INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
TEL
TE Connectivity Ltd.
TEL has the edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
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.
TEL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
TEL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TEL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $163 | -25% |
| Forward | 16x | $218 | — |
| Fair | 20x | $224 | +2.7% |
| Current | 20x | $218 | — |
| Expensive | 38x | $418 | +92% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TEL's PE is in its fair range at 20x. 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 |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for INTC, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
TEL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TEL, 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.
TEL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.67 | +24% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.06 | +80% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.21 | +109% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.80 | +113% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.94 | +9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.16 | -40% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.89 | -56% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.61 | -58% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.32 | -40% |
TEL 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.
TEL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.2B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.7B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.7B | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.7B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.5B | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.1B | +4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.8B | +0.1% |
TEL has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 21% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +3.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 19% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | -0.2 points |
TEL 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 has the edge over TEL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TEL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +7.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $881M | -7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $677M | +60% |
| Q4 2025 | $607M | -9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $957M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $423M | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $673M | +18% |
TEL's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $3.4B over the past year, up 6.2% 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 |
TEL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -5M shares |
| 3 years | -7.3% | -23M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -39M shares |
| Available history | -13% | -43M shares |
TEL has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $544M |
| Q2 2026 | $529M |
| Q1 2026 | $414M |
| Q4 2025 | $405M |
| Q3 2025 | $437M |
| Q2 2025 | $301M |
| Q1 2025 | $306M |
| Q4 2024 | $303M |
TEL spent $1.9B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 40% from 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's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
TEL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
TEL 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).
TEL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.4 | Neutral |
TEL's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (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.
TEL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TEL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 28x | 29% below |
| PE % | 46 | 35 | 11 pts above |
TEL is trading at 20x earnings, a 29% 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.
TEL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $214.5 | 1.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $209.5 | 4% above |
| 50 week MA | $215.3 | 1.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $196.2 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $167.1 | 30% above |
TEL 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 TEL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TEL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $95.5 | $119.8 | +25% |
| 2021 | $119.8 | $158.5 | +32% |
| 2022 | $158.5 | $114.0 | -28% |
| 2023 | $114.0 | $140.5 | +23% |
| 2024 | $140.5 | $145.0 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | $145.0 | $232.5 | +60% |
| 2026 YTD | $232.5 | $217.8 | -6.3% |
TEL has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 6.3% so far in 2026.