INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
QLYS
Qualys, Inc.
QLYS has the edge over INTC overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
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.
QLYS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
QLYS'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.
QLYS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 20x | $173 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $165 | -4.7% |
| Current | 29x | $173 | — |
| Fair | 45x | $270 | +56% |
| Expensive | 58x | $347 | +101% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
QLYS's PE is in its cheap range at 29x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 20x next year's earnings.
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.
QLYS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for QLYS, 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.
QLYS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.54 | +42% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.01 | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.78 | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.57 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.44 | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.16 | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.01 | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.89 | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.65 | +15% |
QLYS 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.
QLYS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $188M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $182.2M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $175.6M | +9.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $175.3M | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $169.9M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $164.1M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $159.9M | +9.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $159.2M | +10% |
QLYS has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 35% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 34% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 35% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 34% | +2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 35% | +6.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 31% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +2.4 points |
QLYS 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 QLYS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
QLYS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $55.9M | +72% |
| Q1 2026 | $93.6M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $74.9M | +79% |
| Q3 2025 | $89.5M | +55% |
| Q2 2025 | $32.4M | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | $107.6M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $41.9M | +30% |
QLYS's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $324M over the past year, up 20% 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 |
QLYS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +291K shares |
| 1 year | -2.7% | -972K shares |
| 3 years | -5.7% | -2.1M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -4.6M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -6M shares |
QLYS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $77.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $53.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $44.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $49.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $49.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $39.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $42.7M |
QLYS spent $230M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 27% 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.
QLYS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
QLYS 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).
QLYS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 55.4 | Neutral |
QLYS's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 55 (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.
QLYS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | QLYS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 28x | 3.4% above |
| PE % | 23 | 35 | 12 pts below |
QLYS is trading at 29x earnings, in line with 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.
QLYS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $194.2 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $176.6 | 2% below |
| 50 week MA | $136.5 | 27% above |
| 100 week MA | $135.5 | 28% above |
| 200 week MA | $140.8 | 23% above |
QLYS 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 QLYS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
QLYS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $84.6 | $120.4 | +42% |
| 2021 | $120.4 | $139.4 | +16% |
| 2022 | $139.4 | $111.3 | -20% |
| 2023 | $111.3 | $196.3 | +76% |
| 2024 | $196.3 | $139.8 | -29% |
| 2025 | $139.8 | $138.3 | -1.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $138.3 | $173.1 | +25% |
QLYS has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 25% so far in 2026.