AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
IMOS
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Inc.
IMOS has the 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.
IMOS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy |
IMOS's balance sheet is currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, profitability and cash flow.
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.
IMOS PE Valuation
IMOS 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.
IMOS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
IMOS has the edge over AAPL on the outlook, with more favorable 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.
IMOS Earnings Per Share
IMOS and AAPL do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 IMOS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IMOS Quarterly Revenue
IMOS and AAPL do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.5% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.7% | +7.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4% | -6.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1% | -4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.2% | -10 points |
| Q3 2024 | 6.9% | -1.8 points |
IMOS's operating margin was 13% last quarter, up 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.
IMOS Free Cash Flow
IMOS and AAPL do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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.
IMOS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -40K shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -670K shares |
| 3 years | -3.9% | -1.4M shares |
| 5 years | -4.1% | -1.5M shares |
| Available history | -3.9% | -1.4M shares |
IMOS has 35M diluted shares, down 1.9% from a year ago.
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 IMOS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
IMOS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
IMOS's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
IMOS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.0 | Oversold |
IMOS's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (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.
IMOS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IMOS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 28x | 0.5% below |
| PE % | 85 | 35 | 50 pts above |
IMOS has the edge over AAPL on valuation relative to its sector.
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 IMOS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IMOS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $62.4 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $60.3 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $50.0 | 1.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $34.6 | 47% above |
| 200 week MA | $29.7 | 71% above |
IMOS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 71% 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.
IMOS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.2 | $24.0 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | $24.0 | $34.7 | +44% |
| 2022 | $34.7 | $21.4 | -38% |
| 2023 | $21.4 | $27.2 | +27% |
| 2024 | $27.2 | $19.1 | -30% |
| 2025 | $19.1 | $30.3 | +58% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.3 | $50.7 | +68% |
IMOS has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.