AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
AVGO 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.
AVGO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AVGO's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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 AVGO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AVGO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $364 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $211 | -42% |
| Current | 46x | $364 | — |
| Fair | 49x | $384 | +5.3% |
| Expensive | 86x | $671 | +84% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AVGO's PE is in its fair range at 46x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, 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.
AVGO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
AVGO 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.
AVGO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $19.23 | +145% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.84 | +100% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.01 | +125% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.13 | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.77 | +288% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.92 | +241% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.67 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.09 | -23% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.23 | -63% |
AVGO has the edge over AAPL on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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's operating margin was 31% last quarter, down 0.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AVGO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $29.6B | +86% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.2B | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $19.3B | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $18B | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $16B | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $15B | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.9B | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.1B | +51% |
AVGO has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 54% | +17 points |
| Q2 2026 | 49% | +9.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 44% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 42% | +8.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 37% | +7.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 39% | +15 points |
| Q1 2025 | 42% | +25 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | -13 points |
AVGO has the edge over AAPL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
AVGO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.7B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.3B | +60% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.5B | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $7B | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.4B | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $6B | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.5B | +16% |
AVGO 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 AVGO 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.
AVGO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +11M shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +27M shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +617M shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +597M shares |
| Available history | +17% | +697M shares |
AVGO has 4.9B diluted shares, up 0.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $600M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.9B |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
AVGO spent $8.4B buying back its own shares over the past year, about three 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 AVGO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AVGO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1x | High |
AVGO's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.3 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).
AVGO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.3 | Neutral |
AVGO's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (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 AVGO on valuation relative to its sector.
AVGO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AVGO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 46x | 28x | 67% above |
| PE % | 47 | 35 | 12 pts above |
AVGO is trading at 46x earnings, a 67% 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.
AVGO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $338.0 | 7.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $362.1 | 0.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $363.0 | 0.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $313.8 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $214.3 | 70% above |
AVGO is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 70% 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 AVGO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
AVGO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.7 | $43.2 | +36% |
| 2021 | $43.2 | $66.5 | +54% |
| 2022 | $66.5 | $55.2 | -17% |
| 2023 | $55.2 | $111.6 | +102% |
| 2024 | $111.6 | $241.8 | +117% |
| 2025 | $241.8 | $352.1 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $352.1 | $364.4 | +3.5% |
AVGO has finished higher in five of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's up 3.5% so far in 2026.