AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
CCC
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc.
CCC 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.
CCC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
CCC's profitability and cash flow are currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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.
CCC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $7.69 | — |
| Current | 59x | $7.69 | — |
| Cheap | 93x | $12.12 | +58% |
| Fair | 231x | $30.03 | +291% |
| Expensive | 804x | $104 | +1259% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CCC 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.
CCC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
CCC 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 has the edge over CCC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CCC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.51 | +296% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.13 | +$0.13 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.08 | +$0.08 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.06 | +500% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.00 | -100% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.00 | -100% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.00 | -100% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.01 | +$0.16 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.04 | +$0.19 |
CCC has returned to profit: it earned $0.13 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
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 CCC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CCC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $294.1M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $285.9M | +9.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $281.3M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $277.9M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $267.1M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $260.5M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $251.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $246.5M | +7.8% |
CCC has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +8.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +22 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.4% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.3% | -7.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.6% | +0.1 points |
CCC's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 8.3 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
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.
CCC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $82.5M | +4.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $82.4M | +201% |
| Q1 2026 | $41.6M | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $104.9M | -0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $78.6M | +59% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.4M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $43.6M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $105.7M | +41% |
CCC 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 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.
CCC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +8.5M shares |
| 1 year | -6% | -38M shares |
| 3 years | -5% | -31.5M shares |
| 5 years | +4.8% | +27M shares |
CCC has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $100.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $388.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $40M |
| Q2 2025 | $100.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $72.3M |
| Q4 2020 | $123,000 |
CCC spent $488M 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 CCC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CCC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 7.9x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
CCC's net debt is about 4.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.2 years 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).
CCC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 88.2 | Overbought |
CCC's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 88 (overbought).
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 CCC on valuation relative to its sector.
CCC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CCC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 59x | 28x | 112% above |
| PE % | 2 | 38 | 36 pts below |
CCC is trading at 59x earnings, a 112% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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 CCC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CCC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.35 | 4.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.90 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.38 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.96 | 3.4% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.41 | 18% below |
CCC has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 18% 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 CCC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CCC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.4 | $14.0 | +23% |
| 2021 | $14.0 | $11.6 | -17% |
| 2022 | $11.6 | $8.82 | -24% |
| 2023 | $8.82 | $11.4 | +29% |
| 2024 | $11.4 | $12.0 | +4.9% |
| 2025 | $12.0 | $8.09 | -32% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.09 | $7.69 | -4.9% |
CCC has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 4.9% so far in 2026.