AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 40x earnings, above its usual 31x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
VNET
VNET Group, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score VNET yet.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VNET Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
VNET's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue.
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.
VNET PE Valuation
VNET 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.
VNET Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
VNET 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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 20% for AAPL versus VNET down 153%.
VNET Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | -$2.30 | -$2.02 |
| Q2 2024 | -$2.51 | -$1.85 |
| Q1 2024 | -$2.78 | -$1.97 |
| Q4 2023 | -$2.61 | -$1.82 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.28 | +$0.48 |
| Q2 2023 | -$0.66 | -$0.49 |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.81 | -223% |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.79 | -261% |
VNET is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.33 per share over the past year, against $3.48 at its worst in late 2020.
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 VNET 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 VNET on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VNET Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $415.8M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $403.9M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $385.4M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $365.3M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $337.1M | +18% |
| Q3 2024 | $311.3M | +9.9% |
| Q2 2024 | $299.2M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2024 | $284.9M | +5.1% |
VNET's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $416M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.2% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.2% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.1% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +8.6 points |
| Q3 2024 | 8.5% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2024 | 9.8% | +4.6 points |
VNET's operating margin was 6.8% last quarter, about level with 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 VNET on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
VNET Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$194.5M | +$31.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$243.2M | +$1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$189.6M | -$51.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$211.8M | -$111.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$225.7M | -$136.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$244.7M | -$133M |
| Q4 2024 | -$138.2M | -$95.1M |
| Q3 2024 | -$100M | -$26.2M |
VNET has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$839M over the past year, against −$709M 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 VNET 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.
VNET Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.5% | +9.5M shares |
| 1 year | +5.7% | +15.3M shares |
| 3 years | +61% | +108M shares |
| 5 years | +98% | +140M shares |
| Available history | +151% | +170M shares |
VNET has 284M diluted shares, up 5.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $2.6M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
VNET spent $3M 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 VNET on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VNET Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 10.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 7.9x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 278.7x | High |
VNET's net debt is about 6.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.0 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).
VNET Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 24.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 3.9 | Oversold |
VNET's weekly RSI is 25 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (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.
VNET PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VNET | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
VNET 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 VNET on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VNET Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.30 | 28% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.98 | 48% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.15 | 62% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.04 | 62% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.47 | 44% below |
VNET is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 44% 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 VNET on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VNET Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.41 | $32.4 | +405% |
| 2021 | $32.4 | $9.15 | -72% |
| 2022 | $9.15 | $5.64 | -38% |
| 2023 | $5.64 | $2.87 | -49% |
| 2024 | $2.87 | $4.27 | +49% |
| 2025 | $4.27 | $8.69 | +104% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.69 | $3.09 | -64% |
VNET's yearly returns have swung widely, from +405% in 2020 to −72% in 2021. It's down 64% so far in 2026.