GCTS
GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc.
GCTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over GCTS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
GCTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
GCTS's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
GCTS PE Valuation
GCTS 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.
GCTS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect GCTS's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
GCTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.64 | +$0.17 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.81 | -$0.09 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.82 | -$0.34 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.82 | -$0.52 |
GCTS lost $0.64 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
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 the edge over GCTS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GCTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1M | +149% |
| Q2 2026 | $971K | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9M | +287% |
| Q4 2025 | $758K | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $430K | -84% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $496K | -85% |
GCTS's revenue is recovering but still below its 2024 peak: $1M last quarter, up 149% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -690% | +1463 points |
| Q2 2026 | -764% | -121 points |
| Q1 2026 | -319% | +1241 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1577% | -1164 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2152% | -1926 points |
| Q2 2025 | -642% | -160 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1560% | -1782 points |
| Q4 2024 | -413% | N/A |
GCTS's operating margin was −690% last quarter, up 1462 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 GCTS 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 GCTS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GCTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.3M | -$2.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$16.9M | -$8.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.5M | +$575K |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.5M | -$5.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.8M | -$3.1M |
GCTS has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$43M over the past year, against −$27M 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 GCTS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GCTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +11% | +9.3M shares |
| 1 year | +78% | +40.2M shares |
GCTS has 92M diluted shares, up 78% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
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 the edge over GCTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $114M |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B |
GCTS Net Leverage
GCTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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.
GCTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.3 | Oversold |
GCTS's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (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).
GCTS PE vs Technology Sector
GCTS 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.
GCTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.65 | 6.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.92 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.73 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.68 | 8.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.98 | 69% below |
GCTS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 69% 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 GCTS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GCTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $9.90 | $10.2 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | $10.2 | $10.6 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | $10.6 | $2.35 | -78% |
| 2025 | $2.35 | $1.22 | -48% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.22 | $1.54 | +26% |
GCTS has finished lower in two of the last four years. It's up 26% 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 GCTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.