AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over MDA overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
MDA
MDA Space Ltd
MDA 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.
MDA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
MDA's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is weak.
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.
MDA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 28x | $29.16 | — |
| Cheap | 49x | $27.91 | -4.3% |
| Fair | 51x | $28.95 | -0.7% |
| Current | 51x | $29.16 | — |
| Expensive | 57x | $32.29 | +11% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MDA 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.
MDA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
MDA has the edge over AAPL on the outlook, with more favorable valuation 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 earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
MDA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.06 | +85% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.57 | -14% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.59 | +3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.61 | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.61 | +49% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.66 | +128% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.57 | +104% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.47 | +57% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.41 | +52% |
MDA 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 MDA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MDA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $351M | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $333.7M | +37% |
| Q4 2025 | $363.4M | +51% |
| Q3 2025 | $294.2M | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $274.2M | +55% |
| Q1 2025 | $243.9M | +58% |
| Q4 2024 | $240.9M | +56% |
| Q3 2024 | $208.7M | +39% |
MDA has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.5% | -5.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7% | -3.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4% | +0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.9% | -5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +5.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | +6.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.1% | +5.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 8.9% | +4 points |
MDA's operating margin was 4.5% last quarter, down 5.8 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 MDA on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MDA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$102.4M | -2464% |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.5M | -102% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.7M | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | -$12.2M | -107% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.3M | -95% |
| Q1 2025 | $205.3M | +$207M |
| Q4 2024 | $230.2M | +$297M |
| Q3 2024 | $164.1M | +$213.5M |
MDA's free cash flow was −$107M over the past year, against $604M 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 MDA 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.
MDA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.4% | +9.8M shares |
| 1 year | +11% | +14.5M shares |
| 3 years | +19% | +22.3M shares |
| 5 years | +20% | +23.8M shares |
MDA has 143M diluted shares, up 11% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
MDA hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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).
MDA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
MDA 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).
MDA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.8 | Neutral |
MDA's weekly RSI is 46 (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 has the edge over MDA on valuation relative to its sector.
MDA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MDA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 51x | 28x | 84% above |
| PE % | 58 | 18 | 40 pts above |
MDA is trading at 51x earnings, a 84% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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 stronger trend alignment. AAPL is above 5 of 5 weekly averages versus MDA above 1 of 2.
MDA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $28.8 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $30.7 | 4.9% below |
MDA has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 4.9% below its 20-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 MDA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MDA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | $29.1 | $29.2 | +0.1% |
It's roughly flat so far in 2026.