AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
GLOB
Globant S.A.
GLOB 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.
GLOB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
GLOB's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is 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'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.
GLOB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7.5x | $45.75 | — |
| Current | 18x | $45.75 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $69.32 | +52% |
| Fair | 58x | $149 | +225% |
| Expensive | 131x | $335 | +632% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GLOB 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.
GLOB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect GLOB's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly 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 GLOB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GLOB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.08 | +138% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.55 | +2% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.46 | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.29 | -39% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.21 | -43% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.50 | -35% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.42 | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.76 | +3.6% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.87 | +8.1% |
GLOB's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.55 over the past year, against $3.87 in late 2024.
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 GLOB 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 GLOB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GLOB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $614.4M | 0% |
| Q1 2026 | $607.1M | -0.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $612.5M | -4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $617.1M | +0.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $614.2M | +4.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $611.1M | +7% |
| Q4 2024 | $642.5M | +11% |
| Q3 2024 | $614.7M | +13% |
GLOB's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $614M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.2% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.1% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.7% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | -8.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.2% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.1% | -0.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 11% | -0.6 points |
GLOB's operating margin was 3.2% last quarter, up 2.3 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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $136B over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
GLOB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $12.6M | +$15.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $36.1M | +$41.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $202.3M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $67.5M | -3.2% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.9M | +$25.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.7M | -$877K |
| Q4 2024 | $171.9M | -15% |
| Q3 2024 | $69.7M | +15% |
GLOB generated $318M in free cash flow over the past year, up 37% 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.
GLOB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -124K shares |
| 1 year | -2.4% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -0.3% | -145K shares |
| 5 years | +3.8% | +1.6M shares |
| Available history | +14% | +5.4M shares |
GLOB has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
GLOB hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 GLOB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GLOB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
GLOB's net debt is about 1.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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).
GLOB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 85.6 | Overbought |
GLOB's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 86 (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.
GLOB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GLOB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 28x | 36% below |
| PE % | 7 | 35 | 28 pts below |
GLOB 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 GLOB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GLOB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $41.3 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $38.0 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $45.7 | 0.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $78.9 | 42% below |
| 200 week MA | $135.4 | 66% below |
GLOB has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 66% 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 GLOB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GLOB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $107.9 | $218.7 | +103% |
| 2021 | $218.7 | $297.7 | +36% |
| 2022 | $297.7 | $163.7 | -45% |
| 2023 | $163.7 | $238.0 | +45% |
| 2024 | $238.0 | $217.6 | -8.6% |
| 2025 | $217.6 | $67.5 | -69% |
| 2026 YTD | $67.5 | $45.8 | -32% |
GLOB's yearly returns have swung widely, from +103% in 2020 to −69% in 2025. It's down 32% so far in 2026.