AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over ALIT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
ALIT
Alight, Inc.
ALIT offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ALIT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
ALIT's revenue and cash flow are currently 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.
ALIT PE Valuation
ALIT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
AAPL has the edge over ALIT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
ALIT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ALIT's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 ALIT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ALIT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.79 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$38.51 | +$43.09 |
| Q2 2026 | -$76.98 | -$32.98 |
| Q1 2026 | -$117.20 | -$114.60 |
| Q4 2025 | -$117.40 | -$111.60 |
| Q3 2025 | -$81.60 | -$69.00 |
| Q2 2025 | -$44.00 | -$32.20 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.60 | +$12.80 |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.80 | +$8.20 |
ALIT lost $38.51 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than 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 ALIT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 ALIT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ALIT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M | -6.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $511M | -3.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $534M | -2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $653M | -4% |
| Q3 2025 | $533M | -4% |
| Q2 2025 | $528M | -1.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $548M | -2% |
| Q4 2024 | $680M | -29% |
ALIT's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $500M last quarter, down 6.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -12% | +236 points |
| Q2 2026 | -7.8% | +184 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.1% | -2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -115% | -121 points |
| Q3 2025 | -248% | -241 points |
| Q2 2025 | -191% | -182 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.5% | +5.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.5% | +13 points |
ALIT's operating margin was −12% last quarter, up 236 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 has the edge over ALIT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ALIT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7M | -86% |
| Q2 2026 | $48M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $53M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $99M | +7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $49M | +$101M |
| Q2 2025 | $58M | +115% |
| Q1 2025 | $44M | -31% |
| Q4 2024 | $92M | -9.8% |
ALIT generated $207M in free cash flow over the past year, down 15% 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 ALIT 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.
ALIT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +70.7K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +92.9K shares |
| 3 years | +7.1% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +20% | +4.5M shares |
| Available history | +323% | +20.2M shares |
ALIT has 26M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $25M |
| Q2 2025 | $20M |
| Q1 2025 | $20M |
| Q4 2024 | $12M |
ALIT hasn't bought back shares in 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
ALIT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 7.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 8.1x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 15.6x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 16.3x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 12.5x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 10.2x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 7.0x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 8.0x | High |
ALIT's net debt is about 7.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 13 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).
ALIT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.2 | Neutral |
ALIT's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (neutral).
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.
ALIT PE vs Technology Sector
ALIT 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 has the edge over ALIT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ALIT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.3 | 22% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.5 | 7.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.7 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $59.3 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $111.9 | 89% below |
ALIT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 89% 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 ALIT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ALIT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $184.4 | $215.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $215.0 | $164.2 | -24% |
| 2023 | $164.2 | $170.6 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | $170.6 | $138.2 | -19% |
| 2025 | $138.2 | $39.4 | -71% |
| 2026 YTD | $39.4 | $12.5 | -68% |
ALIT has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 68% so far in 2026.