AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ESTC
Elastic N.V.
ESTC has the edge over AAPL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ESTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
ESTC's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable. 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.
ESTC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 24x | $89.06 | — |
| Cheap | 25x | $86.56 | -2.8% |
| Current | 25x | $89.06 | — |
| Fair | 163x | $570 | +540% |
| Expensive | 207x | $724 | +713% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ESTC 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.
ESTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
ESTC 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 ESTC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ESTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.67 | +4.9% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.50 | +$4.29 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.43 | +$4.47 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.79 | +$0.45 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.02 | -267% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.79 | -230% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.04 | -276% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.24 | -364% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.61 | +$2.59 |
ESTC has returned to profit: it earned $3.50 per share over the past year, after losing money 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's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $114B last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 ESTC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ESTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $478.1M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $450.7M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $449.9M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $423.5M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $415.3M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $388.4M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $382.1M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $365.4M | +18% |
ESTC has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.9% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.6% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9% | -0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2.3% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.1% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.2% | +6.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.2% | +5.7 points |
ESTC's operating margin was −4.9% 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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $136B over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
ESTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $131.4M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $149.8M | +77% |
| Q1 2026 | $41.8M | -52% |
| Q4 2025 | $26M | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $104.2M | +100% |
| Q2 2025 | $84.9M | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $87.3M | +70% |
| Q4 2024 | $37.7M | +$40.9M |
ESTC has the edge over AAPL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 ESTC 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.
ESTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.4% | -2.6M shares |
| 1 year | -1.2% | -1.3M shares |
| 3 years | +6.8% | +6.7M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +13.4M shares |
| Available history | +35% | +26.9M shares |
ESTC has 105M diluted shares, down 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $40M |
| Q2 2026 | $40M |
| Q1 2026 | $190.9M |
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).
ESTC 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).
ESTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.6 | Neutral |
ESTC's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (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.
ESTC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ESTC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 28x | 8.7% below |
| PE % | 22 | 35 | 13 pts below |
ESTC 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 ESTC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ESTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $93.4 | 4.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $83.1 | 7.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $69.2 | 29% above |
| 100 week MA | $79.4 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $83.1 | 7.2% above |
ESTC has slipped below its 8-week average, but it's still above the other four, and 7.2% 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 ESTC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ESTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $65.0 | $156.0 | +140% |
| 2021 | $156.0 | $124.0 | -21% |
| 2022 | $124.0 | $51.4 | -59% |
| 2023 | $51.4 | $112.7 | +119% |
| 2024 | $112.7 | $101.5 | -9.9% |
| 2025 | $101.5 | $77.0 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $77.0 | $89.1 | +16% |
ESTC's yearly returns have swung widely, from +140% in 2020 to −59% in 2022. It's up 16% so far in 2026.