AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over CNDT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
CNDT
Conduent Incorporated
CNDT 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.
CNDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
CNDT's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow 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.
CNDT PE Valuation
CNDT 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.
CNDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CNDT's losses to shrink, with revenue declining. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 CNDT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CNDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.57 | -$0.66 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.54 | -1500% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.04 | -172% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.14 | -151% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.91 | -140% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.11 | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.44 | +$2.35 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.23 | +$3.64 |
CNDT is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.57 per share over the past year, against $9.29 at its worst in late 2019.
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 CNDT 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 CNDT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CNDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $534M | -30% |
| Q2 2026 | $531M | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | $723M | -3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $770M | -3.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $767M | -5% |
| Q2 2025 | $754M | -8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $751M | -18% |
| Q4 2024 | $800M | -16% |
CNDT's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $534M last quarter, down 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -6.5% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -11% | -5.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.7% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.6% | +6.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5% | -25 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5% | -41 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.5% | -21 points |
| Q4 2024 | -10% | -9.8 points |
CNDT's operating margin was −6.5% last quarter, down 1.6 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 CNDT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CNDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$112M | -$58M |
| Q2 2026 | -$2M | +$28M |
| Q1 2026 | -$17M | +$55M |
| Q4 2025 | $24M | -54% |
| Q3 2025 | -$54M | -$33M |
| Q2 2025 | -$30M | +$29M |
| Q1 2025 | -$72M | -$22M |
| Q4 2024 | $52M | -50% |
CNDT has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$107M over the past year, against −$104M the year before.
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 CNDT 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.
CNDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +306K shares |
| 1 year | -0.9% | -1.4M shares |
| 3 years | -28% | -61.8M shares |
| 5 years | -29% | -64.2M shares |
| Available history | -26% | -53.7M shares |
CNDT has 156M diluted shares, down 0.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $5M |
| Q3 2025 | $13M |
| Q2 2025 | $7M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $14M |
| Q2 2024 | $151M |
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).
CNDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 13.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
CNDT 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).
CNDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.6 | Oversold |
CNDT's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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.
CNDT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CNDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CNDT 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 CNDT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CNDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.53 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.58 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.60 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.23 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.87 | 57% below |
CNDT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 57% 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 CNDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CNDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.99 | $4.85 | -19% |
| 2021 | $4.85 | $5.36 | +11% |
| 2022 | $5.36 | $4.13 | -23% |
| 2023 | $4.13 | $3.65 | -12% |
| 2024 | $3.65 | $4.08 | +12% |
| 2025 | $4.08 | $1.93 | -53% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.93 | $1.24 | -36% |
CNDT has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 36% so far in 2026.