INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over SWKS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
SWKS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
SWKS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SWKS's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SWKS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $17.25 | -81% |
| Forward | 16x | $90.03 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $23.51 | -74% |
| Expensive | 30x | $33.78 | -62% |
| Current | 79x | $90.03 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SWKS's PE is in its expensive range at 79x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over SWKS on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
SWKS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SWKS, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
SWKS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.73 | +402% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.14 | -63% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.94 | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.42 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.61 | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.08 | -17% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.49 | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.54 | -52% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.25 | -42% |
SWKS 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 has the edge over SWKS 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 SWKS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SWKS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | -5% |
| Q2 2026 | $934.8M | -3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $943.7M | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | -3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $965M | +6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $953.2M | -8.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | -11% |
SWKS's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $1B last quarter, down 5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.1% | -8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.2% | -6.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | -6.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 10% | +4.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -7.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | -4.6 points |
SWKS's operating margin was 2.1% last quarter, down 8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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 SWKS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SWKS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$60.9M | -142% |
| Q2 2026 | -$16.7M | -107% |
| Q1 2026 | -$32.1M | -109% |
| Q4 2025 | $339M | +0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $144M | -63% |
| Q2 2025 | $252.7M | +1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $370.9M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $338.2M | -55% |
SWKS usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$61M, but it generated $229M 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 |
SWKS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +800K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -5.4% | -8.6M shares |
| 5 years | -9.3% | -15.6M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -20.2M shares |
SWKS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $107M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $330.2M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $77.3M |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
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.
SWKS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
SWKS 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).
SWKS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.8 | Overbought |
SWKS's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 81 (overbought).
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.
SWKS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SWKS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 79x | 28x | 183% above |
| PE % | 100 | 35 | 65 pts above |
SWKS is trading at 79x earnings, a 183% 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 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.
SWKS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $84.2 | 6.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $75.1 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $68.3 | 32% above |
| 100 week MA | $70.6 | 28% above |
| 200 week MA | $86.8 | 3.7% above |
SWKS 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 SWKS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SWKS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $122.3 | $151.2 | +24% |
| 2021 | $151.2 | $153.4 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $153.4 | $88.9 | -42% |
| 2023 | $88.9 | $112.4 | +27% |
| 2024 | $112.4 | $90.2 | -20% |
| 2025 | $90.2 | $64.2 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $64.2 | $90.0 | +40% |
SWKS is up 40% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.