AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over ATHR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
ATHR
Aether Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
ATHR 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.
ATHR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
ATHR's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
ATHR PE Valuation
ATHR 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.
ATHR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ATHR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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 ATHR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ATHR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.42 | -$0.25 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.39 | -$0.27 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.35 | -$0.26 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.26 | -$0.18 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.17 | -$0.12 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.12 | -$0.07 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.09 | -$0.06 |
ATHR lost $0.42 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last eight quarters.
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 ATHR 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 ATHR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ATHR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $328.7K | -4% |
| Q1 2026 | $336K | -1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $338.8K | -4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $341.9K | -3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $342.4K | -4% |
| Q1 2025 | $341.9K | -6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $354.6K | -2.9% |
| Q3 2024 | $352.8K | -4.5% |
ATHR's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $328,705 last quarter, down 4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -408% | -115 points |
| Q1 2026 | -306% | -194 points |
| Q4 2025 | -383% | -303 points |
| Q3 2025 | -416% | -329 points |
| Q2 2025 | -294% | -202 points |
| Q1 2025 | -113% | -65 points |
| Q4 2024 | -80% | -55 points |
| Q3 2024 | -88% | -74 points |
ATHR's operating margin was −408% last quarter, down 115 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2023.
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.
ATHR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$2.2M | -$1.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.6M | -$1.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$258K | -$186.5K |
| Q3 2024 | -$351.1K | -559% |
| Q2 2024 | -$241.2K | -1535% |
ATHR has burned cash in most quarters: −$6M over the past year, against −$935,836 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 ATHR 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.
ATHR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +38 shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +271K shares |
| 3 years | +2.6% | +313K shares |
ATHR has 12M diluted shares, up 2.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
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).
ATHR Net Leverage
ATHR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
ATHR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.4 | Oversold |
ATHR's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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.
ATHR PE vs Technology Sector
ATHR 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 stronger trend alignment. AAPL is above 5 of 5 weekly averages versus ATHR above 0 of 3.
ATHR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.87 | 8.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.41 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.91 | 33% below |
ATHR is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 33% below its 50-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 ATHR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ATHR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.50 | $5.84 | +6.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.84 | $2.63 | -55% |
ATHR has finished every year since 2025 higher, and it's down 55% so far in 2026.