INTC vs SNDK vs TXN Stock Comparison

Intel, Sandisk and Texas Instruments Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INTC Intel Corp
$93.74 -23.8% 1M +137.1% 1Y
Market cap
$472.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,304.84 -26.6% 1M +639.3% 1Y
Market cap
$190.51B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$308.91 +11.1% 1M +82.3% 1Y
Market cap
$282.27B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
1.84%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 7, Intel 2, Texas Instruments 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINTCSNDKTXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $472.73B $190.51B $282.27B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -42.4x 16.8x 39.9x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.3x 6.3x 36.0x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +175.3% +20.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.8% 56.5% 34.1% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 73.7% 22.9% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — 0.5x TXN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 1.84% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +137.1% +639.3% +82.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr — +10.5%/yr INTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.5% 111.5% 41.9% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 79/100 69/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

INTCSNDKTXN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisINTCSNDKTXN
Valuation 45 #52 of 94 66 #39 of 112 56 #42 of 94
Growth 63 #35 of 92 100 #1 of 109 71 #27 of 92
Profitability 30 #63 of 90 100 #1 of 104 98 #3 of 90
Financial Health 8 #91 of 99 82 #22 of 116 42 #58 of 99
Shareholder Returns 24 #56 of 73 49 #42 of 81 76 #18 of 73
Overall 34 79 69
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TXN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodINTCSNDKTXNSPY
1 month -23.8%-26.6%+11.1% -0.2%
3 months +8.6%+19.0%+11.5% +3.9%
6 months +10.9%+30.2%+16.6% +8.2%
Year to date +154.0%+449.7%+78.1% +12.9%
1 year +137.1%+639.3%+82.3% +12.3%
3 years +163.8%—+115.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.2%—+29.3% +23.3%
5 years +95.0%—+64.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.3%—+10.5% +10.9%
10 years +169.3%—+336.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.4%—+15.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINTCSNDKTXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.5%111.5%41.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.7%105.8%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.053.981.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.775.731.96 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-56.5%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-44.1%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $140.94$2,335.00$332.28 $779.14
52-week low $33.62$175.53$153.33 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleINTCSNDKTXN
P/E now vs peer median -42.4xmedian 45.6x 16.8xmedian 33.2x 39.9xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 7.7x 9.4xmedian 2.8x 13.6xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 29.0x 14.8xmedian 20.0x 26.8xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 167.0xmedian 40.6x 16.6xmedian 29.8x 38.6xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.6x 12.1xmedian 3.0x 14.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 2.28 —median 1.17 -269.15median 2.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsINTCSNDKTXN
Revenue $57.03B $20.25B $20.77B
Gross profit $22.02B $14.47B $12.51B
Operating income -$77.00M $12.39B $8.47B
Net income -$11.67B $11.43B $7.11B
Free cash flow $2.83B $11.49B $7.32B
R&D $13.19B $1.33B $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $-2.21 $73.76 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $12.87B $4.76B $4.21B
Total debt $50.54B – $13.56B
Shares (diluted) 5.10B 155.00M 921.00M
Enterprise value $357.46B $179.03B $257.15B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricINTCSNDKTXN
P/E -42.4x 16.8x 39.9x
P/FCF 167.0x 16.6x 38.6x
P/Operating cash flow 31.7x 16.3x 28.5x
P/S 8.3x 9.4x 13.6x
P/B 4.6x 12.1x 14.7x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 12.1x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA 40.1x 14.8x 26.8x
EV/EBIT -6,410x 15.0x 34.0x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 9.2x 13.9x
EV/FCF 174.3x 16.2x 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.0x 15.9x 29.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 – -269.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINTCSNDKTXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 175.3% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% – 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.4% 554.2% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% – 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.4% 999.7% 42.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.7% – 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.6% 796.7% 41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -132.5% – 0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.9% 751.8% 39.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -115.9% – -0.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% 13,794% 43.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.3% – 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 125.9% 9,678% 251.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% – 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINTCSNDKTXN
Gross margin 38.6% 71.5% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 62.0% 51.7%
Operating margin -0.1% 61.2% 40.8%
Pretax margin -17.3% 64.3% 39.1%
Net margin -19.8% 56.5% 34.1%
FCF margin 5.0% 56.8% 35.2%
Operating cash flow margin 26.2% 57.6% 47.7%
Return on equity -9.8% 77.5% 38.3%
Return on assets -5.5% 57.8% 19.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 73.7% 22.9%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 87.2% 25.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 1.1% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINTCSNDKTXN
Debt / assets 25.0% – 36.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF 17.9x – 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 49.0% 30.1% 47.9%
Equity / assets 51.0% 69.9% 52.1%
Interest coverage – 169.7x 15.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.3x 5.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 12.2x 3.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.9x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 3.50 20.58 13.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINTCSNDKTXN
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 0.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 0.0% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusINTCSNDKTXN
Forward P/E 63.3xFY2026 6.3xFY2027 36.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +252.4%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 +57.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.2% +36.1% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.06BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $23.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +10.4% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINTCSNDKTXN
Held by institutions 68.7% – 89.1%
Institutions holding 3,564 – 2,865
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% – +3.6%
Institutions buying 2,148 – 1,586
Institutions selling 1,157 – 942
Buyers to sellers 1.86 – 1.68

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

INTCSNDKTXN
INTC 1.00 0.58 0.45
SNDK 0.58 1.00 0.39
TXN 0.45 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INTC, SNDK and TXN?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intel (INTC) $472.73B, Sandisk (SNDK) $190.51B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $282.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, INTC, SNDK and TXN?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intel (INTC) -42.4x, Sandisk (SNDK) 16.8x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 39.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Intel (INTC) 63.3x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.3x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intel (INTC) +7.5%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Intel (INTC) -19.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Intel (INTC) 0.0%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Intel (INTC) +137.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) +639.3%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +82.3%. Over five years, Intel (INTC) compounded fastest (Intel (INTC) +14.3%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intel (INTC) 0.00%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 1.84%. Intel (INTC) and Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (Intel (INTC) 77.5%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.5%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INTC, SNDK and TXN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sandisk (SNDK) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.