AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
CINT
CI&T Inc
CINT has a slight 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.
CINT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
CINT's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow 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.
CINT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 1.4x | $3.09 | — |
| Current | 11x | $3.09 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $5.17 | +67% |
| Fair | 25x | $7.02 | +127% |
| Expensive | 42x | $11.82 | +283% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CINT 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.
CINT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CINT 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 CINT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CINT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.24 | +701% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.28 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.31 | +29% |
| Q4 2023 | $0.15 | -12% |
| Q3 2023 | $0.19 | 0% |
| Q2 2023 | $0.21 | +62% |
| Q1 2023 | $0.20 | -4.8% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.17 | -26% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.19 | -9.5% |
CINT earned $0.28 per share over the past year, up 17% from 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 CINT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CINT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $142.8M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $136.6M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $134.3M | +8.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $127.3M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $117M | +502% |
| Q1 2025 | $110.9M | +486% |
| Q4 2024 | $124.2M | +33% |
| Q3 2024 | $109.8M | +16% |
CINT has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 7.9% | -5.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.5% | -3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | 0 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | +0.2 points |
CINT's operating margin was 7.9% last quarter, down 5.4 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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 has the edge over CINT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CINT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$5.4M | -1755% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.6M | -48% |
| Q4 2025 | $25.7M | +47% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3M | -78% |
| Q2 2025 | $325K | +$6.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $14.6M | +273% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.5M | -9.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $23.7M | +21% |
CINT usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$5M, but it generated $33M 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.
CINT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.1% | -2.7M shares |
| 1 year | -3.6% | -4.8M shares |
| 3 years | -7% | -9.6M shares |
| 5 years | +3.3% | +4.1M shares |
| Available history | +6% | +7.2M shares |
CINT has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $8.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $7.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $3.6M |
CINT spent $24M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 4.4% 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 has the edge over CINT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CINT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
CINT's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
CINT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.1 | Neutral |
CINT's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (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.
CINT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CINT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 60% below |
| PE % | 6 | 46 | 40 pts below |
CINT 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 has the edge over CINT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CINT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.09 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.27 | 5.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.00 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.85 | 36% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.15 | 40% below |
CINT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 40% 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 CINT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CINT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $20.0 | $11.9 | -41% |
| 2022 | $11.9 | $5.95 | -50% |
| 2023 | $5.95 | $5.26 | -12% |
| 2024 | $5.26 | $6.08 | +16% |
| 2025 | $6.08 | $4.34 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.34 | $3.09 | -29% |
CINT has finished lower in four of the last five years. It's down 29% so far in 2026.