INTEL CORP vs NVIDIA CORP, two Semiconductors stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where INTC and NVDA diverge most: on net margin, INTC reads -4.0% and NVDA reads 54.3%; on return on equity, INTC reads -2.2% and NVDA reads 70.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What NVDA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | INTC | NVDA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $90.21 | $200.74 |
| Market cap | $460.4B | $4.90T |
| Sector | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +45.4% |
| P/E | — | 30.7 |
| P/B | 4.46 | 25.05 |
| P/S | 8.07 | 19.32 |
| EV/EBITDA | 176.3 | 30.0 |
| Revenue growth | +7.8% | +69.1% |
| Gross margin | 40.4% | 74.9% |
| Operating margin | 11.1% | 65.6% |
| Net margin | -4.0% | 54.3% |
| Return on equity | -2.2% | 70.4% |
| Return on assets | -1.1% | 53.1% |
| Return on invested capital | -0.0% | 66.1% |
| FCF yield | 0.6% | 2.4% |
| Dividend yield | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.49 | 0.05 |
| Current ratio | 1.60 | 3.44 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.67 | 9.15 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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