AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has a slight edge over CRNT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
CRNT
Ceragon Networks Ltd.
CRNT 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.
CRNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
CRNT's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is 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.
CRNT PE Valuation
CRNT 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.
CRNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CRNT 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 has the edge over CRNT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CRNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.14 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.04 | -125% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.03 | -112% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.02 | -107% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.02 | -91% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.16 | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.26 | +420% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.27 | +286% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.22 | +340% |
CRNT has swung to a loss: it lost $0.04 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 CRNT 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 CRNT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CRNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $93.9M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $85M | -4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $82.3M | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $85.5M | -17% |
| Q2 2025 | $82.3M | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $88.7M | +0.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $106.9M | +18% |
| Q3 2024 | $102.7M | +18% |
CRNT's revenue is down over the past year, though its latest quarter was up: $94M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.3% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.1% | -6.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.4% | -9.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3% | -7.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.2% | -6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.9% | +4.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 14% | +6.6 points |
CRNT's operating margin was 0.3% last quarter, down 2.7 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 has the edge over CRNT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CRNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.7M | -69% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8M | +$4.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $8.6M | +$11.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.4M | -58% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.6M | +$6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.4M | -150% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.2M | -142% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.6M | -2.6% |
CRNT generated $18M in free cash flow over the past year, up 52% from 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 CRNT 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.
CRNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +325K shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +6.7% | +5.7M shares |
| 5 years | +9.1% | +7.6M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +9.4M shares |
CRNT has 91M diluted shares, up 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
CRNT hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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).
CRNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
CRNT 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).
CRNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 59.2 | Neutral |
CRNT's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (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.
CRNT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CRNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CRNT 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 CRNT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CRNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.15 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.16 | 10% above |
| 50 week MA | $2.29 | 3.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $2.50 | 4.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.44 | 2.5% below |
CRNT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 2.5% 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 CRNT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CRNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.06 | $2.86 | +39% |
| 2021 | $2.86 | $2.64 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | $2.64 | $1.90 | -28% |
| 2023 | $1.90 | $2.16 | +14% |
| 2024 | $2.16 | $4.71 | +118% |
| 2025 | $4.71 | $2.11 | -55% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.11 | $2.38 | +13% |
CRNT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +118% in 2024 to −55% in 2025. It's up 13% so far in 2026.