AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has a slight edge over GRND overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
GRND
Grindr Inc.
GRND offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
GRND Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
GRND's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet 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.
GRND PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 21x | $14.44 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $8.11 | -44% |
| Fair | 30x | $9.13 | -37% |
| Expensive | 32x | $9.61 | -33% |
| Current | 48x | $14.44 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GRND 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.
GRND Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
GRND has the edge over AAPL on the outlook, with more favorable valuation 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.
GRND Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.70 | +133% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.30 | +$0.62 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.50 | +$0.89 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.48 | +$1.08 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.43 | +$1.17 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.32 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.39 | +$0.05 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.60 | -$0.42 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.74 | -$0.42 |
GRND has returned to profit: it earned $0.30 per share over the past year, after losing money 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'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 GRND on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GRND Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $141.4M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $138.1M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $129.9M | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $126M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $115.8M | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $104.2M | +27% |
| Q1 2025 | $93.9M | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $97.6M | +35% |
GRND has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -36 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 33% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 39% | +7.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | -6.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 27% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | -1.8 points |
GRND's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, down 36 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2023.
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.
GRND Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.4M | -8.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $40.8M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $33.4M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.5M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $55.2M | +92% |
| Q2 2025 | $37.3M | +138% |
| Q1 2025 | $23.7M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $29.3M | +129% |
GRND 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 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.
GRND Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.8% | -5.1M shares |
| 1 year | -9.7% | -18.7M shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -222K shares |
GRND has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $159.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $158.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $132M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
GRND 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 GRND on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GRND Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
GRND's net debt is about 2.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.1 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).
GRND Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
GRND's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (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 GRND on valuation relative to its sector.
GRND PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GRND | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 48x | 28x | 73% above |
| PE % | 100 | 40 | 60 pts above |
GRND is trading at 48x earnings, a 73% 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 GRND on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GRND Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.1 | 2.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $15.1 | 4.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.6 | 6.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $15.8 | 8.4% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.2 | 18% above |
GRND's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 18% 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 GRND on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GRND Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.6 | $10.1 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | $10.1 | $5.14 | -49% |
| 2023 | $5.14 | $8.78 | +71% |
| 2024 | $8.78 | $17.9 | +104% |
| 2025 | $17.9 | $13.5 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.5 | $14.4 | +7% |
GRND's yearly returns have swung widely, from +104% in 2024 to −49% in 2022. It's up 7% so far in 2026.