DIOD
Diodes Incorporated
DIOD has the edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
DIOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
DIOD's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow 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.
DIOD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $31.51 | -66% |
| Forward | 15x | $91.60 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $60.50 | -34% |
| Current | 37x | $91.60 | — |
| Expensive | 46x | $114 | +25% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DIOD's PE is in its expensive range at 37x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x 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.
DIOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for DIOD, 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.
DIOD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.97 | +139% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.50 | +81% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.86 | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.85 | +236% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.43 | +51% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.38 | +4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.37 | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.55 | -85% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.95 | -81% |
DIOD 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.
DIOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $532.6M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $445.5M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $405.5M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $391.6M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $392.2M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $366.2M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $332.1M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $339.3M | +5.1% |
DIOD has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5% | +4.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.9% | +4.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3% | -3.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4% | -3.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5% | -2.9 points |
DIOD's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 9 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 DIOD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DIOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.9M | -30% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.8M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $32.4M | -21% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4M | -80% |
| Q3 2025 | $62.8M | +60% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1M | +$24.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $40.8M | +$92.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $62.1M | +460% |
DIOD still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $124M over the past year.
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 DIOD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DIOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -199K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -190K shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -73K shares |
| 5 years | +1.3% | +605K shares |
| Available history | -11% | -5.6M shares |
DIOD has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $35M |
| Q4 2025 | $23.8M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
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 |
DIOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
DIOD 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.
DIOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.6 | Neutral |
DIOD's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (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).
DIOD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DIOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 37x | 28x | 32% above |
| PE % | 70 | 35 | 35 pts above |
DIOD is trading at 37x earnings, a 32% 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.
DIOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.5 | 3.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $91.3 | 0.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $82.9 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $66.9 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $71.5 | 28% above |
DIOD 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.
DIOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.6 | $68.4 | +25% |
| 2021 | $68.4 | $107.5 | +57% |
| 2022 | $107.5 | $76.8 | -29% |
| 2023 | $76.8 | $80.5 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | $80.5 | $64.1 | -20% |
| 2025 | $64.1 | $50.4 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $50.4 | $91.6 | +82% |
DIOD has the edge over INTC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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 is up 69% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.