AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over IIIV overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
IIIV
i3 Verticals, Inc.
IIIV 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.
IIIV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
IIIV's cash flow is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is 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 has the edge over IIIV in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
IIIV PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.6x | $2.35 | -87% |
| Forward | 15x | $18.64 | — |
| Fair | 28x | $11.67 | -37% |
| Expensive | 40x | $16.63 | -11% |
| Current | 44x | $18.64 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IIIV's PE is in its expensive range at 44x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
IIIV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect IIIV's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its 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 IIIV on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
IIIV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.22 | +191% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.42 | -92% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.74 | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.66 | -85% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.72 | -84% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.22 | +$5.26 |
| Q1 2025 | $4.40 | +7233% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.49 | +$4.51 |
| Q3 2024 | $4.45 | +$4.52 |
IIIV's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.42 over the past year, against $5.22 in mid-2025.
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 IIIV 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 IIIV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IIIV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $53.1M | +2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $57.5M | -8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $52.7M | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $54.9M | -9.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $51.9M | -7.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $63.1M | -33% |
| Q4 2024 | $61.7M | -33% |
| Q3 2024 | $60.9M | -37% |
IIIV's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $53M last quarter, up 2.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.7% | +7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3% | -1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7% | -3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -9.3% | -8.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.3% | -3.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.4% | -4.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5.8% | -3.3 points |
IIIV's operating margin was −1.7% last quarter, up 7.6 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.
IIIV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $13M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.6M | +$37.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $13.8M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.5M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.8M | -5.7% |
| Q1 2025 | -$27.6M | -345% |
| Q4 2024 | $11M | -11% |
| Q3 2024 | $11.8M | +213% |
IIIV generated $50M in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated 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.
IIIV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -36% | -11M shares |
| 1 year | -42% | -14.4M shares |
| 3 years | -43% | -14.7M shares |
| 5 years | +2.2% | +415K shares |
| Available history | +86% | +9.1M shares |
IIIV has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $48.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $50.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $37.9M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $26.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $308,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $11.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $29,000 |
IIIV spent $137M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
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 IIIV on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
IIIV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
IIIV's net debt is about 3.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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).
IIIV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.0 | Neutral |
IIIV's weekly RSI is 51 (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 has the edge over IIIV on valuation relative to its sector.
IIIV PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IIIV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 44x | 28x | 59% above |
| PE % | 88 | 35 | 53 pts above |
IIIV is trading at 44x earnings, a 59% 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 IIIV on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IIIV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.8 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.6 | 5.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $20.6 | 9.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $23.9 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $23.1 | 19% below |
IIIV has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 19% 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 IIIV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IIIV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.3 | $32.9 | +16% |
| 2021 | $32.9 | $23.2 | -29% |
| 2022 | $23.2 | $24.0 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | $24.0 | $21.2 | -12% |
| 2024 | $21.2 | $23.9 | +13% |
| 2025 | $23.9 | $26.2 | +9.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.2 | $18.6 | -29% |
IIIV has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 29% so far in 2026.