ADBE vs INTC: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Adobe Inc. and Intel Corp. โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-25.
Adobe Inc. ยท Technology
$238.25
+13.5% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
VS
Intel Corp. ยท Technology
$127.39
-8.4% upside to fair value
Low Conviction Grade D
QuantHub Verdict
ADBE has more upside to fair value (+13.5%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric ADBE INTC
Current Price $238.25 $127.39
Fair Value Estimate $270.38 $116.75
Upside to Fair Value +13.5% -8.4%
Market Cap $94.7B $642.6B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 9.5x 185.2x
Price / Sales 3.6x 11.3x
Price / FCF 8.6x 229.7x
Revenue Growth YoY +12.9% +25.4%
Gross Margin 89.1% 38.9%
Operating Margin 35.7% 0.1%
Return on Equity 62.9% -10.8%
Dividend Yield 0% 0%
FCF Yield 11.63% 0.44%
Analyst Consensus Hold Hold
Investment Thesis
ADBE โ€” Adobe Inc.
Adobe is a global software provider organized into Digital Media, Digital Experience, and Publishing and Advertising, with Creative Cloud as its subscription flagship and Document Cloud as its cloud-native document platform. The business quality is high on fundamentals: TTM gross margin of 89.1%, TTM operating margin of 35.7%, TTM net margin of 28.0%, ROE of 62.9%, and free cash flow of $27.69 peโ€ฆ
INTC โ€” Intel Corp.
Intel designs and manufactures CPUs, GPUs, networking silicon, and edge and data-center products across its Client Computing, Data Center and AI, and Intel Foundry segments, employing roughly 85,100 people under CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The business quality is currently low: TTM gross margin is 38.9%, TTM operating margin is 0.1%, TTM net margin is -19.8%, and ROE is -10.8%, so the company is not earning โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric ADBE INTC
Zone Low $202.78 $87.56
Zone High $229.82 $99.24
In Buy Zone? No No
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