INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has a slight edge over ITRI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
ITRI
Itron, Inc.
ITRI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
ITRI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
ITRI's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ITRI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 14x | $96.41 | — |
| Current | 16x | $96.41 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $104 | +7.7% |
| Fair | 25x | $155 | +61% |
| Expensive | 58x | $357 | +270% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ITRI's PE is in its cheap range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over ITRI on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ITRI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ITRI, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
ITRI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.78 | +9.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.18 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.98 | +2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.26 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.50 | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.56 | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.85 | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.48 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.18 | +145% |
ITRI 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 has the edge over ITRI 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's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ITRI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $599.3M | +3% |
| Q2 2026 | $562.9M | -7.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $587M | -3.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $571.7M | -6.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $581.6M | -5.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $606.8M | -0.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $607.2M | +0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $612.9M | +6.2% |
ITRI's revenue has held roughly level: $599M last quarter, up 3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | -1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | +3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +1.7 points |
ITRI 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 ITRI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ITRI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $95.5M | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $81.5M | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $79M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $111.5M | +59% |
| Q3 2025 | $113.4M | +93% |
| Q2 2025 | $90.7M | +103% |
| Q1 2025 | $67.5M | +98% |
| Q4 2024 | $70.2M | +78% |
ITRI generated $368M in free cash flow over the past year, up 7.5% 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 |
ITRI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -197K shares |
| 1 year | -4.8% | -2.2M shares |
| 3 years | -3.3% | -1.5M shares |
| 5 years | -1.8% | -829K shares |
| Available history | +11% | +4.4M shares |
ITRI has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $52.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $100M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
ITRI spent $252M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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.
ITRI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
ITRI 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).
ITRI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 62.0 | Neutral |
ITRI's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (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.
ITRI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ITRI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 28x | 44% below |
| PE % | 13 | 35 | 22 pts below |
ITRI is trading at 16x earnings, a 44% 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.
ITRI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $90.4 | 6.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $92.4 | 4.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $91.5 | 5.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $102.9 | 6.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $92.0 | 4.8% above |
ITRI 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 ITRI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ITRI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $83.8 | $93.9 | +12% |
| 2021 | $93.9 | $66.6 | -29% |
| 2022 | $66.6 | $49.6 | -26% |
| 2023 | $49.6 | $75.5 | +52% |
| 2024 | $75.5 | $109.2 | +45% |
| 2025 | $109.2 | $96.5 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $96.5 | $96.4 | -0.1% |
ITRI has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's roughly flat so far in 2026.