INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
LSPD
Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
LSPD has a slight edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
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.
LSPD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
LSPD's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LSPD PE Valuation
LSPD 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.
LSPD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LSPD, with profitability improving. 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.
LSPD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.80 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.70 | +$3.78 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.03 | +$3.33 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.60 | -$3.80 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.53 | -$3.64 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.48 | -$3.50 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.36 | -$3.29 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.80 | +$0.55 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.89 | +$5.59 |
LSPD is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.70 per share over the past year, against $7.37 at its worst in late 2022.
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 LSPD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LSPD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $322.7M | +5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $290.8M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $312.3M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $319M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $304.9M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $253.4M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $280.1M | +17% |
| Q3 2024 | $277.2M | +20% |
LSPD has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.1% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | -12% | +217 points |
| Q4 2025 | -11% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -229% | -211 points |
| Q4 2024 | -12% | +9.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | -14% | +8.9 points |
LSPD's operating margin was −1.1% last quarter, up 13 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.
LSPD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.6M | -2169% |
| Q1 2026 | -$8M | +$8.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $23.9M | +$27.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $23.8M | +$41M |
| Q2 2025 | $77K | +$18.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$16.9M | +$17.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.4M | +$19.7M |
| Q3 2024 | -$17.2M | +$11.3M |
LSPD's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $38M 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 |
LSPD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -1.3M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -2.6M shares |
| 3 years | -9.4% | -14.3M shares |
| 5 years | +5.6% | +7.3M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +53.3M shares |
LSPD has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $65.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $279,531 |
| Q4 2025 | $429,657 |
| Q3 2025 | $20,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $116.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $92.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $63,893 |
LSPD spent $66M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 68% 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.
LSPD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -23.9x | Net Cash |
LSPD 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).
LSPD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.7 | Neutral |
LSPD's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (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.
LSPD PE vs Technology Sector
LSPD 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 LSPD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LSPD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.4 | 3.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.4 | 2.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.1 | 0.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.0 | 8.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.1 | 23% below |
LSPD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 23% 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 LSPD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LSPD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.0 | $68.5 | +145% |
| 2021 | $68.5 | $40.8 | -40% |
| 2022 | $40.8 | $13.5 | -67% |
| 2023 | $13.5 | $21.0 | +56% |
| 2024 | $21.0 | $15.6 | -26% |
| 2025 | $15.6 | $12.4 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.4 | $10.1 | -18% |
LSPD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +145% in 2020 to −67% in 2022. It's down 18% so far in 2026.