INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over UCTT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
UCTT
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
UCTT 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.
UCTT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Stable |
UCTT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, but its cash flow is weak.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UCTT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.4x | $48.10 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $9.98 | -79% |
| Fair | 26x | $15.06 | -69% |
| Expensive | 47x | $26.89 | -44% |
| Current | 84x | $48.10 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UCTT's PE is in its expensive range at 84x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.4x 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.
UCTT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for UCTT, 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.
UCTT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.70 | +899% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.57 | +$4.14 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.52 | +$2.86 |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.29 | -792% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.00 | -869% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.57 | -5200% |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.38 | -$3.18 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.62 | +$1.45 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.52 | +$1.22 |
UCTT 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 UCTT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UCTT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $759M | +49% |
| Q2 2026 | $644.9M | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $533.7M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $506.7M | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $510M | -5.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $518.8M | +0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $518.6M | +8.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $563.3M | +27% |
UCTT has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.1% | +5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6% | +32 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.1% | -2.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -27% | -32 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.6% | +3.6 points |
UCTT's operating margin was 7.1% last quarter, up 5 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 UCTT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
UCTT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$61.8M | -$50.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$57.3M | -562% |
| Q1 2026 | -$42.9M | -372% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2M | -$1.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.9M | -$10.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $12.4M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.8M | +$24M |
| Q4 2024 | -$200K | -101% |
UCTT has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$164M over the past year, against $17M 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 |
UCTT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +1.8% | +800K shares |
| 3 years | +4.3% | +1.9M shares |
UCTT has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $40M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
UCTT spent $40M 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 UCTT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
UCTT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | 1.0x | Healthy |
UCTT's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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).
UCTT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.1 | Oversold |
UCTT's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
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.
UCTT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | UCTT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 84x | 28x | 203% above |
| PE % | 90 | 35 | 55 pts above |
UCTT is trading at 84x earnings, a 203% 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.
UCTT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $56.8 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $73.5 | 35% below |
| 50 week MA | $67.3 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $46.8 | 2.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.6 | 16% above |
UCTT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 16% above its 200-week average.
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 is up 69% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.
UCTT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.4 | $31.7 | +35% |
| 2021 | $31.7 | $56.2 | +78% |
| 2022 | $56.2 | $33.3 | -41% |
| 2023 | $33.3 | $34.1 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | $34.1 | $36.5 | +7% |
| 2025 | $36.5 | $26.0 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.0 | $48.1 | +85% |
UCTT has the edge over INTC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.