AAPLUSTechnology
Apple Inc.
📊 Consumer Electronics
Day $267
$270 Neutral
52W $193
$289 Overbought
$268.99
▼ $1.72 (-0.64%)
Vol: 10,023,583 · Avg: 45,360,691
As of April 29, 2026 · 16:14 ET
COMPOSITE RISK SCORE
60 MODERATE
VAL:11/25 · FIN:14/25 · GRO:15/25 · TECH:20/25
📈 P/E RATIO
34.0x
Trailing
📖 P/B RATIO
44.8x
Price to Book
💰 EPS
$7.90
TTM
🏛 MARKET CAP
$3.9T
Large Cap
📊 ROE
152.0%
Return on Equity
📈 REV GROWTH
15.7%
YoY
🏢 Company Analysis · Apple Inc.
💼 BUSINESS MODEL
  • 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 allow 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..
  • Operates in Consumer Electronics within the Technology sector.
  • Workforce of 150,000 employees.
🏰 MOAT & COMPETITION
  • Mega-cap ($3,949B) — dominant market position with significant scale advantages.
  • ROE of 152.0% indicates strong competitive advantage and efficient capital deployment.
  • Profit margin of 27.0% suggests pricing power / cost moat.
🚀 CATALYSTS
  • VIX Climbs as Fed Decision and Mega-Cap Earnings Keep Investors on Edge (24/7 Wall St.)
  • Revenue growing at 16% — strong top-line momentum.
⚖️ ASYMMETRY CHECK
  • Analyst target range: $215 — $350 (mean $298, 40 analysts).
  • Moderate asymmetry — upside +30% vs downside -20% (1.5x).
  • P/E of 34.0x — fair value territory; catalysts needed for re-rating.
🔭 FUTURE OUTLOOK
  • Analyst consensus: Buy (40 analysts).
  • Latest quarter earnings grew 16% YoY — positive trajectory.
VALUATION
11/25
25% WEIGHT
  • P/E at 34x
  • P/B at 44.8x
  • Analyst target: $297.71 (+10.7%)
  • 1Y return: +27.9%
FINANCIAL HEALTH
14/25
25% WEIGHT
  • ROE: 152.0%
  • Profit margin: 27.0%
  • Revenue growth: 15.7%
  • Debt/Equity: 103%
GROWTH
15/25
25% WEIGHT
  • Revenue growth: 15.7%
  • Earnings growth: 18.3%
  • Beta: 1.11
  • Sector: Technology
TECHNICAL
20/25
25% WEIGHT
  • RSI, MACD, MA crossovers
  • 200 DMA & 50 EMA position
  • Volume trend analysis
  • Price momentum signals
📈 Price Movement
🕯 Candlestick Chart
🎯 Price Prediction · Analyst Target Cone
📉 Valuation Trends (at current CMP)
50.8 45.8 40.8 35.7 30.7 2022 2023 2024 2025 2022: 44.0 2023: 43.9 2024: 44.2 2025: 36.1 36.1
💎 Valuation & Financial Metrics
P/E RATIO
34.0x
Trailing twelve months
P/B RATIO
44.8x
Price to Book value
ROE
152.0%
Return on Equity
PROFIT MARGIN
27.0%
Net profit margin
OPM
35.4%
Operating profit margin
ANALYST TARGET
$297.71
Range: $215.00 - $350.00
PEG RATIO
2.43
Price/Earnings to Growth
EV/EBITDA
26.1x
Enterprise value ratio
CURRENT RATIO
0.97
Liquidity measure
DIVIDEND YIELD
38.00%
Annual yield
ROA
24.4%
Return on Assets
GROSS MARGIN
47.3%
Gross profit margin
SECTOR BENCHMARKS — CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
P/E (fair) 35.0x (sector mid)
P/B (fair) 8.0x (sector mid)
ROE (good) 25% (sector target)
OPM (good) 25% (sector target)
D/E comfort <20 (sector)
📋 Quarterly Performance Trend
QuarterRevenueQoQ %Net ProfitQoQ %Op. Cash FlowEBITDA Margin
Q4 '24 $124.3B $36.3B $29.9B 36.9%
Q1 '25 $95.4B-23.3% $24.8B-31.8% $24.0B 33.8%
Q2 '25 $94.0B-1.4% $23.4B-5.4% $27.9B 33.0%
Q3 '25 $102.5B+9.0% $27.5B+17.2% $29.7B 34.7%
Q4 '25 $143.8B+40.3% $42.1B+53.3% $53.9B 37.6%
📊 Year-on-Year Trend
FYRevenueYoY %Net ProfitYoY %Op. Cash FlowYoY %
2021 N/A N/A N/A
2022 $394.3B $99.8B $122.2B
2023 $383.3B-2.8% $97.0B-2.8% $110.5B-9.5%
2024 $391.0B+2.0% $93.7B-3.4% $118.3B+7.0%
2025 $416.2B+6.4% $112.0B+19.5% $111.5B-5.7%
📈 Revenue vs Earnings
💰 How Apple Inc. Makes Its Money
Revenue $143.8B Cost of Revenue $74.5B Gross Profit $69.2B R&D $10.9B SG&A $7.5B Operating Inc. $50.9B Tax $8.9B Net Income $42.1B (29.3% margin) Dec 2025 · All values in $ Millions
🏦 Snapshot of Apple Inc.'s Balance Sheet
Total Assets $379.3B Cash & Equiv.: $45.3B (11.9%) Receivables: $39.9B (10.5%) Inventory: $5.9B (1.5%) Other Current: $67.0B (17.7%) PP&E: $50.2B (13.2%) Other Non-Curr.: $171.0B (45.1%) Liab. + Equity $379.3B Current Liab.: $162.4B (42.8%) Long-Term Debt: $76.7B (20.2%) Other Liab.: $52.1B (13.7%) Equity: $88.2B (23.3%) As of Dec 2025 · All values in $ Millions
💸 Looking into Apple Inc.'s Cash Flow
Operating CF $53.9B Capital Exp. $2.4B Free Cash Flow $51.6B Dividends $3.9B Buybacks $24.7B Debt Repaid $2.2B Retained / Other $20.8B FY2025 · All values in $ Millions
🎯 EPS: Estimate vs Actual
📅 Quarterly Results Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemDec '25Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Dec '24
Total Revenue$143.76B$102.47B$94.04B$95.36B$124.30B
Cost of Revenue$74.53B$54.12B$50.32B$50.49B$66.03B
Gross Profit$69.23B$48.34B$43.72B$44.87B$58.27B
Operating Expense$18.38B$15.91B$15.52B$15.28B$15.44B
Operating Income$50.85B$32.43B$28.20B$29.59B$42.83B
Pretax Income$51.00B$32.80B$28.03B$29.31B$42.58B
Tax Provision$8.90B$5.34B$4.60B$4.53B$6.25B
Net Income$42.10B$27.47B$23.43B$24.78B$36.33B
EBITDA$54.07B$35.55B$31.03B$32.25B$45.91B
EPS (Basic)$2.85$1.85$1.57$1.65$2.41
EPS (Diluted)$2.84$1.85$1.57$1.65$2.40
Shares Outstanding14.81B14.86B14.95B15.06B15.15B
📊 Profit & Loss Statement Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemSep '25Sep '24Sep '23Sep '22Sep '21
Total Revenue$416.16B$391.04B$383.29B$394.33B
Cost of Revenue$220.96B$210.35B$214.14B$223.55B
Gross Profit$195.20B$180.68B$169.15B$170.78B
Operating Expense$62.15B$57.47B$54.85B$51.34B
Operating Income$133.05B$123.22B$114.30B$119.44B
Interest Expense$3.93B$2.93B$2.65B
Pretax Income$132.73B$123.48B$113.74B$119.10B
Tax Provision$20.72B$29.75B$16.74B$19.30B
Net Income$112.01B$93.74B$97.00B$99.80B
EBITDA$144.75B$134.66B$125.82B$130.54B
EPS (Basic)$7.49$6.11$6.16$6.15
EPS (Diluted)$7.46$6.08$6.13$6.11
Shares Outstanding15.00B15.41B15.81B16.33B
🏦 Balance Sheet Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemSep '25Sep '24Sep '23Sep '22Sep '21
Total Assets$359.24B$364.98B$352.58B$352.75B
Current Assets$147.96B$152.99B$143.57B$135.41B
Cash & Equivalents$35.93B$29.94B$29.96B$23.65B
Accounts Receivable$39.78B$33.41B$29.51B$28.18B
Inventory$5.72B$7.29B$6.33B$4.95B
Non-Current Assets$211.28B$211.99B$209.02B$217.35B
Property Plant & Equip$49.83B$45.68B$43.72B$42.12B
Total Liabilities$285.51B$308.03B$290.44B$302.08B
Current Liabilities$165.63B$176.39B$145.31B$153.98B
Accounts Payable$69.86B$68.96B$62.61B$64.11B
Short-Term Debt$20.33B$20.88B$15.81B$21.11B
Long-Term Debt$78.33B$85.75B$95.28B$98.96B
Total Equity$73.73B$56.95B$62.15B$50.67B
Retained Earnings$-14.26B$-19.15B$-214.0M$-3.07B
Book Value/Share73.73B56.95B62.15B50.67B
💰 Cash Flow Statement Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemSep '25Sep '24Sep '23Sep '22Sep '21
Operating Cash Flow$111.48B$118.25B$110.54B$122.15B
Depreciation & Amort.$11.70B$11.45B$11.52B$11.10B
Change in Working Cap$-25.00B$3.65B$-6.58B$1.20B
Capital Expenditure$-12.71B$-9.45B$-10.96B$-10.71B
Free Cash Flow$98.77B$108.81B$99.58B$111.44B
Investing Cash Flow$15.20B$2.94B$3.71B$-22.35B
Acquisitions$-306.0M$-33.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-120.69B$-121.98B$-108.49B$-110.75B
Debt Issued$4.48B$0$5.23B$5.46B
Debt Repaid$-10.93B$-9.96B$-11.15B$-9.54B
Dividends Paid$-15.42B$-15.23B$-15.03B$-14.84B
Share Buyback$-90.71B$-94.95B$-77.55B$-89.40B
Net Change in Cash$5.99B$-794.0M$5.76B$-10.95B
📈 Key Financial Ratios
RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gross Margin %46.9%46.2%44.1%43.3%
Operating Margin %32.0%31.5%29.8%30.3%
Net Margin %26.9%24.0%25.3%25.3%
EBITDA Margin %34.8%34.4%32.8%33.1%
ROE %151.9%164.6%156.1%197.0%
ROA %31.2%25.7%27.5%28.3%
Debt/Equity %133.8%187.2%178.8%261.4%
Current Ratio0.890.870.990.88
FCF Margin %23.7%27.8%26.0%28.3%
Asset Turnover1.161.071.091.12
🚀 Compounded Growth Rates
Revenue
1-Year+6.4%
3-Year CAGR+4.2%
Net Profit
1-Year+19.5%
3-Year CAGR+7.5%
EPS
1-Year+22.7%
3-Year CAGR+10.3%
🏭 Industry Peers — Consumer Electronics
TickerCompanyPriceP/EP/BMCapROEMarginRev Growth
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation$424.3126.68.1$3,153.6B34.4%39.0%16.7%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.$350.4332.410.2$4,239.3B35.7%32.8%18.0%
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.$671.7028.67.8$1,705.1B30.2%30.1%23.8%
NVDANVIDIA Corporation$210.6243.032.5$5,119.1B101.5%55.6%73.2%
ORCLOracle Corporation$162.8729.214.0$468.4B57.6%25.3%21.7%
CRMSalesforce, Inc.$180.1923.12.8$147.4B12.4%18.0%12.1%
ADBEAdobe Inc.$241.5414.18.6$97.6B58.8%29.5%12.0%
INTCIntel Corporation$92.5962.94.0$465.4B-2.9%-5.9%7.2%

Peers selected from Technology sector · Data from Yahoo Finance

🏛 Shareholding Pattern
TOP HOLDERS
HolderTypeShares% Held
Vanguard Group IncInst1,426,283,9149.72%
Blackrock Inc.Inst1,154,665,7317.86%
State Street CorporationInst604,056,5054.11%
Geode Capital Management, LLCInst358,032,5172.44%
FMR, LLCInst307,397,2642.09%
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard TotalMF464,375,2583.16%
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 IMF372,615,5342.54%
Fidelity Concord Street Trust-FidelMF188,047,6401.28%
🟢 CATALYSTS
🏆Positive Revenue Growth: Revenue growing at 15.7% YoY.
💹High ROE (152.0%): Above sector norm of 25% — efficient capital use.
🔀Healthy Margins (27.0%): Above sector norm of 25%.
🇺Analyst Upside (11%): Mean target of $297.71 above current price.
🇸Earnings Growth (18%): Above sector norm — strong profit expansion.
🔴 RISKS
📜High P/B (44.8x): Well above sector expensive threshold of 15x.
💰High Debt/Equity (103%): Above sector threshold of 60% — leverage risk.
🔓Market Risk: Broader market correction or sentiment shift could impact stock.
🕸 Factor Analysis · Radar
Momentum 7/10: 1M +9.1%, 6M -0.1%, RSI 56, MACD bullish, Above 200DMA Sentiment 7/10: Analyst upside +10.7%, Rec: buy Value 2/10: P/E 34.0, P/B 44.8, PEG 2.43, EV/EBITDA 26.1 Quality 7/10: ROE 152.0%, Margin 27.0%, D/E 103, CR 0.97 Low Volatility 6/10: Beta 1.11, Ann. vol 23% Momentum 7 Sentiment 7 Value 2 Quality 7 Low Vol 6
Momentum 7/10
1M +9.1%, 6M -0.1%, RSI 56, MACD bullish, Above 200DMA
Sentiment 7/10
Analyst upside +10.7%, Rec: buy
Value 2/10
P/E 34.0, P/B 44.8, PEG 2.43, EV/EBITDA 26.1
Quality 7/10
ROE 152.0%, Margin 27.0%, D/E 103, CR 0.97
Low Volatility 6/10
Beta 1.11, Ann. vol 23%
🎯 Decision Matrix — Game Theory
ActionIf Stock RisesIf Stock Falls
BUYCapture 10.7% analyst upsideOPM of 35% provides margin buffer
HOLDRetain existing position; wait for better entryMiss further upside if momentum continues; 1M return of +9.1% shows momentum
SELLLock in +27.9% 1Y returnAvoid further drawdown
REASONS TO BUY
  • Analyst upside of 10.7% with mean target of $297.71
  • ROE of 152.0% above sector norm of 25%
  • Revenue growing at 15.7% YoY (sector norm: 12%)
  • Operating margin of 35% shows pricing power (sector norm: 25%)
REASONS TO SELL / AVOID
  • Debt/Equity at 103% exceeds sector comfort zone
RECOMMENDATION
SPECULATIVE BUY
COMPOSITE SCORE
60/100
Apple Inc. trades at $268.99 with a composite risk score of 60/100. The stock scores 11/25 on valuation, 14/25 on financial health, 15/25 on growth, and 20/25 on technicals. The company is currently profitable with strong return on equity.

Analyst consensus suggests upside of 10.7% with a mean target of $297.71. Revenue growth is at 15.7% — a strong positive signal.

Bottom Line: Positive for Technology but monitor closely. The current recommendation is SPECULATIVE BUY.
PROFITABLE HIGH ROE UPSIDE POTENTIAL HIGH DEBT