INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over VECO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
VECO
Veeco Instruments Inc.
VECO 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.
VECO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
VECO'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.
VECO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $40.33 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $7.36 | -82% |
| Fair | 29x | $11.70 | -71% |
| Expensive | 86x | $34.57 | -14% |
| Current | 101x | $40.33 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VECO's PE is in its expensive range at 101x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x 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.
VECO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VECO, 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.
VECO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.75 | +587% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.40 | -51% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.36 | -64% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.38 | -64% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.59 | -52% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.82 | -43% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.01 | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.06 | +$1.42 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.23 | +$1.79 |
VECO 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 has the edge over VECO 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 VECO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VECO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $209.4M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $193.5M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $158.3M | -5.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $165M | -9.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $165.9M | -10% |
| Q2 2025 | $166.1M | -5.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $167.3M | -4.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $182.1M | +4.7% |
VECO's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $209M last quarter, up 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.7% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.1% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.7% | -10 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8% | -3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4% | -6.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.5% | -2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.5% | -4.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.1% | -12 points |
VECO's operating margin was 6.7% last quarter, about level with 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 VECO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VECO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $53.6M | +314% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.7M | +776% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8M | -79% |
| Q4 2025 | $21.7M | -6.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $13M | -4.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4M | -1% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.2M | +293% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.2M | +24% |
VECO generated $126M in free cash flow over the past year, up 129% 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 |
VECO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -628K shares |
| 1 year | +8.5% | +5.2M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +6.5M shares |
| 5 years | +23% | +12.2M shares |
| Available history | +39% | +18.7M shares |
VECO has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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.
VECO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
VECO 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).
VECO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.7 | Oversold |
VECO's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (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.
VECO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VECO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 101x | 28x | 262% above |
| PE % | 84 | 35 | 49 pts above |
VECO is trading at 101x earnings, a 262% 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.
VECO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $48.0 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $44.7 | 9.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $34.3 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $32.1 | 26% above |
VECO has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 26% 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 has the edge over VECO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VECO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.8 | $19.0 | +28% |
| 2021 | $19.0 | $26.9 | +41% |
| 2022 | $26.9 | $18.4 | -32% |
| 2023 | $18.4 | $31.0 | +69% |
| 2024 | $31.0 | $27.6 | -11% |
| 2025 | $27.6 | $29.3 | +6.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.3 | $40.3 | +38% |
VECO has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 38% so far in 2026.