99M |
| Q4 2025 | $25M |
| Q3 2025 | $24M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $102.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $43.2M |
CGNX spent $130M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 23% 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 |
CGNX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
CGNX 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.
CGNX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.4 | Oversold |
CGNX's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (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).
CGNX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CGNX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 35x | 28x | 27% above |
| PE % | 8 | 35 | 27 pts below |
CGNX is trading at 35x earnings, a 27% 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.
CGNX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $56.4 | 9.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $60.9 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $55.1 | 7.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $45.6 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $44.9 | 13% above |
CGNX has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 13% 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 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.
CGNX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $56.2 | $80.7 | +44% |
| 2021 | $80.7 | $77.6 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | $77.6 | $47.4 | -39% |
| 2023 | $47.4 | $41.7 | -12% |
| 2024 | $41.7 | $36.0 | -14% |
| 2025 | $36.0 | $36.6 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.6 | $50.8 | +39% |
CGNX is up 39% so far in 2026, after finishing lower 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 CGNX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.