Intel Corporation (INTC)

FairStock Score: 50/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I am wary of paying up for a turnaround before the turnaround is visible. Intel manufactures chips for client computing, data centers and AI, and its foundry business; that is a capital-intensive, competitive arena. The filed record is erratic: fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-27, produced $16.1B of revenue but a net loss of $11.0B and diluted EPS of -$2.16. Fiscal Q1 2026, ended 2026-03-28, had revenue of $13.6B and a net loss of $3.7B. Fiscal Q3 2025, ended 2025-09-27, earned $4.1B, or $0.90 per diluted share, so the business can generate profits, but FY2025 ended 2025-12-27 with revenue of $52.9B and a net loss of $267.0M; FY2024 lost $18.8B; FY2023 earned $1.7B. Trailing free cash flow is only $2.8B, a 0.6% FCF yield at the 2026-10-26 close of $90.47. FairStock shows a negative P/E of -43.29, P/B of 5.21, EV/EBITDA of 129.57, ROE of -10.71%, ROCE of 1.41%, and Beta of 2.23. The balance sheet has debt-to-equity of 0.49 and Altman Z-score of 3.12, but Piotroski is 4/9 and the FairStock score is 43/100. The Lynch category is TURNAROUND - loss in the latest year after earlier profits. A durable moat would show up in consistent returns on capital; 1.41% ROCE does not. I would want proof of sustained positive net income and better FCF before treating the high P/B and giant EV/EBITDA as justified.

In plain English: Intel makes computer chips for PCs, data centers, and other companies' products. The business looks weak right now: the latest quarter had a very large loss, and recent years have swung between profits and losses. At the 2026-10-26 price, the stock looks expensive compared with earnings and cash flow, and a simple scorecard rates it below average.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-27) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-28) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-27) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-28) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-27) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-28) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-30)

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