AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over CRUS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
CRUS
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
CRUS 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.
CRUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CRUS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue 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.
CRUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 15x | $122 | — |
| Cheap | 16x | $128 | +4.8% |
| Fair | 21x | $168 | +38% |
| Expensive | 28x | $219 | +80% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CRUS 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.
CRUS Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CRUS to show an outlook.
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 earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
CRUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.93 | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.18 | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.85 | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.58 | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.03 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.38 | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.00 | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.48 | +73% |
CRUS has the edge over AAPL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 CRUS 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 CRUS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CRUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $559.5M | -0.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $459.7M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $448.5M | +5.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $580.6M | +4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $561M | +3.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $407.3M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $424.5M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $555.7M | -10% |
CRUS's revenue is growing: $559M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 26% | +0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +6.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | -0.8 points |
CRUS's operating margin was 24% last quarter, down 2.1 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 CRUS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CRUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $42.5M | -52% |
| Q2 2026 | $49M | -57% |
| Q1 2026 | $149M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $285.7M | +35% |
| Q3 2025 | $88.3M | +1489% |
| Q2 2025 | $113.5M | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $127M | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $211.9M | -30% |
CRUS generated $526M in free cash flow over the past year, down 2.7% 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 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.
CRUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.7% | -872K shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -1.6M shares |
| 3 years | -8.5% | -4.8M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -8M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -9M shares |
CRUS has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $128.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $31.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $70M |
| Q4 2025 | $70M |
| Q3 2025 | $40M |
| Q2 2025 | $100M |
| Q1 2025 | $100M |
| Q4 2024 | $70M |
CRUS spent $300M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 3.2% 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
CRUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
CRUS 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).
CRUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.1 | Neutral |
CRUS's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (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.
CRUS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CRUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 28x | 45% below |
| PE % | 15 | 35 | 20 pts below |
CRUS 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 CRUS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CRUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $114.2 | 6.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $121.6 | 0.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $135.7 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $121.5 | 0.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $108.8 | 12% above |
CRUS's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 12% above 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 CRUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CRUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $83.4 | $81.0 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | $81.0 | $91.5 | +13% |
| 2022 | $91.5 | $75.0 | -18% |
| 2023 | $75.0 | $83.2 | +11% |
| 2024 | $83.2 | $101.9 | +22% |
| 2025 | $101.9 | $120.9 | +19% |
| 2026 YTD | $120.9 | $121.7 | +0.7% |
CRUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 0.7% so far in 2026.