INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
TLS
Telos Corporation
TLS has the edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
TLS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TLS's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TLS PE Valuation
TLS 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.
TLS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TLS, with profitability improving. 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.
TLS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.28 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.12 | +$0.29 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.21 | +$0.56 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.35 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.50 | +$0.23 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.41 | +$0.29 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.77 | -$0.34 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.75 | -$0.31 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.73 | -$0.23 |
TLS has the edge over INTC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 TLS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TLS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $55.2M | +7.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.7M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $47.7M | +56% |
| Q4 2025 | $46.8M | +77% |
| Q3 2025 | $51.4M | +116% |
| Q2 2025 | $36M | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $30.6M | +3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $26.4M | -36% |
TLS has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.4% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7% | +28 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3% | +33 points |
| Q4 2025 | -40% | -1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.8% | +117 points |
| Q2 2025 | -27% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -29% | -1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -38% | -18 points |
TLS's operating margin was 7.4% last quarter, up 12 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's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $3.8B over the past year.
TLS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.4M | +7.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.6M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.5M | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $8M | +$20.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $8.7M | +$15.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $6.8M | +$15M |
| Q1 2025 | $6M | +$6.4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.4M | -383% |
TLS generated $34M in free cash flow over the past year, about four times what it generated 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 |
TLS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.4% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +5.4% | +3.9M shares |
| 3 years | +10% | +6.9M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +9.7M shares |
| Available history | +56% | +27.4M shares |
TLS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $6M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
TLS spent $19M 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's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
TLS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -50.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -18.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | 10.3x | High |
| Q2 2020 | 10.0x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 13.8x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 16.8x | High |
TLS 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).
TLS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 71.2 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 72.5 | Neutral |
TLS's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 73 (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.
TLS PE vs Technology Sector
TLS 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.
TLS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.96 | 56% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.73 | 63% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.70 | 64% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.35 | 77% above |
| 200 week MA | $3.85 | 101% above |
TLS 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 TLS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TLS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.1 | $30.2 | +58% |
| 2021 | $30.2 | $16.2 | -46% |
| 2022 | $16.2 | $4.87 | -70% |
| 2023 | $4.87 | $3.65 | -25% |
| 2024 | $3.65 | $3.40 | -6.8% |
| 2025 | $3.40 | $5.18 | +52% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.18 | $7.72 | +49% |
TLS is up 49% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in four of the previous six years.