ESE
ESCO Technologies Inc.
ESE has the edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
ESE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ESE'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.
ESE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 19x | $235 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $268 | +14% |
| Forward | 25x | $235 | — |
| Fair | 29x | $357 | +52% |
| Expensive | 42x | $511 | +117% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ESE's PE is in its cheap range at 19x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 25x.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ESE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ESE, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over ESE on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ESE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.32 | -23% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.14 | +173% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.89 | +161% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.75 | +176% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.55 | +193% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.44 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.56 | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.26 | +18% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.94 | +10% |
ESE 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.
ESE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $339M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $309.3M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $289.7M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $352.7M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $296.3M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $265.5M | +6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $247M | +13% |
| Q3 2024 | $298.5M | +9.5% |
ESE has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +3.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | 15% | -0.4 points |
ESE's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 0.9 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 ESE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ESE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $47.3M | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | -$811K | -106% |
| Q4 2025 | $63M | +117% |
| Q3 2025 | $97.8M | +61% |
| Q2 2025 | $64.9M | +135% |
| Q1 2025 | $14M | +585% |
| Q4 2024 | $29M | +3126% |
| Q3 2024 | $60.9M | +44% |
ESE generated $207M in free cash flow over the past year, up 23% 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 ESE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ESE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +42K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +62K shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +153K shares |
| 5 years | -0.9% | -234K shares |
| Available history | -0.4% | -117K shares |
ESE has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $809,000 |
| Q1 2024 | $5.1M |
| Q4 2023 | $2.1M |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $184,000 |
| Q1 2023 | $8.1M |
| Q4 2022 | $4.1M |
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 |
ESE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
ESE 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.
ESE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.4 | Oversold |
ESE's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
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).
ESE PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ESE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 28x | 30% below |
| PE % | 15 | 35 | 20 pts below |
ESE is trading at 19x earnings, a 30% 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.
ESE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $248.2 | 5.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $279.8 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $273.0 | 14% below |
| 100 week MA | $226.1 | 4.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $166.7 | 41% above |
ESE has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 41% above 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 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.
ESE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $91.7 | $101.4 | +11% |
| 2021 | $101.4 | $86.7 | -15% |
| 2022 | $86.7 | $88.0 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | $88.0 | $117.0 | +33% |
| 2024 | $117.0 | $134.6 | +15% |
| 2025 | $134.6 | $200.5 | +49% |
| 2026 YTD | $200.5 | $235.3 | +17% |
ESE has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 17% 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 ESE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.