AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
OKTA
Okta, Inc.
OKTA 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.
OKTA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
OKTA's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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 has the edge over OKTA in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
OKTA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 43x | $183 | — |
| Cheap | 62x | $103 | -44% |
| Fair | 83x | $138 | -24% |
| Expensive | 108x | $179 | -1.8% |
| Current | 110x | $183 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
OKTA's PE is 110x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
OKTA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Broad | |
| High |
OKTA has the edge over AAPL on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and 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% |
OKTA has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 20% for AAPL versus OKTA up 98%.
OKTA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.22 | +154% |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.84 | +$2.84 |
| Q2 2024 | -$1.67 | +$2.67 |
| Q1 2024 | -$2.17 | +$2.99 |
| Q4 2023 | -$2.85 | +$3.00 |
| Q3 2023 | -$3.68 | +$2.29 |
| Q2 2023 | -$4.34 | +$2.12 |
| Q1 2023 | -$5.16 | +$0.57 |
| Q4 2022 | -$5.85 | -$1.17 |
OKTA has returned to profit: it earned $1.66 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 OKTA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
OKTA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $805M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $765M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $761M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $742M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $728M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $688M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $682M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $665M | +14% |
OKTA has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +7.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.3% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6% | +4.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.1% | +5.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.6% | +8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.7% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.2% | +15 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.4% | +17 points |
OKTA's operating margin was 13% last quarter, up 7.7 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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.
OKTA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $233M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $276M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $256M | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $214M | +35% |
| Q3 2025 | $165M | +104% |
| Q2 2025 | $240M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $285M | +67% |
| Q4 2024 | $158M | +3.3% |
OKTA 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 OKTA 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.
OKTA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +1.1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.2% | -2.2M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +17.5M shares |
| 5 years | +36% | +47M shares |
| Available history | +50% | +59.8M shares |
OKTA has 179M diluted shares, down 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $124M |
| Q2 2026 | $248M |
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).
OKTA Net Leverage
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).
OKTA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 54.8 | Neutral |
OKTA's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 55 (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 OKTA on valuation relative to its sector.
OKTA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | OKTA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 110x | 28x | 295% above |
| PE % | 88 | 35 | 53 pts above |
OKTA is trading at 110x earnings, a 295% 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 the edge over OKTA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
OKTA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $199.8 | 8.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $171.3 | 6.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $121.6 | 50% above |
| 100 week MA | $108.8 | 68% above |
| 200 week MA | $95.6 | 91% above |
OKTA's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 91% 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 finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 30% so far in 2026.
OKTA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $119.9 | $275.6 | +130% |
| 2021 | $275.6 | $228.3 | -17% |
| 2022 | $228.3 | $67.0 | -71% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $90.5 | +35% |
| 2024 | $90.5 | $81.6 | -9.8% |
| 2025 | $81.6 | $88.6 | +8.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $88.6 | $182.5 | +106% |
OKTA has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.