AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VTEX
Vtex
VTEX 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.
VTEX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VTEX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
VTEX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $3.94 | — |
| Current | 23x | $3.94 | — |
| Cheap | 29x | $4.99 | +27% |
| Fair | 72x | $12.19 | +209% |
| Expensive | 137x | $23.24 | +490% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VTEX 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.
VTEX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
VTEX 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.
VTEX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.22 | +31% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.17 | +143% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.13 | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.11 | +83% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.09 | +80% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.07 | +250% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.08 | +$0.12 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.06 | +$0.13 |
| Q3 2024 | $0.05 | +$0.14 |
VTEX 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 VTEX 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 VTEX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VTEX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $64.4M | +9.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $60.7M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $68M | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $59.6M | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $58.8M | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $54.2M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $61.5M | +1.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $56M | +11% |
VTEX's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $64M last quarter, up 9.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +10 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | +11 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4% | +4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +2.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5.1% | +12 points |
VTEX's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 10 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.
VTEX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $13.3M | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.3M | +100% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.1M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.5M | -9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.1M | +141% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.6M | +325% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4M | +31% |
| Q3 2024 | $8.3M | +210% |
VTEX 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.
VTEX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -8.9% | -16.6M shares |
| 3 years | -8.7% | -16.2M shares |
| 5 years | -8.8% | -16.4M shares |
| Available history | -8.8% | -16.4M shares |
VTEX has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $23.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $9.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $21.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $18.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $15.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $11.2M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
VTEX spent $74M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 145% 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).
VTEX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
VTEX 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).
VTEX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.1 | Neutral |
VTEX's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (neutral).
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.
VTEX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VTEX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 28x | 17% below |
| PE % | 0 | 44 | 44 pts below |
VTEX has the edge over AAPL on valuation relative to its sector.
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 VTEX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VTEX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.94 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.91 | 0.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $3.76 | 4.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.52 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.30 | 26% below |
VTEX's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 26% 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 VTEX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VTEX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $25.4 | $11.7 | -54% |
| 2022 | $11.7 | $3.42 | -71% |
| 2023 | $3.42 | $6.88 | +101% |
| 2024 | $6.88 | $5.75 | -16% |
| 2025 | $5.75 | $3.71 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.71 | $3.94 | +6.2% |
VTEX's yearly returns have swung widely, from +101% in 2023 to −71% in 2022. It's up 6.2% so far in 2026.