AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has a slight edge over VPG overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
VPG
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
VPG 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.
VPG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
VPG's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow 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.
VPG PE Valuation
VPG 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.
VPG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
VPG 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 VPG on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VPG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.29 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.25 | -142% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.30 | +$0.39 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.45 | +96% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.40 | -46% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.60 | -39% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.09 | -106% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.23 | -87% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.74 | -61% |
VPG has swung to a loss: it lost $0.25 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 VPG 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 VPG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VPG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $85.1M | +6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $83.9M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $84.4M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $80.6M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $79.7M | +5.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $75.2M | -2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $71.7M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $72.7M | -19% |
VPG's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $85M last quarter, up 6.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2% | -9.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3% | -4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.4% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3% | +1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | +7.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.6% | -4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1% | -8.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3% | -13 points |
VPG's operating margin was 3.2% last quarter, down 9.6 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 VPG on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VPG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.5M | +$8.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.7M | -136% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.7M | -198% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4M | -71% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.5M | -$832K |
| Q2 2025 | $4.7M | -3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7M | -2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.6M | -66% |
VPG still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $1M 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 VPG 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.
VPG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -30K shares |
| 1 year | -0.5% | -72K shares |
| 3 years | -2.7% | -374K shares |
| 5 years | -2.3% | -309K shares |
| Available history | -2.1% | -283K shares |
VPG has 13M diluted shares, down 0.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $1.9M |
| Q2 2024 | $3.1M |
| Q1 2024 | $2.8M |
VPG hasn't bought back shares in 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).
VPG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
VPG 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).
VPG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.9 | Oversold |
VPG's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
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 VPG on valuation relative to its sector.
VPG PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VPG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 182x | 28x | 553% above |
| PE % | 93 | 35 | 58 pts above |
VPG 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 VPG on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VPG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.1 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $74.2 | 29% below |
| 50 week MA | $68.4 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $47.7 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $40.4 | 31% above |
VPG has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 31% 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.
VPG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33.8 | $30.1 | -11% |
| 2021 | $30.1 | $36.5 | +21% |
| 2022 | $36.5 | $38.4 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $34.1 | -11% |
| 2024 | $34.1 | $23.3 | -31% |
| 2025 | $23.3 | $39.7 | +70% |
| 2026 YTD | $39.7 | $52.9 | +33% |
VPG has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.