INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
TASK
TaskUs, Inc.
TASK has the edge over INTC overall, supported by stronger valuation and 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.
TASK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
TASK's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TASK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6.4x | $9.00 | — |
| Current | 8.3x | $9.00 | — |
| Cheap | 10x | $11.18 | +24% |
| Fair | 26x | $28.42 | +216% |
| Expensive | 33x | $35.43 | +294% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TASK's PE is in its cheap range at 8.3x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.4x next year's earnings.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over TASK on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
TASK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TASK, with profitability holding steady.
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.
TASK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.41 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.09 | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.15 | +69% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.13 | +88% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.10 | +120% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.88 | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.68 | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.60 | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.50 | +4.2% |
TASK 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 has the edge over TASK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TASK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $314.7M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $308.9M | +5% |
| Q1 2026 | $306.3M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $313M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $298.7M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $294.1M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $277.8M | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $274.2M | +17% |
TASK has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +4.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8% | -5.5 points |
TASK's operating margin was 12% last quarter, down 1.1 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 TASK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TASK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22M | -48% |
| Q2 2026 | $32.6M | +85705% |
| Q1 2026 | $36.1M | +66% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.9M | -51% |
| Q3 2025 | $42M | +568% |
| Q2 2025 | $38K | -100% |
| Q1 2025 | $21.8M | -54% |
| Q4 2024 | $20.4M | -36% |
TASK generated $101M in free cash flow over the past year, up 20% 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 |
TASK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.9% | +842K shares |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +281K shares |
| 3 years | -0.7% | -697K shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -16.1M shares |
| Available history | +1.7% | +1.6M shares |
TASK has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $18.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $9.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1M |
TASK has spent almost nothing on buybacks in 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's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
TASK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
TASK 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).
TASK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.8 | Neutral |
TASK's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (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.
TASK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TASK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.3x | 28x | 70% below |
| PE % | 14 | 43 | 29 pts below |
TASK is trading at 8.3x earnings, a 70% 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.
TASK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.45 | 6.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.54 | 19% above |
| 50 week MA | $8.29 | 8.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $11.9 | 24% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.5 | 28% below |
TASK 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 TASK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TASK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $31.1 | $51.7 | +66% |
| 2022 | $51.7 | $16.1 | -69% |
| 2023 | $16.1 | $13.1 | -19% |
| 2024 | $13.1 | $17.0 | +30% |
| 2025 | $17.0 | $11.5 | -32% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.5 | $9.00 | -22% |
TASK has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 22% so far in 2026.