INTC vs LLY: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Intel Corp. and Eli Lilly and Company โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-26.
Intel Corp. ยท Technology
$127.39
-8.4% upside to fair value
Low Conviction Grade D
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Eli Lilly and Company ยท Healthcare
$1,183.72
+2.1% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
LLY has more upside to fair value (+2.1%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric INTC LLY
Current Price $127.39 $1,183.72
Fair Value Estimate $116.75 $1,208.00
Upside to Fair Value -8.4% +2.1%
Market Cap $642.6B $1,114.8B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 185.2x 26.8x
Price / Sales 11.3x 14.0x
Price / FCF 229.7x 52.7x
Revenue Growth YoY +25.4% +47.7%
Gross Margin 38.9% 83.4%
Operating Margin 0.1% 49.7%
Return on Equity -10.8% 92.6%
Dividend Yield 0% 0.57%
FCF Yield 0.44% 1.9%
Analyst Consensus Hold Strong 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
LLY โ€” Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly is a global pharmaceutical company whose incretin franchise, led by Mounjaro and Zepbound, has become the dominant growth engine in diabetes and obesity care. The business quality is high: TTM gross margin is 83.4%, TTM operating margin is 49.7%, TTM net margin is 33.5%, and ROE is 92.6%, while revenue grew 47.7% and earnings grew 25.3% in the most recent quarter on a year-over-year basโ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric INTC LLY
Zone Low $87.56 $906.00
Zone High $99.24 $1,026.80
In Buy Zone? No No
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