INTC $24.33 Survival Play, AMD $165.87 Growth Driver
Intel vs. AMD: Diverging Paths in the Semiconductor War
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Stock Stuck in Survival Mode
NASDAQ:INTC closed at $24.33, giving the company a market capitalization of $106.5 billion, a fraction of its 2021 peak when it traded over $55 per share with a valuation above $250 billion. The last four years have been catastrophic: revenue collapsed from $79 billion in 2021 to $53 billion in the last twelve months, and profits of $19 billion flipped to a loss of $20.5 billion in 2025. That equates to a -38.6% net margin, one of the steepest in the sector. Gross margins have fallen from 58% at peak to 33% TTM, well below foundry rivals like TSMC at ~60% and AMD at 51%.
Performance-wise, Intel stock is up 26% year-to-date,…
