AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 40x earnings, above its usual 31x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
GFS
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score GFS yet.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
GFS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
GFS's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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 GFS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GFS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $42.62 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $7.78 | -82% |
| Fair | 32x | $11.50 | -73% |
| Expensive | 54x | $19.41 | -54% |
| Current | 118x | $42.62 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GFS's PE is 118x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
GFS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
GFS 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 GFS in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
GFS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.38 | +560% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.36 | +$0.45 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.59 | +$2.08 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.09 | -107% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.49 | -127% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.32 | -48% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.83 | -30% |
| Q4 2022 | $2.62 | +$3.11 |
| Q4 2021 | -$0.49 | +$2.10 |
GFS's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.36 over the past year, against $2.75 in early 2023.
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% |
GFS has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 12% for AAPL versus up 236% for GFS.
| 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 GFS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GFS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3B | +215% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7B | -66% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | -1.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $4.9B | +166% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.9B | -12% |
| Q3 2023 | $1.9B | -11% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.8B | -7.4% |
GFS's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $5.3B last quarter, up 236% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | +52 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -4.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.5% | -4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -38% | -53 points |
| Q3 2024 | 9.9% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2023 | 16% | +2.6 points |
GFS's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 1.5 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% |
GFS has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 47% versus its history, compared with AAPL at up 33%.
GFS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $264M | -35% |
| Q4 2025 | $166M | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $406M | -54% |
| Q4 2024 | $223M | -41% |
| Q3 2024 | $874M | +680% |
| Q4 2023 | $379M | +$938M |
| Q3 2023 | $112M | +44% |
| Q2 2023 | $156M | +$343M |
GFS still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $1.1B 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 GFS 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.
GFS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -6M shares |
| 1 year | -0.9% | -5M shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -1M shares |
GFS has 552M diluted shares, down 0.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $200M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
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).
GFS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2023 | 0.2x | Very low |
GFS 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).
GFS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.6 | Oversold |
GFS's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
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 GFS on valuation relative to its sector.
GFS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GFS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 118x | 28x | 325% above |
| PE % | 93 | 46 | 47 pts above |
GFS is trading at 118x earnings, a 325% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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 GFS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GFS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.2 | 5.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $50.1 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $52.5 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $44.8 | 4.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $49.4 | 14% below |
GFS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% 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 GFS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GFS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $48.7 | $61.7 | +27% |
| 2022 | $61.7 | $54.7 | -11% |
| 2023 | $54.7 | $60.6 | +11% |
| 2024 | $60.6 | $44.2 | -27% |
| 2025 | $44.2 | $35.8 | -19% |
| 2026 YTD | $35.8 | $42.6 | +19% |
GFS has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's up 19% so far in 2026.