DELL
Dell Technologies Inc.
DELL has the edge over LCID overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
LCID
Lucid Group, Inc.
LCID offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
DELL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
DELL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
LCID Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
LCID's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
DELL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $187 | -50% |
| Forward | 12x | $371 | — |
| Fair | 18x | $313 | -16% |
| Current | 22x | $371 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $444 | +20% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DELL's PE is in its expensive range at 22x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
LCID PE Valuation
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DELL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for DELL, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
LCID Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect LCID's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
DELL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $29.83 | +74% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.19 | +153% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.55 | +100% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.68 | +40% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.50 | +33% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.80 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.27 | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.22 | +43% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.65 | +55% |
DELL has the edge over LCID on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LCID Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$13.08 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.65 | -$2.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.15 | -$1.25 |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.09 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.51 | +$2.49 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.30 | +$0.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.90 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.50 | +$1.10 |
LCID is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $13.08 per share over the past year, against $16.50 at its worst in mid-2023.
DELL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $47B | +58% |
| Q2 2026 | $43.8B | +88% |
| Q1 2026 | $33.4B | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $27B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $29.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.4B | +5.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $23.9B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $24.4B | +9.5% |
DELL's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $47B last quarter, up 58% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.3% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.3% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.8% | +1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.8% | +0.2 points |
DELL has the edge over LCID on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LCID Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $350.3M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $405.3M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $282.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $522.7M | +123% |
| Q3 2025 | $336.6M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $259.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $235M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $234.5M | +49% |
LCID has the edge over DELL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -245% | +35 points |
| Q2 2026 | -267% | +43 points |
| Q1 2026 | -350% | -56 points |
| Q4 2025 | -204% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | -280% | +105 points |
| Q2 2025 | -310% | +83 points |
| Q1 2025 | -294% | +128 points |
| Q4 2024 | -313% | +156 points |
LCID's operating margin was −245% last quarter, up 35 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
DELL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $986M | -47% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1B | +40% |
| Q1 2026 | $4B | +$4.1B |
| Q4 2025 | $503M | -45% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +184% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.2B | +398% |
| Q1 2025 | -$150M | -119% |
| Q4 2024 | $914M | -37% |
DELL has the edge over LCID on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LCID Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1B | -$84.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5B | -$463.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.4B | -$849M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2B | -$417.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$955.5M | -$333M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -$271.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$589.9M | +$125.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$824.8M | -$77.6M |
LCID has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$5.2B over the past year, against −$3.4B the year before.
DELL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -4M shares |
| 1 year | -5% | -34M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -86M shares |
| 5 years | -58% | -899M shares |
| Available history | -56% | -828M shares |
DELL has the edge over LCID on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.8B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B |
| Q3 2025 | $940M |
| Q2 2025 | $2B |
| Q1 2025 | $734M |
| Q4 2024 | $429M |
DELL spent $8.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 109% from the year before.
LCID Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +12.5M shares |
| 1 year | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 3 years | +73% | +166M shares |
LCID has 395M diluted shares, up 26% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
DELL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.3x | Moderate |
DELL's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.1 years a year ago.
LCID Net Leverage
LCID's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
DELL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.5 | Oversold |
DELL's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
LCID Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.1 | Oversold |
LCID's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
DELL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DELL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 28x | 23% below |
| PE % | 66 | 35 | 31 pts above |
DELL is trading at 22x earnings, a 23% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
LCID PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DELL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $468.0 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $465.7 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $307.3 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $212.9 | 74% above |
| 200 week MA | $149.7 | 148% above |
DELL has the edge over LCID on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LCID Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.53 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.88 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.33 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $15.4 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.9 | 90% below |
LCID is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% below its 200-week average.
DELL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.8 | $37.0 | +43% |
| 2021 | $37.0 | $55.9 | +51% |
| 2022 | $55.9 | $39.1 | -30% |
| 2023 | $39.1 | $76.5 | +96% |
| 2024 | $76.5 | $117.3 | +53% |
| 2025 | $117.3 | $129.2 | +10% |
| 2026 YTD | $129.2 | $371.2 | +187% |
DELL has the edge over LCID on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LCID Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $98.9 | $100.4 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $100.4 | $376.4 | +275% |
| 2022 | $376.4 | $67.0 | -82% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $42.1 | -37% |
| 2024 | $42.1 | $32.0 | -24% |
| 2025 | $32.0 | $11.4 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $3.25 | -72% |
LCID has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 72% so far in 2026.