AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SILC
Silicom Ltd.
SILC 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.
SILC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
SILC's revenue and balance sheet are currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
SILC PE Valuation
SILC 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 112x 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.
SILC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
SILC 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 SILC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SILC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.28 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.71 | +$0.86 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.93 | +$0.30 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.01 | +$0.28 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.62 | +$3.82 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.57 | +$3.25 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.23 | +$2.78 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.29 | +$1.65 |
| Q3 2024 | -$6.44 | -410% |
SILC is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.71 per share over the past year, against $6.44 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 SILC 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 SILC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SILC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $23.8M | +59% |
| Q1 2026 | $19.1M | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.9M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.6M | +5.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $15M | +3.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.4M | +0.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.5M | -23% |
| Q3 2024 | $14.8M | -51% |
SILC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $24M last quarter, up 59% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -8.4% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | -15% | +7.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -17% | +8.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -20% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -21% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -22% | +1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -25% | +176 points |
| Q3 2024 | -21% | -24 points |
SILC's operating margin was −8.4% last quarter, up 13 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 has the edge over SILC on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SILC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.3M | -$3.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
SILC's free cash flow was −$3M over the past year, against $0 the year before.
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 SILC 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.
SILC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +7K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +33K shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -1.1M shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -1.3M shares |
| Available history | -24% | -1.8M shares |
SILC has 6M diluted shares, up 0.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
SILC spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none 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).
SILC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2021 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
SILC 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).
SILC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.7 | Oversold |
SILC's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (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.
SILC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SILC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SILC 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 SILC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SILC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $42.9 | 27% below |
| 20 week MA | $43.0 | 27% below |
| 50 week MA | $33.0 | 4.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $24.4 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.5 | 34% above |
SILC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 34% 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.
SILC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.9 | $41.3 | +25% |
| 2021 | $41.3 | $49.2 | +19% |
| 2022 | $49.2 | $41.6 | -15% |
| 2023 | $41.6 | $18.1 | -56% |
| 2024 | $18.1 | $16.5 | -8.7% |
| 2025 | $16.5 | $14.1 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.1 | $31.5 | +123% |
SILC has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.