Intel vs Qualcomm
INTC and QCOM side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How INTC and QCOM compare
Intel is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Qualcomm ($332B against $173B).
Intel grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.5% versus 1.9% for Qualcomm).
Qualcomm keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.0% compared with −19.8% at Intel.
Qualcomm pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Intel does not pay one.
Qualcomm scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 4 for Intel), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | INTC | QCOM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $332B | $173B |
| Share price | $65.76 | $164.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 59.1% | −7.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 29.1% | 1.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.59 | 1.52 |
| Employees | 109K | 52K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 19.1× |
| P/S | 5.8× | 3.9× (better) |
| P/B | 3.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 14.2× |
| P/FCF | 117× | 16.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 0.85% | 6.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $42.48 | $192.49 |
| Margin of safety | −54.8% | 14.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.5% (better) | 1.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −7.5% | 13.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −20.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −16.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 2.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 38.6% | 54.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | −0.14% | 23.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −19.8% | 21.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.0% | 23.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | −12.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −0.05% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.58 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.49 |
| Interest coverage | −0.1× | 14.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.60 | 2.02 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.65 | 5.76 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 6.5% |
| Buyback yield | – | 5.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 7.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 69.9% | 80.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.07% | 0.08% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.8M (better) | −$20.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.3% | 3.4% |
Go deeper
- INTC stock overview
- INTC income statement
- INTC valuation and score
- QCOM stock overview
- QCOM income statement
- QCOM valuation and score
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