AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
CSCO
Cisco Systems, Inc.
CSCO has the edge over AAPL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
CSCO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
CSCO's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
CSCO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $58.68 | -42% |
| Fair | 19x | $71.46 | -30% |
| Forward | 20x | $102 | — |
| Current | 27x | $102 | — |
| Expensive | 28x | $104 | +2.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CSCO 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.
CSCO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
CSCO has the edge over AAPL on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and 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 earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
CSCO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.14 | +37% |
| Q4 2026 | $3.75 | +45% |
CSCO has the edge over AAPL in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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 CSCO on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 CSCO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CSCO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | $18.5B | +24% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.3B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.8B | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.3B | +9.7% |
CSCO's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2026: $18.5B last quarter, up 24% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 25% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | N/A |
CSCO's operating margin was 25% last quarter, up 3.7 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.
CSCO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | -24% |
CSCO has the edge over AAPL in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
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 CSCO 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.
CSCO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +5M shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -11M shares |
CSCO has 4B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B |
| Q4 2025 | $2B |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B |
CSCO spent $6.1B buying back its own shares over 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).
CSCO Net Leverage
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).
CSCO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.8 | Oversold |
CSCO's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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.
CSCO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CSCO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 28x | 2.4% below |
| PE % | 81 | 35 | 46 pts above |
CSCO 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 CSCO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CSCO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $106.4 | 4.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $110.6 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $98.0 | 4.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $81.5 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $66.1 | 54% above |
CSCO has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 54% 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 finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 30% so far in 2026.
CSCO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $47.8 | $44.5 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | $44.5 | $62.3 | +40% |
| 2022 | $62.3 | $47.5 | -24% |
| 2023 | $47.5 | $50.5 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | $50.5 | $59.6 | +18% |
| 2025 | $59.6 | $78.2 | +31% |
| 2026 YTD | $78.2 | $102.0 | +31% |
CSCO has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.