INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over NTAP overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
NTAP
NetApp, Inc.
NTAP 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.
NTAP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
NTAP's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NTAP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $90.96 | -51% |
| Forward | 18x | $186 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $133 | -29% |
| Expensive | 26x | $181 | -2.9% |
| Current | 26x | $186 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NTAP's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over NTAP on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
NTAP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NTAP, with profitability holding steady. 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.
NTAP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.17 | +44% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.08 | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.35 | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.97 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.74 | +5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.65 | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.67 | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.39 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.43 | +69% |
NTAP 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.
NTAP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8B | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +4.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +2.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +1.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | +2.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7B | +6.1% |
NTAP has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 27% | +7.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 25% | +3.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | -1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +1.3 points |
NTAP 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 NTAP on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NTAP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $401M | -35% |
| Q2 2026 | $900M | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $271M | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $78M | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $620M | +107% |
| Q2 2025 | $640M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $338M | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $60M | -38% |
NTAP generated $1.6B in free cash flow over the past year, about the same as 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 |
NTAP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.5% | -3M shares |
| 3 years | -7.4% | -16M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -29M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -36M shares |
NTAP has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $200M |
| Q2 2026 | $200M |
| Q1 2026 | $200M |
| Q4 2025 | $250M |
| Q3 2025 | $300M |
| Q2 2025 | $250M |
| Q1 2025 | $200M |
| Q4 2024 | $300M |
NTAP spent $850M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 19% 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.
NTAP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
NTAP 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).
NTAP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.8 | Neutral |
NTAP's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (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.
NTAP PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NTAP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 28x | 5.7% below |
| PE % | 86 | 35 | 51 pts above |
NTAP 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.
NTAP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $204.8 | 9.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $191.5 | 2.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $146.4 | 27% above |
| 100 week MA | $127.0 | 46% above |
| 200 week MA | $110.0 | 69% above |
NTAP 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 NTAP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NTAP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.4 | $65.8 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | $65.8 | $90.6 | +38% |
| 2022 | $90.6 | $59.0 | -35% |
| 2023 | $59.0 | $88.2 | +49% |
| 2024 | $88.2 | $117.0 | +33% |
| 2025 | $117.0 | $110.5 | -5.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $110.5 | $186.1 | +68% |
NTAP has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 68% so far in 2026.