INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MKSI
MKS Inc.
MKSI has the edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
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.
MKSI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
MKSI's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MKSI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $222 | — |
| Cheap | 15x | $125 | -44% |
| Current | 26x | $222 | — |
| Fair | 29x | $245 | +11% |
| Expensive | 50x | $422 | +90% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MKSI's PE is in its fair range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x 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.
MKSI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MKSI, 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.
MKSI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $19.24 | +128% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.43 | +104% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.27 | +59% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.78 | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.37 | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.13 | +798% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.95 | +3192% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.36 | +$30.04 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.81 | +$30.35 |
MKSI 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.
MKSI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +43% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $988M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $973M | +9.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $936M | +7.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $934M | +4.7% |
MKSI has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +9.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +6.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | +2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +12 points |
MKSI 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 has the edge over MKSI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MKSI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $243M | +66% |
| Q2 2026 | $189M | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $28M | -77% |
| Q4 2025 | $92M | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $146M | +3.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $136M | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $123M | +151% |
| Q4 2024 | $125M | -15% |
MKSI generated $552M in free cash flow over the past year, up 4.2% 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 |
MKSI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -200K shares |
| 1 year | +7.2% | +4.9M shares |
| 3 years | +8% | +5.4M shares |
| 5 years | +30% | +16.8M shares |
| Available history | +32% | +17.4M shares |
MKSI 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 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $45M |
MKSI 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 has the edge over MKSI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MKSI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.9x | High |
MKSI's net debt is about 2.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.5 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).
MKSI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.0 | Oversold |
MKSI's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (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.
MKSI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MKSI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 28x | 5.7% below |
| PE % | 41 | 35 | 6 pts above |
MKSI is trading at 26x earnings, in line with 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.
MKSI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $229.0 | 3.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $272.4 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $260.8 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $182.8 | 21% above |
| 200 week MA | $143.8 | 54% above |
MKSI has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 54% above 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 MKSI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MKSI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $110.4 | $149.9 | +36% |
| 2021 | $149.9 | $169.2 | +13% |
| 2022 | $169.2 | $83.7 | -51% |
| 2023 | $83.7 | $102.9 | +23% |
| 2024 | $102.9 | $106.2 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | $106.2 | $164.2 | +55% |
| 2026 YTD | $164.2 | $221.5 | +35% |
MKSI has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 35% so far in 2026.