INTC vs INTU: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Intel Corp. and Intuit Inc. โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-25.
Intel Corp. ยท Technology
$127.39
-8.4% upside to fair value
Low Conviction Grade D
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Intuit Inc. ยท Technology
$277.13
+25.3% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
INTU has more upside to fair value (+25.3%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric INTC INTU
Current Price $127.39 $277.13
Fair Value Estimate $116.75 $347.25
Upside to Fair Value -8.4% +25.3%
Market Cap $642.6B $75.8B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 185.2x 11.0x
Price / Sales 11.3x 3.5x
Price / FCF 229.7x 8.8x
Revenue Growth YoY +25.4% +13.7%
Gross Margin 38.9% 80.9%
Operating Margin 0.1% 28.8%
Return on Equity -10.8% 23.4%
Dividend Yield 0% 1.73%
FCF Yield 0.44% 11.43%
Analyst Consensus Hold Buy
Investment Thesis
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
INTU โ€” Intuit Inc.
Intuit is a financial management software platform serving small and mid-market businesses through QuickBooks, consumers through TurboTax, and consumers through Credit Karma, with a professional tax segment in Lacerte, ProSeries and ProConnect. The business quality is high on fundamentals: TTM gross margin of 80.9%, TTM operating margin of 28.8%, TTM net margin of 21.3%, ROE of 23.4%, and free caโ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric INTC INTU
Zone Low $87.56 $260.44
Zone High $99.24 $295.16
In Buy Zone? No Yes
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