AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over TSAT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
TSAT
Telesat Corporation
TSAT 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.
TSAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
TSAT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently 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.
TSAT PE Valuation
TSAT 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.
TSAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect TSAT's losses to shrink, with revenue declining.
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 TSAT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
TSAT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$17.44 | -$12.21 |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.80 | -$4.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.43 | -$2.95 |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.77 | -574% |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.23 | -826% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | -166% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.48 | -156% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.64 | -82% |
TSAT lost $17.44 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 TSAT 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 TSAT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TSAT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $55.9M | -25% |
| Q1 2026 | $61.4M | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $66.1M | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $71M | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $74.6M | -30% |
| Q1 2025 | $82.1M | -23% |
| Q4 2024 | $90M | -23% |
| Q3 2024 | $97.3M | -21% |
TSAT's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $56M last quarter, down 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -16% | -33 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5% | -23 points |
| Q4 2025 | -381% | -204 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.9% | -37 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -24 points |
| Q1 2025 | 26% | -17 points |
| Q4 2024 | -178% | -172 points |
| Q3 2024 | 43% | +0.1 points |
TSAT's operating margin was −16% last quarter, down 33 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 TSAT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
TSAT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$165.1M | -$118.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$80.4M | -210% |
| Q4 2025 | -$49.5M | -$36.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$29.3M | -$16.3M |
| Q2 2025 | -$46.3M | -$31.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $73.2M | +82% |
| Q4 2024 | -$13M | -$10.9M |
| Q3 2024 | -$13M | -$12.5M |
TSAT's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$324M 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 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.
TSAT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.6% | +240K shares |
| 1 year | -8.1% | -1.3M shares |
| 3 years | +10% | +1.4M shares |
TSAT has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
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).
TSAT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 48.8x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 38.5x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2023 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2023 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2023 | 1.5x | Healthy |
TSAT's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.4 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).
TSAT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.4 | Neutral |
TSAT's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (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.
TSAT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TSAT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
TSAT 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.
TSAT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $44.6 | 1.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $44.8 | 1.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $41.0 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $31.2 | 45% above |
| 200 week MA | $20.8 | 119% above |
TSAT is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 119% 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.
TSAT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.8 | $21.3 | -35% |
| 2021 | $21.3 | $31.9 | +50% |
| 2022 | $31.9 | $6.92 | -78% |
| 2023 | $6.92 | $10.4 | +51% |
| 2024 | $10.4 | $16.4 | +57% |
| 2025 | $16.4 | $29.2 | +78% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.2 | $45.4 | +56% |
TSAT has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.