AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
LYFT
Lyft, Inc.
LYFT 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.
LYFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
LYFT's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
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.
LYFT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 2.1x | $14.05 | -15% |
| Current | 2.5x | $16.61 | — |
| Forward | 18x | $16.61 | — |
| Fair | 51x | $344 | +1973% |
| Expensive | 106x | $714 | +4201% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LYFT has the edge over AAPL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
LYFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LYFT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
LYFT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.91 | -87% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.73 | +1671% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.87 | +2763% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.84 | +4460% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.81 | +11250% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.38 | +$0.53 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.24 | +$0.39 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.15 | +$0.61 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.06 | +$0.94 |
LYFT has the edge over AAPL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 LYFT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LYFT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8B | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | +2.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | +27% |
LYFT has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1% | -2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6% | +2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -12% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4% | +5.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1% | +2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.8% | +6.7 points |
LYFT's operating margin was −1.1% last quarter, down 2.4 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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $136B over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
LYFT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $328.4M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $349.9M | +1.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $307.7M | +7.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $246.2M | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $291.3M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $343.7M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $287.2M | +84% |
| Q4 2024 | $153.4M | +253% |
LYFT has the edge over AAPL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 14.7B diluted shares, down 1.9% from a year ago, with $86.4B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
LYFT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2% | -7.8M shares |
| 1 year | -8.3% | -34.1M shares |
| 3 years | -2.8% | -10.8M shares |
| 5 years | +12% | +40.8M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +74M shares |
LYFT has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50M |
| Q2 2026 | $100M |
| Q1 2026 | $300M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | $200M |
| Q2 2025 | $200M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
LYFT spent $550M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 37% 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).
LYFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
LYFT 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).
LYFT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.0 | Neutral |
LYFT's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (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.
LYFT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LYFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.5x | 28x | 91% below |
| PE % | 36 | 35 | 1 pt above |
LYFT 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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 57% above its 200-week average.
LYFT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.3 | 2.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $16.2 | 2.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $15.8 | 5.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $15.7 | 5.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $14.3 | 16% above |
LYFT is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its 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 LYFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LYFT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.8 | $48.9 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | $48.9 | $44.2 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | $44.2 | $10.2 | -77% |
| 2023 | $10.2 | $15.0 | +47% |
| 2024 | $15.0 | $13.3 | -11% |
| 2025 | $13.3 | $19.7 | +48% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.7 | $16.6 | -16% |
LYFT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 16% so far in 2026.