AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
P
Everpure, Inc.
P 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.
P Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
P's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow 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.
P PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 30x | $110 | — |
| Cheap | 127x | $92.36 | -16% |
| Current | 151x | $110 | — |
| Fair | 173x | $126 | +14% |
| Expensive | 300x | $219 | +99% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
P 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.
P Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
P 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% |
AAPL earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
P Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.63 | +397% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.73 | +74% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.66 | +74% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.55 | +77% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | -2.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.42 | 0% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.38 | +27% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.31 | +63% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.40 | +90% |
P has the edge over AAPL on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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 P on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
P Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +38% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $964.5M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $861M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $778.5M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $879.8M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $831.1M | +8.9% |
P has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.3% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9% | +5.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.2% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.6% | -1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4% | +2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.8% | -2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.2% | -2.6 points |
P's operating margin was 5.3% last quarter, up 4.8 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 P on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
P Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$237.6M | -258% |
| Q2 2026 | $111.8M | -47% |
| Q1 2026 | $201.4M | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $52.6M | +49% |
| Q3 2025 | $150.1M | -9.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $211.6M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $152.4M | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.2M | -69% |
P usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$238M, but it generated $128M over the past year.
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 P 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.
P Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +2.1M shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +7.9M shares |
| 3 years | +12% | +36.1M shares |
| 5 years | +22% | +61.7M shares |
| Available history | +35% | +90.5M shares |
P has 346M diluted shares, up 2.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $69M |
| Q2 2026 | $84.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $127.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $53.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $42.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $119.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $192M |
| Q4 2024 | $182M |
P spent $334M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 38% 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).
P Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -4.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
P 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).
P Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 40.7 | Neutral |
P's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (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 P on valuation relative to its sector.
P PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | P | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 151x | 28x | 441% above |
| PE % | 31 | 35 | 4 pts below |
P is trading at 151x earnings, a 441% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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 P on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
P Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $125.2 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $104.4 | 5.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $83.8 | 31% above |
| 100 week MA | $74.2 | 48% above |
| 200 week MA | $58.5 | 88% above |
P's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 88% 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.
P Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.2 | $24.0 | +39% |
| 2021 | $24.0 | $33.3 | +39% |
| 2022 | $33.3 | $26.7 | -20% |
| 2023 | $26.7 | $35.7 | +34% |
| 2024 | $35.7 | $63.7 | +78% |
| 2025 | $63.7 | $69.3 | +8.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $69.3 | $110.1 | +59% |
P has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.