AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over SSTI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
SSTI
SoundThinking, Inc.
SSTI 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.
SSTI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
SSTI's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, 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.
SSTI PE Valuation
SSTI 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.
SSTI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
SSTI 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 SSTI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SSTI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.77 | -$0.93 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.29 | -$0.50 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.16 | -$0.55 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.74 | -$0.02 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.84 | -$0.74 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.79 | -$0.65 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.61 | -$0.31 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.72 | -$0.50 |
SSTI lost $1.77 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
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 SSTI 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 SSTI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SSTI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25M | -0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.9M | -7.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $24.2M | -15% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.8M | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.1M | -4.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.9M | -4% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.3M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.4M | -10% |
SSTI's revenue is shrinking: $25M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -33% | -25 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | -8.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -28% | -24 points |
| Q4 2025 | -10% | +6.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8.2% | -4.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.3% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -16% | -33 points |
SSTI's operating margin was −33% last quarter, down 25 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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 SSTI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SSTI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1M | -35% |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.1M | -$5.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.5M | -$474K |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7M | +$5.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.9M | -61% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.7M | -194% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1M | -137% |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.2M | -$1.8M |
SSTI's free cash flow was −$3M over the past year, against −$1M 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 SSTI 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.
SSTI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +80.9K shares |
| 1 year | +3.3% | +427K shares |
| 3 years | +5.7% | +707K shares |
| 5 years | +13% | +1.5M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +1.3M shares |
SSTI has 13M diluted shares, up 3.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $2M |
| Q2 2025 | $470,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $504,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $1,000 |
SSTI 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).
SSTI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -10.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
SSTI 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).
SSTI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 85.8 | Overbought |
SSTI's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 86 (overbought).
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.
SSTI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SSTI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SSTI 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 SSTI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SSTI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.98 | 3.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.50 | 10% above |
| 50 week MA | $7.37 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $10.3 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.2 | 46% below |
SSTI has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 46% 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 SSTI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SSTI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.3 | $38.5 | +52% |
| 2021 | $38.5 | $30.6 | -20% |
| 2022 | $30.6 | $33.3 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | $33.3 | $25.5 | -23% |
| 2024 | $25.5 | $12.8 | -50% |
| 2025 | $12.8 | $8.05 | -37% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.05 | $8.25 | +2.5% |
SSTI has finished three years in a row lower, and it's up 2.5% so far in 2026.