AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SPT
Sprout Social, Inc.
SPT 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.
SPT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable |
SPT's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
SPT PE Valuation
SPT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
SPT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SPT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 SPT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SPT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.57 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.45 | +$0.36 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.50 | +$0.45 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.66 | +$0.38 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.74 | +$0.35 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.81 | +$0.38 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.95 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.04 | +$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.09 | +$0.10 |
SPT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.45 per share over the past year, against $2.36 at its worst in late 2019.
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 SPT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SPT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $125.1M | +8.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $123.8M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $121.5M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $120.9M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $115.6M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $111.8M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $109.3M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $107.1M | +14% |
SPT has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.5% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.2% | +8.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.8% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.9% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.9% | +8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -10% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -13% | +6.7 points |
SPT's operating margin was −5.5% last quarter, up 2.4 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.
SPT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.2M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.8M | +88% |
| Q1 2026 | $24.1M | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.9M | +204% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.5M | +0.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2M | +166% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.7M | +66% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3M | +$6.5M |
SPT 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 SPT 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.
SPT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -576K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +736K shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +3.8M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +5.8M shares |
| Available history | +157% | +36.5M shares |
SPT has 60M diluted shares, up 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | $8.1M |
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).
SPT Net Leverage
SPT's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
SPT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.1 | Neutral |
SPT's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (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.
SPT PE vs Technology Sector
SPT 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 SPT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SPT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.2 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.2 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $8.71 | 32% above |
| 100 week MA | $14.6 | 21% below |
| 200 week MA | $30.6 | 62% below |
SPT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 62% 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 SPT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SPT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $16.6 | $16.1 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | $16.1 | $50.0 | +210% |
| 2021 | $50.0 | $94.7 | +89% |
| 2022 | $94.7 | $56.0 | -41% |
| 2023 | $56.0 | $61.4 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | $61.4 | $31.4 | -49% |
| 2025 | $31.4 | $11.1 | -65% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.1 | $11.5 | +3.9% |
SPT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +210% in 2020 to −65% in 2025. It's up 3.9% so far in 2026.