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 54.1%; on return on equity, INTC reads -2.2% and NVDA reads 71.6%. 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 | $104.47 | $229.47 |
| Market cap | $533.2B | $5.57T |
| Sector | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +47.9% |
| P/E | — | 29.0 |
| P/B | 5.17 | 24.34 |
| P/S | 9.35 | 18.39 |
| EV/EBITDA | 46.4 | 28.1 |
| Revenue growth | +7.8% | +81.7% |
| Gross margin | 40.4% | 75.0% |
| Operating margin | 11.1% | 66.2% |
| Net margin | -4.0% | 54.1% |
| Return on equity | -2.2% | 71.6% |
| Return on assets | -1.1% | 51.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.7% | 62.9% |
| FCF yield | 0.5% | 2.3% |
| Dividend yield | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.49 | 0.15 |
| Current ratio | 1.60 | 4.59 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.67 | 9.14 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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