AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
NABL
N-able, Inc.
NABL has a slight 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.
NABL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
NABL's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
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.
NABL PE Valuation
NABL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
AAPL has the edge over NABL on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
NABL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect NABL's earnings to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
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 NABL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
NABL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.43 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.05 | -$0.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.02 | -300% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.05 | -163% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.09 | -156% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.04 | -119% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.01 | -94% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.08 | -47% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.16 | +23% |
NABL lost $0.05 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 has the edge over NABL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 NABL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NABL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $137.5M | +4.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $138.2M | +5.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $133.7M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $129.2M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $131.7M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $131.2M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $118.2M | +3.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $116.5M | +7.5% |
NABL's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $137M last quarter, up 4.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.3% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.3% | -4.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.8% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.7% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.5% | -17 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | -6.4 points |
NABL's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 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 has the edge over NABL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NABL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22.2M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.7M | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.8M | -3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.9M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.4M | -4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $20.4M | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.4M | +2097% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.8M | -33% |
NABL generated $76M in free cash flow over the past year, up 3.5% from 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 NABL 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.
NABL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -3M shares |
| 1 year | -1.2% | -2.3M shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -134K shares |
| 5 years | +5.9% | +10.3M shares |
| Available history | -41% | -129M shares |
NABL has 186M diluted shares, down 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $37.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $10M |
| Q3 2025 | $10M |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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 has the edge over NABL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NABL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.3x | Moderate |
NABL's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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).
NABL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.1 | Overbought |
NABL's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
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.
NABL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NABL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
NABL 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 NABL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NABL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.66 | 3% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.36 | 10% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.89 | 1.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.50 | 26% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.70 | 51% below |
NABL has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 51% 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 NABL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NABL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $12.7 | $11.7 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | $11.7 | $10.1 | -14% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $13.3 | +31% |
| 2024 | $13.3 | $9.39 | -29% |
| 2025 | $9.39 | $7.40 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.40 | $4.80 | -35% |
NABL has finished lower in four of the last five years. It's down 35% so far in 2026.