INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
JBL
Jabil Inc.
JBL has a slight edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
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.
JBL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
JBL'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.
JBL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $106 | -59% |
| Forward | 15x | $260 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $208 | -20% |
| Current | 27x | $260 | — |
| Expensive | 40x | $386 | +49% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JBL's PE is in its fair range at 27x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over JBL on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
JBL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for JBL, with profitability 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.
JBL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $17.71 | +82% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.75 | +65% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.97 | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.41 | +71% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.39 | -40% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.92 | -47% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.30 | -52% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.33 | -63% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.58 | +80% |
JBL 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 JBL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
JBL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.6B | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.8B | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3B | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.3B | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.3B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.8B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $7B | -17% |
JBL has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.7% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.1% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.2% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6% | -13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8% | -0.8 points |
JBL's operating margin was 5.7% last quarter, up 1.6 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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.
JBL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $487M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $351M | +9.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $308M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $228M | +6% |
| Q3 2025 | $419M | +1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $320M | -22% |
| Q1 2025 | $218M | +$266M |
| Q4 2024 | $215M | +34% |
JBL generated $1.4B in free cash flow over the past year, up 17% 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 |
JBL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +400K shares |
| 1 year | -3.6% | -4M shares |
| 3 years | -21% | -29M shares |
| 5 years | -30% | -45.2M shares |
| Available history | -32% | -49.6M shares |
JBL has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $169M |
| Q2 2026 | $291M |
| Q1 2026 | $300M |
| Q4 2025 | $300M |
| Q3 2025 | $25M |
| Q2 2025 | $339M |
| Q1 2025 | $404M |
| Q4 2024 | $232M |
JBL spent $1.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 6% 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.
JBL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
JBL 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).
JBL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.5 | Oversold |
JBL's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
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.
JBL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | JBL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 28x | 4.3% below |
| PE % | 60 | 35 | 25 pts above |
JBL is trading at 27x earnings, in line with 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.
JBL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $281.4 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $304.9 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $294.5 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $238.3 | 9.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $175.6 | 48% above |
JBL has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 48% above 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 JBL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
JBL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.2 | $42.9 | +4% |
| 2021 | $42.9 | $69.8 | +63% |
| 2022 | $69.8 | $69.0 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | $69.0 | $127.4 | +85% |
| 2024 | $127.4 | $145.9 | +15% |
| 2025 | $145.9 | $236.1 | +62% |
| 2026 YTD | $236.1 | $260.0 | +10% |
JBL has finished higher in five of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's up 10% so far in 2026.