AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
BB
BlackBerry Limited
BB 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.
BB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
BB'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.
BB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 43x | $9.12 | — |
| Cheap | 69x | $8.91 | -2.3% |
| Current | 70x | $9.12 | — |
| Fair | 92x | $12.00 | +32% |
| Expensive | 115x | $14.99 | +64% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BB 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.
BB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BB 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.
BB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.21 | +64% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.13 | +$0.14 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.10 | +$0.16 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.09 | +$0.22 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.03 | +$0.23 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.01 | +$0.22 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.06 | +$0.21 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.13 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.20 | +$0.75 |
BB has the edge over AAPL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 BB 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 BB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $163.3M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $152.9M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $156M | +8.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $141.8M | -0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $129.6M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $121.7M | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $143.9M | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $143M | -18% |
BB's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $163M last quarter, up 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | +8.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +19 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.4% | -4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.9% | +23 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6% | +29 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.3% | +28 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +20 points |
BB's operating margin was 21% last quarter, up 12 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.
BB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28.1M | +806% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7M | +$20.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $44.9M | +8.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $17.4M | +480% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.1M | +$18.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$18.9M | -$2.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $41.4M | +$58.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $3M | +$36M |
BB 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 BB 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.
BB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +9.5% | +56.5M shares |
| 1 year | +8.8% | +52.3M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +66.1M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +82.3M shares |
| Available history | +17% | +93M shares |
BB has 650M diluted shares, up 8.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $10M |
| Q1 2026 | $26.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $4M |
| Q3 2025 | $20M |
| Q2 2025 | $10M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
BB spent $41M 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).
BB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -7.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -4.2x | Net Cash |
BB 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).
BB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.1 | Neutral |
BB's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (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 BB on valuation relative to its sector.
BB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | BB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 70x | 28x | 152% above |
| PE % | 22 | 35 | 13 pts below |
BB is trading at 70x earnings, a 152% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
BB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.71 | 4.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.78 | 3.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.57 | 39% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.35 | 70% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.43 | 106% above |
BB is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 106% 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.
BB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.45 | $7.06 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | $7.06 | $9.48 | +34% |
| 2022 | $9.48 | $3.40 | -64% |
| 2023 | $3.40 | $3.54 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | $3.54 | $3.91 | +10% |
| 2025 | $3.91 | $3.97 | +1.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.97 | $9.12 | +130% |
BB has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.