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Is InterDigital (IDCC) Undervalued On Its Brazil Patent Win?

Simply Wall St · 2d ago

InterDigital (IDCC) just secured a preliminary injunction in Brazil against TCL over patents tied to HEVC video coding, putting its licensing terms and intellectual property enforcement approach under a brighter investor spotlight.

InterDigital’s latest Brazilian court win lands at a moment when momentum has been mixed, with the share price rising 25.9% over the past 90 days after some earlier softness, while the 1-year total shareholder return is down 10.9% despite a very large 3-year and 5-year total shareholder gain.

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InterDigital’s sharp 90 day rebound sits against a 1 year total return that is still down. This raises a simple question: Is most of the upside already in the rear view mirror, or not yet fully priced in?

Most Popular Narrative: 29% Undervalued

InterDigital’s most followed valuation story pegs fair value around $462.67 a share, well above the last close of $328.81. This puts the recent court win into a bigger revenue and licensing context.

The continued build out of streaming and cloud video licensing, backed by recent injunction wins related to HEVC patents against large media groups, points to further fixed fee contracts that could broaden ARR and support EBITDA margins if more major video platforms sign on similar terms.

See why 20 investors see InterDigital as 29% undervalued.

Result: Fair Value of $462.67 (UNDERVALUED)

Still, the bullish InterDigital story leans heavily on the Amazon arbitration outcome, as well as on enforcement costs not climbing to a point where they erode margins.

Find out about the key risks to this InterDigital narrative.

Another Way To Look At InterDigital’s Valuation

That 29% undervalued story leans heavily on future earnings power. A different read comes from today’s P/E. InterDigital trades on 28.1x earnings, which is cheaper than the US Software sector on 32.7x and below peers at 30.3x, yet still above a 24.8x fair ratio that our model suggests the market could drift toward over time. Is that gap a margin of safety, or a warning that the multiple has less room to stretch?

For a closer look at how this earnings multiple maps to real world pricing risk, See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

NasdaqGS:IDCC P/E Ratio as at Oct 2026
NasdaqGS:IDCC P/E Ratio as at Oct 2026

Next Steps

Optimistic or cautious after all this, the key is to pressure test the numbers yourself and move before sentiment shifts again. To see what investors currently view as the main bright spots, take a look at the 3 key rewards.

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