AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over LGL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
LGL
The LGL Group, Inc.
LGL 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.
LGL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
LGL'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.
LGL PE Valuation
LGL 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.
LGL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect LGL's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline.
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 LGL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LGL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.30 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.16 | -194% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.02 | -150% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.03 | -57% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.13 | +86% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.17 | +240% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.04 | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.07 | +250% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.07 | +40% |
LGL has swung to a loss: it lost $0.16 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'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 LGL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LGL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5M | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2M | +5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1M | -6% |
| Q2 2025 | $924K | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $918K | +3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2M | +16% |
LGL's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $1M last quarter, up 32% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7% | -9.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -39% | -35 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -77 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.8% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.4% | -26 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | -12 points |
LGL's operating margin was 1.7% last quarter, down 9.1 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 LGL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LGL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1K | -100% |
| Q2 2026 | -$393K | -$203K |
| Q1 2026 | $501K | +47% |
| Q4 2025 | -$355K | -$338K |
| Q3 2025 | $275K | -48% |
| Q2 2025 | -$190K | -194% |
| Q1 2025 | $340K | +113% |
| Q4 2024 | -$17K | +$52K |
LGL's free cash flow was −$248,000 over the past year, against $408,000 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 LGL 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.
LGL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +71% | +4.5M shares |
| 1 year | +94% | +5.3M shares |
| 3 years | +105% | +5.6M shares |
| 5 years | +106% | +5.6M shares |
| Available history | +120% | +6M shares |
LGL has 11M diluted shares, up 94% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
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).
LGL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | -152.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -25.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -39.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -204.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -68.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -9.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -15.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -9.3x | Net Cash |
LGL 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).
LGL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.2 | Neutral |
LGL's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (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.
LGL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LGL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
LGL 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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 57% above its 200-week average.
LGL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.82 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.99 | 0% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.88 | 1.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.76 | 3.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.02 | 16% above |
LGL's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 16% 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 the edge over LGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LGL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.84 | $3.76 | -36% |
| 2021 | $3.76 | $4.34 | +15% |
| 2022 | $4.34 | $4.08 | -6% |
| 2023 | $4.08 | $6.14 | +50% |
| 2024 | $6.14 | $5.76 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | $5.76 | $5.77 | +0.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.77 | $6.99 | +21% |
LGL has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 21% so far in 2026.