AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
KLIC has the edge over AAPL overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
KLIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
KLIC's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow 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 KLIC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
KLIC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $17.64 | -76% |
| Forward | 12x | $72.42 | — |
| Current | 33x | $72.42 | — |
| Fair | 35x | $77.32 | +6.8% |
| Expensive | 96x | $210 | +190% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KLIC's PE is in its fair range at 33x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
KLIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
KLIC has the edge over AAPL on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and 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 KLIC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
KLIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.90 | +170% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.19 | +3029% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.06 | +203% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.19 | -1182% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.00 | +$1.24 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.07 | +$1.11 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.35 | +$1.54 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.11 | -88% |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.24 | -225% |
KLIC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.19 over the past year, against $8.05 in mid-2022.
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 KLIC 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 KLIC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KLIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $330.4M | +123% |
| Q1 2026 | $242.6M | +50% |
| Q4 2025 | $199.6M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $177.6M | -2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $148.4M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $162M | -5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $166.1M | -3% |
| Q3 2024 | $181.3M | -10% |
KLIC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $330M last quarter, up 123% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +25 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +68 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.9% | -43 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.1% | -8.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -52% | +8.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 52% | +51 points |
| Q3 2024 | 1.5% | -8.2 points |
KLIC's operating margin was 21% last quarter, up 25 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 KLIC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
KLIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $40.9M | +674% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2M | -92% |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.6M | -233% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.4M | -85% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.3M | -78% |
| Q1 2025 | $77.9M | +$104.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.7M | +$20.5M |
| Q3 2024 | $29.2M | -57% |
KLIC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $40M 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 KLIC 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.
KLIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +308K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +737K shares |
| 3 years | -7.1% | -4.1M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -10.1M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -10.8M shares |
KLIC has 53M diluted shares, up 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $510,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $165,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $6.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $17M |
| Q2 2025 | $21.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $21.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $37.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $42.7M |
KLIC spent $24M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 80% from 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
KLIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -14.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -14.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -19.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -7.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -7.8x | Net Cash |
KLIC 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).
KLIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.1 | Oversold |
KLIC's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (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.
KLIC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | KLIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 28x | 18% above |
| PE % | 46 | 35 | 11 pts above |
KLIC 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 KLIC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
KLIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.9 | 10% below |
| 20 week MA | $88.9 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $80.9 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $59.4 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $54.3 | 33% above |
KLIC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 33% 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.
KLIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $27.1 | $32.9 | +22% |
| 2021 | $32.9 | $56.0 | +70% |
| 2022 | $56.0 | $44.7 | -20% |
| 2023 | $44.7 | $54.7 | +23% |
| 2024 | $54.7 | $47.8 | -13% |
| 2025 | $47.8 | $46.8 | -2.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $46.8 | $72.4 | +55% |
KLIC has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.