INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
POWI
Power Integrations, Inc.
POWI 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.
POWI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
POWI's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
POWI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 23x | $18.45 | -60% |
| Forward | 26x | $46.06 | — |
| Fair | 53x | $41.55 | -9.8% |
| Current | 58x | $46.06 | — |
| Expensive | 97x | $76.52 | +66% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
POWI's PE is in its fair range at 58x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x 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.
POWI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for POWI, 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.
POWI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.76 | +123% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.79 | +163% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.45 | -21% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.30 | -53% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.30 | -55% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.57 | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.64 | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.56 | -42% |
POWI 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.
POWI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $125.5M | +5.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $118.9M | +2.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $108.3M | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $103.2M | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $118.9M | +2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $115.9M | +9.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $105.5M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $105.3M | +18% |
POWI has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +19 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5% | +8.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3% | -5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.5% | +4.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.2% | -3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.4% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | +4.9 points |
POWI's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 19 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 POWI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
POWI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $36.5M | +51% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.7M | -24% |
| Q1 2026 | $18M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.2M | +64% |
| Q3 2025 | $24.2M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.1M | +72% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.7M | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.7M | +15% |
POWI's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $91M over the past year, up 15% 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 |
POWI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -88K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +812K shares |
| 3 years | -2% | -1.1M shares |
| 5 years | -7.7% | -4.8M shares |
| Available history | -5.7% | -3.4M shares |
POWI has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $42.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $32.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $23.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9M |
POWI hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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.
POWI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
POWI 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).
POWI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.0 | Oversold |
POWI's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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.
POWI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | POWI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 58x | 28x | 109% above |
| PE % | 54 | 35 | 19 pts above |
POWI is trading at 58x earnings, a 109% 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 the edge over POWI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
POWI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.2 | 2.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $55.2 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $55.5 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $53.1 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $64.5 | 29% below |
POWI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 29% below 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 POWI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
POWI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $49.5 | $79.5 | +61% |
| 2021 | $79.5 | $89.4 | +12% |
| 2022 | $89.4 | $72.1 | -19% |
| 2023 | $72.1 | $82.1 | +14% |
| 2024 | $82.1 | $63.0 | -23% |
| 2025 | $63.0 | $37.3 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.3 | $46.1 | +23% |
POWI has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 23% so far in 2026.