INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has a slight edge over LSCC overall, supported by stronger valuation.
LSCC
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
LSCC 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.
LSCC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
LSCC's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LSCC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 30x | $119 | — |
| Cheap | 51x | $16.27 | -86% |
| Fair | 88x | $28.12 | -76% |
| Expensive | 288x | $92.09 | -23% |
| Current | 371x | $119 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LSCC's PE is in its expensive range at 371x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 30x 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.
LSCC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for LSCC, 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.
LSCC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.00 | +1150% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.32 | +60% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.26 | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.14 | -62% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.02 | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.20 | -81% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.23 | -83% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.37 | -76% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.44 | -76% |
LSCC 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 LSCC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LSCC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $291M | +118% |
| Q2 2026 | $201.1M | +62% |
| Q1 2026 | $170.9M | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $145.8M | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $133.3M | +4.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $124M | -0.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $120.2M | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $117.4M | -31% |
LSCC has the edge over INTC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.2% | +9.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +9.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1.1% | -7.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.8% | -14 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.8% | -6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -10% | -36 points |
LSCC's operating margin was 8.2% last quarter, up 9.4 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 LSCC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LSCC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $77.6M | +128% |
| Q2 2026 | $81.3M | +160% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.7M | +71% |
| Q4 2025 | $44M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $34M | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $31.3M | +112% |
| Q1 2025 | $23.3M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $39.7M | -42% |
LSCC's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $243M over the past year, up 89% 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 |
LSCC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.5% | +3.5M shares |
| 1 year | +4.1% | +5.7M shares |
| 3 years | +2.8% | +3.9M shares |
| 5 years | +1.5% | +2.1M shares |
| Available history | +4.7% | +6.5M shares |
LSCC has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $15M |
| Q4 2025 | $14.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $15M |
| Q2 2025 | $45.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $25M |
| Q4 2024 | $20M |
LSCC spent $29M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 72% 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.
LSCC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | 0.3x | Very low |
LSCC's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
LSCC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.0 | Neutral |
LSCC's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (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.
LSCC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LSCC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 371x | 28x | 1,233% above |
| PE % | 87 | 35 | 52 pts above |
LSCC is trading at 371x earnings, a 1233% 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.
LSCC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $113.1 | 5.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $119.8 | 0.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $110.3 | 7.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $84.3 | 41% above |
| 200 week MA | $77.9 | 53% above |
LSCC 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 LSCC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LSCC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.2 | $43.8 | +128% |
| 2021 | $43.8 | $75.7 | +73% |
| 2022 | $75.7 | $66.3 | -12% |
| 2023 | $66.3 | $69.0 | +4% |
| 2024 | $69.0 | $59.0 | -15% |
| 2025 | $59.0 | $76.2 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $76.2 | $118.9 | +56% |
LSCC has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 56% so far in 2026.