Does Intel Stock Lead the Pack?
Intel‘s stock has staged a significant comeback over the past year, outperforming some rivals, but how does its fundamental performance truly measure up against peers rapidly scaling in the booming AI and data-center market? As of 12/4/2025, a closer look at provided trailing twelve-month data reveals negative revenue growth and operating margins, alongside an extreme PE ratio. Despite recent strategic investments and positive divisional growth, Intel faces a challenging path to sustained profitability and growth compared to its high-performing competitors thriving in key market segments.
- INTC’s near-zero operating margin is lowest among peers, pressured by foundry losses; NVDA has 58.1% from robust AI GPU demand.
- INTC’s -1.5% revenue growth trails peers, reflecting PC market softness; NVDA, AMD, MU, AMAT thrive on AI/memory demand.
- INTC’s 84.4% stock gain and 764.9 PE signal turnaround optimism, yet MU saw stronger returns from the AI memory supercycle.
Here’s how Intel stacks up across size, valuation, and profitability versus key peers.
| INTC | NVDA | AMD | MU | AMAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap ($ Bil) | 182.8 | 4,468.2 | 351.2 | 254.3 | 215.0 |
| Revenue ($ Bil) | 53.4 | 165.2 | 32.0 | 37.4 | 28.6 |
| PE Ratio | 764.9 | 44.5 | 79.6 | 22.0 | 21.4 |
| LTM Revenue Growth | -1.5% | 71.6% | 31.8% | 48.9% | 6.6% |
| LTM Operating Margin | -0.2% | 58.1% | 9.4% | 26.2% | 30.1% |
| LTM FCF Margin | -15.8% | 43.6% | 17.0% | 4.5% | 20.4% |
| 12M Market Return | 84.4% | 26.4% | 50.0% | 120.5% | 50.2% |
For more details on Intel, read Buy or Sell INTC Stock. Below we compare INTC’s growth, margin, and valuation with peers across years
Revenue Growth Comparison
| LTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTC | -1.5% | – | -2.1% | -14.0% | -20.2% |
| NVDA | 71.6% | 114.2% | 125.9% | 0.2% | |
| AMD | 31.8% | – | 13.7% | -3.9% | 43.6% |
| MU | 48.9% | 48.9% | 61.6% | -49.5% | |
| AMAT | 6.6% | – | 2.5% | 2.8% | 11.8% |
Operating Margin Comparison
| LTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTC | -0.2% | – | -8.9% | 0.1% | 3.7% |
| NVDA | 58.1% | 62.4% | 54.1% | 20.7% | |
| AMD | 9.4% | – | 8.1% | 1.8% | 5.4% |
| MU | 26.2% | 26.2% | 5.2% | -34.8% | |
| AMAT | 30.1% | – | 28.9% | 28.9% | 30.2% |
PE Ratio Comparison
| LTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTC | 764.9 | – | -4.6 | 124.7 | 13.5 |
| NVDA | 44.5 | 45.2 | 41.1 | 83.2 | |
| AMD | 79.6 | – | 119.2 | 278.6 | 76.6 |
| MU | 22.0 | 11.0 | 121.2 | -9.4 | |
| AMAT | 21.4 | – | 18.7 | 19.9 | 13.0 |
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