AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
WK
Workiva Inc.
WK has the edge over AAPL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
WK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
WK'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.
WK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 21x | $68.51 | — |
| Current | 61x | $68.51 | — |
| Cheap | 85x | $96.44 | +41% |
| Fair | 102x | $115 | +68% |
| Expensive | 215x | $243 | +254% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WK 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.
WK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
WK 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.
WK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.26 | +189% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.13 | +$1.96 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.83 | +$2.02 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.24 | +$1.40 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.47 | +$0.52 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.83 | +$0.08 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.19 | +$0.45 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.16 | +$0.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.99 | +$1.37 |
WK 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'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 WK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $263M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $255.3M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $247.3M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $238.9M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $224.2M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $215.2M | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $206.3M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $199.9M | +20% |
WK has the edge over AAPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.8% | +8.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.2% | +18 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3% | +9.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1.5% | +10 points |
| Q2 2025 | -10% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -12% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.7% | -1 points |
WK's operating margin was 6.8% last quarter, up 8.3 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.
WK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $68.7M | +49% |
| Q2 2026 | $78M | +58% |
| Q1 2026 | $25.7M | +$33.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $50.7M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.1M | +147% |
| Q2 2025 | $49.3M | +$49.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.1M | -133% |
| Q4 2024 | $43.2M | +80% |
WK 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.
WK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.5% | -851K shares |
| 1 year | -5.1% | -3M shares |
| 3 years | +1.7% | +948K shares |
| 5 years | +7.3% | +3.8M shares |
| Available history | +17% | +8.1M shares |
WK has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $122.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $50M |
| Q4 2025 | $11.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $10M |
| Q2 2025 | $10M |
| Q1 2025 | $40.1M |
WK spent $185M 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
WK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -6.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -40.6x | Net Cash |
WK 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).
WK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 51.9 | Neutral |
WK's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 52 (neutral).
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 WK on valuation relative to its sector.
WK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | WK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 61x | 28x | 118% above |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
WK is trading at 61x earnings, a 118% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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 WK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
WK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $75.0 | 8.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $69.2 | 1.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $66.6 | 2.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $74.5 | 8% below |
| 200 week MA | $82.4 | 17% below |
WK's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 17% 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 WK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.6 | $92.7 | +123% |
| 2021 | $92.7 | $133.4 | +44% |
| 2022 | $133.4 | $83.7 | -37% |
| 2023 | $83.7 | $101.5 | +21% |
| 2024 | $101.5 | $111.1 | +9.5% |
| 2025 | $111.1 | $87.5 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $87.5 | $68.5 | -22% |
WK has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 22% so far in 2026.