AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SYNA
Synaptics Incorporated
SYNA has a slight 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.
SYNA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
SYNA's revenue and cash flow are currently stable, but its profitability and balance sheet 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.
SYNA PE Valuation
SYNA 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.
SYNA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SYNA to show an outlook.
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 SYNA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SYNA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$12.54 | -$11.37 |
| Q2 2026 | -$12.62 | -$11.40 |
| Q1 2024 | -$2.69 | -161% |
| Q4 2023 | -$1.97 | -134% |
| Q3 2023 | -$1.19 | -117% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.83 | -71% |
| Q1 2023 | $4.44 | -6.3% |
| Q4 2022 | $5.77 | +65% |
SYNA lost $12.54 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'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 SYNA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SYNA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $294M | +0.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $308M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $294.2M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $302.5M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $292.5M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $282.8M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.6M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $267.2M | +13% |
SYNA has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.3% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.2% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.3% | +5.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.9% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.6% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -9.9% | -2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.7% | +1.9 points |
SYNA's operating margin was −4.3% last quarter, up 3.6 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 SYNA on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SYNA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$18.6M | -203% |
| Q2 2026 | $55.3M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.9M | -85% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.2M | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $18M | +$38.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $50.6M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $68M | +$90.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.1M | -37% |
SYNA usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$19M, but it generated $65M 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 SYNA 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.
SYNA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.3% | +500K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +600K shares |
| 3 years | -3.2% | -1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +5M shares |
SYNA has 39M diluted shares, up 1.5% from a year ago, despite $86M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $10.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $39M |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $16M |
| Q1 2025 | $37.8M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
SYNA spent $86M buying back its own shares over 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 SYNA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SYNA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 4.7x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2023 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2022 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2022 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2022 | 0.4x | Very low |
SYNA's net debt is about 8.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
SYNA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 86.8 | Overbought |
SYNA's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 87 (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.
SYNA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SYNA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SYNA 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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 57% above its 200-week average.
SYNA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.3 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $110.6 | 6.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $100.8 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $83.8 | 41% above |
| 200 week MA | $88.2 | 34% above |
SYNA has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 34% 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.
SYNA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $66.9 | $86.2 | +29% |
| 2021 | $86.2 | $278.3 | +223% |
| 2022 | $278.3 | $94.2 | -66% |
| 2023 | $94.2 | $114.1 | +21% |
| 2024 | $114.1 | $77.2 | -32% |
| 2025 | $77.2 | $73.5 | -4.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $73.5 | $118.0 | +61% |
SYNA has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.