INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over KC overall, supported by stronger modeled upside.
KC
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited
KC 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.
KC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
KC's revenue and balance sheet are currently strong, and its profitability and cash flow are stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KC PE Valuation
KC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
KC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect KC's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. 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.
KC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.31 | +$0.92 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.53 | +$0.65 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.54 | +$0.67 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.58 | +$0.69 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.23 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.18 | +$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.21 | +$0.17 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.27 | -$0.04 |
KC has the edge over INTC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 KC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $459.7M | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $405.8M | +37% |
| Q4 2025 | $414.4M | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $371.9M | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $352.6M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $295.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $335M | +30% |
| Q3 2024 | $283M | +16% |
KC has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.8% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6.1% | +5.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.5% | +8.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5.9% | +6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -12% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.2% | +18 points |
| Q3 2024 | -12% | +38 points |
KC's operating margin was 0.8% last quarter, up 15 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 has the edge over KC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
KC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $427.8M | +95% |
| Q1 2026 | $80.1M | +$142.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$555.2M | -749% |
| Q3 2025 | $257.6M | +652% |
| Q2 2025 | $219.1M | +866% |
| Q1 2025 | -$62.8M | -$14.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $85.6M | +$377M |
| Q3 2024 | $34.3M | +1021% |
KC generated $210M in free cash flow over the past year, down 24% 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 the edge over KC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $114M |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B |
KC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -3.6M shares |
| 1 year | +21% | +51.6M shares |
| 3 years | +26% | +62.4M shares |
| 5 years | +34% | +75.6M shares |
| Available history | +401% | +240M shares |
KC has 300M diluted shares, up 21% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
KC hasn't bought back shares in 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.
KC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
KC 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).
KC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.2 | Oversold |
KC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (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.
KC PE vs Technology Sector
KC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 the edge over KC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
KC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.63 | 8.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.79 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.7 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.7 | 38% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.48 | 7.3% below |
KC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 7.3% 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 KC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
KC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.8 | $45.3 | +90% |
| 2021 | $45.3 | $15.5 | -66% |
| 2022 | $15.5 | $3.45 | -78% |
| 2023 | $3.45 | $3.78 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | $3.78 | $12.6 | +233% |
| 2025 | $12.6 | $10.7 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.7 | $7.86 | -27% |
KC's yearly returns have swung widely, from +233% in 2024 to −78% in 2022. It's down 27% so far in 2026.