INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over PI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
PI
Impinj, Inc.
PI has slightly 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.
PI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
PI's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PI PE Valuation
PI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
PI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PI, 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 the edge over PI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.73 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.31 | +$0.10 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.90 | -2350% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.90 | -$0.89 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | -127% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.41 | -146% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.04 | -86% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.01 | +$0.34 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.39 | +$3.01 |
PI is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.31 per share over the past year, against $2.49 at its worst in early 2021.
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 PI on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 PI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $112.1M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $108.4M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $74.3M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $92.8M | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $96.1M | +0.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $97.9M | -4.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $74.3M | -3.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $91.6M | +30% |
PI's revenue is growing: $112M last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.1% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.7% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -20% | -7.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.9% | +1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -13% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4% | +17 points |
PI's operating margin was 4.1% last quarter, up 3.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 PI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.6M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $29.2M | +6.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.2M | +$15.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $13.6M | +60% |
| Q3 2025 | $18M | +286% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.3M | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | -$13M | -124% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.5M | +$9.7M |
PI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $66M 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 |
PI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.6% | +490K shares |
| 1 year | +7.4% | +2.2M shares |
| 3 years | +17% | +4.6M shares |
| 5 years | +29% | +7.2M shares |
| Available history | +44% | +9.6M shares |
PI has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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 PI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 23.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 23.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 16.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 17.8x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 22.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 26.8x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 36.4x | High |
PI's net debt is about 12 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 18 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).
PI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 50.4 | Neutral |
PI's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (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.
PI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
PI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
PI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $178.3 | 1.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $167.6 | 4.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $148.3 | 18% above |
| 100 week MA | $141.5 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $132.1 | 33% above |
PI 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 PI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26.7 | $42.6 | +60% |
| 2021 | $42.6 | $90.2 | +112% |
| 2022 | $90.2 | $111.9 | +24% |
| 2023 | $111.9 | $90.0 | -20% |
| 2024 | $90.0 | $147.9 | +64% |
| 2025 | $147.9 | $174.0 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $174.0 | $175.3 | +0.8% |
PI has finished higher in five of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's up 0.8% so far in 2026.