INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over VSH overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
VSH
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
VSH 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.
VSH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
VSH's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VSH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.5x | $5.25 | -81% |
| Fair | 13x | $7.87 | -72% |
| Forward | 15x | $27.79 | — |
| Expensive | 28x | $17.33 | -38% |
| Current | 45x | $27.79 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VSH's PE is in its expensive range at 45x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its fair 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.
VSH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VSH, 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.
VSH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.80 | +190% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.62 | +$1.18 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.19 | +$0.83 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.01 | +$0.49 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.07 | +$0.16 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.56 | -190% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.64 | -152% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.48 | -128% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.23 | -110% |
VSH 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 VSH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VSH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $978.9M | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $888.6M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $839.2M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $800.9M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $790.6M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $762.3M | +2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $715.2M | -4.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $714.7M | -9% |
VSH has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.4% | +7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9% | +9.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.4% | +4.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1% | -5.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7.9% | -18 points |
VSH's operating margin was 9.4% last quarter, up 7 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 VSH on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VSH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $98.2M | +$122.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.2M | +$83.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$47M | -$1.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $54.6M | +$131.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$24.7M | -$15.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$73.4M | +$13.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$45.5M | -268% |
| Q4 2024 | -$77.2M | +$61.8M |
VSH's free cash flow has turned positive after two years mostly in the red: $116M 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 the edge over VSH on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $114M |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B |
VSH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +8.7% | +12.9M shares |
| 1 year | +18% | +25.1M shares |
| 3 years | +15% | +20.8M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +15.4M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +15.7M shares |
VSH has 161M diluted shares, up 18% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $10,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $12.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $12.6M |
VSH has spent almost nothing on buybacks in 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.
VSH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
VSH 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).
VSH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.5 | Oversold |
VSH's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (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.
VSH PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VSH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 45x | 28x | 61% above |
| PE % | 92 | 35 | 57 pts above |
VSH is trading at 45x earnings, a 61% 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.
VSH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.6 | 6.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $33.4 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $29.9 | 7.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $22.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $22.7 | 23% above |
VSH has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 23% 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.
VSH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.3 | $20.5 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | $20.5 | $21.2 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | $21.2 | $21.4 | +1% |
| 2023 | $21.4 | $24.0 | +12% |
| 2024 | $24.0 | $17.5 | -27% |
| 2025 | $17.5 | $15.0 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.0 | $27.8 | +85% |
VSH has the edge over INTC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.