CVLT
Commvault Systems, Inc.
CVLT has the edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CVLT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
CVLT'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.
CVLT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 29x | $166 | — |
| Cheap | 41x | $78.75 | -53% |
| Current | 87x | $166 | — |
| Fair | 91x | $175 | +5.5% |
| Expensive | 123x | $236 | +42% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CVLT's PE is in its fair range at 87x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x 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.
CVLT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CVLT, 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.
CVLT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.73 | +199% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.92 | +8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.56 | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.58 | -6% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.93 | -49% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.77 | -55% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.79 | -54% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.68 | -55% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.80 | +$3.82 |
CVLT 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.
CVLT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $312.4M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $314.1M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.7M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $313.8M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $276.2M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $282M | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $275M | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $262.6M | +21% |
CVLT has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.7% | +5.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.2% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.3% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.3% | +1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.9% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.7% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.2% | -4.5 points |
CVLT's operating margin was 9.7% last quarter, up 5.2 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 CVLT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CVLT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $70.9M | -3.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $51.1M | +71% |
| Q1 2026 | $131.8M | +73% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9M | -94% |
| Q3 2025 | $73.6M | +37% |
| Q2 2025 | $29.8M | -32% |
| Q1 2025 | $76.2M | -3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $29.9M | -30% |
CVLT's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $256M over the past year, up 22% 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 CVLT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CVLT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +352K shares |
| 1 year | -6.6% | -3M shares |
| 3 years | -6% | -2.7M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -5.4M shares |
| Available history | -8.3% | -3.8M shares |
CVLT has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $107.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $259.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $40.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $131M |
| Q2 2025 | $15.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $29.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $31.9M |
CVLT spent $418M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 101% 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 |
CVLT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
CVLT 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.
CVLT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.8 | Neutral |
CVLT's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (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).
CVLT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CVLT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 87x | 28x | 211% above |
| PE % | 43 | 35 | 8 pts above |
CVLT is trading at 87x earnings, a 211% 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.
CVLT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $157.7 | 5.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $146.7 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $121.8 | 36% above |
| 100 week MA | $143.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $119.8 | 39% above |
CVLT 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.
CVLT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $44.9 | $57.2 | +27% |
| 2021 | $57.2 | $68.1 | +19% |
| 2022 | $68.1 | $62.7 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | $62.7 | $79.9 | +27% |
| 2024 | $79.9 | $153.7 | +93% |
| 2025 | $153.7 | $128.4 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $128.4 | $166.2 | +29% |
CVLT has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 29% 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 CVLT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.