AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ZM
Zoom Communications, Inc.
ZM 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.
ZM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ZM's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is stable.
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.
ZM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 9.1x | $97.70 | — |
| Forward | 16x | $97.70 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $230 | +135% |
| Fair | 31x | $334 | +242% |
| Expensive | 538x | $5,801 | +5838% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ZM 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.
ZM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ZM's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability 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 earned $8.98 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
ZM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.22 | -42% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.78 | +184% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.79 | +104% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.18 | +93% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.14 | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.79 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.33 | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.21 | +55% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.03 | +304% |
ZM 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 ZM 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 ZM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B | +4.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +5.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +4.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +2.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +3.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | +3.6% |
ZM's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $1.3B last quarter, up 4.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +4.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +9.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | +9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +0.6 points |
ZM's operating margin was 25% last quarter, down 1.8 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 has the edge over ZM on cash flow, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
ZM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $472.4M | -7% |
| Q2 2026 | $500.5M | +8% |
| Q1 2026 | $338.4M | -19% |
| Q4 2025 | $614.3M | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $508M | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $463.4M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $416.2M | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $457.7M | +1% |
ZM's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.9B over the past year, up 4.4% 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.
ZM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -487K shares |
| 1 year | -2.8% | -8.5M shares |
| 3 years | -2% | -6.2M shares |
| 5 years | -2% | -6.1M shares |
| Available history | +2.4% | +7M shares |
ZM has the edge over AAPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $360.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $361.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $323.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $413.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $465.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $418M |
| Q1 2025 | $354.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $301.6M |
ZM spent $1.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 5.2% 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).
ZM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
ZM 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).
ZM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 35.2 | Neutral |
ZM's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 35 (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.
ZM PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ZM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.1x | 28x | 67% below |
| PE % | 2 | 35 | 33 pts below |
ZM 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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 57% above its 200-week average.
ZM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $94.2 | 3.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $95.4 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $91.5 | 6.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $85.4 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $76.6 | 28% above |
ZM is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 28% 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 ZM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $66.6 | $375.2 | +463% |
| 2021 | $375.2 | $191.7 | -49% |
| 2022 | $191.7 | $65.9 | -66% |
| 2023 | $65.9 | $71.9 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | $71.9 | $83.8 | +17% |
| 2025 | $83.8 | $88.0 | +5% |
| 2026 YTD | $88.0 | $97.7 | +11% |
ZM's yearly returns have swung widely, from +463% in 2020 to −66% in 2022. It's up 11% so far in 2026.