AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
APH
Amphenol Corporation
APH 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.
APH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
APH's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
APH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $79.62 | — |
| Cheap | 26x | $60.41 | -24% |
| Fair | 33x | $76.08 | -4.4% |
| Current | 35x | $79.62 | — |
| Expensive | 42x | $96.05 | +21% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
APH 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.
APH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
APH 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.
APH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.46 | +50% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.30 | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.99 | +58% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.74 | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.67 | +74% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.50 | +72% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.26 | +50% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.03 | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.96 | +23% |
APH has the edge over AAPL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 APH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
APH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.2B | +65% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.8B | +55% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.6B | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.4B | +49% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.2B | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.7B | +57% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8B | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3B | +30% |
APH has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 30% | +4.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 27% | +4.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | +7.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | +5.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 21% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | +1.4 points |
APH's operating margin was 30% last quarter, up 2.1 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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $136B over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
APH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $829.9M | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | +127% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +156% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +114% |
| Q1 2025 | $576.3M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $647.3M | -12% |
APH 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 the edge over APH 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.
APH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +4.5M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +17.3M shares |
| 3 years | +3.8% | +94.9M shares |
| 5 years | +3.2% | +79.7M shares |
| Available history | +4.9% | +120M shares |
APH has 2.6B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $244.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $208M |
| Q1 2026 | $178M |
| Q4 2025 | $171.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $152.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $160.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $180.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $168.9M |
APH spent $802M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 21% 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 has the edge over APH on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
APH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Very low |
APH's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
APH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.3 | Neutral |
APH's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 36 (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.
APH PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | APH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 35x | 28x | 24% above |
| PE % | 59 | 35 | 24 pts above |
APH 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 APH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
APH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.7 | 1.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $80.5 | 1% below |
| 50 week MA | $74.5 | 6.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $60.8 | 31% above |
| 200 week MA | $43.4 | 83% above |
APH has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 83% 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 the edge over APH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
APH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.5 | $16.2 | +20% |
| 2021 | $16.2 | $21.3 | +32% |
| 2022 | $21.3 | $19.0 | -11% |
| 2023 | $19.0 | $24.8 | +31% |
| 2024 | $24.8 | $35.4 | +43% |
| 2025 | $35.4 | $68.7 | +94% |
| 2026 YTD | $68.7 | $79.6 | +16% |
APH has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 16% so far in 2026.