AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
APPF
AppFolio, Inc.
APPF 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.
APPF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
APPF'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.
APPF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 28x | $223 | — |
| Cheap | 36x | $170 | -24% |
| Current | 47x | $223 | — |
| Fair | 50x | $235 | +5.4% |
| Expensive | 178x | $844 | +279% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
APPF 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.
APPF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
APPF 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 has the edge over APPF on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
APPF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.98 | +68% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.74 | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.38 | -21% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.20 | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.88 | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.57 | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.54 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.36 | +154% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.55 | +7829% |
APPF earned $4.74 per share over the past year, down 15% 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'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 APPF on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
APPF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $295.7M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $281.1M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $262.2M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $248.2M | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $249.4M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $235.6M | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $217.7M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $203.7M | +19% |
APPF has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | +5.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +3.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +6.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -6.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -2.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -5.2 points |
APPF's operating margin was 19% last quarter, up 5.4 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.
APPF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $96.8M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $87.6M | +67% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.1M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $63.7M | +75% |
| Q3 2025 | $84.7M | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | $52.4M | +3% |
| Q1 2025 | $38.2M | -7.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $36.4M | +30% |
APPF 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.
APPF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +117K shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -681K shares |
| 3 years | -2.5% | -904K shares |
| 5 years | +2.8% | +964K shares |
| Available history | 0% | +11K shares |
APPF has 36M diluted shares, down 1.9% from a year ago, with $129M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.2M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $125M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $50M |
| Q1 2025 | $95.8M |
| Q4 2021 | — |
APPF spent $129M 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
APPF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
APPF 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).
APPF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 70.3 | Neutral |
APPF's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 70 (neutral).
AAPL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AAPL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 40x | 28x | 42% above |
| PE % | 96 | 35 | 61 pts above |
AAPL has the edge over APPF on valuation relative to its sector.
APPF PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | APPF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 47x | 28x | 69% above |
| PE % | 46 | 35 | 11 pts above |
APPF is trading at 47x earnings, a 69% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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.
APPF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $212.4 | 4.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $203.5 | 9.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $191.3 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $215.4 | 3.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $205.2 | 8.6% above |
APPF is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 8.6% 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 APPF on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
APPF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $111.1 | $180.6 | +63% |
| 2021 | $180.6 | $127.4 | -29% |
| 2022 | $127.4 | $104.6 | -18% |
| 2023 | $104.6 | $173.2 | +66% |
| 2024 | $173.2 | $249.9 | +44% |
| 2025 | $249.9 | $237.3 | -5% |
| 2026 YTD | $237.3 | $222.8 | -6.1% |
APPF has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 6.1% so far in 2026.