INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over UEIC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
UEIC
Universal Electronics Inc.
UEIC 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.
UEIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
UEIC's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue and cash flow are under pressure.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UEIC PE Valuation
UEIC 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 |
INTC has the edge over UEIC on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
UEIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect UEIC's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue 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.
UEIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.40 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.58 | +$1.09 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.17 | +$0.08 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.51 | +$0.15 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.41 | +$0.44 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.67 | +$0.35 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.25 | +$2.07 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.66 | +$1.84 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.85 | +$5.79 |
UEIC 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 has the edge over UEIC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 UEIC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UEIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $89.4M | -1.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $73.2M | -25% |
| Q1 2026 | $79M | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $87.7M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $90.6M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $97.7M | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $92.3M | +0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $110.5M | +13% |
UEIC's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $89M last quarter, down 1.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2% | +8.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.5% | +5.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.9% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5% | -5.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | +6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.1% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.9% | -1.3 points |
UEIC's operating margin was 3.2% last quarter, up 8.2 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 UEIC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
UEIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10M | +8.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.5M | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.5M | -119% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.9M | -191% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.3M | +92% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5M | +83% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.9M | +$12.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.5M | +42% |
UEIC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2019 peak: $9M 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 |
UEIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.9% | -521K shares |
| 1 year | -3.3% | -436K shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -7K shares |
| 5 years | -3.6% | -488K shares |
| Available history | -8.5% | -1.2M shares |
UEIC 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 | $2.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $32,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $365,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $383,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $61,000 |
UEIC spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 174% 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.
UEIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
UEIC 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).
UEIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.8 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 69.5 | Neutral |
UEIC's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 70 (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.
UEIC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | UEIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
UEIC 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.
UEIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.47 | 21% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.05 | 31% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.39 | 51% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.39 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.85 | 16% below |
UEIC 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 is up 69% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.
UEIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $52.6 | $52.0 | -1% |
| 2021 | $52.0 | $41.3 | -21% |
| 2022 | $41.3 | $20.9 | -49% |
| 2023 | $20.9 | $9.39 | -55% |
| 2024 | $9.39 | $10.8 | +15% |
| 2025 | $10.8 | $3.12 | -71% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.12 | $6.62 | +112% |
UEIC has the edge over INTC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.