INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
RMBS
Rambus Inc.
RMBS has a slight 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.
RMBS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RMBS'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.
RMBS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 22x | $52.39 | -38% |
| Forward | 23x | $84.97 | — |
| Current | 35x | $84.97 | — |
| Fair | 36x | $86.46 | +1.8% |
| Expensive | 119x | $288 | +239% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RMBS's PE is in its fair range at 35x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x 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.
RMBS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for RMBS, 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.
RMBS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.74 | +54% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.43 | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.18 | +3.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.10 | +9.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.11 | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.10 | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.11 | +0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.91 | -42% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.65 | -45% |
RMBS 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.
RMBS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $218.3M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $207.4M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $180.2M | +8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $190.2M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $178.5M | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $172.2M | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $166.7M | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $161.1M | +32% |
RMBS has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 38% | +2.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 35% | -2.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 37% | +6.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 38% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 36% | +7.2 points |
RMBS 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 RMBS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RMBS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $95.9M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $52.2M | -41% |
| Q1 2026 | $71.6M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $93.3M | +78% |
| Q3 2025 | $82.5M | +58% |
| Q2 2025 | $87.9M | +49% |
| Q1 2025 | $69.5M | +93% |
| Q4 2024 | $52.5M | -2.9% |
RMBS's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $313M over the past year, up 7% 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 |
RMBS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | -0.5% | -516K shares |
| 3 years | -1.8% | -2M shares |
| 5 years | -4.3% | -4.9M shares |
| Available history | -2.8% | -3.1M shares |
RMBS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $135.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $387,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
RMBS spent $140M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent 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.
RMBS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
RMBS 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).
RMBS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.9 | Neutral |
RMBS's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (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.
RMBS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | RMBS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 35x | 28x | 26% above |
| PE % | 48 | 35 | 13 pts above |
RMBS is trading at 35x earnings, a 26% 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 RMBS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RMBS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $92.7 | 8.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $94.7 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $105.6 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $87.2 | 2.5% below |
| 200 week MA | $71.2 | 19% above |
RMBS has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 19% 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 RMBS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RMBS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.8 | $17.5 | +27% |
| 2021 | $17.5 | $29.0 | +65% |
| 2022 | $29.0 | $36.0 | +24% |
| 2023 | $36.0 | $68.3 | +90% |
| 2024 | $68.3 | $54.2 | -21% |
| 2025 | $54.2 | $94.1 | +74% |
| 2026 YTD | $94.1 | $85.0 | -9.7% |
RMBS has finished higher in five of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's down 9.7% so far in 2026.