AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over BLND overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
BLND
Blend Labs, Inc.
BLND 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.
BLND Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable |
BLND's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
BLND PE Valuation
BLND 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.
BLND Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BLND's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding 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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 20% for AAPL versus BLND down 116%.
BLND Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.04 | — |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.33 | +$0.64 |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.48 | +$0.88 |
| Q1 2024 | -$0.57 | +$2.67 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.76 | +$2.52 |
BLND is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.09 per share over the past year, against $3.28 at its worst in late 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 BLND 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 BLND on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLND Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.9M | +0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.8M | +7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.8M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $32.4M | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $32.9M | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $31.5M | -22% |
| Q1 2025 | $26.8M | -23% |
| Q4 2024 | $41.4M | +15% |
BLND's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $33M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -8% | +6.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -4.7% | +10 points |
| Q1 2026 | -16% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | -11% | -6.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | +15 points |
| Q2 2025 | -15% | +18 points |
| Q1 2025 | -29% | +32 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.3% | +56 points |
BLND's operating margin was −8% last quarter, up 6.9 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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $136B over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
BLND Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $94K | +$5.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1M | +$17.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2M | -61% |
| Q4 2025 | -$21K | +$7.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.8M | -$4.4M |
| Q2 2025 | -$10.1M | -$1.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $15.8M | +$21.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$7.2M | +$13.6M |
BLND's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $13M 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.
BLND Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -7.2% | -18.3M shares |
| 1 year | -8.4% | -21.9M shares |
| 3 years | -2.8% | -6.9M shares |
| 5 years | +8.1% | +17.7M shares |
| Available history | +8.1% | +17.7M shares |
BLND has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $20.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $16.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $15.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $5M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6M |
| Q4 2021 | $110,000 |
BLND spent $53M 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).
BLND Net Leverage
BLND's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
BLND Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.4 | Oversold |
BLND's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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.
BLND PE vs Technology Sector
BLND 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 BLND on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BLND Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.05 | 1.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.37 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.77 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.63 | 59% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.44 | 56% below |
BLND has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 56% 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 BLND on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BLND Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $20.9 | $7.53 | -64% |
| 2022 | $7.53 | $1.22 | -84% |
| 2023 | $1.22 | $2.55 | +109% |
| 2024 | $2.55 | $4.29 | +68% |
| 2025 | $4.29 | $3.05 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.05 | $1.07 | -65% |
BLND's yearly returns have swung widely, from +109% in 2023 to −84% in 2022. It's down 65% so far in 2026.