AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ACN
Accenture plc
ACN has the edge over AAPL overall, supported by stronger valuation.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ACN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
ACN's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
AAPL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 26x | $230 | -35% |
| Fair | 31x | $279 | -21% |
| Expensive | 37x | $328 | -7.5% |
| Forward | 38x | $355 | — |
| Current | 40x | $355 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AAPL's PE is in its expensive range at 40x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 38x next year's earnings.
ACN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $250 | — |
| Current | 18x | $250 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $285 | +14% |
| Fair | 28x | $381 | +52% |
| Expensive | 33x | $447 | +79% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ACN has the edge over AAPL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
ACN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
ACN has the edge over AAPL on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and profitability expectations.
AAPL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.28 | +3.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.98 | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.71 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.26 | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.90 | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.46 | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.59 | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.42 | -0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.30 | -2% |
AAPL earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
ACN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $14.67 | +8.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $13.56 | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.52 | -0.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.21 | +0.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.10 | +1.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.15 | +6.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.56 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.11 | +9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.92 | +10% |
ACN earned $13.56 per share over the past year, up 12% from the year before.
AAPL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $114.5B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $109.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $111.2B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $143.8B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $102.5B | +7.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $94B | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $95.4B | +5.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $124.3B | +4% |
AAPL has the edge over ACN on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 31% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 32% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 30% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 34% | +0.7 points |
AAPL has the edge over ACN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ACN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.7B | +6.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.7B | +5.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $18B | +8.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.7B | +6% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.6B | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.7B | +7.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.7B | +5.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.7B | +9% |
ACN's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $18.7B last quarter, up 6.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | +0.9 points |
ACN's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 3.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AAPL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25.9B | -2.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.9B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.7B | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | $51.6B | +91% |
| Q3 2025 | $26.5B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $24.4B | -8.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.9B | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $27B | -28% |
AAPL's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $136B over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
ACN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.8B | -25% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6B | +2.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.7B | +37% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | +73% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.8B | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7B | +35% |
| Q4 2024 | $870.3M | +103% |
ACN has the edge over AAPL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AAPL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +5.6M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -284M shares |
| 3 years | -6.9% | -1.1B shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -2.1B shares |
| Available history | -17% | -3.1B shares |
AAPL has 14.7B diluted shares, down 1.9% from a year ago, with $86.4B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $24.3B |
| Q2 2026 | $25.1B |
| Q1 2026 | $12.3B |
| Q4 2025 | $24.7B |
| Q3 2025 | $20.1B |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1B |
| Q1 2025 | $25.9B |
| Q4 2024 | $23.6B |
AAPL spent $86.4B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 4.8% from the year before.
ACN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.7% | -10.3M shares |
| 1 year | -3.8% | -24.1M shares |
| 3 years | -5.3% | -34M shares |
| 5 years | -6.2% | -40M shares |
| Available history | -6.8% | -44.1M shares |
ACN has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $473.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8B |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $898.3M |
ACN spent $7.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 63% from the year before.
AAPL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
AAPL's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
ACN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
ACN has the edge over AAPL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AAPL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 85.0 | Overbought |
AAPL's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 85 (overbought).
ACN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 88.9 | Overbought |
ACN's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
AAPL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AAPL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 40x | 28x | 42% above |
| PE % | 96 | 35 | 61 pts above |
AAPL is trading at 40x earnings, a 42% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
ACN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ACN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 28x | 34% below |
| PE % | 10 | 35 | 25 pts below |
ACN has the edge over AAPL on valuation relative to its sector.
AAPL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $343.1 | 3.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $329.0 | 7.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $295.6 | 20% above |
| 100 week MA | $262.4 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $226.3 | 57% above |
AAPL has the edge over ACN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ACN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $229.0 | 9.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $192.0 | 30% above |
| 50 week MA | $204.9 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $250.4 | 0.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $285.4 | 12% below |
ACN has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 12% below its 200-week average.
AAPL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $72.5 | $132.0 | +82% |
| 2021 | $132.0 | $176.3 | +34% |
| 2022 | $176.3 | $131.9 | -25% |
| 2023 | $131.9 | $192.5 | +46% |
| 2024 | $192.5 | $255.6 | +33% |
| 2025 | $255.6 | $273.4 | +7% |
| 2026 YTD | $273.4 | $354.9 | +30% |
AAPL has the edge over ACN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ACN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $212.2 | $257.3 | +21% |
| 2021 | $257.3 | $403.3 | +57% |
| 2022 | $403.3 | $266.1 | -34% |
| 2023 | $266.1 | $350.9 | +32% |
| 2024 | $350.9 | $356.2 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | $356.2 | $271.1 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $271.1 | $250.0 | -7.8% |
ACN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 7.8% so far in 2026.