INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
ON
ON Semiconductor Corporation
ON 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.
ON Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ON'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.
ON PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $26.87 | -64% |
| Forward | 17x | $73.73 | — |
| Fair | 28x | $47.27 | -36% |
| Current | 44x | $73.73 | — |
| Expensive | 68x | $113 | +53% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ON's PE is in its expensive range at 44x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x 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.
ON Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ON, 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.
ON Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.43 | +165% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.67 | +117% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.51 | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.36 | -5.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.29 | -92% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.77 | -81% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.07 | -76% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.44 | -71% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.63 | -26% |
ON 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 ON 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's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ON Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +9.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7B | -15% |
ON's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $1.7B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | +4.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.5% | +36 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -8.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -9.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -40% | -68 points |
| Q4 2024 | 24% | -6.6 points |
ON 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 ON on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ON Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $488.6M | +31% |
| Q2 2026 | $425.4M | +301% |
| Q1 2026 | $217.2M | -52% |
| Q4 2025 | $485.4M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $372.4M | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $106.1M | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $454.7M | +65% |
| Q4 2024 | $434.8M | +97% |
ON generated $1.6B in free cash flow over the past year, up 18% 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 |
ON Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.8% | -7.1M shares |
| 1 year | -2.6% | -10.7M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -53.4M shares |
| 5 years | -9.8% | -43.4M shares |
| Available history | -4.5% | -18.7M shares |
ON has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $344.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $345.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $450.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $325M |
| Q2 2025 | $302.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $300.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $204.1M |
ON spent $1.2B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 2.6% 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.
ON Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
ON 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).
ON Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.8 | Neutral |
ON's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (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.
ON PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ON | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 44x | 28x | 58% above |
| PE % | 67 | 35 | 32 pts above |
ON is trading at 44x earnings, a 58% premium 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.
ON Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $74.1 | 0.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $78.3 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $78.2 | 5.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $63.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $71.0 | 3.8% above |
ON has slipped below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, though it's still 3.8% 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 ON on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ON Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.5 | $32.0 | +31% |
| 2021 | $32.0 | $66.8 | +109% |
| 2022 | $66.8 | $62.4 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | $62.4 | $83.5 | +34% |
| 2024 | $83.5 | $66.0 | -21% |
| 2025 | $66.0 | $54.9 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $54.9 | $73.7 | +34% |
ON is up 34% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.