INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
NTCT
NetScout Systems, Inc.
NTCT has the edge over INTC overall, supported by stronger valuation and 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.
NTCT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NTCT's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NTCT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $32.55 | — |
| Current | 18x | $32.55 | — |
| Cheap | 24x | $42.31 | +30% |
| Fair | 43x | $75.24 | +131% |
| Expensive | 111x | $196 | +501% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NTCT's PE is in its cheap range at 18x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings.
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.
NTCT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NTCT, 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.
NTCT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.76 | +57% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.76 | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.64 | +59% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.30 | +$6.42 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.33 | +$7.16 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.25 | +$9.62 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.03 | +$9.24 |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.12 | -$3.05 |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.83 | -$4.15 |
NTCT 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.
NTCT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $222.2M | +1.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $210.4M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $203M | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $250.7M | -0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $219M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $186.7M | +7% |
| Q1 2025 | $205M | +0.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $252M | +16% |
NTCT has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.9% | +10 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.7% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 26% | +1.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +7.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.5% | +262 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.7% | +28 points |
| Q4 2024 | 24% | +86 points |
NTCT 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 NTCT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NTCT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$15.8M | -457% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.3M | -34% |
| Q1 2026 | $150.1M | +7.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.3M | +50% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.4M | +$9M |
| Q2 2025 | $71.7M | +93% |
| Q1 2025 | $140.1M | +52% |
| Q4 2024 | $39.6M | +211% |
NTCT usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$16M, but it generated $241M 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 |
NTCT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -660K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +1M shares |
| 3 years | +1.6% | +1.1M shares |
| 5 years | -1.5% | -1.2M shares |
| Available history | -1% | -763K shares |
NTCT has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $77M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $29.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $16.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $15M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
NTCT spent $106M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent 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.
NTCT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
NTCT 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).
NTCT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.1 | Oversold |
NTCT's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (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.
NTCT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NTCT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 28x | 34% below |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
NTCT is trading at 18x earnings, a 34% discount 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.
NTCT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $37.7 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $38.9 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $35.0 | 7% below |
| 100 week MA | $29.2 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $26.6 | 22% above |
NTCT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 22% 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 NTCT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NTCT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.0 | $27.7 | +15% |
| 2021 | $27.7 | $33.2 | +20% |
| 2022 | $33.2 | $32.6 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | $32.6 | $22.0 | -33% |
| 2024 | $22.0 | $21.7 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | $21.7 | $27.9 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.9 | $32.6 | +17% |
NTCT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 17% so far in 2026.