AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SAP
SAP SE
SAP 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.
SAP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SAP's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is 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.
SAP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 24x | $185 | -21% |
| Current | 31x | $234 | — |
| Fair | 35x | $262 | +12% |
| Expensive | 65x | $489 | +109% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SAP 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.
SAP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
SAP 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 earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
SAP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $7.55 | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.08 | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.92 | +136% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.69 | +163% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.18 | +161% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.40 | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.93 | -49% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.54 | -51% |
SAP has the edge over AAPL on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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 SAP on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 SAP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SAP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $11B | +9.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.6B | +6% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.8B | +3.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.1B | +7.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $10B | +8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $10B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +11% |
| Q3 2024 | $9.4B | +9.4% |
SAP's revenue has grown year over year for 20 quarters in a row: $11B last quarter, up 9.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 27% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 29% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | +2.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 26% | +16 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | -0.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 26% | +3.9 points |
SAP's operating margin was 27% last quarter, down 0.6 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.
SAP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.4B | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.6B | -9.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +$2.2B |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +4.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7B | +75% |
| Q1 2025 | $4B | +34% |
| Q4 2024 | -$909.8M | -146% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.4B | +32% |
SAP 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 SAP 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.
SAP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -14.9M shares |
| 3 years | -1.9% | -22M shares |
| 5 years | -1.9% | -22M shares |
| Available history | -3% | -36M shares |
SAP has 1.2B diluted shares, down 1.3% from a year ago, with $3.2B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $356.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $337.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B |
| Q1 2025 | $138.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $534.3M |
| Q3 2024 | $722.1M |
SAP spent $3.2B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 5.1% from 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).
SAP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
SAP 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).
SAP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 81.0 | Overbought |
SAP's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 81 (overbought).
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.
SAP PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SAP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 28x | 11% above |
| PE % | 43 | 35 | 8 pts above |
SAP 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 SAP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SAP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $224.9 | 4.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $205.4 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $200.1 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $237.1 | 1.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $202.8 | 15% above |
SAP's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 15% 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 the edge over SAP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SAP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $135.0 | $126.1 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | $126.1 | $140.1 | +11% |
| 2022 | $140.1 | $103.5 | -26% |
| 2023 | $103.5 | $154.6 | +49% |
| 2024 | $154.6 | $250.2 | +62% |
| 2025 | $250.2 | $246.6 | -1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $246.6 | $234.1 | -5.1% |
SAP has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 5.1% so far in 2026.