AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has a slight edge over BKSY overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
BKSY
BlackSky Technology Inc.
BKSY 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.
BKSY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
BKSY's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
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.
BKSY PE Valuation
BKSY 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.
BKSY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BKSY 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 BKSY on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BKSY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.28 | +$2.69 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.82 | +$2.37 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.55 | +$0.85 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.15 | +$1.71 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.97 | -$1.79 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.19 | -$2.67 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.40 | -$0.44 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.86 | -$0.66 |
BKSY is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.28 per share over the past year, against $7.86 at its worst in mid-2022.
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 BKSY 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 BKSY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BKSY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $42.8M | +118% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.3M | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.8M | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.2M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.6M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.2M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $29.5M | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $30.4M | -14% |
BKSY's revenue is growing: $43M last quarter, up 118% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9% | +87 points |
| Q2 2026 | -23% | +39 points |
| Q1 2026 | -89% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -12% | +8.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -86% | -27 points |
| Q2 2025 | -63% | -16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -41% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | -20% | -7 points |
BKSY's operating margin was 0.9% last quarter, up 87 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
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 has the edge over BKSY on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BKSY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $67K | +$42.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.9M | +$4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.2M | -127% |
| Q4 2025 | -$13.6M | -$8.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$42.8M | -$38.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$10.9M | -$5.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $22.8M | +$29.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.2M | -$605K |
BKSY has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$27M over the past year, against −$36M 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 BKSY 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.
BKSY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +4.9M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +8.1M shares |
| 3 years | +152% | +26.1M shares |
BKSY has 43M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
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 BKSY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BKSY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 71.3x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 29.7x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 253.9x | High |
BKSY's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
BKSY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.8 | Neutral |
BKSY's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 29 (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.
BKSY PE vs Technology Sector
BKSY 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 the edge over BKSY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BKSY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.4 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $22.9 | 1.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $26.1 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.7 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.6 | 49% above |
BKSY's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 49% 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 BKSY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BKSY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $78.4 | $78.0 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | $78.0 | $85.2 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | $85.2 | $42.4 | -50% |
| 2022 | $42.4 | $12.4 | -71% |
| 2023 | $12.4 | $11.2 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | $11.2 | $11.3 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | $11.3 | $19.3 | +71% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.3 | $23.2 | +20% |
BKSY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 20% so far in 2026.