AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
YEXT
Yext, Inc.
YEXT 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.
YEXT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
YEXT's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its profitability is 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.
YEXT PE Valuation
YEXT 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.
YEXT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect YEXT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 20% for AAPL versus YEXT down 340%.
YEXT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.76 | — |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.12 | -$0.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.18 | -$0.13 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.22 | -$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.15 | -$0.05 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.05 | +$0.15 |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.05 | +$0.28 |
| Q1 2024 | -$0.02 | +$0.51 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.10 | +$0.54 |
YEXT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.12 per share over the past year, against $1.16 at its worst in early 2020.
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 YEXT 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 YEXT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
YEXT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $111.1M | -1.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $107.9M | -1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $112M | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $112M | -1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $113.1M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $109.5M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $113.1M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $114M | +13% |
YEXT's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $111M last quarter, down 1.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | -10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.2% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.3% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7% | +16 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | +34 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | +6.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8% | -9.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.1% | -7.3 points |
YEXT's operating margin was 16% last quarter, down 10 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 has the edge over YEXT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
YEXT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.7M | -1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $37M | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $28.6M | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | -$20.3M | -$4M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.8M | +$19M |
| Q2 2025 | $37.2M | -1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $38M | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | -$16.4M | -$14M |
YEXT generated $53M in free cash flow over the past year, down 21% from the year before.
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.
YEXT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -8.7% | -9.8M shares |
| 1 year | -21% | -28.2M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -20.2M shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -22.3M shares |
| Available history | -9.1% | -10.4M shares |
YEXT has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $142M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $14.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $17.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $27.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $11.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $6.6M |
YEXT spent $173M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 174% 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 has the edge over YEXT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
YEXT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -66.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -21.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -83.4x | Net Cash |
YEXT's net debt is about a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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).
YEXT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.0 | Neutral |
YEXT's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (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.
YEXT PE vs Technology Sector
YEXT 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.
YEXT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.07 | 8.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.32 | 21% above |
| 50 week MA | $5.79 | 32% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.63 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.83 | 12% above |
YEXT has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 12% 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 the edge over YEXT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
YEXT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.6 | $16.9 | +16% |
| 2021 | $16.9 | $10.6 | -37% |
| 2022 | $10.6 | $6.14 | -42% |
| 2023 | $6.14 | $5.89 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | $5.89 | $6.33 | +7.5% |
| 2025 | $6.33 | $8.10 | +28% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.10 | $7.65 | -5.6% |
YEXT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 5.6% so far in 2026.