INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has a slight edge over PLXS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
PLXS
Plexus Corp.
PLXS 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.
PLXS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
PLXS's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PLXS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 18x | $122 | -42% |
| Forward | 20x | $211 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $144 | -32% |
| Current | 28x | $211 | — |
| Expensive | 31x | $211 | -0.1% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLXS's PE is 28x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over PLXS on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
PLXS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PLXS, with profitability holding steady.
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.
PLXS Earnings Per Share
PLXS and INTC do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 PLXS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PLXS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +9.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $4B | +273% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $980.2M | -1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $976.1M | -3.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.1B | +2.6% |
PLXS has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.7% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.1% | +0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3% | -3.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.3% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5% | +2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.8% | +0.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5% | -0.1 points |
PLXS's operating margin was 4.7% last quarter, down 0.6 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 PLXS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PLXS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$754K | -106% |
| Q1 2026 | $16M | -3% |
| Q4 2025 | -$50.6M | -287% |
| Q3 2025 | $97.2M | -50% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.2M | -88% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.5M | -75% |
| Q4 2024 | $27.1M | +$58.8M |
| Q3 2024 | $193.8M | +196% |
PLXS usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$754,000, but it generated $62M 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 |
PLXS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -16K shares |
| 1 year | -0.9% | -238K shares |
| 3 years | -2.5% | -698K shares |
| 5 years | -6.1% | -1.8M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -3.8M shares |
PLXS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $20.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $21M |
| Q4 2025 | $22.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $21.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $18.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $12.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $12.8M |
| Q3 2024 | $19.5M |
PLXS spent $86M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 35% 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.
PLXS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
PLXS 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).
PLXS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.9 | Oversold |
PLXS's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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.
PLXS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLXS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 28x | 1.9% above |
| PE % | 76 | 35 | 41 pts above |
PLXS is trading at 28x earnings, in line with the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
PLXS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $232.1 | 9.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $246.1 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $227.5 | 7.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $182.2 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $144.6 | 46% above |
PLXS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 46% 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 PLXS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLXS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $76.9 | $77.9 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | $77.9 | $95.2 | +22% |
| 2022 | $95.2 | $104.6 | +9.8% |
| 2023 | $104.6 | $108.1 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | $108.1 | $157.8 | +46% |
| 2025 | $157.8 | $154.2 | -2.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $154.2 | $210.8 | +37% |
PLXS has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 37% so far in 2026.