InterDigital, Inc (NASDAQ:IDCC) Signals Downside Pressure Despite Strong Profit Margins

Near-term technical momentum favors lower prices while fundamentals show above-peer profitability and ample cash; valuation metrics imply the market already prices aggressive growth. The immediate picture pairs bearish technicals with a WMDST valuation of over‑valued.

Recent News

April 30, 2026: the company filed an 8‑K and related materials noting multiple licensing developments in Q1, including a renewal with Xiaomi and a new license with LG Electronics. February–April 2026: the company announced additional licensing activity and routine investor filings, including a notice for the 2026 annual meeting and ongoing press releases about license agreements with consumer electronics partners.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 26.87 indicates a strong directional trend in place; directional indicators show bearish dominance as DI+ declines and DI‑ rises, signaling sellers control momentum relative to buyers.

MACD sits negative at -2.30 and shows a peak‑and‑reversal pattern, indicating bearish momentum; MACD remains below its signal line (signal 3.37), so momentum favors further downside rather than a bullish crossover.

MRO reads 7.87 (positive), which implies price sits above the model target and therefore faces a propensity to decrease; the magnitude suggests only modest compression potential in the near term.

RSI at 47.32 with a peak‑and‑reversal pattern shows momentum shifting down from prior strength, consistent with weakening short‑term internals rather than oversold bounce conditions.

Price trades beneath short and intermediate moving averages: the 12‑day EMA at $340.08, 26‑day EMA at $343.78, 20‑day average $354.96 and 50‑day average $346.78 all sit above the close ($290.50), reinforcing downward pressure on price versus trend references.

Ichimoku components (Tenkan/Kijun ~ $333, Senkou cloud midpoints near $340) lie above the close, placing the price below the cloud and implying technical resistance near those levels. The super trend upper value at $333.16 aligns with these resistance bands.

Bollinger bands show the close below the 1x lower band ($324.31) and slightly below the 2x lower band ($293.66), signaling an extreme on a volatility basis; higher-than‑average recent volume (current volume ~665k vs. 10‑day avg ~328k) means that downward moves carry conviction from active participants rather than thin‑market noise.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Total revenue registers at $205,416,000 with reported revenue growth of 29.82%; reported YoY revenue growth in the provided metrics reads -278.25%, reflecting a dataset divergence between period snapshots. Operating income totaled $82,261,000 and EBIT reached $88,861,000, producing an EBIT margin of 43.26%—well above the industry peer mean (≈3.49%) and median (≈3.74%), indicating a materially higher profitability profile versus peers. EBIT margin improved QoQ by 12.70% but declined YoY by 35.91%.

Net income stands at $75,329,000 and EPS came in at $2.57 versus an estimate of $2.52, a $0.05 beat (≈1.98% surprise). Free cash flow remained minimal at $1,003,000, yielding ~0.01%, materially below the industry peer mean free cash flow yield (~6.63%), which constrains cash return potential despite a large cash and short‑term investment balance ($1,081,859,000).

Leverage metrics show total debt of $401,722,000 with debt/EBITDA ~3.72 and an interest coverage ratio ~9.80, consistent with manageable leverage and adequate coverage. Current ratio at 1.88 and a cash ratio of 1.47 reflect liquidity above the industry peer mean and median current ratios, supporting balance‑sheet flexibility.

Market multiples reflect elevated investor expectations: P/E ≈ 134.9x (above the industry peer mean and median), price/book ≈ 8.07x (above the industry peer mean ~1.81), and price/sales ≈ 43.36x (well above the peer mean). WMDST values the stock as over‑valued, a conclusion that aligns with rich valuation multiples, negligible free cash flow yield, and limited free cash conversion despite strong margins and sizable cash holdings.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-04-30
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-07-30
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 754.3 M
 Operating Cash Flow -36.68 M
 Capital Expenditures -15.08 M
 Change In Working Capital -181.96 M
 Dividends Paid -17.98 M
 Cash Flow Delta -136.68 M
 End Period Cash Flow 617.6 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 205.4 M
 Forward Revenue 49.2 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 52.1 M
 Depreciation 19.2 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 19.2 M
 Research and Development 55.8 M
 Total Operating Expenses 123.2 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 153.3 M
 EBITDA 108.1 M
 EBIT 88.9 M
 Operating Income 82.3 M
 Interest Income 10.5 M
 Interest Expense 9.1 M
 Net Interest Income 1.5 M
 Income Before Tax 79.8 M
 Tax Provision 4.5 M
 Tax Rate 5.596 %
 Net Income 75.3 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 75.3 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 2.52
 EPS Actual 2.57
 EPS Difference 0.05
 EPS Surprise 1.984 %
 Forward EPS 2.81
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 2.1 B
 Intangible Assets 343.2 M
 Net Tangible Assets 760.9 M
 Total Current Assets 1.4 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 1.1 B
 Cash 607.6 M
 Net Receivables 208.3 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 31.9 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 17.3 M
 Short-Term Debt 377.8 M
 Total Current Liabilities 738.3 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 401.7 M
 Total Liabilities 967.1 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.1 B
 Retained Earnings 2.2 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 42.98
 Shares Outstanding 25.687 M
 Revenue Per-Share 8.00
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 8.9 B
 Enterprise Value 8.2 B
 Enterprise Multiple 76.131
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -20.448 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 154.972 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 160.781
IDCC: 76.131
mean: 75.731
median: 31.738
low: 0.637
 EV/R 40.052
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.876
 Asset To Liability 2.142
 Debt To Capital 0.267
 Debt To Assets 0.194
Debt To Assets QoQ -17.987 %
Debt To Assets YoY -25.743 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.285
IDCC: 0.194
mean: 0.156
median: 0.135
low: 0.019
 Debt To Equity 0.364
Debt To Equity QoQ -17.935 %
Debt To Equity YoY -29.903 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.985
mean: 0.466
median: 0.384
IDCC: 0.364
low: 0.04
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 8.068
Price To Book QoQ 4.684 %
Price To Book YoY 45.823 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 27.085
IDCC: 8.068
mean: 1.81
median: 1.192
low: 0.205
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 134.932
Price To Earnings QoQ -13.419 %
Price To Earnings YoY 133.288 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 138.916
IDCC: 134.932
mean: 95.864
median: 92.924
low: -0.385
 PE/G Ratio 6.357
 Price To Sales (P/S) 43.363
Price To Sales QoQ -19.146 %
Price To Sales YoY 76.107 %
Price To Sales IPRWA IDCC: 43.363
high: 10.347
mean: 5.354
median: 3.175
low: 0.753
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 121.463
Forward PE/G 5.722
Forward P/S 180.98
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 1.553
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.099
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 31.961 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -12.76 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.271
mean: 0.141
median: 0.123
IDCC: 0.099
low: 0.043
 Receivables Turnover 1.477
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 7.564 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 72.809 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 10.529
IDCC: 1.477
mean: 1.318
median: 1.238
low: 0.943
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 61.778
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 23.138
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 4.679 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -59.68 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 75.889
median: 68.857
mean: 60.485
IDCC: 23.138
low: -108.637
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.317
 CapEx To Revenue -0.073
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.785
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.1 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.5 B
 Invested Capital 1.5 B
 Net Tangible Assets 760.9 M
 Net Working Capital 648.3 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.465
 Current Ratio 1.878
Current Ratio QoQ 1.823 %
Current Ratio YoY 6.508 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 2.129
IDCC: 1.878
mean: 1.275
median: 1.121
low: 0.913
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 3.717
 Cost Of Debt 1.924 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 9.8
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 69.992 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -31.916 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 48.917
mean: 22.092
median: 21.0
IDCC: 9.8
low: -174.79
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.05
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 38.64
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 4.19
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.239
 Dividend Rate 0.70
 Dividend Yield 0.002
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 0.335 %
 Revenue Growth 29.821 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -861.128 %
Revenue Growth YoY -278.249 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA IDCC: 29.821 %
high: -0.331 %
mean: -21.003 %
median: -26.58 %
low: -28.798 %
 Earnings Growth 21.226 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -225.873 %
Earnings Growth YoY -235.647 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 333.333 %
IDCC: 21.226 %
mean: -39.918 %
median: -68.421 %
low: -76.923 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 74.628 %
Gross Margin QoQ -6.2 %
Gross Margin YoY -18.531 %
Gross Margin IPRWA IDCC: 74.628 %
high: 65.663 %
median: 44.207 %
mean: 43.381 %
low: 35.91 %
 EBIT Margin 43.259 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 12.698 %
EBIT Margin YoY -35.912 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA IDCC: 43.259 %
high: 6.311 %
median: 3.738 %
mean: 3.491 %
low: 1.401 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 40.046 %
Return On Sales QoQ 32.603 %
Return On Sales YoY -40.672 %
Return On Sales IPRWA IDCC: 40.046 %
high: 6.311 %
median: 3.444 %
mean: 3.392 %
low: 1.401 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 1.0 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.011 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -98.06 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -101.222 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 17.232 %
mean: 6.631 %
median: 2.062 %
low: 0.362 %
IDCC: 0.011 %
 Free Cash Growth -97.916 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 12.082 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -23.718 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 177.093 %
mean: 34.114 %
median: -58.154 %
low: -82.004 %
IDCC: -97.916 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.013
 Cash Flow Margin -17.856 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -0.487
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 3.643 %
Return On Assets QoQ 78.229 %
Return On Assets YoY -41.74 %
Return On Assets IPRWA IDCC: 3.643 %
high: 0.906 %
mean: 0.363 %
median: 0.312 %
low: 0.23 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 6.667 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.068
Return On Equity QoQ 74.859 %
Return On Equity YoY -44.704 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.134
IDCC: 0.068
mean: 0.012
median: 0.009
low: -0.526
 DuPont ROE 6.832 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 5.621 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 70.385 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -36.284 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA IDCC: 5.621 %
high: 4.674 %
median: 0.759 %
mean: 0.661 %
low: 0.16 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near term, technical signals favor downside pressure: bearish directional indicators, a MACD peak‑and‑reversal below its signal, price below EMAs/Ichimoku cloud, and elevated volume on declines. The MRO and WMDST’s over‑valued assessment both indicate susceptibility to further downside as market pricing and model targets converge. Expect continued volatility with technical resistance clustered near the low‑$300s (moving averages, Ichimoku and the super trend). Fundamental strength in margins and liquidity reduces structural risk of a collapse, but rich multiples and minimal free cash flow yield increase the likelihood that market re‑rating could extend if licensing cadence slows or guidance disappoints.

About InterDigital, Inc.

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) develops advanced technologies for wireless, visual, and artificial intelligence applications. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company plays a crucial role in shaping the landscape of connected communication and entertainment products. InterDigital’s expertise spans multiple generations of cellular and wireless networks, including 2G, 3G, 4G, and the emerging 5G and 6G technologies. The company’s extensive technology portfolio includes innovations in cellular technologies such as CDMA, TDMA, OFDM/OFDMA, and MIMO, which support modern wireless networks and mobile devices. InterDigital also produces video coding and transmission technologies, addressing the growing demand for cloud-based services like video streaming. These innovations are licensed to prominent manufacturers in wireless communications, consumer electronics, IoT devices, and automotive technology sectors. In addition to wireless and visual technologies, InterDigital invests in research on artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions. This positions the company as a significant contributor to the development of future technologies that enhance connectivity and communication across various platforms and industries.



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