AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PAYS
PaySign, Inc.
PAYS 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.
PAYS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PAYS's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
PAYS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 26x | $9.49 | — |
| Current | 29x | $9.49 | — |
| Cheap | 31x | $10.13 | +6.8% |
| Fair | 49x | $16.12 | +70% |
| Expensive | 95x | $31.19 | +229% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PAYS 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.
PAYS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
PAYS 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 has the edge over PAYS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PAYS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.37 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.33 | +154% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.26 | +117% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.17 | +55% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.13 | +86% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.13 | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.12 | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.11 | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.07 | -42% |
PAYS earned $0.33 per share over the past year, up 154% 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'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 PAYS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PAYS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $30.8M | +43% |
| Q2 2026 | $28.3M | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $28M | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.8M | +46% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.6M | +42% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.1M | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.6M | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.6M | +14% |
PAYS has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +10 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.2% | +5.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.3% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.5% | +6.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +15 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3% | -1.6 points |
PAYS's operating margin was 24% last quarter, up 16 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 PAYS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PAYS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $62.7M | +895% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | -66% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.5M | +$24.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $47.5M | +235% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.3M | +$26.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.6M | -83% |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.1M | -175% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.2M | -39% |
PAYS generated $130M in free cash flow over the past year, about seven times what it generated 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 PAYS 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.
PAYS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +744K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +949K shares |
| 3 years | +17% | +9.2M shares |
| 5 years | +23% | +11.6M shares |
| Available history | +15% | +8.2M shares |
PAYS has 63M diluted shares, up 1.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $199,677 |
| Q1 2026 | $199,677 |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $375,786 |
| Q4 2024 | $134,550 |
PAYS has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
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).
PAYS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
PAYS 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).
PAYS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 51.3 | Neutral |
PAYS's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 51 (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.
PAYS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PAYS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 28x | 3.2% above |
| PE % | 13 | 35 | 22 pts below |
PAYS 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 PAYS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PAYS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.8 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $12.3 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.11 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.25 | 52% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.77 | 99% above |
PAYS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 99% 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.
PAYS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.99 | $4.83 | -52% |
| 2021 | $4.83 | $1.56 | -68% |
| 2022 | $1.56 | $2.42 | +55% |
| 2023 | $2.42 | $2.80 | +16% |
| 2024 | $2.80 | $3.27 | +17% |
| 2025 | $3.27 | $5.26 | +61% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.26 | $9.49 | +80% |
PAYS has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.