INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over SYNA overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
SYNA
Synaptics Incorporated
SYNA has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
SYNA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
SYNA's revenue and cash flow are currently stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SYNA PE Valuation
SYNA 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.
SYNA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SYNA 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 the edge over SYNA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SYNA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$12.54 | -$11.37 |
| Q2 2026 | -$12.62 | -$11.40 |
| Q1 2024 | -$2.69 | -161% |
| Q4 2023 | -$1.97 | -134% |
| Q3 2023 | -$1.19 | -117% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.83 | -71% |
| Q1 2023 | $4.44 | -6.3% |
| Q4 2022 | $5.77 | +65% |
SYNA lost $12.54 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 SYNA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SYNA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $294M | +0.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $308M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $294.2M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $302.5M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $292.5M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $282.8M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.6M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $267.2M | +13% |
SYNA has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.3% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.2% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.3% | +5.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.9% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.6% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -9.9% | -2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.7% | +1.9 points |
SYNA's operating margin was −4.3% last quarter, up 3.6 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 SYNA on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SYNA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$18.6M | -203% |
| Q2 2026 | $55.3M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.9M | -85% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.2M | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $18M | +$38.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $50.6M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $68M | +$90.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.1M | -37% |
SYNA usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$19M, but it generated $65M 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 |
SYNA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.3% | +500K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +600K shares |
| 3 years | -3.2% | -1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +5M shares |
SYNA has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $10.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $39M |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $16M |
| Q1 2025 | $37.8M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
SYNA spent $86M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 SYNA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SYNA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 4.7x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2023 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2022 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2022 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2022 | 0.4x | Very low |
SYNA's net debt is about 8.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
SYNA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 86.8 | Overbought |
SYNA's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 87 (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.
SYNA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SYNA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SYNA 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.
SYNA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.3 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $110.6 | 6.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $100.8 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $83.8 | 41% above |
| 200 week MA | $88.2 | 34% above |
SYNA 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 SYNA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SYNA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $66.9 | $86.2 | +29% |
| 2021 | $86.2 | $278.3 | +223% |
| 2022 | $278.3 | $94.2 | -66% |
| 2023 | $94.2 | $114.1 | +21% |
| 2024 | $114.1 | $77.2 | -32% |
| 2025 | $77.2 | $73.5 | -4.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $73.5 | $118.0 | +61% |
SYNA's yearly returns have swung widely, from +223% in 2021 to −66% in 2022. It's up 61% so far in 2026.