CLMB
Climb Global Solutions, Inc.
CLMB has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over CLMB overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
CLMB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
CLMB's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
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.
CLMB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $18.74 | -57% |
| Fair | 20x | $26.20 | -39% |
| Forward | 21x | $43.09 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $33.59 | -22% |
| Current | 33x | $43.09 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CLMB's PE is in its expensive range at 33x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 21x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CLMB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CLMB, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over CLMB on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CLMB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.06 | +60% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.29 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.11 | -7.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.14 | +6.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.16 | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.20 | +58% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.07 | +65% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.01 | +49% |
CLMB 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.
CLMB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $220.3M | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | $174.2M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $182.4M | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $193.8M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $161.3M | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $159.3M | +73% |
| Q1 2025 | $138M | +49% |
| Q4 2024 | $161.8M | +51% |
CLMB has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.2% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9% | -2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.3% | -2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.3% | +0.3 points |
CLMB's operating margin was 4.5% last quarter, about level with 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 CLMB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CLMB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.1M | -50% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.9M | +$17.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $16.3M | +93% |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.9M | -174% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.2M | +$25.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.2M | -130% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.5M | -40% |
| Q4 2024 | $16M | +324% |
CLMB still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $30M over the past year.
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 CLMB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CLMB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +27K shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +179K shares |
| 3 years | +3.8% | +667K shares |
| 5 years | +7% | +1.2M shares |
| Available history | +3.6% | +639K shares |
CLMB has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $182,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $146,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $320,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $307,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $540,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $883,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $555,000 |
CLMB spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 6.3% 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 |
CLMB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
CLMB 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.
CLMB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 78.6 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 84.0 | Overbought |
CLMB's weekly RSI is 79 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 84 (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).
CLMB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CLMB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 28x | 20% above |
| PE % | 95 | 35 | 60 pts above |
CLMB is trading at 33x earnings, a 20% 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.
CLMB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.7 | 21% above |
| 20 week MA | $30.6 | 41% above |
| 50 week MA | $26.8 | 61% above |
| 100 week MA | $28.0 | 54% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.8 | 98% above |
CLMB 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.
CLMB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.01 | $4.85 | +21% |
| 2021 | $4.85 | $8.92 | +84% |
| 2022 | $8.92 | $7.82 | -12% |
| 2023 | $7.82 | $13.7 | +75% |
| 2024 | $13.7 | $31.6 | +130% |
| 2025 | $31.6 | $26.0 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.0 | $43.1 | +66% |
CLMB has finished higher in four of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's up 66% 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 CLMB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.