Intelvs.Qualcomm
INTC vs QCOM · both in Chips & accelerators, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Designs and builds the processors, accelerators and memory that train and run AI.
Intel is about 3.0× larger than Qualcomm by market cap; year to date, Intel leads (+190.2% vs +2.9%).
Side by side
| INTC | QCOM | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $561B | $185B |
| Price | $104.70 | $175.50 |
| Today | −2.2% | −0.3% |
| Return YTD | +190.2% | +2.9% |
| Return 1Y | +186.1% | +4.9% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −18.4% | −7.3% |
| P/E | — | 20.0 |
| P/S | 9.8 | 4.2 |
| P/B | 6.4 | 6.7 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
IntelINTC
A turnaround with government money behind it. Intel still sells server and PC processors, but the case now rests on Intel Foundry and whether the 18A process makes it a credible Western manufacturing alternative. Gaudi accelerators are the smaller AI piece.
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Snapdragon made Qualcomm the reference point in mobile silicon. Its NPUs run models on the handset or PC itself, and the same platforms now go into cars.
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