AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over CCSI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
CCSI
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.
CCSI offers stronger modeled upside, 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.
CCSI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable | |
| Stable |
CCSI's profitability is currently strong, and its balance sheet is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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 has the edge over CCSI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CCSI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.8x | $23.52 | -46% |
| Fair | 6.2x | $30.79 | -29% |
| Forward | 7x | $43.31 | — |
| Current | 8.8x | $43.31 | — |
| Expensive | 9.7x | $47.77 | +10% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CCSI's PE is in its expensive range at 8.8x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 7.0x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
CCSI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CCSI'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 edge over CCSI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CCSI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.22 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.94 | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.94 | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.58 | +6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.35 | -5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.21 | -7.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.15 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.32 | -4.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.62 | +17% |
CCSI's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $4.94 over the past year, against $7.69 in mid-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 CCSI in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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's operating margin was 31% last quarter, down 0.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CCSI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $91.8M | -50% |
| Q2 2022 | $93.2M | +6.1% |
| Q3 2021 | $182.1M | +7% |
CCSI's revenue is down over the past year, though its latest quarter was up: $91M last quarter, up 4.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 37% | N/A |
| Q3 2022 | 36% | +4 points |
| Q2 2022 | 44% | -15 points |
| Q3 2021 | 32% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2021 | 59% | N/A |
| Q1 2021 | 60% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 33% | N/A |
| Q3 2020 | 37% | N/A |
CCSI's operating margin was 37% last quarter, down 22 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.
CCSI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $38.6M | -13% |
| Q2 2026 | $25.5M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $38.5M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.3M | +133% |
| Q3 2025 | $44.4M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $20.3M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.7M | -5.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1M | +$8.8M |
CCSI has the edge over AAPL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 CCSI 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.
CCSI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -127K shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -198K shares |
| 3 years | -3% | -592K shares |
| 5 years | -4.3% | -847K shares |
| Available history | -4.3% | -847K shares |
CCSI has 19M diluted shares, down 1% from a year ago, with $56M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $9.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $17.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $8M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $12.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $34,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $300,000 |
CCSI spent $56M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
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 CCSI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CCSI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.3x | Elevated |
CCSI's net debt is about 2.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.9 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).
CCSI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 76.8 | Neutral |
CCSI's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 77 (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.
CCSI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CCSI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.8x | 28x | 69% below |
| PE % | 78 | 45 | 33 pts above |
CCSI has the edge over AAPL on valuation relative to its sector.
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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 57% above its 200-week average.
CCSI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.0 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $37.4 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $31.4 | 38% above |
| 100 week MA | $27.7 | 56% above |
| 200 week MA | $27.0 | 61% above |
CCSI is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 61% 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.
CCSI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $45.0 | $58.5 | +30% |
| 2022 | $58.5 | $53.3 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | $53.3 | $26.2 | -51% |
| 2024 | $26.2 | $23.9 | -8.8% |
| 2025 | $23.9 | $23.4 | -2.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.4 | $43.3 | +85% |
CCSI has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.