AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
TYL
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
TYL has the 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.
TYL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TYL's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is 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'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.
TYL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 28x | $424 | — |
| Current | 53x | $424 | — |
| Cheap | 71x | $565 | +33% |
| Fair | 92x | $734 | +73% |
| Expensive | 113x | $895 | +111% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TYL has the edge over AAPL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AAPL, but weaker profitability.
TYL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
TYL has the edge over AAPL on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and 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 earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
TYL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $14.99 | +89% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.94 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.54 | +7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.24 | +9.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.20 | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.18 | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.99 | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.63 | +50% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.05 | +56% |
TYL has the edge over AAPL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 TYL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 TYL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TYL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $647.6M | +8.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $645.1M | +8.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $613.5M | +8.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $575.2M | +6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $595.9M | +9.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $596.1M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $565.2M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $541.1M | +13% |
TYL's revenue has grown year over year for 23 quarters in a row: $648M last quarter, up 8.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +3.3 points |
TYL's operating margin was 18% last quarter, up 1.6 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top 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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $136B over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
TYL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $278M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $119.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $104M | +93% |
| Q4 2025 | $239.6M | +8.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $251.3M | -3.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $92.8M | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $53.8M | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $221M | +59% |
TYL has the edge over AAPL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
TYL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.7% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | -7.1% | -3.1M shares |
| 3 years | -4.9% | -2.1M shares |
| 5 years | -3.7% | -1.6M shares |
| Available history | 0% | -5K shares |
TYL has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $369.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $504.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $250.1M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $173M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $2,000 |
TYL spent $1.1B 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
TYL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
TYL 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).
TYL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 91.4 | Overbought |
TYL's weekly RSI is 67 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 91 (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 TYL on valuation relative to its sector.
TYL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TYL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 53x | 28x | 91% above |
| PE % | 11 | 35 | 24 pts below |
TYL is trading at 53x earnings, a 91% 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 has the edge over TYL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TYL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $370.9 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $346.5 | 22% above |
| 50 week MA | $355.1 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $456.4 | 7.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $451.1 | 6.1% below |
TYL has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 6.1% 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 TYL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TYL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $300.6 | $434.3 | +44% |
| 2021 | $434.3 | $523.1 | +20% |
| 2022 | $523.1 | $320.1 | -39% |
| 2023 | $320.1 | $418.1 | +31% |
| 2024 | $418.1 | $587.1 | +40% |
| 2025 | $587.1 | $461.1 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $461.1 | $423.6 | -8.1% |
TYL has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 8.1% so far in 2026.