CRUS
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
CRUS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over CRUS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
CRUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CRUS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue 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.
CRUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 15x | $122 | — |
| Cheap | 16x | $128 | +4.8% |
| Fair | 21x | $168 | +38% |
| Expensive | 28x | $219 | +80% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CRUS's PE is in its cheap range at 15x.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRUS Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CRUS to show an outlook.
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.
CRUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.93 | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.18 | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.85 | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.58 | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.03 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.38 | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.00 | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.48 | +73% |
CRUS 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.
CRUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $559.5M | -0.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $459.7M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $448.5M | +5.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $580.6M | +4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $561M | +3.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $407.3M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $424.5M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $555.7M | -10% |
CRUS has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 26% | +0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +6.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | -0.8 points |
CRUS 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.
CRUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $42.5M | -52% |
| Q2 2026 | $49M | -57% |
| Q1 2026 | $149M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $285.7M | +35% |
| Q3 2025 | $88.3M | +1489% |
| Q2 2025 | $113.5M | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $127M | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $211.9M | -30% |
CRUS generated $526M in free cash flow over the past year, down 2.7% 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 CRUS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CRUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.7% | -872K shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -1.6M shares |
| 3 years | -8.5% | -4.8M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -8M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -9M shares |
CRUS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $128.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $31.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $70M |
| Q4 2025 | $70M |
| Q3 2025 | $40M |
| Q2 2025 | $100M |
| Q1 2025 | $100M |
| Q4 2024 | $70M |
CRUS spent $300M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 3.2% 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 |
CRUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
CRUS 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.
CRUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.1 | Neutral |
CRUS's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (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).
CRUS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CRUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 28x | 45% below |
| PE % | 15 | 35 | 20 pts below |
CRUS is trading at 15x earnings, a 45% 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.
CRUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $114.2 | 6.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $121.6 | 0.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $135.7 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $121.5 | 0.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $108.8 | 12% above |
CRUS 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.
CRUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $83.4 | $81.0 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | $81.0 | $91.5 | +13% |
| 2022 | $91.5 | $75.0 | -18% |
| 2023 | $75.0 | $83.2 | +11% |
| 2024 | $83.2 | $101.9 | +22% |
| 2025 | $101.9 | $120.9 | +19% |
| 2026 YTD | $120.9 | $121.7 | +0.7% |
CRUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 0.7% 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 CRUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.