AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ALNT
Allient Inc.
ALNT has the edge over AAPL overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ALNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
ALNT's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is 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 has the edge over ALNT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ALNT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 20x | $43.35 | -49% |
| Forward | 23x | $84.40 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $60.35 | -28% |
| Current | 38x | $84.40 | — |
| Expensive | 50x | $110 | +31% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ALNT's PE is in its expensive range at 38x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
ALNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
ALNT 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.
ALNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.60 | +62% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.22 | +100% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.70 | +100% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.43 | +147% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.32 | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.11 | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.85 | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.58 | -62% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.79 | -47% |
ALNT earned $2.22 per share over the past year, up 100% 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 ALNT 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 ALNT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ALNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $164.4M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $153.8M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $138.9M | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $143.4M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $138.7M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $139.6M | +2.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $132.8M | -9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $122M | -13% |
ALNT's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $164M last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.7% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.9% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.8% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.4% | +4.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.6% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.3% | +0.3 points |
ALNT's operating margin was 14% last quarter, up 4.8 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 ALNT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ALNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.6M | -158% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.1M | -60% |
| Q1 2026 | $4M | -69% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.7M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8M | -74% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.4M | +283% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.9M | +107% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.6M | -32% |
ALNT usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$2M, but it generated $23M over the past year.
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 ALNT 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.
ALNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +28K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +123K shares |
| 3 years | +4.1% | +666K shares |
| 5 years | +17% | +2.4M shares |
| Available history | +19% | +2.7M shares |
ALNT has 17M diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
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 ALNT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ALNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
ALNT's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.3 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).
ALNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.2 | Oversold |
ALNT's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
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.
ALNT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ALNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 38x | 28x | 36% above |
| PE % | 74 | 35 | 39 pts above |
ALNT 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 ALNT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ALNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $97.0 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $96.1 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.2 | 6.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $57.0 | 48% above |
| 200 week MA | $43.6 | 93% above |
ALNT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 93% 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.
ALNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.5 | $33.3 | +6% |
| 2021 | $33.3 | $35.7 | +7% |
| 2022 | $35.7 | $33.3 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | $33.3 | $30.2 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | $30.2 | $24.0 | -20% |
| 2025 | $24.0 | $55.6 | +131% |
| 2026 YTD | $55.6 | $84.4 | +52% |
ALNT has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.