AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
GLW
Corning Incorporated
GLW has the edge over AAPL overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
GLW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
GLW'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 has the edge over GLW in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GLW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 24x | $59.79 | -50% |
| Forward | 28x | $120 | — |
| Fair | 48x | $119 | -0.6% |
| Current | 49x | $120 | — |
| Expensive | 91x | $223 | +87% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GLW's PE is in its fair range at 49x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 28x 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.
GLW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
GLW 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.
GLW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.20 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.46 | +56% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.18 | +132% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.08 | +300% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.83 | +216% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.58 | +778% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.94 | +84% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.52 | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.58 | -15% |
GLW has the edge over AAPL on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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 GLW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GLW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.9B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.1B | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.2B | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.1B | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.9B | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.5B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.5B | +17% |
GLW has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | +4.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +9.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +8.6 points |
GLW's operating margin was 19% last quarter, up 4.4 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top 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.
GLW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $516M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +224% |
| Q1 2026 | $30M | +$87M |
| Q4 2025 | $620M | +68% |
| Q3 2025 | $450M | -6.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $400M | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | -$57M | +$99M |
| Q4 2024 | $369M | -15% |
GLW 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 the edge over GLW 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.
GLW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -4M shares |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +3M shares |
| 3 years | +1.4% | +12M shares |
| 5 years | +0.6% | +5M shares |
| Available history | -3.1% | -28M shares |
GLW has 871M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $5M |
| Q3 2025 | $25M |
| Q2 2025 | $33M |
| Q1 2025 | $100M |
| Q4 2024 | $30M |
| Q3 2024 | $30M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | $20M |
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 GLW on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GLW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.2x | Moderate |
GLW's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.0 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).
GLW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.4 | Oversold |
GLW's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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 GLW on valuation relative to its sector.
GLW PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GLW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 49x | 28x | 74% above |
| PE % | 50 | 35 | 15 pts above |
GLW is trading at 49x earnings, a 74% 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 GLW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GLW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $135.3 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $150.5 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $144.7 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $101.8 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $68.7 | 74% above |
GLW has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 74% 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 finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 30% so far in 2026.
GLW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.8 | $36.3 | +26% |
| 2021 | $36.3 | $36.8 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | $36.8 | $31.8 | -14% |
| 2023 | $31.8 | $30.5 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | $30.5 | $47.8 | +57% |
| 2025 | $47.8 | $89.6 | +87% |
| 2026 YTD | $89.6 | $119.5 | +33% |
GLW has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.