FFIV
F5, Inc.
FFIV has a slight edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
FFIV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
FFIV'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.
FFIV PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $318 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $286 | -9.9% |
| Current | 25x | $318 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $342 | +7.7% |
| Expensive | 37x | $467 | +47% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FFIV's PE is in its cheap range at 25x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FFIV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FFIV, 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.
FFIV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $18.21 | +45% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.53 | +6.2% |
FFIV has the edge over INTC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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.
FFIV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $917.4M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $865.1M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $811.7M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $822.5M | +7.3% |
FFIV's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2025: $917M last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 25% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 26% | -0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | N/A |
FFIV has the edge over INTC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
FFIV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $280.6M | +2.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $347.6M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $149.5M | -23% |
INTC has the edge over FFIV in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
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 FFIV in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
FFIV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +252K shares |
| 1 year | -1.6% | -942K shares |
FFIV has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | $125M |
| Q2 2025 | $125M |
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 |
FFIV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
FFIV 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.
FFIV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 3.4 | Oversold |
FFIV's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 3 (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).
FFIV PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | FFIV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 28x | 9% below |
| PE % | 30 | 35 | 5 pts below |
FFIV is trading at 25x earnings, in line with 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.
FFIV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $405.2 | 22% below |
| 20 week MA | $405.0 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $345.9 | 8.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $315.3 | 0.7% above |
| 200 week MA | $244.7 | 30% above |
FFIV has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 30% 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.
FFIV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $139.2 | $175.6 | +26% |
| 2021 | $175.6 | $234.8 | +34% |
| 2022 | $234.8 | $141.0 | -40% |
| 2023 | $141.0 | $179.0 | +27% |
| 2024 | $179.0 | $255.6 | +43% |
| 2025 | $255.6 | $263.1 | +2.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $263.1 | $317.6 | +21% |
FFIV has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 21% 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 FFIV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.