AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over SOTK overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
SOTK
Sono-Tek Corporation
SOTK 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.
SOTK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SOTK's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, 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.
SOTK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 36x | $4.33 | — |
| Cheap | 38x | $4.61 | +6.4% |
| Fair | 48x | $5.82 | +34% |
| Forward | 51x | $4.33 | — |
| Expensive | 71x | $8.51 | +97% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SOTK 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 |
AAPL has the edge over SOTK on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
SOTK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SOTK's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
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 SOTK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SOTK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.08 | -29% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.12 | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.13 | +44% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.11 | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.10 | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.10 | 0% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.09 | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.08 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.08 | +14% |
SOTK's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.12 over the past year, against $0.16 in early 2022.
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 SOTK 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 SOTK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SOTK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.2M | +1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.7M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.6M | +9.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $5M | -3.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.2M | 0% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.1M | +2% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.1M | +7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.2M | -8.8% |
SOTK's revenue is growing: $5M last quarter, up 1.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.3% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +6.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +5.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.2% | +2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.4% | +4.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.6% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8% | -8.8 points |
SOTK's operating margin was 7.3% last quarter, down 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.
SOTK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1M | +$1.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9M | +$2.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1M | +$3.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1M | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | -$237.3K | +$338.8K |
| Q2 2025 | -$974.5K | -430% |
| Q1 2025 | -$740K | +$6.5K |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1M | +323% |
SOTK 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 SOTK 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.
SOTK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +68.8K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +74.5K shares |
| 3 years | +0.2% | +32.5K shares |
| 5 years | +1.3% | +204K shares |
| Available history | +2.8% | +434K shares |
SOTK has 16M diluted shares, about the same as 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).
SOTK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
SOTK 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).
SOTK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.7 | Oversold |
SOTK's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (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.
SOTK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SOTK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 28x | 30% above |
| PE % | 8 | 35 | 27 pts below |
SOTK 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 SOTK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SOTK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.39 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.24 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.73 | 8.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.30 | 0.7% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.61 | 6.1% below |
SOTK's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 6.1% 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 SOTK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOTK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.25 | $4.20 | +87% |
| 2021 | $4.20 | $6.77 | +61% |
| 2022 | $6.77 | $6.41 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | $6.41 | $5.41 | -16% |
| 2024 | $5.41 | $4.30 | -21% |
| 2025 | $4.30 | $4.06 | -5.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.06 | $4.33 | +6.7% |
SOTK has finished four years in a row lower, and it's up 6.7% so far in 2026.