INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
IOT
Samsara Inc.
IOT has the edge over INTC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
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.
IOT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
IOT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
IOT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 46x | $41.32 | — |
| Cheap | 250x | $40.07 | -3% |
| Current | 258x | $41.32 | — |
| Fair | 314x | $50.16 | +21% |
| Expensive | 385x | $61.52 | +49% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IOT's PE is 258x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
IOT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for IOT, with profitability improving.
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.
IOT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.90 | +460% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.16 | +$0.32 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.10 | +$0.32 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.02 | +$0.26 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.08 | +$0.40 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.16 | +$0.33 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.22 | +$0.29 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.28 | +$0.26 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.48 | -$0.06 |
IOT has the edge over INTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 IOT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IOT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $508.4M | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $478.8M | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $444.3M | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | $416M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $391.5M | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $366.9M | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $346.3M | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $322M | +36% |
IOT has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1% | +7.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2% | +7.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4% | +14 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6.8% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | -9.1% | +15 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5.3% | +39 points |
| Q4 2024 | -15% | +8.3 points |
IOT's operating margin was 1% last quarter, up 7.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $3.8B over the past year.
IOT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.7M | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $73.2M | +60% |
| Q1 2026 | $61.7M | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $55.8M | +79% |
| Q3 2025 | $44.2M | +237% |
| Q2 2025 | $45.7M | +146% |
| Q1 2025 | $48.5M | +$92.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $31.2M | +266% |
IOT has the edge over INTC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 |
IOT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +2.8M shares |
| 1 year | +3.3% | +18.7M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +58.7M shares |
| 5 years | +17% | +87.5M shares |
IOT has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $4,000 |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $1,000 |
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.
IOT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -14.9x | Net Cash |
IOT has the edge over INTC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
IOT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 59.4 | Neutral |
IOT's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (neutral).
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.
IOT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IOT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 258x | 28x | 827% above |
| PE % | 30 | 47 | 17 pts below |
IOT is trading at 258x earnings, a 827% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
IOT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $41.2 | 0.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.5 | 4.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $35.2 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.2 | 8.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.9 | 18% above |
IOT has the edge over INTC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 IOT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IOT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $22.3 | $27.6 | +24% |
| 2022 | $27.6 | $12.3 | -56% |
| 2023 | $12.3 | $33.4 | +172% |
| 2024 | $33.4 | $44.4 | +33% |
| 2025 | $44.4 | $36.5 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.5 | $41.3 | +13% |
IOT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +172% in 2023 to −56% in 2022. It's up 13% so far in 2026.