IIIV
i3 Verticals, Inc.
IIIV has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over IIIV overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
IIIV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
IIIV's cash flow is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is 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.
IIIV PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.6x | $2.35 | -87% |
| Forward | 15x | $18.64 | — |
| Fair | 28x | $11.67 | -37% |
| Expensive | 40x | $16.63 | -11% |
| Current | 44x | $18.64 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IIIV's PE is in its expensive range at 44x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
IIIV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect IIIV's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over IIIV on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
IIIV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.22 | +191% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.42 | -92% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.74 | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.66 | -85% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.72 | -84% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.22 | +$5.26 |
| Q1 2025 | $4.40 | +7233% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.49 | +$4.51 |
| Q3 2024 | $4.45 | +$4.52 |
IIIV 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.
IIIV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $53.1M | +2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $57.5M | -8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $52.7M | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $54.9M | -9.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $51.9M | -7.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $63.1M | -33% |
| Q4 2024 | $61.7M | -33% |
| Q3 2024 | $60.9M | -37% |
IIIV's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $53M last quarter, up 2.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.7% | +7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3% | -1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7% | -3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -9.3% | -8.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.3% | -3.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.4% | -4.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5.8% | -3.3 points |
IIIV's operating margin was −1.7% last quarter, up 7.6 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 IIIV 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 IIIV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IIIV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $13M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.6M | +$37.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $13.8M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.5M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.8M | -5.7% |
| Q1 2025 | -$27.6M | -345% |
| Q4 2024 | $11M | -11% |
| Q3 2024 | $11.8M | +213% |
IIIV generated $50M in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated 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 IIIV on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
IIIV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -36% | -11M shares |
| 1 year | -42% | -14.4M shares |
| 3 years | -43% | -14.7M shares |
| 5 years | +2.2% | +415K shares |
| Available history | +86% | +9.1M shares |
IIIV has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $48.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $50.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $37.9M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $26.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $308,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $11.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $29,000 |
IIIV spent $137M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
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 |
IIIV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
IIIV's net debt is about 3.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
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 has the edge over IIIV on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
IIIV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.0 | Neutral |
IIIV's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (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).
IIIV PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IIIV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 44x | 28x | 59% above |
| PE % | 88 | 35 | 53 pts above |
IIIV is trading at 44x earnings, a 59% 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.
IIIV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.8 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.6 | 5.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $20.6 | 9.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $23.9 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $23.1 | 19% below |
IIIV has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 19% 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 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.
IIIV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.3 | $32.9 | +16% |
| 2021 | $32.9 | $23.2 | -29% |
| 2022 | $23.2 | $24.0 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | $24.0 | $21.2 | -12% |
| 2024 | $21.2 | $23.9 | +13% |
| 2025 | $23.9 | $26.2 | +9.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.2 | $18.6 | -29% |
IIIV has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 29% 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 IIIV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.