AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over BLIN overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
BLIN
Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
BLIN 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.
BLIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
BLIN's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow 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.
BLIN PE Valuation
BLIN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 5.1x next year's earnings.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
BLIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
BLIN 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 BLIN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BLIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.12 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.11 | +$0.16 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.14 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.20 | -$0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.25 | -$0.06 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.27 | +$0.66 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.23 | +$0.74 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.19 | +$0.77 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.19 | +$0.72 |
BLIN is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.11 per share over the past year, against $1.47 at its worst 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 BLIN 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 BLIN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.9M | +2% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.9M | +1.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.9M | +3.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.9M | +0.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.8M | -2.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9M | +1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.8M | +1% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.9M | +1.7% |
BLIN's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $4M last quarter, up 2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -12% | +5.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | +8.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4.4% | +9.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -12% | 0 points |
| Q2 2025 | -18% | -8.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -19% | -5.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -13% | +3.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | -12% | +204 points |
BLIN's operating margin was −12% last quarter, up 5.9 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 has the edge over BLIN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BLIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $139K | +$709K |
| Q1 2026 | -$57K | +$317K |
| Q4 2025 | -$46K | -127% |
| Q3 2025 | -$351K | -266% |
| Q2 2025 | -$570K | -$551K |
| Q1 2025 | -$374K | -$283K |
| Q4 2024 | $173K | +$1.1M |
| Q3 2024 | $212K | +$286K |
BLIN has burned cash in most quarters: −$315,000 over the past year, against −$559,000 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 BLIN 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.
BLIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +66.4K shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +200K shares |
| 3 years | +17% | +1.7M shares |
| 5 years | +143% | +7.1M shares |
| Available history | +334% | +9.3M shares |
BLIN has 12M diluted shares, up 1.7% 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
BLIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | -346.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
BLIN has more cash than debt.
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).
BLIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 1.2 | Oversold |
BLIN's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 1 (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.
BLIN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | BLIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
BLIN 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 BLIN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BLIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.71 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.92 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.93 | 34% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.21 | 50% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.11 | 45% below |
BLIN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 45% 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 BLIN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BLIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.90 | $2.68 | +41% |
| 2021 | $2.68 | $2.42 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | $2.42 | $1.03 | -57% |
| 2023 | $1.03 | $0.87 | -16% |
| 2024 | $0.87 | $1.43 | +64% |
| 2025 | $1.43 | $0.93 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $0.93 | $0.61 | -34% |
BLIN has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 34% so far in 2026.