DQ
Daqo New Energy Corp.
DQ has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over DQ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
DQ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
DQ's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
DQ PE Valuation
DQ 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.
DQ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect DQ's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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.
DQ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.41 | +$1.76 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.83 | +$3.02 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.78 | +$3.72 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.57 | +$2.60 |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.17 | -$3.36 |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.85 | -$4.85 |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.50 | -402% |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.17 | -195% |
DQ is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $3.41 per share over the past year, against $6.50 at its worst in early 2025.
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.
DQ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $194.7M | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $62.8M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.7M | -78% |
| Q4 2025 | $221.7M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $244.9M | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $75.5M | -66% |
| Q1 2025 | $123.9M | -70% |
| Q4 2024 | $195.4M | -59% |
DQ's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $195M last quarter, down 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | -32 points |
| Q2 2026 | -160% | -7.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -564% | -472 points |
| Q4 2025 | -9.4% | +145 points |
| Q3 2025 | -9.5% | +40 points |
| Q2 2025 | -152% | -62 points |
| Q1 2025 | -92% | -100 points |
| Q4 2024 | -154% | -164 points |
DQ's operating margin was −41% last quarter, down 31 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 DQ 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 DQ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DQ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $31.2M | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | -$155.3M | -$58.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$176.2M | -$79.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $47M | +$139.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $23.1M | +$154.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$97.2M | +$176.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$96.5M | +$199.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$92.5M | +$899.7M |
DQ's free cash flow was −$253M over the past year, against −$263M 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 DQ on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
DQ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +119K shares |
| 3 years | -8.6% | -6.4M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -9M shares |
| Available history | -5.2% | -3.7M shares |
DQ has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
DQ hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 |
DQ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -88.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -13.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -5.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -4.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
DQ 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.
DQ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.4 | Neutral |
DQ's weekly RSI is 40 (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).
DQ PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DQ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
DQ 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.
DQ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.1 | 5.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.5 | 38% below |
| 100 week MA | $19.7 | 42% below |
| 200 week MA | $24.1 | 53% below |
DQ has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 53% 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 DQ on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
DQ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.3 | $54.8 | +430% |
| 2021 | $54.8 | $38.9 | -29% |
| 2022 | $38.9 | $40.5 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | $40.5 | $26.6 | -34% |
| 2024 | $26.6 | $19.3 | -28% |
| 2025 | $19.3 | $31.8 | +65% |
| 2026 YTD | $31.8 | $11.4 | -64% |
DQ has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 64% 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 DQ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.