AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
LTRX
Lantronix, Inc.
LTRX 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.
LTRX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
LTRX's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
LTRX PE Valuation
LTRX 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.
LTRX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
LTRX 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 LTRX on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LTRX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.24 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.07 | +$0.19 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.10 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.16 | +$0.06 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | -$0.10 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.26 | -$0.12 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.29 | -$0.17 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.22 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.13 | +$0.12 |
LTRX is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.07 per share over the past year, against $0.43 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 LTRX 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 LTRX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LTRX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.4M | +8.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.2M | +8% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.2M | +5.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $29.8M | -4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $29.8M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $28.8M | -41% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.5M | -31% |
| Q4 2024 | $31.2M | -16% |
LTRX's revenue is recovering but still below its 2024 peak: $32M last quarter, up 8.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.3% | +9.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.7% | +8.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.6% | +3.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5.1% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | -12 points |
| Q1 2025 | -13% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.9% | -2.2 points |
LTRX's operating margin was −1.7% last quarter, up 3.4 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 LTRX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LTRX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.6M | -174% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7M | +89% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9M | -38% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1M | +715% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.5M | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $909K | -57% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.1M | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $256K | -92% |
LTRX usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$3M, but it generated $3M 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 LTRX 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.
LTRX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +16% | +6.6M shares |
| 1 year | +19% | +7.6M shares |
| 3 years | +26% | +9.8M shares |
| 5 years | +63% | +18M shares |
| Available history | +102% | +23.6M shares |
LTRX has 47M diluted shares, up 19% 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).
LTRX Net Leverage
LTRX's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
LTRX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.0 | Oversold |
LTRX's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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.
LTRX PE vs Technology Sector
LTRX 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 LTRX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LTRX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.01 | 25% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.76 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.01 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.72 | 5.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.49 | 0.2% below |
LTRX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.2% 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 LTRX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LTRX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.53 | $4.71 | +33% |
| 2021 | $4.71 | $7.57 | +61% |
| 2022 | $7.57 | $4.15 | -45% |
| 2023 | $4.15 | $5.86 | +41% |
| 2024 | $5.86 | $4.10 | -30% |
| 2025 | $4.10 | $5.80 | +41% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.80 | $4.48 | -23% |
LTRX has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 23% so far in 2026.