INTC Analysis — TradeApes

INTEL CORP (INTC)

Technology Semiconductors

$99.17 close · Jun 06, 2026

Above 50 & 200 SMA

52W -23.4% from High

Methodology Breakdown

Single-method rescue — one voting method produced a value with peer-rank corroboration. The verdict displays the dollar, but cross-method triangulation didn't reach a consensus.

Method	Value	Role
Peer Multiples	$111.80	REFERENCE
Book Value Anchor	$145.00	REFERENCE
Earnings Anchor	$120.25	REFERENCE
Cash Floor	$2.38	REFERENCE
NAV Anchor	$145.00	REFERENCE

Verdict basis:


              multiples_only

Health Score

Out of 100

Weak

Pillar Scores

Financial Strength 25

Operating Trend 40

Valuation 15

Capital Allocation 60

Risk Management 80

Positives

↑ Active debt paydown — total debt declining more than 10% year over year +1.5

↑ Strong liquidity — current assets more than 2× current liabilities +1.3

Concerns

↓ Historically expensive — EV/EBITDA in top 20% of its 5-year range -6.3

↓ High leverage — net debt/EBITDA between 3× and 5× -3.8

↓ Weak interest coverage — earnings barely cover debt service -3.8

Signal contribution: +2.8 from strengths -18.9 from concerns

Health Score Trend 7 snapshots

Financials

TTM Financials

Revenue ?Total sales generated from the company's primary business activities over the trailing twelve months.	53.76B
Gross Profit ?Revenue minus cost of goods sold. What remains before operating expenses — reflects pricing power and production efficiency.	19.05B
Operating Income ?Profit from core business operations after all operating expenses (EBIT). Excludes interest and taxes.	-5.05B
Net Income ?Bottom-line profit after all expenses, interest, and taxes are deducted from revenue.	-3.17B
Free Cash Flow ?Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The actual cash the business generates after maintaining its assets — the truest measure of profitability.	-3.12B
EBITDA ?Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation & amortization. A proxy for operating cash earnings that strips out accounting and financing differences.	6.19B
Total Debt ?Combined short-term and long-term interest-bearing debt obligations. Compare against cash and earnings to gauge leverage risk.	45.03B
Cash & Equivalents ?Highly liquid assets on hand — cash, money market funds, and short-term securities. The company's immediate financial cushion.	17.25B

Valuation

Market Cap	504.08B
Enterprise Value	533.32B
EV / Revenue	9.9x
EV / EBITDA	86.2x
P/E (TTM)	-158.8x
Forward P/E	—
PEG	—
P/FCF	-161.6x
FCF Yield	-0.6%

EV/EBITDA vs history — 80% percentile (historically expensive)

CheapMidExpensive

EV/Sales vs history — 88% percentile (historically expensive)

CheapMidExpensive

P/Book vs history — 86% percentile (historically expensive)

CheapMidExpensive

Relative Valuation

Negative FCF (-3.12B TTM) — using relative multiples instead of DCF

EV / Revenue

9.9x

Book Value / Share

$21.92

Price / Book

4.5x

Price / Sales

9.4x

Key Metrics

Gross Margin ?Gross profit as a % of revenue. Measures how efficiently the company produces its goods or services — higher is better.	35.4%
EBITDA Margin ?EBITDA as a % of revenue. Shows core operating profitability before accounting adjustments — useful for comparing across industries.	11.5%
Net Margin ?Net income as a % of revenue. The ultimate measure of overall profitability after every expense, interest payment, and tax is accounted for.	-5.9%
FCF Margin ?Free cash flow as a % of revenue. Shows how much of each dollar of revenue converts into real, spendable cash.	-5.8%
Revenue Growth (YoY) ?Year-over-year change in total revenue. Measures business momentum — sustained growth above 15% is typically considered strong.	1.4%
Net Income Growth (YoY) ?Year-over-year change in net income. Shows whether profits are growing faster or slower than revenue — a key indicator of improving or deteriorating quality.	83.5%
Piotroski F-Score ?Score from 0–9 measuring financial strength across profitability, leverage, and efficiency signals. 8–9 = strong, 0–2 = distressed.	6 / 9
Altman Z-Score ?Bankruptcy risk model. Above 2.99 = safe zone, 1.81–2.99 = grey zone, below 1.81 = distress signal. Most useful for manufacturing companies.	—

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Quarterly Financials

Metric	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '24	Q4 '23	Q3 '23	Q2 '23
Revenue ?Total quarterly sales from primary business operations.	13.58B	13.67B	13.65B	12.86B	12.67B	14.26B	13.28B	12.83B	12.72B	15.41B	14.16B	12.95B
Gross Profit ?Quarterly revenue minus cost of goods sold.	5.35B	4.94B	5.22B	3.54B	4.67B	5.58B	2.00B	4.55B	5.22B	7.05B	6.02B	4.64B
Operating Income ?Quarterly profit from core operations before interest and taxes (EBIT).	-3.14B	580.0M	683.0M	-3.18B	-301.0M	412.0M	-9.06B	-1.96B	-1.07B	2.59B	-8.0M	-1.02B
Net Income ?Quarterly bottom-line profit after all expenses and taxes.	-3.73B	-591.0M	4.06B	-2.92B	-821.0M	-126.0M	-16.64B	-1.61B	-381.0M	2.67B	297.0M	1.48B
FCF ?Quarterly free cash flow: operating cash minus capital expenditures.	-2.54B	800.0M	121.0M	-1.50B	-4.37B	-2.67B	-2.40B	-3.39B	-7.19B	-2.07B	71.0M	-3.08B

Revenue & Free Cash Flow

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Disclaimer: This analysis is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Scores and valuations are derived from SEC filings and publicly available data. Always do your own research before making investment decisions.