AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over FISV overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
FISV
Fiserv, Inc.
FISV 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.
FISV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
FISV's revenue and cash flow are currently stable, but its profitability is weak. 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.
FISV PE Valuation
FISV 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.
FISV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect FISV's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 FISV on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
FISV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.67 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$7.42 | -215% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.21 | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.90 | +4.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.34 | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.46 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.98 | +3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.65 | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.38 | +8% |
FISV has swung to a loss: it lost $7.42 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 FISV 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 FISV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FISV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.2B | -1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.3B | -4.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $5B | -2% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.3B | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +0.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.5B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.1B | +5.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.3B | +6.8% |
FISV's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $5.2B last quarter, down 1.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -106% | -133 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | -8.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -7.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 31% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 27% | +3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 32% | +2.4 points |
FISV's operating margin was −106% last quarter, down 133 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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 FISV on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FISV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $530M | -59% |
| Q2 2026 | $985M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $141M | -55% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | -18% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | -29% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $313M | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | +47% |
FISV's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $3.2B over the past year, down 32% 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.
FISV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -1.9M shares |
| 1 year | -1.8% | -10M shares |
| 3 years | -13% | -78.5M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -138M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -159M shares |
FISV has 532M diluted shares, down 1.8% from a year ago.
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).
FISV Net Leverage
FISV's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
FISV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 76.6 | Neutral |
FISV's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 77 (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.
FISV PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | FISV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.6x | 28x | 66% below |
| PE % | 8 | 35 | 27 pts below |
FISV 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 FISV on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FISV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $51.0 | 20% above |
| 20 week MA | $51.6 | 19% above |
| 50 week MA | $56.8 | 8.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $110.8 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $126.6 | 51% below |
FISV has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 51% 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 FISV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
FISV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $117.1 | $112.6 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | $112.6 | $105.5 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | $105.5 | $100.5 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | $100.5 | $132.8 | +32% |
| 2024 | $132.8 | $208.0 | +57% |
| 2025 | $208.0 | $67.5 | -68% |
| 2026 YTD | $67.5 | $61.5 | -8.9% |
FISV has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 8.9% so far in 2026.