AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
GEN
Gen Digital Inc.
GEN 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.
GEN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
GEN's profitability and cash flow are currently strong, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
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 GEN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GEN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $16.34 | -45% |
| Forward | 9.5x | $29.69 | — |
| Current | 15x | $29.69 | — |
| Fair | 18x | $35.76 | +20% |
| Expensive | 28x | $54.70 | +84% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GEN's PE is in its cheap range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.5x 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.
GEN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
GEN 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 GEN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GEN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.12 | +58% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.98 | +118% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.71 | +78% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.57 | +52% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.96 | -6.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.91 | -8.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.96 | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.03 | +7.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.03 | -53% |
GEN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.98 over the past year, against $6.20 in mid-2020.
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's operating margin was 31% last quarter, down 0.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
GEN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +6.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | +4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $986M | +3.7% |
GEN has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | -2.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 63% | +21 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | -3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 36% | -5.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 35% | -7.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 38% | +2.7 points |
GEN has the edge over AAPL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
GEN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $323M | +202% |
| Q2 2026 | $430M | +6.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $476M | +1.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $535M | +68% |
| Q3 2025 | $107M | -31% |
| Q2 2025 | $405M | +55% |
| Q1 2025 | $470M | -66% |
| Q4 2024 | $318M | +3.6% |
GEN generated $1.8B in free cash flow over the past year, up 36% 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.
GEN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -3.4% | -21M shares |
| 3 years | -6.4% | -41M shares |
| 5 years | +2% | +12M shares |
| Available history | -6.8% | -44M shares |
GEN has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $171M |
| Q2 2026 | $100M |
| Q1 2026 | $200M |
| Q4 2025 | $300M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $134M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
GEN spent $771M buying back its own shares over the past year, about six times what it spent 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 GEN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GEN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8x | Elevated |
GEN's net debt is about 2.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.9 years a year ago.
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).
GEN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 81.3 | Overbought |
GEN's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 81 (overbought).
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.
GEN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GEN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 28x | 46% below |
| PE % | 32 | 35 | 3 pts below |
GEN 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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 57% above its 200-week average.
GEN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $25.6 | 16% above |
| 20 week MA | $27.2 | 9% above |
| 50 week MA | $25.0 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $26.4 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.2 | 23% above |
GEN is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 23% 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 GEN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GEN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.6 | $21.0 | -18% |
| 2021 | $21.0 | $25.9 | +23% |
| 2022 | $25.9 | $21.3 | -18% |
| 2023 | $21.3 | $22.8 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | $22.8 | $27.7 | +21% |
| 2025 | $27.7 | $27.8 | +0.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.8 | $29.7 | +6.9% |
GEN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 6.9% so far in 2026.