AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
APPN
Appian Corporation
APPN has a slight 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.
APPN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
APPN's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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.
APPN PE Valuation
APPN 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.
APPN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
APPN 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 APPN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
APPN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.39 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.07 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.14 | +$0.09 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.02 | +$0.85 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.02 | +$1.28 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.10 | +$1.11 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.23 | +$1.25 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.83 | +$0.63 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.26 | +$0.26 |
APPN is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.07 per share over the past year, against $2.27 at its worst in early 2023.
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 APPN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
APPN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $234.6M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $203.3M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $202.2M | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $202.9M | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $187M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $170.6M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $166.4M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $166.7M | +15% |
APPN has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.1% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.7% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.6% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -6.4% | +20 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3% | +15 points |
APPN's operating margin was 9.1% 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.
APPN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$20M | -211% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.8M | +$12.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $48.6M | +9.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $270K | -98% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.1M | +$26.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.1M | +$15.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $44.3M | +166% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.4M | +$23M |
APPN 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.
APPN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -155K shares |
| 1 year | -2.5% | -1.8M shares |
| 3 years | -0.6% | -437K shares |
| 5 years | +2.3% | +1.6M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +7.3M shares |
APPN has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $17.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $43.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $21.8M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $10M |
| Q2 2025 | $10M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
APPN spent $83M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent 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 APPN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
APPN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 10.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4x | High |
APPN's net debt is about 5.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.4 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).
APPN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 73.0 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 87.4 | Overbought |
APPN's weekly RSI is 73 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 87 (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.
APPN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | APPN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
APPN 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.
APPN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.3 | 22% above |
| 20 week MA | $37.5 | 47% above |
| 50 week MA | $30.9 | 78% above |
| 100 week MA | $31.3 | 76% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.8 | 58% above |
APPN has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 58% 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.
APPN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $37.7 | $158.0 | +319% |
| 2021 | $158.0 | $72.0 | -54% |
| 2022 | $72.0 | $33.8 | -53% |
| 2023 | $33.8 | $37.7 | +11% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $33.4 | -11% |
| 2025 | $33.4 | $35.8 | +7.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $35.8 | $55.2 | +54% |
APPN has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.