AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
IPM
Intelligent Protection Management Corp.
IPM 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.
IPM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
IPM's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability 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'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.
IPM PE Valuation
IPM 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.
IPM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
IPM 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 IPM on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
IPM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.11 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.26 | +$0.44 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.28 | +$0.50 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.26 | +$0.54 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.15 | +$0.76 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.70 | -$0.36 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.78 | -$0.58 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.80 | -$0.71 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.91 | -$0.79 |
IPM is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.26 per share over the past year, against $1.37 at its worst in early 2020.
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 IPM 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 IPM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IPM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11M | +76% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.5M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.4M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.2M | +194% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.7M | +157% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.5M | +112% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.1M | -23% |
| Q2 2024 | $2.2M | -25% |
IPM's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $11M last quarter, up 76% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -8.1% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -23% | -3.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -12% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | -13% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | -23% | +57 points |
| Q2 2025 | -20% | +33 points |
| Q1 2025 | -24% | +5.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | -80% | -66 points |
IPM's operating margin was −8.1% last quarter, up 15 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 IPM on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
IPM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1M | +3703% |
| Q1 2026 | -$265.9K | -115% |
| Q4 2025 | $87.6K | +$1.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $133K | +$912.7K |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7M | +$2.3M |
| Q2 2024 | -$251.3K | -$57.5K |
| Q1 2024 | -$520.8K | +$282.2K |
| Q2 2023 | -$193.8K | +$217.2K |
IPM's free cash flow has turned positive after three years mostly in the red: $4M 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 IPM 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.
IPM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -166K shares |
| 3 years | +41% | +3.8M shares |
| 5 years | +89% | +6.1M shares |
| Available history | +90% | +6.2M shares |
IPM has 13M diluted shares, down 1.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
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).
IPM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
IPM 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).
IPM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.7 | Neutral |
IPM's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (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.
IPM PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IPM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
IPM 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 IPM on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IPM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.72 | 1.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.79 | 2.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.78 | 1.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.86 | 5.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.33 | 25% below |
IPM has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 25% 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 IPM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IPM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.07 | $1.50 | +40% |
| 2021 | $1.50 | $3.15 | +110% |
| 2022 | $3.15 | $1.48 | -53% |
| 2023 | $1.48 | $2.34 | +58% |
| 2024 | $2.34 | $2.15 | -8.1% |
| 2025 | $2.15 | $1.76 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.76 | $1.75 | -0.6% |
IPM's yearly returns have swung widely, from +110% in 2021 to −53% in 2022. It's down 0.6% so far in 2026.