INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
IT
Gartner, Inc.
IT has the edge over INTC overall, supported by stronger valuation 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.
IT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
IT's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
IT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $191 | — |
| Current | 14x | $191 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $288 | +51% |
| Fair | 36x | $503 | +164% |
| Expensive | 49x | $692 | +263% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IT's PE is in its cheap range at 14x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over IT on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
IT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect IT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
IT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $16.18 | +15% |
| Q3 2026 | $14.03 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.15 | -31% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.12 | -37% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.65 | -40% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.37 | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.22 | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.04 | +59% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.00 | +44% |
IT 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's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
IT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | -1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | -1.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | +2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | +2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +5.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +4.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7B | +8.1% |
IT has the edge over INTC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | 23% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 21% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 19% | +0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.7% | -11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 19% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | -0.5 points |
IT has the edge over INTC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 IT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
IT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $275.2M | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $378.4M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $370.6M | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $270.7M | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $269.3M | -52% |
| Q2 2025 | $347.3M | +2% |
| Q1 2025 | $287.9M | +73% |
| Q4 2024 | $311.4M | +59% |
IT's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.3B over the past year, up 6.5% from 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 |
IT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4% | -2.6M shares |
| 1 year | -15% | -11M shares |
| 3 years | -20% | -15.6M shares |
| 5 years | -25% | -20.8M shares |
| Available history | -30% | -27M shares |
IT has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $138.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $547.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $534.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $498.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B |
| Q2 2025 | $274.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $162.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $102M |
IT spent $1.7B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 7.8% from the year before.
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.
IT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
IT 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).
IT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.0 | Neutral |
IT's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (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.
IT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 28x | 51% below |
| PE % | 1 | 35 | 34 pts below |
IT is trading at 14x earnings, a 51% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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.
IT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $201.2 | 5.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $181.2 | 5.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $179.6 | 6.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $277.0 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $345.7 | 45% below |
IT's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 45% below its 200-week average.
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 IT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $153.8 | $158.6 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | $158.6 | $325.5 | +105% |
| 2022 | $325.5 | $336.0 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | $336.0 | $451.1 | +34% |
| 2024 | $451.1 | $487.0 | +7.9% |
| 2025 | $487.0 | $252.6 | -48% |
| 2026 YTD | $252.6 | $190.8 | -24% |
IT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +105% in 2021 to −48% in 2025. It's down 24% so far in 2026.