AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
NTES
NetEase, Inc.
NTES 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.
NTES Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NTES's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue 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.
NTES PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $116 | -5.6% |
| Current | 16x | $123 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $140 | +14% |
| Expensive | 29x | $220 | +79% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NTES 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.
NTES Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
NTES 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 earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
NTES Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $7.53 | -5.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.92 | +5% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.84 | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.46 | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.98 | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.54 | +7.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.90 | +1.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $6.36 | +2.9% |
NTES earned $7.53 per share over the past year, down 5.6% from 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 NTES 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's operating margin was 31% last quarter, down 0.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NTES Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +7.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B | +6.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.1B | +3% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.3B | +8.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +9.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3B | +7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $4B | -1.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.9B | -3.9% |
NTES's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $4.5B last quarter, up 7.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 40% | +7.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +5.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 30% | +1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | +5.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 36% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 29% | +3.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 27% | -0.4 points |
NTES has the edge over AAPL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
NTES Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2B | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | +74% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +12% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.5B | +18% |
NTES 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 the edge over NTES 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.
NTES Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +1.4M shares |
| 3 years | -0.8% | -5.5M shares |
| 5 years | -4.9% | -32.9M shares |
| Available history | -1.4% | -9M shares |
NTES has 644M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $268.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $197.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $53.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $45.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $239.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $599.4M |
NTES spent $473M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 50% 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).
NTES Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
NTES 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).
NTES Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.8 | Neutral |
NTES's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (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.
NTES PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NTES | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 28x | 42% below |
| PE % | 26 | 35 | 9 pts below |
NTES 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 has the edge over NTES on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NTES Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $120.9 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $123.3 | 0.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $123.5 | 0.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $122.1 | 0.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $108.4 | 13% above |
NTES's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 13% 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 NTES on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NTES Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.2 | $92.7 | +51% |
| 2021 | $92.7 | $97.8 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | $97.8 | $71.1 | -27% |
| 2023 | $71.1 | $93.2 | +31% |
| 2024 | $93.2 | $91.5 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | $91.5 | $138.1 | +51% |
| 2026 YTD | $138.1 | $122.6 | -11% |
NTES has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 11% so far in 2026.