INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over LFUS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
LFUS
Littelfuse, Inc.
LFUS 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.
LFUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
LFUS's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LFUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $397 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $23.29 | -94% |
| Fair | 29x | $36.08 | -91% |
| Expensive | 56x | $69.13 | -83% |
| Current | 322x | $397 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LFUS's PE is in its expensive range at 322x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
LFUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LFUS, 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.
LFUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $21.86 | +1678% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.23 | -74% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.49 | -111% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.68 | -144% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.89 | -172% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.75 | -39% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.30 | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.82 | -56% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.00 | -61% |
LFUS 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.
LFUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $766.7M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $738.8M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $657M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $593.9M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $624.6M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $613.4M | +9.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $554.3M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $529.5M | -0.8% |
LFUS has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -38% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.3% | -21 points |
LFUS 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's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $3.8B over the past year.
LFUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $215.7M | +64% |
| Q2 2026 | $127.3M | +75% |
| Q1 2026 | $66.2M | +55% |
| Q4 2025 | $119.7M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $131.2M | +102% |
| Q2 2025 | $72.6M | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.7M | +2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $134.8M | +11% |
LFUS's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $529M over the past year, up 39% 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 |
LFUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +54K shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +572K shares |
| 3 years | +2.1% | +531K shares |
| 5 years | +3% | +748K shares |
| Available history | +3.4% | +856K shares |
LFUS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $179,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $27.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
LFUS 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.
LFUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
LFUS 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).
LFUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.6 | Neutral |
LFUS's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (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.
LFUS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LFUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 322x | 28x | 1,057% above |
| PE % | 100 | 35 | 65 pts above |
LFUS is trading at 322x earnings, a 1057% premium 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.
LFUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $398.7 | 0.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $413.0 | 4% below |
| 50 week MA | $381.8 | 3.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $306.1 | 30% above |
| 200 week MA | $280.0 | 42% above |
LFUS 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 LFUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LFUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $192.0 | $251.7 | +31% |
| 2021 | $251.7 | $304.3 | +21% |
| 2022 | $304.3 | $218.6 | -28% |
| 2023 | $218.6 | $267.6 | +22% |
| 2024 | $267.6 | $237.0 | -11% |
| 2025 | $237.0 | $262.1 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $262.1 | $396.6 | +51% |
LFUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 51% so far in 2026.