INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over VSAT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
VSAT
Viasat, Inc.
VSAT 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.
VSAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VSAT's cash flow is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VSAT PE Valuation
VSAT 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 VSAT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
VSAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VSAT's losses to grow, with revenue holding steady. 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.
VSAT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.68 | +$3.35 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.20 | +$4.45 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.25 | +$4.23 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.62 | +$1.08 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.03 | -$0.57 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.65 | +$3.90 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | +$4.64 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.70 | -147% |
VSAT 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 VSAT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VSAT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +3.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | -1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +3% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | -0.4% |
VSAT has the edge over INTC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.6% | -2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +5.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -13% | -13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9% | +5.8 points |
VSAT's operating margin was 0.6% last quarter, down 2.5 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's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $3.8B over the past year.
VSAT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $285M | +1% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.6M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $322.3M | +8% |
| Q4 2025 | $726.9M | +231% |
| Q3 2025 | $282.2M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $258.5M | +71% |
| Q1 2025 | $298.4M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $219.5M | +64% |
VSAT has the edge over INTC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 |
VSAT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +1.5M shares |
| 1 year | +2.6% | +3.5M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +14.1M shares |
| 5 years | +85% | +63.8M shares |
| Available history | +120% | +75.7M shares |
VSAT 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 has the edge over VSAT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VSAT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.9x | Elevated |
VSAT's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.1 years 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).
VSAT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.0 | Neutral |
VSAT's weekly RSI is 52 (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.
VSAT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VSAT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
VSAT 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.
VSAT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $68.7 | 3.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $72.9 | 2.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $60.7 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $39.4 | 81% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.3 | 128% above |
VSAT 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.
VSAT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $73.0 | $33.4 | -54% |
| 2021 | $33.4 | $45.5 | +36% |
| 2022 | $45.5 | $31.7 | -30% |
| 2023 | $31.7 | $28.0 | -12% |
| 2024 | $28.0 | $8.94 | -68% |
| 2025 | $8.94 | $34.8 | +289% |
| 2026 YTD | $34.8 | $71.2 | +105% |
VSAT has the edge over INTC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.