AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over DAIO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
DAIO
Data I/O Corporation
DAIO 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.
DAIO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
DAIO's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are weak.
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.
DAIO PE Valuation
DAIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 33x next year's earnings.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
DAIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
DAIO 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 DAIO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
DAIO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.08 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.95 | -$0.67 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.86 | -$0.57 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.56 | -$0.22 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.40 | -$0.21 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.28 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.29 | -$0.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.34 | -780% |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.19 | -311% |
DAIO lost $0.95 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four quarters.
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 DAIO 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 DAIO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DAIO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.1M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3M | -47% |
| Q4 2025 | $4M | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.4M | -0.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2M | +1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.2M | -25% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.4M | -17% |
DAIO's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $5M last quarter, down 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -14% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -97% | -91 points |
| Q4 2025 | -63% | -38 points |
| Q3 2025 | -26% | -20 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | -3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.1% | +8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -25% | -27 points |
| Q3 2024 | -6% | -5 points |
DAIO's operating margin was −14% last quarter, about level with 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 DAIO on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
DAIO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.2M | -$2.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.2M | -4317% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.9M | -$119K |
| Q3 2025 | -$348K | -148% |
| Q2 2025 | -$633K | -$365K |
| Q1 2025 | $53K | +$233K |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.7M | -763% |
| Q3 2024 | $724K | +997% |
DAIO has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$8M over the past year, against −$2M 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 DAIO 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.
DAIO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.9% | +179K shares |
| 1 year | +4.6% | +422K shares |
| 3 years | +9.9% | +863K shares |
DAIO has 10M diluted shares, up 4.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2019 | $245,000 |
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).
DAIO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | -169.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -6.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -8.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -5.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -8.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -36.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2019 | -21.7x | Net Cash |
DAIO has more cash than debt.
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).
DAIO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.5 | Oversold |
DAIO's weekly RSI is 44 (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.
DAIO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DAIO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
DAIO 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 DAIO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
DAIO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.64 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.91 | 9.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.00 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.93 | 9.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.20 | 18% below |
DAIO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 18% 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 DAIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
DAIO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.01 | $4.48 | +12% |
| 2021 | $4.48 | $4.49 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | $4.49 | $3.79 | -16% |
| 2023 | $3.79 | $2.94 | -22% |
| 2024 | $2.94 | $2.76 | -6.1% |
| 2025 | $2.76 | $3.22 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.22 | $2.64 | -18% |
DAIO has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 18% so far in 2026.