CLS
Celestica Inc.
CLS has the edge over INTC overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CLS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
CLS'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.
CLS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $115 | -55% |
| Forward | 14x | $254 | — |
| Fair | 17x | $184 | -28% |
| Current | 24x | $254 | — |
| Expensive | 39x | $411 | +62% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CLS's PE is in its fair range at 24x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CLS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CLS, with profitability holding steady.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over CLS on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CLS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $17.88 | +70% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.55 | +75% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.60 | +114% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.25 | +138% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.16 | +105% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.03 | +98% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.49 | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.47 | +33% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.50 | +72% |
CLS 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.
CLS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.8B | +83% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.7B | +62% |
| Q1 2026 | $4B | +53% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7B | +44% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.2B | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.9B | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +19% |
CLS has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.9% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.8% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.7% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.6% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 10% | +4.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.4% | +3.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.9% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.7% | +2.1 points |
CLS's operating margin was 7.9% last quarter, down 2.3 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 CLS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CLS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $115.6M | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $147.1M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $126.8M | +35% |
| Q4 2025 | $155.9M | +471% |
| Q3 2025 | $88.9M | -10% |
| Q2 2025 | $119.9M | +91% |
| Q1 2025 | $93.6M | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $27.3M | -74% |
CLS's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $545M over the past year, up 65% 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 CLS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CLS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.8% | +5.6M shares |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +5.9M shares |
| 3 years | +1.8% | +2.2M shares |
| 5 years | -2.9% | -3.7M shares |
| Available history | -5.2% | -6.7M shares |
CLS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $22.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $35.7M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $40M |
| Q1 2025 | $77.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $25.5M |
CLS spent $58M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 59% 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 |
CLS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
CLS 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.
CLS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.5 | Oversold |
CLS's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (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).
CLS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CLS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 28x | 14% below |
| PE % | 64 | 35 | 29 pts above |
CLS is trading at 24x earnings, a 14% 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.
CLS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $300.6 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $313.9 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $321.3 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $243.1 | 4.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $139.6 | 82% above |
CLS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 82% 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.
CLS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.11 | $7.71 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | $7.71 | $10.9 | +41% |
| 2022 | $10.9 | $10.9 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | $10.9 | $29.3 | +170% |
| 2024 | $29.3 | $95.1 | +225% |
| 2025 | $95.1 | $303.6 | +219% |
| 2026 YTD | $303.6 | $254.0 | -16% |
CLS has finished higher in four of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. 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 CLS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.