AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 40x earnings, above its usual 31x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
MX
Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score MX yet.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
MX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
MX's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is under pressure. 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.
MX PE Valuation
MX 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.
MX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
MX 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 MX on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
MX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.83 | +$0.20 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.85 | +$0.08 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.71 | +$0.57 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.82 | +$0.62 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.03 | +$0.15 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.93 | +$0.12 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.28 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.44 | -$0.55 |
MX is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.83 per share over the past year, against $1.44 at its worst in late 2024.
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 MX 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 MX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44M | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $44.7M | -6.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $46.2M | +3.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $40.6M | -36% |
| Q3 2025 | $45.9M | -31% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.6M | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | $44.7M | -8.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $63M | +24% |
MX's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $44M last quarter, down 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -29% | -4.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | -22% | -6.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -16% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -31% | -5.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -25% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +8.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | -25% | +6.4 points |
MX's operating margin was −29% last quarter, down 4.2 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 stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 33% versus its history, compared with MX at down 517%.
MX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$28.7M | -$21.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.8M | -209% |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.5M | +$8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$37M | -$35M |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.9M | -$237K |
| Q4 2024 | $4.4M | +$11.9M |
| Q3 2024 | -$15.5M | -1694% |
| Q2 2024 | -$2M | +$9.2M |
MX has burned cash in seven of the last eight quarters: −$78M over the past year, against −$18M 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 MX 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.
MX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +194K shares |
| 1 year | +2% | +715K shares |
| 3 years | -8.7% | -3.5M shares |
| 5 years | -23% | -11.2M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -9.4M shares |
MX has 37M diluted shares, up 2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $200,799 |
| Q2 2026 | $25.00 |
| Q1 2026 | $176 |
| Q4 2025 | $41,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $320,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.4M |
MX spent $242,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 97% 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).
MX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | -23.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -4.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | -4.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2020 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2020 | 1.8x | Healthy |
MX 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).
MX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.7 | Oversold |
MX's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (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.
MX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
MX 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 MX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.83 | 0.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.20 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.54 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.53 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.28 | 47% below |
MX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 47% 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 MX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.7 | $13.1 | +12% |
| 2021 | $13.1 | $19.7 | +51% |
| 2022 | $19.7 | $8.71 | -56% |
| 2023 | $8.71 | $7.50 | -14% |
| 2024 | $7.50 | $4.15 | -45% |
| 2025 | $4.15 | $2.64 | -36% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.64 | $2.82 | +6.8% |
MX has finished four years in a row lower, and it's up 6.8% so far in 2026.