AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has the edge over VERI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
VERI
Veritone, Inc.
VERI 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.
VERI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
VERI's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
VERI PE Valuation
VERI 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.
VERI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
VERI 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 edge over VERI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VERI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.26 | -$0.59 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.56 | -$0.84 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.76 | -$0.78 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.55 | +$0.95 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.67 | +$0.92 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.72 | +$0.91 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.98 | +$0.61 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.50 | +$0.29 |
VERI is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.26 per share over the past year, against $3.21 at its worst in late 2019.
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 VERI 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 VERI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VERI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $24.3M | +1% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.3M | -9.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.9M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $26.6M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $24M | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | $22.5M | -29% |
| Q4 2024 | $22.4M | -34% |
| Q3 2024 | $22M | -37% |
VERI's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $24M last quarter, up 1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -91% | -11 points |
| Q1 2026 | -96% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -113% | -19 points |
| Q3 2025 | -68% | +34 points |
| Q2 2025 | -80% | -24 points |
| Q1 2025 | -96% | -27 points |
| Q4 2024 | -94% | -43 points |
| Q3 2024 | -102% | -37 points |
VERI's operating margin was −91% last quarter, down 11 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 VERI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
VERI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$12.1M | -$2.9M |
| Q1 2026 | -$12M | +$6.4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$13.5M | -$12M |
| Q3 2025 | -$17.1M | -1033% |
| Q2 2025 | -$9.2M | +$36M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18.4M | -231% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.5M | +$27.9M |
| Q3 2024 | $1.8M | -80% |
VERI has burned cash in most quarters: −$55M over the past year, against −$27M the year before.
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 VERI 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.
VERI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +45% | +29.1M shares |
| 1 year | +147% | +56M shares |
| 3 years | +161% | +58M shares |
| 5 years | +241% | +66.4M shares |
| Available history | +321% | +71.7M shares |
VERI has 94M diluted shares, up 147% from a year ago.
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).
VERI Net Leverage
VERI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
VERI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.3 | Oversold |
VERI's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (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.
VERI PE vs Technology Sector
VERI 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 the edge over VERI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VERI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.67 | 27% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.91 | 46% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.16 | 77% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.61 | 81% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.09 | 84% below |
VERI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 84% 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 VERI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VERI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.55 | $30.7 | +1104% |
| 2021 | $30.7 | $22.5 | -27% |
| 2022 | $22.5 | $5.03 | -78% |
| 2023 | $5.03 | $1.81 | -64% |
| 2024 | $1.81 | $3.53 | +95% |
| 2025 | $3.53 | $5.03 | +42% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.03 | $0.49 | -90% |
VERI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +1104% in 2020 to −78% in 2022. It's down 90% so far in 2026.