INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SSNC
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
SSNC has a slight edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
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.
SSNC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
SSNC's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SSNC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10x | $79.37 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $75.76 | -4.5% |
| Current | 23x | $79.37 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $88.73 | +12% |
| Expensive | 30x | $103 | +30% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SSNC's PE is in its cheap range at 23x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x 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.
SSNC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SSNC, 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.
SSNC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.66 | +121% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.47 | +3% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.47 | +8.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.22 | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.15 | +5% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.37 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.19 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.22 | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.00 | +26% |
SSNC 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.
SSNC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +7.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +8.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +5.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5B | +8.4% |
SSNC has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | -1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | -0.3 points |
SSNC 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's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $3.8B over the past year.
SSNC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $482.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $403.4M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $293.7M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $633M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $421.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $350M | -6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $259.5M | +49% |
| Q4 2024 | $466.9M | +25% |
SSNC's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.8B over the past year, up 21% 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 |
SSNC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1.4M shares |
| 1 year | -4.8% | -12M shares |
| 3 years | -5.2% | -13.3M shares |
| 5 years | -9.7% | -25.9M shares |
| Available history | -8.9% | -23.6M shares |
SSNC has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $154.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $437.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $168M |
| Q4 2025 | $318.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $240.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $270.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $206.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $368.2M |
SSNC spent $1.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, about the same as 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 has the edge over SSNC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SSNC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2x | Elevated |
SSNC's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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).
SSNC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.8 | Neutral |
SSNC's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (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.
SSNC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SSNC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 28x | 18% below |
| PE % | 23 | 35 | 12 pts below |
SSNC is trading at 23x earnings, a 18% discount 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 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.
SSNC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.3 | 1.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $78.3 | 1.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $76.1 | 4.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $79.3 | 0.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $70.7 | 12% above |
SSNC 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 SSNC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SSNC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $71.7 | +17% |
| 2021 | $71.7 | $81.7 | +14% |
| 2022 | $81.7 | $51.3 | -37% |
| 2023 | $51.3 | $61.1 | +19% |
| 2024 | $61.1 | $76.1 | +25% |
| 2025 | $76.1 | $89.6 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $89.6 | $79.4 | -11% |
SSNC has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 11% so far in 2026.