INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SANM
Sanmina Corporation
SANM has a slight edge over INTC overall, supported by 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.
SANM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
SANM's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SANM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $69.85 | -58% |
| Fair | 16x | $111 | -32% |
| Current | 24x | $164 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $170 | +3.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SANM's PE is 24x, 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 |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for INTC, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SANM Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SANM 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 swung to a loss: it lost $2.39 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
SANM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.85 | +54% |
SANM has the edge over INTC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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 SANM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SANM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.9B | +84% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.5B | +70% |
| Q1 2026 | $4B | +102% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.2B | +59% |
SANM has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.4% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.7% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | 4.7% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 4.6% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | 4.4% | N/A |
SANM's operating margin was 6.4% last quarter, up 1.7 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 SANM in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
SANM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $23.6M | -86% |
| Q1 2026 | $342M | +171% |
| Q4 2025 | $91.9M | +96% |
INTC has the edge over SANM in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
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 |
SANM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +25K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +640K shares |
SANM 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.
SANM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SANM 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).
SANM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.6 | Neutral |
SANM's weekly RSI is 44 (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.
SANM PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SANM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 28x | 14% below |
| PE % | 82 | 35 | 47 pts above |
SANM is trading at 24x earnings, a 14% discount to 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.
SANM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $183.4 | 10% below |
| 20 week MA | $194.9 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $185.5 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $142.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $101.8 | 62% above |
SANM has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 62% 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 SANM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SANM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $34.2 | $32.3 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | $32.3 | $40.6 | +26% |
| 2022 | $40.6 | $58.4 | +44% |
| 2023 | $58.4 | $51.4 | -12% |
| 2024 | $51.4 | $76.6 | +49% |
| 2025 | $76.6 | $154.3 | +101% |
| 2026 YTD | $154.3 | $164.5 | +6.6% |
SANM has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 6.6% so far in 2026.