AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over PSFE overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
PSFE
Paysafe Limited
PSFE offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
PSFE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
PSFE's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are weak.
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.
PSFE PE Valuation
PSFE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
PSFE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
PSFE 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 has the edge over PSFE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PSFE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.12 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$7.02 | -$4.86 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.80 | -$2.95 |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.52 | -$3.50 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.14 | -972% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.16 | -$1.78 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.85 | -$0.64 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.02 | +$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.36 | +$0.69 |
PSFE lost $7.02 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last seven quarters.
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 PSFE 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 has the edge over PSFE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PSFE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $439.6M | +1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $447.4M | +4.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $442.7M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $438.4M | +4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $433.8M | +1.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $428.2M | -2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $401M | -4% |
| Q4 2024 | $420.1M | +1.3% |
PSFE's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $440M last quarter, up 1.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -42% | -51 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.8% | -7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5% | -6.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.6% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7% | -4.1 points |
PSFE's operating margin was −42% last quarter, down 51 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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 has the edge over PSFE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PSFE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28.4M | -58% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.5M | -33% |
| Q1 2026 | $63.3M | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $71.8M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $66.9M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $36.8M | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | $48.2M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $54.4M | -91% |
PSFE still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2022 peak: $188M 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 14.7B diluted shares, down 1.9% from a year ago, with $86.4B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
PSFE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -50.2K shares |
| 1 year | -9.3% | -5.4M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -9.4M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -8.1M shares |
| Available history | -13% | -8.1M shares |
PSFE has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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 PSFE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PSFE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27.8x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 7.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.3x | High |
PSFE's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.1 years 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).
PSFE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.1 | Oversold |
PSFE's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
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.
PSFE PE vs Technology Sector
PSFE 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 PSFE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PSFE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.65 | 32% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.64 | 42% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.17 | 46% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.7 | 64% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.3 | 71% below |
PSFE is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 71% 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 PSFE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PSFE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $119.4 | $182.8 | +53% |
| 2021 | $182.8 | $48.8 | -73% |
| 2022 | $48.8 | $12.8 | -74% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $12.8 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | $12.8 | $17.4 | +36% |
| 2025 | $17.4 | $8.03 | -54% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.03 | $3.87 | -52% |
PSFE has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 52% so far in 2026.