AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over AUDC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
AUDC
AudioCodes Ltd.
AUDC offers stronger modeled upside, 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.
AUDC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
AUDC's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
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 AUDC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AUDC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 14x | $9.10 | — |
| Cheap | 20x | $5.05 | -44% |
| Fair | 28x | $7.11 | -22% |
| Current | 36x | $9.10 | — |
| Expensive | 45x | $11.17 | +23% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AUDC's PE is in its expensive range at 36x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 14x, in its cheap range.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
AUDC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect AUDC's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
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 AUDC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AUDC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.64 | +156% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.25 | -44% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.25 | -55% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.30 | -40% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.46 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.45 | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.56 | +56% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.50 | +79% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.40 | +2.6% |
AUDC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.25 over the past year, against $1.01 in late 2021.
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 AUDC 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 AUDC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AUDC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $63M | +3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $62.1M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $62.6M | +1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $61.5M | +2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.1M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $60.4M | +0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $61.6M | -3.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $60.2M | -2.2% |
AUDC's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $63M last quarter, up 3.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 5.1% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6% | -0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.6% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3% | -3.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.7% | -4.7 points |
| Q3 2024 | 8.1% | -1.3 points |
AUDC's operating margin was 5.1% last quarter, up 0.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
AUDC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.5M | -7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.6M | -3.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5M | -79% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5M | +5.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9M | +$17.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $12M | +46% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.8M | +37% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.3M | +$4.2M |
AUDC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $22M 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 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.
AUDC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.2% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | -12% | -3.6M shares |
| 3 years | -22% | -7.2M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -8.2M shares |
| Available history | -16% | -4.9M shares |
AUDC has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $9.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $13.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $12.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $6.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $5.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $6M |
| Q3 2024 | $3.6M |
AUDC spent $42M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 96% 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
AUDC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
AUDC 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).
AUDC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.3 | Neutral |
AUDC's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (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.
AUDC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AUDC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 28x | 28% above |
| PE % | 71 | 35 | 36 pts above |
AUDC 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 AUDC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AUDC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.5 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $9.25 | 1.6% below |
| 100 week MA | $9.48 | 4% below |
| 200 week MA | $10.3 | 12% below |
AUDC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 12% below 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 AUDC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
AUDC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.2 | $28.6 | +14% |
| 2021 | $28.6 | $34.2 | +20% |
| 2022 | $34.2 | $17.6 | -49% |
| 2023 | $17.6 | $12.1 | -31% |
| 2024 | $12.1 | $9.43 | -22% |
| 2025 | $9.43 | $8.92 | -5.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.92 | $9.10 | +2% |
AUDC has finished four years in a row lower, and it's up 2% so far in 2026.