INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over NSIT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
NSIT
Insight Enterprises, Inc.
NSIT 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.
NSIT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
NSIT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NSIT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $173 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $82.00 | -53% |
| Fair | 19x | $110 | -36% |
| Expensive | 25x | $144 | -17% |
| Current | 30x | $173 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NSIT's PE is in its expensive range at 30x. 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.
NSIT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NSIT, 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.
NSIT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $14.32 | +145% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.84 | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.72 | +59% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.61 | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.86 | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.32 | -46% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.22 | -48% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.03 | -37% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.55 | -13% |
NSIT 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 has the edge over NSIT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 NSIT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NSIT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.4B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1B | +1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $2B | -1.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | -4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | -3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1B | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B | -7.3% |
NSIT's revenue is growing: $2.4B last quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.8% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.5% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.7% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1% | -1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1% | -2.8 points |
NSIT's operating margin was 2.8% last quarter, down 1.8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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 has the edge over NSIT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NSIT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $121.3M | -50% |
| Q2 2026 | -$20.1M | +$161.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $26.4M | -63% |
| Q4 2025 | $146.8M | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $243.5M | +119% |
| Q2 2025 | -$181.9M | -641% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.9M | -71% |
| Q4 2024 | $200.7M | +2.6% |
NSIT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $274M 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 |
NSIT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -330K shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -1.7M shares |
| 3 years | -20% | -7.4M shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -6.9M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -5.9M shares |
NSIT has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $75M |
| Q2 2026 | $75M |
| Q1 2026 | $75M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $75M |
| Q2 2025 | $76.1M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
NSIT spent $225M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 49% 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 has the edge over NSIT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NSIT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
NSIT's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.1 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).
NSIT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.8 | Neutral |
NSIT's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 72 (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.
NSIT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NSIT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 28x | 6.2% above |
| PE % | 99 | 35 | 64 pts above |
NSIT is trading at 30x 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.
NSIT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $165.6 | 4.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $150.4 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $111.8 | 55% above |
| 100 week MA | $122.9 | 41% above |
| 200 week MA | $145.2 | 19% above |
NSIT 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 is up 69% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.
NSIT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $70.8 | $74.6 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | $74.6 | $103.2 | +38% |
| 2022 | $103.2 | $98.4 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | $98.4 | $177.2 | +80% |
| 2024 | $177.2 | $152.1 | -14% |
| 2025 | $152.1 | $83.5 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $83.5 | $172.9 | +107% |
NSIT has the edge over INTC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.