INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SLAB
Silicon Laboratories Inc.
SLAB has a slight edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
SLAB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
SLAB's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SLAB PE Valuation
SLAB 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.
SLAB Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SLAB 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.
SLAB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.61 | +$2.02 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.04 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.52 | +$3.58 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.98 | +$3.95 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.63 | +$4.73 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.21 | +$2.95 |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.10 | -$1.83 |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.93 | -$4.84 |
SLAB has the edge over INTC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 SLAB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SLAB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $250.9M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $228.2M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $213.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $208.2M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $206M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $192.8M | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $177.7M | +67% |
| Q4 2024 | $166.2M | +91% |
SLAB has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2% | +9.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | -4.7% | +7.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8% | +10 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.6% | +16 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -12% | +21 points |
| Q1 2025 | -18% | +38 points |
| Q4 2024 | -17% | +67 points |
SLAB's operating margin was 3.2% last quarter, up 9.2 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 SLAB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SLAB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $40.5M | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | -$26.8M | -$23M |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.9M | -111% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.6M | -126% |
| Q3 2025 | $27.9M | -5.1% |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.8M | -130% |
| Q1 2025 | $43.3M | +$117.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $6.2M | -58% |
SLAB still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2022 peak: $7M 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 |
SLAB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.6% | +546K shares |
| 1 year | +2.8% | +917K shares |
| 3 years | +5.2% | +1.7M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -10.9M shares |
| Available history | -24% | -10.5M shares |
SLAB has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $16,000 |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $16M |
| Q2 2023 | $183.5M |
| Q1 2023 | $17.6M |
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.
SLAB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -402.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -117.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -5.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -6.4x | Net Cash |
SLAB 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).
SLAB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 69.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 78.2 | Neutral |
SLAB's weekly RSI is 69 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (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.
SLAB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SLAB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SLAB 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.
SLAB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 0.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $219.9 | 1% above |
| 50 week MA | $202.3 | 9.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $165.8 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $148.3 | 50% above |
SLAB 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 SLAB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SLAB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $116.5 | $126.3 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | $126.3 | $205.1 | +62% |
| 2022 | $205.1 | $134.7 | -34% |
| 2023 | $134.7 | $132.3 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $132.3 | $127.8 | -3.4% |
| 2025 | $127.8 | $134.4 | +5.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $134.4 | $222.1 | +65% |
SLAB is up 65% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.