What is Intel Corporation (INTC) worth?
Currently $105.45 — above the base case ($30.00) · ● live
As of 2026-07-15, Intel Corporation (INTC) looks overvalued. Dolphy estimates a fair value of $32.00 versus a current price of $105.45 — a 230% premium to fair value.
Executive summary
Intel at $101.63 (as of 2026-07-15; ~$511B market cap, ~$541B EV) is priced as if its foundry-plus-AI transformation has already largely succeeded. The reality in the filings is a business still in the fog of a turnaround: FY25 revenue of $52.9B (down from $63B in 2022), operating income of roughly breakeven-to-negative, negative free cash flow (-$4.9B FY25, -$8.3B trailing), and reported profits dominated by restructuring charges, asset write-offs, divestiture gains and equity-investment mark-to-market swings. Yet the stock trades at ~9.5x forward EV/revenue and ~34x normalized EV/EBITDA — multiples usually reserved for TSMC and Nvidia.
Our probability-weighted SOTP values Intel at ~$28/share and our scenario-weighted expected value at ~$35; we anchor Fair Value at ~$32. That implies today's price sits at roughly 3x intrinsic value. This is a legitimate, explainable gap for a story stock: the market is capitalizing the bull case (Intel Foundry as a credible Western #2 to TSMC, plus a revitalized x86 franchise via the NVIDIA partnership and AI-PC refresh) as if it were near-certain. We think that outcome is possible but a minority probability. We view INTC as substantially overvalued at current levels, while acknowledging a wide outcome distribution — hence low confidence in any single point.
How we value it
Probability-weighted sum-of-the-parts (CCG + DCAI products, Foundry optionality, Mobileye/stakes, net debt) cross-checked with reverse-DCF and implied-multiple work
Every figure is computed from SEC filings by the analyst’s calculator tools and fact-checked by a second, independent model.
Investment thesis
About Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and services computing and related end products and services in the United States, Ireland, Israel, and internationally. It operates through three segments: CCG, DCAI, and Intel Foundry. The company offers client computing group products, including client and commercial CPUs, discrete client GPUs, edge computing, and connectivity products; data center and AI products, such as server CPUs, discrete GPUs, and networking products; and semiconductors comprising wafer fabrication, substrates, and other related products and services. It also provides driving assistance and self-driving solutions; and develops and manufactures multi-beam mask writing tools. The company sells its products through sales organizations, distributors, resellers, retailers, and OEM partners. It serves original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, cloud service providers, and other manufacturers and service providers. Intel Corporation has a strategic collaboration with Infosys Limited to develop a multi-layer AI fabric that unifies infrastructure, models, data, applications, and workflows into a composable and agent-ready ecosystem. The company was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Frequently asked questions
Is INTC a buy?
As of 2026-07-15, Intel Corporation (INTC) looks overvalued. Dolphy estimates a fair value of $32.00 versus a current price of $105.45 — a 230% premium to fair value.
What is INTC's fair value?
Dolphy's estimated fair value for Intel Corporation (INTC) is $32.00, versus a current market price of $105.45.
Is INTC overvalued or undervalued?
Intel Corporation (INTC) currently looks overvalued — trading at a 230% premium to Dolphy's estimated fair value of $32.00.
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