INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors N.V.
NXPI has the edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
NXPI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
NXPI'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.
NXPI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $267 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $237 | -11% |
| Current | 21x | $267 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $302 | +13% |
| Expensive | 59x | $745 | +179% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NXPI's PE is in its fair range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x 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.
NXPI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NXPI, 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.
NXPI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $17.59 | +38% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.73 | +58% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.73 | +40% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.46 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.95 | -18% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.08 | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.39 | -22% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.18 | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.73 | -9.1% |
NXPI 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.
NXPI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.5B | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.2B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.3B | +7.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.2B | -2.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.9B | -6.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.8B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1B | -9.1% |
NXPI's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $3.8B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32% | +4.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | +7.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 47% | +22 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | -5.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 26% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | -4.8 points |
NXPI 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 NXPI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NXPI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +137% |
| Q2 2026 | $791M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $714M | +68% |
| Q4 2025 | $793M | +204% |
| Q3 2025 | $508M | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $696M | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $426M | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $261M | -73% |
NXPI's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for six years: $3.5B over the past year, up 85% 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 |
NXPI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -190K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -479K shares |
| 3 years | -2.8% | -7.3M shares |
| 5 years | -6.5% | -17.5M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -32.1M shares |
NXPI has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $103M |
| Q2 2026 | $104M |
| Q1 2026 | $102M |
| Q4 2025 | $338M |
| Q3 2025 | $54M |
| Q2 2025 | $204M |
| Q1 2025 | $303M |
| Q4 2024 | $455M |
NXPI spent $647M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 36% 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.
NXPI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
NXPI 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).
NXPI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 72.1 | Neutral |
NXPI's weekly RSI is 57 (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.
NXPI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NXPI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 28x | 25% below |
| PE % | 36 | 35 | 1 pt above |
NXPI is trading at 21x earnings, a 25% 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.
NXPI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $243.6 | 9.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $244.8 | 9.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $244.6 | 9.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $227.2 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $222.4 | 20% above |
NXPI 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 NXPI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NXPI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $128.2 | $157.3 | +23% |
| 2021 | $157.3 | $227.4 | +45% |
| 2022 | $227.4 | $157.7 | -31% |
| 2023 | $157.7 | $229.7 | +46% |
| 2024 | $229.7 | $213.8 | -6.9% |
| 2025 | $213.8 | $222.9 | +4.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $222.9 | $267.3 | +20% |
NXPI has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 20% so far in 2026.