AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRNS
Varonis Systems, Inc.
VRNS has a slight 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.
VRNS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable |
VRNS's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, but its profitability is 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.
VRNS PE Valuation
VRNS 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.
VRNS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
VRNS 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 VRNS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VRNS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.36 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.32 | -$0.30 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.22 | -$0.30 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.13 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.13 | -$0.27 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.02 | -$0.27 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.92 | -$0.12 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.81 | +$0.13 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.86 | +$0.06 |
VRNS lost $1.32 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's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $114B last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 VRNS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VRNS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $189.5M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $180M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $173.1M | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $173.4M | +9.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $161.6M | +9.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $152.2M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $136.4M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $158.5M | +2.9% |
VRNS has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -25% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -23% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -26% | +6.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -17% | -6.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -22% | -6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -24% | -1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -32% | +9.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -11% | -7.7 points |
VRNS's operating margin was −25% last quarter, down 2.9 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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $136B over the past year, up 38% from the year before.
VRNS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26.6M | -13% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.7M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $50.1M | -24% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.7M | +4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $30.4M | +43% |
| Q2 2025 | $18M | +65% |
| Q1 2025 | $65.7M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.9M | +140% |
VRNS 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 the edge over VRNS 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.
VRNS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +180K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +24.1K shares |
| 3 years | +5.1% | +5.6M shares |
| 5 years | +7.4% | +8M shares |
| Available history | +27% | +24.2M shares |
VRNS has 115M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $135M |
| Q4 2025 | $15M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $38.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $61.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
VRNS spent $150M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 50% from the year before.
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).
VRNS Net Leverage
VRNS'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).
VRNS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 86.9 | Overbought |
VRNS's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 87 (overbought).
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.
VRNS PE vs Technology Sector
VRNS 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.
VRNS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $48.5 | 1.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.1 | 6.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $35.7 | 37% above |
| 100 week MA | $41.6 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $40.6 | 21% above |
VRNS is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 21% 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.
VRNS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26.2 | $56.7 | +117% |
| 2021 | $56.7 | $49.2 | -13% |
| 2022 | $49.2 | $23.4 | -52% |
| 2023 | $23.4 | $45.3 | +93% |
| 2024 | $45.3 | $45.0 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | $45.0 | $33.6 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $33.6 | $49.1 | +46% |
VRNS has the edge over AAPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.