INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over LSAK overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
LSAK
Lesaka Technologies, Inc.
LSAK 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.
LSAK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
LSAK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LSAK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 111x | $3.32 | — |
| Cheap | 125x | $3.75 | +13% |
| Fair | 140x | $4.19 | +26% |
| Expensive | 146x | $4.39 | +32% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LSAK's PE is 111x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
LSAK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for LSAK to show an outlook.
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.
LSAK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.03 | +$1.15 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.03 | +$1.17 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.40 | +$0.42 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.68 | -$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.12 | -$0.87 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.14 | -$0.87 |
| Q3 2022 | -$0.69 | -$0.30 |
| Q2 2022 | -$0.75 | -$0.08 |
LSAK 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 LSAK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LSAK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $184.6M | +7.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $188.3M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $183.1M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $178.7M | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $171.4M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $168.5M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $161.5M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $176.2M | +22% |
LSAK has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -17% | -17 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4% | -1.1 points |
LSAK's operating margin was −0.6% last quarter, down 0.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 LSAK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LSAK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$15M | -404% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.5M | +$18.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $34.2M | +336% |
| Q4 2025 | -$14.8M | +$646K |
| Q3 2025 | $4.9M | +$13M |
| Q2 2025 | -$10.6M | -1229% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8M | -52% |
| Q4 2024 | -$15.5M | -$13.9M |
LSAK's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $12M over the past year.
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 |
LSAK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +198K shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +1.3M shares |
| 3 years | +39% | +22.5M shares |
LSAK has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $186,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $28,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $40,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $271,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $1M |
| Q1 2025 | $27,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $12.6M |
| Q2 2024 | $1.3M |
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 has the edge over LSAK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LSAK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 10.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 18.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
LSAK's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 10 years a year ago.
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).
LSAK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.8 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 5.2 | Oversold |
LSAK's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 5 (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.
LSAK PE vs Technology Sector
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 LSAK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LSAK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.07 | 18% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.40 | 25% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.58 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.56 | 27% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.39 | 24% below |
LSAK is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% 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 LSAK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LSAK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.74 | $4.74 | +27% |
| 2021 | $4.74 | $5.41 | +14% |
| 2022 | $5.41 | $3.79 | -30% |
| 2023 | $3.79 | $3.24 | -15% |
| 2024 | $3.24 | $5.25 | +62% |
| 2025 | $5.25 | $4.36 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.36 | $3.32 | -24% |
LSAK has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 24% so far in 2026.