INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over PLUS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
PLUS
ePlus inc.
PLUS 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.
PLUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
PLUS's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PLUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $64.79 | -33% |
| Fair | 16x | $80.46 | -17% |
| Forward | 16x | $97.13 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $92.10 | -5.2% |
| Current | 19x | $97.13 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLUS's PE is in its expensive range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its fair 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.
PLUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PLUS, 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.
PLUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.99 | +20% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.00 | +8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.76 | +6.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.03 | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.03 | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.61 | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.46 | +9.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.05 | -6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.92 | -17% |
PLUS 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 has the edge over PLUS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PLUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $667.9M | +9.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $649.1M | +1.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $581.6M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $614.8M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $608.8M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $637.3M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $498.1M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $511M | +0.4% |
PLUS has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.5% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.1% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.7% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.6% | -1.9 points |
PLUS's operating margin was 8.5% last quarter, about level with 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 stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 258% versus its history, compared with PLUS at down 16%.
PLUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$59M | -$24.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $75.6M | +$174.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $103.8M | -36% |
| Q3 2025 | -$34.8M | -$13.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$99M | -202% |
| Q1 2025 | $160.9M | +53% |
| Q4 2024 | $65.7M | -51% |
| Q3 2024 | -$21.6M | -169% |
PLUS usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$59M, but it generated $86M 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 |
PLUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -151K shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -495K shares |
| 3 years | -2.9% | -768K shares |
| 5 years | -3.5% | -953K shares |
| Available history | -3.2% | -845K shares |
PLUS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $25.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $6.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $17M |
| Q3 2025 | $4M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $13.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $9.9M |
PLUS spent $62M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 101% 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.
PLUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
PLUS 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).
PLUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.7 | Neutral |
PLUS's weekly RSI is 64 (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.
PLUS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 28x | 30% below |
| PE % | 90 | 35 | 55 pts above |
PLUS is trading at 19x earnings, a 30% 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.
PLUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $93.6 | 3.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $90.9 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $86.6 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $78.9 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $74.6 | 30% above |
PLUS 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 PLUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.2 | $43.2 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | $43.2 | $52.5 | +22% |
| 2022 | $52.5 | $43.6 | -17% |
| 2023 | $43.6 | $79.8 | +83% |
| 2024 | $79.8 | $73.5 | -7.9% |
| 2025 | $73.5 | $90.0 | +22% |
| 2026 YTD | $90.0 | $97.1 | +7.9% |
PLUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 7.9% so far in 2026.