AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has a slight edge over MRDN overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
MRDN
Meridian Holdings Inc.
MRDN 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.
MRDN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
MRDN's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is weak. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
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.
MRDN PE Valuation
MRDN 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.
MRDN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MRDN's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 MRDN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
MRDN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.01 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$8.10 | -$7.53 |
| Q2 2026 | -$7.05 | -$6.12 |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.58 | -$7.01 |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.76 | -$7.76 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.57 | -371% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.93 | -215% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.57 | -227% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.00 | +$0.24 |
MRDN lost $8.10 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than 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 MRDN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MRDN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $46M | -2.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $50.2M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $50.1M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $49.6M | +8.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $47.3M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $43.2M | +9.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.7M | +33% |
| Q4 2024 | $45.9M | +287% |
MRDN's revenue is growing: $46M last quarter, down 2.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -32% | -32 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9% | +10 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.3% | +6.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -188% | -188 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.3% | -5.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3% | -6.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2% | -2.6 points |
MRDN's operating margin was −32% last quarter, down 32 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2020.
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% |
MRDN has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 164% versus its history, compared with AAPL at up 33%.
MRDN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3M | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.2M | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.4M | -52% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.2M | +168% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.6M | +88% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.4M | +201194% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.3M | +101% |
| Q1 2024 | $3.5M | +778% |
MRDN generated $22M in free cash flow over the past year, about the same as 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 MRDN 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.
MRDN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -84.8K shares |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +778K shares |
| 3 years | +329% | +9.7M shares |
| 5 years | +550% | +10.7M shares |
| Available history | +446% | +10.4M shares |
MRDN has 13M diluted shares, up 6.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $104.9M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $121,430 |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
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).
MRDN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -32.8x | Net Cash |
MRDN 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).
MRDN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.4 | Oversold |
MRDN's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 2 (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.
MRDN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MRDN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
MRDN 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 MRDN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MRDN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.3 | 44% below |
| 20 week MA | $12.3 | 53% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 45% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.8 | 61% below |
| 200 week MA | $23.9 | 76% below |
MRDN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 76% 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 MRDN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MRDN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7.92 | $84.8 | +971% |
| 2021 | $84.8 | $79.6 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | $79.6 | $29.6 | -63% |
| 2023 | $29.6 | $28.9 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | $28.9 | $24.5 | -15% |
| 2025 | $24.5 | $9.84 | -60% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.84 | $5.77 | -41% |
MRDN has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 41% so far in 2026.