INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
WEX
WEX Inc.
WEX has the edge over INTC overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
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.
WEX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
WEX's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, but its cash flow and balance sheet are weak.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WEX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7.9x | $179 | — |
| Current | 15x | $179 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $215 | +20% |
| Fair | 28x | $329 | +83% |
| Expensive | 53x | $610 | +240% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WEX's PE is in its cheap range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 7.9x next year's earnings.
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.
WEX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WEX, 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.
WEX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.68 | +96% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.59 | +51% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.01 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.88 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.47 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.69 | -2.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.91 | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.76 | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.50 | +22% |
WEX 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's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
WEX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $780.1M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $753.5M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $673.8M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $672.9M | +5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $691.8M | +4% |
| Q2 2025 | $659.6M | -2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $636.6M | -2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $636.5M | -4% |
WEX has the edge over INTC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 31% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 27% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | -3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 25% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | +0.8 points |
WEX has the edge over INTC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 WEX on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
WEX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$58.2M | -117% |
| Q2 2026 | -$121.1M | -153% |
| Q1 2026 | -$368.3M | +$145.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $236.1M | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $341.6M | +$373.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $230M | +$276.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$514.2M | -$326.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $599.7M | -17% |
WEX's free cash flow was −$312M over the past year, against $657M 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 |
WEX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -300K shares |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -200K shares |
| 3 years | -20% | -8.8M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -10.7M shares |
| Available history | -21% | -9.2M shares |
WEX has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $203.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $63.8M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $100,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $9.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $790M |
| Q4 2024 | $108.4M |
WEX spent $267M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 71% 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 has the edge over WEX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
WEX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.0x | High |
WEX's net debt is about 4.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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).
WEX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
WEX's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (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.
WEX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | WEX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 28x | 44% below |
| PE % | 1 | 35 | 34 pts below |
WEX is trading at 15x earnings, a 44% discount 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.
WEX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $180.7 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $181.5 | 1.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $163.9 | 9.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $158.9 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $175.3 | 2.4% above |
WEX 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 has the edge over WEX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WEX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $209.4 | $203.5 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | $203.5 | $137.6 | -32% |
| 2022 | $137.6 | $161.9 | +18% |
| 2023 | $161.9 | $194.6 | +20% |
| 2024 | $194.6 | $173.1 | -11% |
| 2025 | $173.1 | $153.1 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $153.1 | $179.5 | +17% |
WEX has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 17% so far in 2026.