AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over INVE overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
INVE
Identiv, Inc.
INVE 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.
INVE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
INVE's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability 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.
INVE PE Valuation
INVE 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.
INVE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
INVE 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 has the edge over INVE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
INVE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.67 | -121% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.73 | -123% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.79 | -125% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.62 | -120% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.15 | +$3.73 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.14 | +$3.51 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.14 | +$3.43 |
| Q3 2024 | $3.05 | +$3.25 |
INVE has swung to a loss: it lost $0.67 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 INVE 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 INVE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
INVE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.7M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.4M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.2M | -7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $5M | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $5M | -25% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3M | -77% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.7M | -77% |
| Q3 2024 | $6.5M | -79% |
INVE's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $6M last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -97% | +30 points |
| Q1 2026 | -57% | +47 points |
| Q4 2025 | -76% | +23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -111% | +35 points |
| Q2 2025 | -127% | -27 points |
| Q1 2025 | -104% | -85 points |
| Q4 2024 | -99% | -93 points |
| Q3 2024 | -146% | -147 points |
INVE's operating margin was −97% last quarter, up 30 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 INVE on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
INVE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$5.1M | -$1.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.7M | -$136K |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8M | +$9.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.2M | +$4.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.8M | -$2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.6M | -$2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.5M | -280% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.7M | -$6.7M |
INVE has burned cash in most quarters: −$9M over the past year, against −$22M 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 INVE 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.
INVE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +182K shares |
| 1 year | +1.9% | +459K shares |
| 3 years | +5.1% | +1.2M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +5.8M shares |
| Available history | +36% | +6.5M shares |
INVE has 24M diluted shares, up 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
INVE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | -31.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -8.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -25.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -31.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -15.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | 97.4x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 13.1x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 1.4x | Healthy |
INVE has more cash than debt.
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).
INVE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.4 | Neutral |
INVE's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (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.
INVE PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INVE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
INVE 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 INVE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
INVE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.53 | 5.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.63 | 1.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $3.24 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.36 | 21% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.79 | 44% below |
INVE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 44% 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 INVE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
INVE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.60 | $7.24 | +29% |
| 2021 | $7.24 | $24.4 | +237% |
| 2022 | $24.4 | $6.87 | -72% |
| 2023 | $6.87 | $8.24 | +20% |
| 2024 | $8.24 | $3.69 | -55% |
| 2025 | $3.69 | $3.43 | -7% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.43 | $2.67 | -22% |
INVE's yearly returns have swung widely, from +237% in 2021 to −72% in 2022. It's down 22% so far in 2026.