INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has a slight edge over QUIK overall, supported by stronger modeled upside.
QUIK
QuickLogic Corporation
QUIK 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.
QUIK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
QUIK's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is weak.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
QUIK PE Valuation
QUIK 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.
QUIK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for QUIK to show an outlook.
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 QUIK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
QUIK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.66 | -$0.09 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.78 | -$0.31 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.90 | -$0.49 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.91 | -$0.65 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.57 | -$0.47 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.47 | -492% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -783% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.26 | -$0.22 |
QUIK is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.66 per share over the past year, against $2.19 at its worst in late 2019.
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 QUIK on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 QUIK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
QUIK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1M | +153% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.5M | +49% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $2M | -53% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3M | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7M | -24% |
QUIK's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $5M last quarter, up 153% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | +152 points |
| Q2 2026 | -31% | +37 points |
| Q1 2026 | -42% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -93% | -90 points |
| Q3 2025 | -194% | -150 points |
| Q2 2025 | -68% | -32 points |
| Q1 2025 | -46% | -49 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4% | -32 points |
QUIK's operating margin was −41% last quarter, up 152 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 QUIK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
QUIK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2M | +$2.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $999K | +$1.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $63K | +$3.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$971K | +$197K |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.3M | -$1.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$726K | +$3.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.5M | -$3.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.2M | -177% |
QUIK's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $1M 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 |
QUIK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.7% | +309K shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +1.9M shares |
| 3 years | +34% | +4.7M shares |
| 5 years | +67% | +7.4M shares |
QUIK 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's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
QUIK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -103.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -7.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -7.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -12.4x | Net Cash |
QUIK has more cash than debt.
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).
QUIK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.9 | Oversold |
QUIK's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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.
QUIK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | QUIK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
QUIK 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.
QUIK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.77 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $11.5 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.7 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $9.09 | 9% above |
| 200 week MA | $9.32 | 6.3% above |
QUIK 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 QUIK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
QUIK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.58 | $3.64 | -21% |
| 2021 | $3.64 | $5.19 | +43% |
| 2022 | $5.19 | $5.11 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | $5.11 | $13.9 | +171% |
| 2024 | $13.9 | $9.86 | -29% |
| 2025 | $9.86 | $6.42 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.42 | $9.91 | +54% |
QUIK is up 54% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in four of the previous six years.