AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over SQNS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
SQNS
Sequans Communications S.A.
SQNS 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.
SQNS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Stable |
SQNS's balance sheet is currently stable, but its revenue, 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.
SQNS PE Valuation
SQNS 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.
SQNS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SQNS's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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 SQNS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SQNS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$11.33 | -622% |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.04 | -540% |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.43 | -420% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.21 | -172% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.17 | +$3.80 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.51 | +$4.52 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.32 | +$4.11 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.69 | +$3.03 |
SQNS has swung to a loss: it lost $11.33 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 SQNS 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 SQNS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SQNS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $7.5M | -8.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.1M | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $7M | -37% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.3M | -57% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.1M | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1M | +34% |
| Q4 2024 | $11M | +131% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.1M | +29% |
SQNS's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $7M last quarter, down 8.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -127% | -20 points |
| Q1 2026 | -157% | -72 points |
| Q4 2025 | -128% | -81 points |
| Q3 2025 | -477% | -1339 points |
| Q2 2025 | -107% | -69 points |
| Q1 2025 | -85% | +57 points |
| Q4 2024 | -47% | +217 points |
| Q3 2024 | 863% | +964 points |
SQNS's operating margin was −127% last quarter, down 20 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 SQNS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SQNS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$9.8M | -$7.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$16.1M | -$6.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.2M | +$27.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$14.9M | -$11.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.4M | -131% |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.8M | +$4.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$29.8M | -$18.2M |
| Q3 2024 | -$3.3M | +$2.6M |
SQNS has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$43M over the past year, against −$45M 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.
SQNS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.5% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | -41% | -10.4M shares |
| 3 years | -34% | -7.9M shares |
| 5 years | +0.9% | +136K shares |
| Available history | +58% | +5.5M shares |
SQNS has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $936,391 |
| Q4 2025 | $9.4M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
SQNS spent $10M 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).
SQNS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | 11.5x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 3.1x | Elevated |
SQNS's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
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).
SQNS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.3 | Neutral |
SQNS's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (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.
SQNS PE vs Technology Sector
SQNS 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 SQNS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SQNS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.61 | 6.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.77 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.42 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.0 | 78% below |
| 200 week MA | $28.3 | 91% below |
SQNS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 91% 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 SQNS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SQNS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $75.0 | $157.3 | +110% |
| 2021 | $157.3 | $120.0 | -24% |
| 2022 | $120.0 | $72.0 | -40% |
| 2023 | $72.0 | $70.8 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | $70.8 | $33.9 | -52% |
| 2025 | $33.9 | $4.76 | -86% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.76 | $2.44 | -49% |
SQNS has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 49% so far in 2026.