AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
WDAY
Workday, Inc.
WDAY 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.
WDAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
WDAY'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.
WDAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $191 | — |
| Current | 39x | $191 | — |
| Cheap | 41x | $205 | +7.3% |
| Fair | 61x | $302 | +58% |
| Expensive | 1,213x | $5,991 | +3043% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WDAY 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.
WDAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
WDAY 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 has the edge over WDAY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WDAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.61 | +155% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.94 | +130% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.21 | +78% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.59 | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.37 | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.15 | -63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.80 | -68% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.95 | -63% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.09 | +2438% |
WDAY earned $4.94 per share over the past year, up 130% from 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 WDAY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WDAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.5B | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.2B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2B | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2B | +16% |
WDAY has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.9% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.4% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.6% | +2.9 points |
WDAY's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 1.3 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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.
WDAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $460M | -22% |
| Q2 2026 | $616M | +46% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $550M | +53% |
| Q3 2025 | $588M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $421M | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | +3% |
| Q4 2024 | $359M | -20% |
WDAY 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.
WDAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.1% | -8M shares |
| 1 year | -8.8% | -23.9M shares |
| 3 years | -6.9% | -18.1M shares |
| 5 years | -5.3% | -13.7M shares |
| Available history | +7.8% | +17.8M shares |
WDAY has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B |
| Q4 2025 | $802M |
| Q3 2025 | $299M |
| Q2 2025 | $290M |
| Q1 2025 | $103M |
| Q4 2024 | $158M |
WDAY spent $5.2B buying back its own shares over the past year, about six times what it spent 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 has the edge over WDAY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
WDAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
WDAY's net debt is about 1.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.0 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).
WDAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.5 | Neutral |
WDAY's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (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.
WDAY PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | WDAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 28x | 39% above |
| PE % | 6 | 35 | 29 pts below |
WDAY 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 WDAY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
WDAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $193.0 | 1.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $180.9 | 5.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $203.2 | 6.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $219.1 | 13% below |
WDAY's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 13% 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 WDAY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WDAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $165.9 | $248.8 | +50% |
| 2021 | $248.8 | $278.1 | +12% |
| 2022 | $278.1 | $164.6 | -41% |
| 2023 | $164.6 | $276.1 | +68% |
| 2024 | $276.1 | $266.2 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | $266.2 | $220.7 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $220.7 | $190.6 | -14% |
WDAY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 14% so far in 2026.