AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over SOHU overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
SOHU
Sohu.com Limited
SOHU offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
SOHU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SOHU's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, 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 has the edge over SOHU in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SOHU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 0.7x | $6.23 | -48% |
| Current | 1.4x | $11.97 | — |
| Fair | 1.5x | $13.31 | +11% |
| Expensive | 3.7x | $31.99 | +167% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SOHU's PE is in its fair range at 1.4x.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
SOHU Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SOHU 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 earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
SOHU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.60 | +107% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.86 | +112% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.10 | +$17.23 |
| Q3 2025 | $5.00 | +$7.81 |
| Q2 2025 | $4.16 | +$5.83 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.70 | +$4.83 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.13 | -$2.23 |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.81 | -$2.07 |
SOHU's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $8.60 over the past year, against $24.43 in late 2021.
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 SOHU 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 SOHU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SOHU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $135.8M | +7.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $141.7M | +4.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $142.3M | +5.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $180.4M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $126.7M | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | $135.6M | -2.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $134.7M | -4.7% |
| Q3 2024 | $152M | +4.5% |
SOHU's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $136M last quarter, up 7.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -14% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.8% | +9.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -20% | -1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | -18% | +8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | +5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -19% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | -8.6% | +5.6 points |
SOHU's operating margin was −14% last quarter, up 4.2 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 SOHU on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SOHU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
SOHU's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $0 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 14.7B diluted shares, down 1.9% from a year ago, with $86.4B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
SOHU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.3% | -607K shares |
| 1 year | -12% | -3.4M shares |
| 3 years | -25% | -8.6M shares |
| 5 years | -36% | -14.1M shares |
| Available history | -35% | -13.8M shares |
SOHU has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
SOHU hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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).
SOHU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | -17.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -13.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -7.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -11.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -8.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -7.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
SOHU 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).
SOHU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.9 | Neutral |
SOHU's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 29 (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.
SOHU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SOHU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1.4x | 28x | 95% below |
| PE % | 46 | 35 | 11 pts above |
SOHU 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 SOHU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SOHU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.8 | 6.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.2 | 9.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $14.5 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $13.9 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.1 | 8.3% below |
SOHU is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 8.3% below 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 SOHU on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOHU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.8 | $16.3 | +51% |
| 2021 | $16.3 | $16.1 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | $16.1 | $13.5 | -16% |
| 2023 | $13.5 | $9.93 | -26% |
| 2024 | $9.93 | $13.7 | +37% |
| 2025 | $13.7 | $15.9 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.9 | $12.0 | -25% |
SOHU has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 25% so far in 2026.