Stocks · Technology · Software - Application
InterDigital, Inc. IDCC
$335.13 -1.41% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $8.65B
High qualityLow risk
Next earnings report: Oct 29, 2026
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Three things to know
- Operating margin narrowed to 43.8% from 60.4% a year earlier.
- The shares trade at 38.7× trailing earnings, higher than 90% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 6 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +100.0%).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth29Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 6%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 22%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 15%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 18%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 6%
Quality96Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 13%
- Gross marginTop 13%
- Operating marginTop 3%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 46%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 30%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 34%
- Interest coverTop 31%
Value52Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 32%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 27%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 33%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 22%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 16%
Momentum52Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 43%
- 6-month returnBottom 34%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 44%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 31%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 18%
Revisions92Exceptional
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 4%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 32%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 44%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 42%
Stability93Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 25%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 9%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 22%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 34%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 1.6% | -11.7% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -15.8% | -38.2% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 90.0% | 78.7% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 60.4% | 43.8% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 32.1% | 68.5% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -11.7% | 1.6% | ↓ | Bottom 6% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -38.2% | -15.8% | ↓ | Bottom 22% |
| Gross margin | 78.7% | 90.0% | ↓ | Top 13% |
| Operating margin | 43.8% | 60.4% | ↓ | Top 3% |
| Net margin | 38.3% | 51.9% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 68.5% | 32.1% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 16.9% | — | Top 13% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 22.1% | — | Top 18% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.85×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -11.7%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 7.1%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -28.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.47×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 9.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.81%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.18%
- Shareholder yield
- 1.99%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +2.3%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +7.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +4.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 6 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $450.00
- Target vs current price
- +34.3%
- Analysts with a rating
- 16
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 69%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | +411.6% | +16.2% | +26.6% | +31.9% | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +15.8% | -15.9% | -21.2% | -28.9% | -26.5% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | +21.9% | +9.9% | +15.9% | +15.9% | -7.4% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | +42.5% | +3.5% | +0.8% | -6.0% | -12.9% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | +94.0% | +5.3% | +10.2% | +10.0% | +52.7% |
| May 1, 2025 | +13.2% | +0.6% | +5.7% | +6.6% | +10.5% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | -4.6% | +16.0% | +15.1% | +14.8% | +15.6% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | +114.5% | +1.8% | +20.0% | +33.0% | +21.9% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $4.62 | $0.90 | +411.6% | $260.2M |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $2.57 | $2.22 | +15.8% | $205.4M |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $1.67 | $1.37 | +21.9% | $158.2M |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $2.55 | $1.79 | +42.5% | $164.7M |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $6.52 | $3.36 | +94.0% | $300.6M |
| May 1, 2025 | $4.21 | $3.72 | +13.2% | $210.5M |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $5.15 | $5.40 | -4.6% | $252.8M |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $1.63 | $0.76 | +114.5% | $128.7M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 38.7× | 18.4× | 90th | Top 32% |
| P/E (forward) | 36.9× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.6× | — | — | Top 33% |
| EV / Sales | 10.70× | — | — | Bottom 22% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 6.25% | — | — | Top 27% |
| Earnings yield | 2.59% | — | — | Top 32% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 11.6× – 73.0× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -3.8%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -38.2%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +90.2%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 46
- Days above the 200-day average
- 43
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +8.4%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +2.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +5.6%
- RSI (14)
- 53.2
- Relative volume
- 1.05×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 44.7%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 78th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.00
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.35
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -15.5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -36.8%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2021 | Sep 30, 2022 | -52.5% | 332 days | 170 days (Jun 6, 2023) |
| Nov 3, 2025 | May 28, 2026 | -36.8% | 141 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Oct 30, 2023 | -23.7% | 76 days | 15 days (Nov 20, 2023) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | -18.8% | 18 days | 32 days (Jun 5, 2025) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Apr 18, 2024 | -18.4% | 42 days | 34 days (Jun 6, 2024) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $8.65B
- P/E (TTM)
- 38.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $8.67
- Revenue (TTM)
- $788.5M
- Dividend yield
- 1.06%
- 52-week range
- $249.14 – $412.60
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $425.4M | $457.8M | $549.6M | $868.5M | $834.0M |
| Gross profit | $360.8M | $386.4M | $470.2M | $699.3M | $669.7M |
| Operating income | $71.2M | $150.5M | $221.6M | $439.5M | $460.9M |
| Net income | $55.3M | $93.7M | $214.1M | $358.6M | $406.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.77 | $3.07 | $7.62 | $12.07 | $11.80 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $128.7M | $252.8M | $210.5M | $300.6M | $164.7M | $158.2M | $205.4M | $260.2M |
| Net income | $34.2M | $133.1M | $115.6M | $180.6M | $67.5M | $43.0M | $75.3M | $116.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.14 | $4.09 | $3.45 | $5.35 | $1.93 | $1.20 | $2.14 | $3.40 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $129.1M | $286.0M | $213.7M | $271.5M | $544.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$38.3M | -$42.8M | -$44.6M | -$5.8M | -$15.9M |
| Free cash flow | $90.8M | $243.3M | $169.1M | $265.7M | $528.6M |
| Dividends paid | -$43.1M | -$42.3M | -$39.5M | -$41.8M | -$60.7M |
| Net share buybacks | -$30.0M | -$74.4M | -$339.7M | -$66.7M | -$95.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $1.11B
- Total assets
- $2.19B
- Total liabilities
- $989.9M
- Total debt
- $401.5M
- Net debt
- -$214.1M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.20B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | $0.75 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | $0.70 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | $0.70 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | $0.70 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Oct 8, 2025 | $0.70 | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | $0.60 | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | $0.60 | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Jan 8, 2025 | $0.45 | Jan 22, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,918,161
- Days to cover
- 14.31
- Change vs previous report
- +6.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.