AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
CGNT
Cognyte Software Ltd.
CGNT 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.
CGNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
CGNT's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
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.
CGNT PE Valuation
CGNT 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.
CGNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
CGNT 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 earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
CGNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.70 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.00 | +$0.06 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.04 | +$0.07 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.01 | +$0.16 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.08 | +$0.11 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.06 | $0.00 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.11 | +$0.06 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.17 | +$0.03 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.19 | +$0.38 |
CGNT has the edge over AAPL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 CGNT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CGNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109.2M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $105.5M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $106.2M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $100.7M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $97.5M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $95.5M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $94.5M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $89M | +12% |
CGNT has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.2% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.9% | +4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2% | +5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8% | +4.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7% | +4.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.4% | +1.1 points |
CGNT's operating margin was 4.3% last quarter, up 1.4 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.
CGNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.5M | +$7.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.1M | -$3.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $19.2M | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.8M | +199% |
| Q3 2025 | -$8.9M | -$836K |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.5M | -113% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.4M | +106% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.6M | +$9.9M |
CGNT usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$1M, but it generated $34M 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 the edge over CGNT 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.
CGNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +4.2% | +2.9M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +6.7M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +7.4M shares |
CGNT has 73M diluted shares, down 1.4% from a year ago, with $21M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $8.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $5.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $9M |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
CGNT spent $21M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 4.2% from 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
CGNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -147.5x | Net Cash |
CGNT has the edge over AAPL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
CGNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.4 | Neutral |
CGNT's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 29 (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.
CGNT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CGNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CGNT 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 CGNT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CGNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.80 | 4.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.74 | 4.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.83 | 5.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.94 | 6.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.46 | 12% above |
CGNT has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 12% 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 the edge over CGNT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CGNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $28.8 | $14.9 | -48% |
| 2022 | $14.9 | $2.75 | -82% |
| 2023 | $2.75 | $6.43 | +134% |
| 2024 | $6.43 | $8.77 | +36% |
| 2025 | $8.77 | $9.31 | +6.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.31 | $8.38 | -10% |
CGNT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +134% in 2023 to −82% in 2022. It's down 10% so far in 2026.