AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDVT
Red Violet, Inc.
RDVT 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.
RDVT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RDVT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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 has the edge over RDVT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RDVT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 25x | $29.57 | -61% |
| Forward | 44x | $76.00 | — |
| Current | 64x | $76.00 | — |
| Fair | 78x | $93.41 | +23% |
| Expensive | 489x | $581 | +665% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDVT's PE is in its cheap range at 64x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 44x 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.
RDVT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
RDVT 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.
RDVT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.75 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.19 | +55% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.13 | +88% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.97 | +59% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.91 | +82% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.77 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.60 | -47% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.61 | -41% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.50 | -48% |
RDVT earned $1.19 per share over the past year, up 55% 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 RDVT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDVT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27.8M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.7M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $25.8M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.4M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $23.1M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.8M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $22M | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.6M | +30% |
RDVT has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 23% | +10 points |
| Q1 2026 | 21% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.8% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | +6.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9% | +7.8 points |
RDVT's operating margin was 21% last quarter, up 0.9 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.
RDVT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.6M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.5M | +45% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.5M | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.6M | -1.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $10M | +38% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.3M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $5M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.7M | +60% |
RDVT has the edge over AAPL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 RDVT 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.
RDVT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +8.9% | +1.3M shares |
| 1 year | +7.8% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +9.9% | +1.4M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +2.1M shares |
| Available history | +46% | +5M shares |
RDVT has 16M diluted shares, up 7.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $435,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $262,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $653,000 |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
RDVT spent $3M buying back its own shares over the past year, about five times what it spent 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).
RDVT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
RDVT 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).
RDVT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.7 | Neutral |
RDVT's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (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 RDVT on valuation relative to its sector.
RDVT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | RDVT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 64x | 28x | 129% above |
| PE % | 32 | 35 | 3 pts below |
RDVT is trading at 64x earnings, a 129% 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 RDVT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RDVT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $77.3 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $72.7 | 4.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $57.2 | 33% above |
| 100 week MA | $51.0 | 49% above |
| 200 week MA | $36.6 | 108% above |
RDVT's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 108% 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.
RDVT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18.6 | $26.4 | +42% |
| 2021 | $26.4 | $39.3 | +49% |
| 2022 | $39.3 | $24.4 | -38% |
| 2023 | $24.4 | $20.0 | -18% |
| 2024 | $20.0 | $36.6 | +83% |
| 2025 | $36.6 | $55.2 | +51% |
| 2026 YTD | $55.2 | $76.0 | +38% |
RDVT has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.