AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
AEYE
AudioEye, Inc.
AEYE has the edge over AAPL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
AEYE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
AEYE's cash flow is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
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.
AEYE PE Valuation
AEYE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
AEYE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
AEYE has the edge over AAPL on the outlook, with more favorable 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 has the edge over AEYE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AEYE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.24 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.25 | +$0.04 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.37 | -$0.02 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.30 | +$0.11 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.25 | +$0.11 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.29 | -$0.01 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.35 | -$0.06 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.01 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.36 | +$0.14 |
AEYE is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.25 per share over the past year, against $1.40 at its worst in mid-2022.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $114B last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 AEYE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AEYE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11M | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.7M | +8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.6M | +8.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.5M | +7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.2M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.9M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.7M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.7M | +24% |
AEYE has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.6% | -8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -18% | -8.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | -7.8% | +5.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.1% | +8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5% | +8.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -9.7% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -13% | -6.8 points |
AEYE's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 15 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 has the edge over AEYE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AEYE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7M | +67% |
| Q2 2026 | $1M | -15% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2M | +$1.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5M | +377% |
| Q3 2025 | $1M | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M | +205% |
| Q1 2025 | -$47K | -132% |
| Q4 2024 | $525K | -35% |
AEYE generated $7M in free cash flow over the past year, up 139% from the year before.
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 the edge over AEYE on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
AEYE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.9% | +482K shares |
| 1 year | +4.5% | +557K shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +1.2M shares |
| 5 years | +45% | +4M shares |
AEYE has 13M diluted shares, up 4.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $475,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $989,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $330,000 |
AEYE spent $1M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 has the edge over AEYE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AEYE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 29.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 94.8x | High |
AEYE's net debt is about 3.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.9 years a year ago.
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).
AEYE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 74.2 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 84.2 | Overbought |
AEYE's weekly RSI is 74 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 84 (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.
AEYE PE vs Technology Sector
AEYE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 57% above its 200-week average.
AEYE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.39 | 52% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.90 | 81% above |
| 50 week MA | $7.89 | 81% above |
| 100 week MA | $10.6 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $11.0 | 30% above |
AEYE has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 30% above 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 finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 30% so far in 2026.
AEYE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.75 | $26.2 | +452% |
| 2021 | $26.2 | $7.00 | -73% |
| 2022 | $7.00 | $3.85 | -45% |
| 2023 | $3.85 | $5.42 | +41% |
| 2024 | $5.42 | $16.1 | +197% |
| 2025 | $16.1 | $10.7 | -34% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.7 | $14.3 | +34% |
AEYE has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.