AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
FIVN
Five9, Inc.
FIVN 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.
FIVN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
FIVN's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
FIVN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7.8x | $28.19 | — |
| Cheap | 34x | $23.00 | -18% |
| Current | 42x | $28.19 | — |
| Fair | 48x | $32.39 | +15% |
| Expensive | 248x | $166 | +489% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FIVN 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.
FIVN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
FIVN 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.
FIVN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.59 | +436% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.67 | +86% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.69 | +667% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.66 | +$0.75 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.46 | +$0.66 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.36 | +$0.86 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.09 | +$0.81 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.09 | +$0.76 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.20 | +$0.93 |
FIVN 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'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 FIVN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FIVN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $323.3M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $312.4M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $305.3M | +9.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $300.3M | +7.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $285.8M | +8.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $283.3M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $279.7M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $278.7M | +17% |
FIVN has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.4% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.1% | +8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.6% | +5.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.6% | +11 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6% | +7.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.9% | +6.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5% | +9.3 points |
FIVN's operating margin was 4.4% last quarter, down 1.2 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.
FIVN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $53.3M | +9.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.5M | -23% |
| Q1 2026 | $58.7M | +34% |
| Q4 2025 | $77.3M | +91% |
| Q3 2025 | $48.7M | +82% |
| Q2 2025 | $31.6M | +141% |
| Q1 2025 | $43.7M | +114% |
| Q4 2024 | $40.5M | +60% |
FIVN 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 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.
FIVN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -9.6% | -8.2M shares |
| 1 year | -11% | -10M shares |
| 3 years | +6.8% | +4.9M shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +9.5M shares |
| Available history | +17% | +11.3M shares |
FIVN has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $90M |
| Q1 2026 | $10M |
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).
FIVN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -19.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -226.3x | Net Cash |
FIVN 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).
FIVN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 39.5 | Neutral |
FIVN's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 40 (neutral).
AAPL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AAPL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 40x | 28x | 42% above |
| PE % | 96 | 35 | 61 pts above |
AAPL has the edge over FIVN on valuation relative to its sector.
FIVN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | FIVN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 42x | 28x | 51% above |
| PE % | 37 | 35 | 2 pts above |
FIVN is trading at 42x earnings, a 51% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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 FIVN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FIVN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $33.6 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $31.2 | 9.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $23.9 | 18% above |
| 100 week MA | $26.2 | 7.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $43.0 | 34% below |
FIVN's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 34% 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 finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 30% so far in 2026.
FIVN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $66.6 | $180.0 | +170% |
| 2021 | $180.0 | $139.9 | -22% |
| 2022 | $139.9 | $65.9 | -53% |
| 2023 | $65.9 | $78.7 | +19% |
| 2024 | $78.7 | $41.4 | -47% |
| 2025 | $41.4 | $20.0 | -52% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.0 | $28.2 | +41% |
FIVN has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.