AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
QMCO
Quantum Corporation
QMCO has the edge over AAPL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
QMCO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
QMCO's revenue and balance sheet are currently strong, and its profitability and cash flow are 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.
QMCO PE Valuation
QMCO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x next year's earnings.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
QMCO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
QMCO 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 QMCO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
QMCO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.75 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$10.81 | +$13.07 |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.16 | +$10.05 |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.97 | +$17.77 |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.35 | +$14.43 |
| Q3 2025 | -$23.88 | -$10.66 |
| Q2 2025 | -$23.21 | -$12.01 |
| Q1 2025 | -$25.74 | -$16.74 |
| Q4 2024 | -$25.78 | -$17.98 |
QMCO is still losing money, but far less than before: $10.81 per share over the past year, against $25.78 at its worst in late 2024.
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 QMCO 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 QMCO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
QMCO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $89.6M | +43% |
| Q2 2026 | $80.8M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $78M | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $74.6M | +2.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $62.7M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $64.3M | -9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.3M | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $72.6M | +0.9% |
QMCO's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $90M last quarter, up 43% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.6% | +21 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2% | +26 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.3% | +16 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.6% | +3.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -13% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -20% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -19% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.3% | +3.3 points |
QMCO's operating margin was 7.6% last quarter, up 21 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.
QMCO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.1M | +$29.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $552K | +$18.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.2M | +$2.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.3M | -$21K |
| Q3 2025 | -$16M | +$894K |
| Q2 2025 | -$18.1M | -$14.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.9M | -146% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.2M | +$7.4M |
QMCO's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $8M 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 QMCO 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.
QMCO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +79% | +17.4M shares |
| 1 year | +196% | +26.1M shares |
| 3 years | +742% | +34.8M shares |
| 5 years | +1827% | +37.4M shares |
| Available history | +1594% | +37.1M shares |
QMCO has 39M diluted shares, up 196% from a year ago.
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).
QMCO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | 12.1x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 8.3x | High |
| Q2 2020 | 7.5x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 5.8x | High |
QMCO 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).
QMCO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.6 | Neutral |
QMCO's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (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.
QMCO PE vs Technology Sector
QMCO 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 QMCO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
QMCO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $22.8 | 27% below |
| 20 week MA | $19.5 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.5 | 33% above |
| 100 week MA | $13.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $13.2 | 26% above |
QMCO has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 26% 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.
QMCO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $147.0 | $118.2 | -20% |
| 2021 | $118.2 | $103.8 | -12% |
| 2022 | $103.8 | $22.8 | -78% |
| 2023 | $22.8 | $6.98 | -69% |
| 2024 | $6.98 | $70.7 | +912% |
| 2025 | $70.7 | $6.96 | -90% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.96 | $16.6 | +139% |
QMCO has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.