AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
GTLB
GitLab Inc.
GTLB has a slight 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.
GTLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
GTLB's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
GTLB PE Valuation
GTLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
GTLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GTLB, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 GTLB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GTLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.93 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.31 | -$0.26 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.15 | -267% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.34 | -$0.30 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.28 | +$0.04 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.05 | +$2.29 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.09 | +$2.84 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.04 | +$2.71 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.32 | +$2.45 |
GTLB is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.31 per share over the past year, against $2.77 at its worst in late 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% |
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 GTLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GTLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $286.3M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $264.2M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $260.4M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $244.4M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $236M | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $214.5M | +27% |
| Q1 2025 | $211.4M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $196M | +31% |
GTLB has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -20% | -12 points |
| Q2 2026 | -6% | +10 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.1% | +9.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.8% | +15 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -9.2% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -15% | +12 points |
GTLB's operating margin was −20% last quarter, down 12 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% |
AAPL's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $136B over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
GTLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.3M | -107% |
| Q2 2026 | $146.8M | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $41.8M | -33% |
| Q4 2025 | $28.4M | +$206.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $46.5M | +328% |
| Q2 2025 | $105.4M | +182% |
| Q1 2025 | $62.1M | +153% |
| Q4 2024 | -$178.1M | -$171.4M |
GTLB usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$3M, but it generated $214M 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 GTLB 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.
GTLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +2.8M shares |
| 3 years | +9.8% | +15.1M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +25.7M shares |
| Available history | +27% | +36.2M shares |
GTLB has 169M diluted shares, up 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $104.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $50M |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
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).
GTLB Net Leverage
GTLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
GTLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.1 | Neutral |
GTLB's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (neutral).
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.
GTLB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GTLB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
GTLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 GTLB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GTLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $51.3 | 7.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $44.4 | 6.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $35.1 | 35% above |
| 100 week MA | $42.5 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $46.6 | 1.5% above |
GTLB has slipped below its 8-week average, but it's still above the other four, and 1.5% 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 GTLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GTLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $115.0 | $94.3 | -18% |
| 2022 | $94.3 | $46.1 | -51% |
| 2023 | $46.1 | $63.0 | +36% |
| 2024 | $63.0 | $58.0 | -7.9% |
| 2025 | $58.0 | $37.8 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.8 | $47.3 | +25% |
GTLB has finished lower in four of the last five years. It's up 25% so far in 2026.