AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over IE overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
IE
Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
IE 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.
IE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
IE's balance sheet is currently strong, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
IE PE Valuation
IE 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.
IE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect IE's losses to shrink, with revenue holding 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 IE in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
IE Earnings Per Share
IE lost $0.85 per share over the past year, about the same as its loss 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 has the edge over IE 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 IE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $708K | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $724K | -32% |
| Q1 2026 | $858K | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $896K | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $545K | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1M | +99% |
| Q1 2025 | $735K | +104% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3M | -20% |
IE's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $708,000 last quarter, up 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4071% | +257 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2967% | -567 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11277% | +14951 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4168% | -1938 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4328% | +1906 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2400% | +6623 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3674% | +12126 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2229% | +611 points |
IE's operating margin was −4071% last quarter, up 257 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 has the edge over IE on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
IE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$28.8M | -$1.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$20.2M | +$1.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$42.9M | -$27.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$25.7M | +$6.7M |
| Q3 2025 | -$27.6M | +$9.3M |
| Q2 2025 | -$21.3M | +$23.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$15.8M | +$34.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$32.4M | +$11.6M |
IE has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$118M over the past year, against −$97M 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 the edge over IE 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.
IE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +1.3M shares |
| 1 year | +20% | +26.7M shares |
| 3 years | +52% | +54.7M shares |
| 5 years | +72% | +66.7M shares |
IE has 160M diluted shares, up 20% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 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).
IE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -18.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -15.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -22.2x | Net Cash |
IE 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).
IE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.3 | Oversold |
IE's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
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.
IE PE vs Technology Sector
IE 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 IE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.74 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.43 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.3 | 43% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.6 | 34% below |
| 200 week MA | $10.8 | 36% below |
IE is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 36% 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 IE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $9.01 | $12.2 | +36% |
| 2023 | $12.2 | $10.1 | -18% |
| 2024 | $10.1 | $7.80 | -23% |
| 2025 | $7.80 | $16.9 | +116% |
| 2026 YTD | $16.9 | $6.95 | -59% |
IE has finished lower in two of the last four years. It's down 59% so far in 2026.