AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
QUIK
QuickLogic Corporation
QUIK 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.
QUIK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
QUIK's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is 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.
QUIK PE Valuation
QUIK 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.
QUIK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for QUIK to show an outlook.
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 QUIK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
QUIK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.66 | -$0.09 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.78 | -$0.31 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.90 | -$0.49 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.91 | -$0.65 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.57 | -$0.47 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.47 | -492% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -783% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.26 | -$0.22 |
QUIK is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.66 per share over the past year, against $2.19 at its worst in late 2019.
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 QUIK 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 QUIK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
QUIK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1M | +153% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.5M | +49% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $2M | -53% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3M | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7M | -24% |
QUIK's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $5M last quarter, up 153% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | +152 points |
| Q2 2026 | -31% | +37 points |
| Q1 2026 | -42% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -93% | -90 points |
| Q3 2025 | -194% | -150 points |
| Q2 2025 | -68% | -32 points |
| Q1 2025 | -46% | -49 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4% | -32 points |
QUIK's operating margin was −41% last quarter, up 152 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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $136B over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
QUIK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2M | +$2.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $999K | +$1.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $63K | +$3.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$971K | +$197K |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.3M | -$1.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$726K | +$3.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.5M | -$3.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.2M | -177% |
QUIK's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $1M 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 QUIK 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.
QUIK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.7% | +309K shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +1.9M shares |
| 3 years | +34% | +4.7M shares |
| 5 years | +67% | +7.4M shares |
QUIK has 18M diluted shares, up 12% 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).
QUIK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -103.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -7.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -7.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -12.4x | Net Cash |
QUIK has more cash than debt.
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).
QUIK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.9 | Oversold |
QUIK's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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.
QUIK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | QUIK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
QUIK 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 QUIK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
QUIK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.77 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $11.5 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.7 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $9.09 | 9% above |
| 200 week MA | $9.32 | 6.3% above |
QUIK's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 6.3% 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.
QUIK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.58 | $3.64 | -21% |
| 2021 | $3.64 | $5.19 | +43% |
| 2022 | $5.19 | $5.11 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | $5.11 | $13.9 | +171% |
| 2024 | $13.9 | $9.86 | -29% |
| 2025 | $9.86 | $6.42 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.42 | $9.91 | +54% |
QUIK has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.