CRNC
Cerence Inc.
CRNC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over CRNC overall, supported by stronger modeled upside.
CRNC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CRNC's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability 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.
CRNC PE Valuation
CRNC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRNC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CRNC's earnings and revenue to decline, though with profitability holding steady.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over CRNC on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
CRNC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.31 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.40 | +$7.70 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.02 | +$15.24 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.43 | +$13.69 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.66 | +$13.26 |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.10 | -$1.27 |
| Q4 2024 | -$15.22 | -$14.40 |
| Q3 2024 | -$14.12 | -$12.72 |
CRNC has the edge over INTC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
CRNC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $69.6M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $64.2M | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $115.1M | +126% |
| Q3 2025 | $60.6M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $62.2M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $78M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $50.9M | -63% |
| Q3 2024 | $54.8M | -32% |
CRNC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $70M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.7% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.8% | -26 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +59 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2.9% | +32 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5% | +502 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | +412 points |
| Q4 2024 | -33% | -76 points |
| Q3 2024 | -35% | -40 points |
CRNC's operating margin was 2.7% last quarter, up 4.2 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 has the edge over CRNC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 CRNC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CRNC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $19.6M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6M | +3.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.6M | +352% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.7M | +109% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.1M | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.1M | +$13.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $7.9M | +$11.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $4.7M | -52% |
CRNC generated $79M in free cash flow over the past year, up 88% 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's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $3.8B over the past year.
CRNC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.8% | +845K shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +4.5M shares |
| 3 years | +18% | +7.4M shares |
| 5 years | +21% | +8.4M shares |
| Available history | +31% | +11.4M shares |
CRNC has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $52,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $13,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $7.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $180,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $29,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $802,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $8,000 |
CRNC spent $8M 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 |
CRNC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2019 | 0.0x | Very low |
CRNC has more cash than debt.
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.
CRNC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.1 | Neutral |
CRNC's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (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).
CRNC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CRNC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CRNC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
CRNC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.27 | 1.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.62 | 5.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $9.28 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $9.87 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.9 | 37% below |
CRNC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 37% 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 CRNC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CRNC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.0 | $105.1 | +401% |
| 2021 | $105.1 | $78.9 | -25% |
| 2022 | $78.9 | $18.6 | -76% |
| 2023 | $18.6 | $19.7 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | $19.7 | $8.49 | -57% |
| 2025 | $8.49 | $11.1 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.1 | $8.16 | -26% |
CRNC's yearly returns have swung widely, from +401% in 2020 to −76% in 2022. It's down 26% 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 CRNC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.