AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 40x earnings, above its usual 31x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
CMTL
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
There isn't enough reported data to score CMTL yet.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
CMTL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
CMTL'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.
CMTL PE Valuation
CMTL 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.
CMTL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CMTL's losses to shrink, with revenue declining.
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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 20% for AAPL versus CMTL down 811%.
CMTL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | -$10.02 | -$8.61 |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.57 | -$7.87 |
| Q4 2024 | -$9.88 | -$9.02 |
| Q3 2024 | -$4.70 | -$3.49 |
| Q2 2024 | -$1.41 | -$0.14 |
| Q1 2024 | -$1.70 | -$0.70 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.86 | +$0.80 |
| Q3 2023 | -$1.21 | +$0.42 |
CMTL lost $10.02 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than 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 has the edge over CMTL 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's operating margin was 31% last quarter, down 0.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CMTL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $106M | -16% |
| Q1 2026 | $106.8M | -16% |
| Q4 2025 | $111M | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $130.4M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $126.8M | -1% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | -5.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $115.8M | -24% |
| Q3 2024 | $126.2M | -15% |
CMTL's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: −$74M last quarter, down 157% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3% | -1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2% | +6.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.5% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4% | +66 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.2% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.1% | -10 points |
| Q4 2024 | -112% | -113 points |
| Q3 2024 | -65% | -65 points |
CMTL's operating margin was −3% last quarter, down 1.7 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.
CMTL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.1M | +60% |
| Q2 2026 | $673K | +$833K |
| Q1 2026 | $442K | +$2.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.8M | +$29M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.4M | +$23.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$160K | +$6.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.9M | +$29M |
| Q4 2024 | -$24.2M | -$6.5M |
CMTL 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 CMTL 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.
CMTL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +21K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +446K shares |
| 3 years | +6.3% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +3.6M shares |
| Available history | +21% | +5.1M shares |
CMTL has 30M diluted shares, up 1.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
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 CMTL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CMTL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q4 2023 | 5.4x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 7.8x | High |
CMTL's net debt is about 6.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.7 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).
CMTL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.1 | Oversold |
CMTL's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
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.
CMTL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CMTL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CMTL 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 CMTL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CMTL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.27 | 4.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.53 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.26 | 63% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.82 | 57% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.14 | 76% below |
CMTL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 76% 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 CMTL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CMTL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35.6 | $20.7 | -42% |
| 2021 | $20.7 | $24.2 | +17% |
| 2022 | $24.2 | $12.0 | -50% |
| 2023 | $12.0 | $8.43 | -30% |
| 2024 | $8.43 | $4.14 | -51% |
| 2025 | $4.14 | $4.73 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.73 | $1.21 | -74% |
CMTL has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 74% so far in 2026.