AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over STUB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
STUB
StubHub Holdings, Inc.
STUB 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.
STUB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
STUB's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is 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.
STUB PE Valuation
STUB 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.
STUB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
STUB 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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 20% for AAPL versus STUB down 6,280%.
STUB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.35 | — |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.18 | -$6.08 |
| Q4 2025 | -$6.33 | -$6.24 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.43 | -751% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.25 | -127% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.10 | -110% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.09 | -109% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.68 | +$0.72 |
| Q2 2024 | $0.92 | +$1.32 |
STUB lost $6.18 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than 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 STUB 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 STUB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
STUB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $502M | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $573.1M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $446M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $449.2M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $468.1M | +7.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $430.3M | -2.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $397.6M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $533.4M | +60% |
STUB's revenue is growing: $502M last quarter, up 7.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.4% | +301 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4% | -2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6.2% | -24 points |
| Q3 2025 | -292% | -304 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8% | -6.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.8% | +7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | -7.5 points |
STUB's operating margin was 8.4% last quarter, up 301 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 STUB in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
STUB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $321.4M | +3208% |
| Q1 2026 | $298.2M | +97% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.9M | +$10.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $9.7M | -93% |
| Q1 2025 | $151.1M | -42% |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2024 | $136.4M | +$168.6M |
| Q1 2024 | $258.7M | +40% |
STUB usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$399M, but it generated $232M over the past year.
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 STUB 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.
STUB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.7% | +10M shares |
| 1 year | +5.6% | +20.5M shares |
| 3 years | +5.6% | +20.5M shares |
STUB has 388M diluted shares, up 5.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $5,000 |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
STUB has spent almost nothing on buybacks 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 has the edge over STUB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
STUB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 8.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.8x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 9.3x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.7x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 5.3x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 6.2x | High |
STUB's net debt is about 1.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 9.3 years 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).
STUB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.8 | Oversold |
STUB's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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.
STUB PE vs Technology Sector
STUB 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 stronger trend alignment. AAPL is above 5 of 5 weekly averages versus STUB above 0 of 3.
STUB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.71 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.22 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $9.05 | 44% below |
STUB is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 44% below its 50-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 STUB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
STUB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18.5 | $13.3 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $5.05 | -62% |
STUB has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's down 62% so far in 2026.