AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
FLEX
Flex Ltd.
FLEX has the edge over AAPL overall, supported by stronger modeled upside.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
FLEX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
FLEX's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
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 has the edge over FLEX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
FLEX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $31.01 | -60% |
| Forward | 13x | $78.12 | — |
| Fair | 16x | $43.16 | -45% |
| Current | 28x | $78.12 | — |
| Expensive | 29x | $81.26 | +4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FLEX's PE is in its expensive range at 28x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
FLEX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
FLEX 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 has the edge over FLEX on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FLEX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.25 | +126% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.77 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.59 | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.33 | +9.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.23 | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.26 | 0% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.28 | +2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.12 | -7.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.48 | +47% |
FLEX earned $2.77 per share over the past year, up 23% from 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 FLEX 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 FLEX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FLEX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.9B | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.5B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.1B | +7.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.8B | +4% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.6B | +4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.4B | +3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.6B | -7.7% |
FLEX's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $8.5B last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.9% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.3% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.7% | +1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.8% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.1% | +0.2 points |
FLEX's operating margin was 4.9% last quarter, up 0.5 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 has the edge over FLEX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FLEX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $260M | -14% |
| Q2 2026 | $40M | -85% |
| Q1 2026 | $211M | -34% |
| Q4 2025 | $272M | -9.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $303M | +40% |
| Q2 2025 | $266M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $321M | -46% |
| Q4 2024 | $301M | +95% |
FLEX still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $783M over the past year.
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 FLEX 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.
FLEX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -1.6% | -6M shares |
| 3 years | -17% | -74M shares |
| 5 years | -23% | -113M shares |
| Available history | -27% | -136M shares |
FLEX has 374M diluted shares, down 1.6% from a year ago, with $400M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $200M |
| Q4 2025 | $200M |
| Q3 2025 | $297M |
| Q2 2025 | $247M |
| Q1 2025 | $299M |
| Q4 2024 | $201M |
FLEX spent $400M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 62% from the year before.
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 has the edge over FLEX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
FLEX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2019 | 1.9x | Healthy |
FLEX's net debt is about a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
FLEX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.8 | Oversold |
FLEX's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (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.
FLEX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | FLEX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 28x | 1.2% above |
| PE % | 80 | 35 | 45 pts above |
FLEX 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 FLEX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FLEX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $94.1 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $109.0 | 28% below |
| 50 week MA | $96.6 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $71.6 | 9.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $49.6 | 57% above |
FLEX has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 57% 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 FLEX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
FLEX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.7 | $18.2 | +43% |
| 2021 | $18.2 | $17.8 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | $17.8 | $21.5 | +21% |
| 2023 | $21.5 | $22.2 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | $22.2 | $39.1 | +77% |
| 2025 | $39.1 | $63.3 | +62% |
| 2026 YTD | $63.3 | $78.1 | +23% |
FLEX has finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 23% so far in 2026.