AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over SWKS overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
SWKS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
SWKS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SWKS's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are 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 has the edge over SWKS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SWKS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $17.25 | -81% |
| Forward | 16x | $90.03 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $23.51 | -74% |
| Expensive | 30x | $33.78 | -62% |
| Current | 79x | $90.03 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SWKS's PE is in its expensive range at 79x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
SWKS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
SWKS has the edge over AAPL on the outlook, with more favorable valuation 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 SWKS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SWKS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.73 | +402% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.14 | -63% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.94 | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.42 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.61 | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.08 | -17% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.49 | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.54 | -52% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.25 | -42% |
SWKS's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.14 over the past year, against $8.97 in late 2021.
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 SWKS 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 SWKS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SWKS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | -5% |
| Q2 2026 | $934.8M | -3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $943.7M | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | -3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $965M | +6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $953.2M | -8.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | -11% |
SWKS's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $1B last quarter, down 5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.1% | -8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.2% | -6.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | -6.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 10% | +4.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -7.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | -4.6 points |
SWKS's operating margin was 2.1% last quarter, down 8 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 SWKS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SWKS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$60.9M | -142% |
| Q2 2026 | -$16.7M | -107% |
| Q1 2026 | -$32.1M | -109% |
| Q4 2025 | $339M | +0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $144M | -63% |
| Q2 2025 | $252.7M | +1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $370.9M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $338.2M | -55% |
SWKS usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$61M, but it generated $229M 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 SWKS 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.
SWKS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +800K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -5.4% | -8.6M shares |
| 5 years | -9.3% | -15.6M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -20.2M shares |
SWKS has 151M diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $107M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $330.2M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $77.3M |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
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).
SWKS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
SWKS 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).
SWKS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.8 | Overbought |
SWKS's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 81 (overbought).
AAPL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AAPL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 40x | 28x | 42% above |
| PE % | 96 | 35 | 61 pts above |
AAPL has the edge over SWKS on valuation relative to its sector.
SWKS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SWKS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 79x | 28x | 183% above |
| PE % | 100 | 35 | 65 pts above |
SWKS is trading at 79x earnings, a 183% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 57% above its 200-week average.
SWKS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $84.2 | 6.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $75.1 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $68.3 | 32% above |
| 100 week MA | $70.6 | 28% above |
| 200 week MA | $86.8 | 3.7% above |
SWKS has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 3.7% above 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 finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 30% so far in 2026.
SWKS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $122.3 | $151.2 | +24% |
| 2021 | $151.2 | $153.4 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $153.4 | $88.9 | -42% |
| 2023 | $88.9 | $112.4 | +27% |
| 2024 | $112.4 | $90.2 | -20% |
| 2025 | $90.2 | $64.2 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $64.2 | $90.0 | +40% |
SWKS has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.