AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
BLZE
Backblaze, Inc.
BLZE 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.
BLZE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
BLZE's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is 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.
BLZE PE Valuation
BLZE 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.
BLZE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BLZE 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 BLZE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BLZE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.31 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.31 | +$0.36 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.34 | +$0.55 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.39 | +$0.62 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.46 | +$0.65 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.67 | +$0.45 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.89 | +$0.38 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.01 | +$0.42 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.11 | +$0.55 |
BLZE is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.31 per share over the past year, against $1.79 at its worst in late 2023.
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 has the edge over BLZE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLZE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $46.7M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $42.7M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $38.7M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $37.8M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $37.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $36.3M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $34.6M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $33.8M | +18% |
BLZE has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -9.8% | +8.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -14% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | -12% | +28 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8.9% | +29 points |
| Q2 2025 | -19% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | -26% | +9.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -41% | -0.3 points |
BLZE's operating margin was −3% 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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $136B over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
BLZE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.1M | +134% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.6M | +249% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7M | -39% |
| Q4 2025 | $9M | +543% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.6M | -41% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.8M | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4M | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4M | -50% |
BLZE has the edge over AAPL on cash flow, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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 BLZE 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.
BLZE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.9% | +1.7M shares |
| 1 year | +9.8% | +5.6M shares |
| 3 years | +71% | +25.9M shares |
| 5 years | +230% | +43.6M shares |
| Available history | +236% | +43.9M shares |
BLZE has 63M diluted shares, up 9.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $566,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $809,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $798,000 |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
BLZE spent $2M 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 has the edge over BLZE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BLZE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -14.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | 4.0x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2020 | 2.9x | Moderate |
BLZE's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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).
BLZE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.5 | Oversold |
BLZE's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (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.
BLZE PE vs Technology Sector
BLZE 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 BLZE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BLZE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.2 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.0 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.48 | 3.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.47 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.00 | 26% above |
BLZE has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 26% 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.
BLZE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $22.0 | $18.7 | -15% |
| 2022 | $18.7 | $5.67 | -70% |
| 2023 | $5.67 | $7.59 | +34% |
| 2024 | $7.59 | $6.23 | -18% |
| 2025 | $6.23 | $4.84 | -22% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.84 | $8.79 | +82% |
BLZE has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.