AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over CLVT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
CLVT
Clarivate Plc
CLVT offers stronger valuation, 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.
CLVT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
CLVT's cash flow is currently healthy, but its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are 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.
CLVT PE Valuation
CLVT 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.
CLVT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CLVT's earnings and revenue to decline, though with profitability improving.
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 CLVT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CLVT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.62 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.61 | -$0.04 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.52 | +$0.10 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.21 | +$0.76 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.30 | +$0.66 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.57 | +$1.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.62 | +$1.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.97 | +$0.68 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.96 | +$0.51 |
CLVT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.61 per share over the past year, against $6.35 at its worst in mid-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 has the edge over CLVT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 CLVT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CLVT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $481.6M | -23% |
| Q2 2026 | $587.3M | -5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $585.5M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $617M | -6.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $623.1M | +0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $621.4M | -4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $593.7M | -4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $663M | -3% |
CLVT's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $482M last quarter, down 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.3% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -34% | -35 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.2% | +8.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.7% | +16 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.1% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1% | +38 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.5% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.4% | +106 points |
CLVT's operating margin was 8.3% last quarter, up 1.3 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 has the edge over CLVT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CLVT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $110.2M | -4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $44M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $78.9M | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | $89.2M | +51% |
| Q3 2025 | $115.5M | -8.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.3M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $110.3M | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $59.1M | -53% |
CLVT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $322M 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.
CLVT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | -4.3% | -28.6M shares |
| 3 years | -4.7% | -31.2M shares |
| 5 years | +4.7% | +28.6M shares |
| Available history | +86% | +297M shares |
CLVT has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $18.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $75M |
| Q3 2025 | $50M |
| Q2 2025 | $49.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $50M |
| Q4 2024 | $100M |
CLVT spent $93M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 63% 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 CLVT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CLVT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 9.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.4x | High |
CLVT's net debt is about 6.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.7 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).
CLVT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.9 | Neutral |
CLVT's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 67 (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.
CLVT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CLVT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CLVT 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 CLVT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CLVT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.85 | 24% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.99 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $2.38 | 3.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.29 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.46 | 58% below |
CLVT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 58% 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 CLVT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CLVT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.0 | $30.1 | +77% |
| 2021 | $30.1 | $24.7 | -18% |
| 2022 | $24.7 | $8.16 | -67% |
| 2023 | $8.16 | $9.26 | +13% |
| 2024 | $9.26 | $5.12 | -45% |
| 2025 | $5.12 | $3.50 | -32% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.50 | $2.30 | -34% |
CLVT has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 34% so far in 2026.