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Stock Evaluator: Apple Inc. (AAPL)
8,716 followersApple Inc. AAPL
$308.91
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COMPANY SUMMARY
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod, as well as Apple branded and third-party accessories. It also provides AppleCare support and cloud services; and operates various platforms, including the App Store that allows customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games, and podcasts, as well as advertising services include third-party licensing arrangements and its own advertising platforms. In addition, the company offers various subscription-based services, such as Apple Arcade, a game subscription service; Apple Fitness+, a personalized fitness service; Apple Music, which offers users a curated listening experience with on-demand radio stations; Apple News+, a subscription news and magazine service; Apple TV, which offers original content and live sports; Apple Card, a co-branded credit card; and Apple Pay, a cashless payment service, as well as licenses its intellectual property. The company serves consumers, and small and mid-sized businesses; and the education, enterprise, and government markets. It distributes third-party applications for its products through the App Store. The company also sells its products through its retail and online stores, and direct sales force; and third-party cellular network carriers and resellers. The company was formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc. and changed its name to Apple Inc. in January 2007. Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | AAPL | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $4,897,205.1 | $1,808.8 | 100% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 14,725.9 | 33.3 | 100% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.9% | 74.1% | 96% |
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| Float (Mil) | 14,662.3 | 143.6 | 99% |
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| Beta | 1.10 | 1.15 | 65% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 50,369 | 786 | 100% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
57.8% | 66.9% | 83% |
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| Growth | AAPL | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 8.7% | 0.4% | 53% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 14.3% | (0.1%) | 61% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 17.9% | 12.1% | 64 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 5.1% | 0.0% | 79% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 21.7% | (3.6%) | 81% |
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| # of Estimates | 30 | 41 | 41 | |
| Current EPS | $1.892 | $8.756 | $9.657 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.894 | $8.755 | $9.609 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.745 | $8.525 | $9.402 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (5.9%) | 17.4% | 46.0% | |
| Financials | AAPL | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $451,442 | $2,655 | 100% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $122,575 | $7 | 100% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $8.291 | $0.100 | 93% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $140,222 | $60 | 100% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $17,410 | $9 | 100% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $74,404 | $129 | 99% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $4,748,225 | $2,935 | 100% |
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| Valuation | AAPL | Industry Median |
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| P/B | 45.93 | 2.42 | 98% |
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| P/E | 40.4 | 38.8 | 79% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.3% | 0.0% | 61% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 70% |
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| Ratios | AAPL | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 47.9% | 34.0% | 60% |
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| Net Margin | 27.2% | 2.1% | 86% |
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| ROA | 34.9% | 0.6% | 99% |
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| ROE | 141.5% | 2.1% | 97% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 71.3% | 46.7% | 67% |
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| F-Score | 9 | 5 | 99% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 7/30/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
FACTOR STRATEGY
P/E Relative Screen
Factors: Value, Earnings Estimates
A screen that looks at the relationship of a stock's price-earnings ratio to that of the industry and market.
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.7% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +6.2 |
