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AAPL - Apple Inc.

S&P 500 · Comparison index: S&P 500 Index · Build: 29 Oct 2026 · 02:40 UTC
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Market comparison
In 26 of 48 months, Apple Inc. has outperformed the S&P 500 — roughly in line.
Over the last 6 months, Apple Inc. is up 27.5%, while the S&P 500 is up 8.5% — well ahead of the index.
Apple Inc. ranks above the median in all three dimensions (quality, growth, trend) within the S&P 500.
Trend has run far — valuation has followed it up.
Vs. peers
Peer standingabove the median
Strongest dim.Quality · Strong
Weakest dim.Valuation · Around average
Trend / marketAbove EMA200 (+13.8%)
ENTRY TODAY
Upper range of historyabove norm
TODAY (5y history)99th pct today
0th50th100th
Today the stock sits in a historically elevated range and its multiple is above its own norm.
Describes where today's entry sits in the stock's own long-term price and valuation history. Descriptive only. Not investment advice.
Overview

1Key fundamentals

Valuation
P/E (TTM)39.90
Forward P/E35.96
Valuation vs Index Norm (4Y)Index: Top 82%1.69×●
On a normalized basis, valuation is above most peers.
Stability & Risk
Volatility 1Y (Index)Index: Top 21%23.96%●
Max drawdown 5Y (Index)Index: Top 26%-33.36%●
Beta vs. index
Index: Top 77% (lower beta)
1.17
●
Risk looks roughly middle of the pack.
Quality
Return on invested capital (ROIC)Index: Top 2%86.80%●
Return on equity (ROE)Index: Top 2%148.75%●
Operating marginIndex: Top 24%32.62%●
The business looks strong and is backed by good capital returns.
Growth
Revenue growth (YoY, index-relative)Index percentile: 73% (Bottom 27%)
16.40%
●
Earnings growthIndex: Top 37%
28.70%
●
Growth is above the index median.
Dividend (secondary)
Dividend yieldIndex: Top 93%0.38%●
Informational only — does not affect Peer Score or ranking.
Structural Read
Apple: Platform Premium, Fragile Cushion

Apple’s valuation reflects platform stability alongside limited short-term growth momentum. With a sustained operating margin of 29.8%, the market values Apple’s ecosystem of 2.5 billion devices as a competitive advantage and assigns a premium P/E of 28.4. Stable revenues and ecosystem lock-in lead investors to expect resilience, which results in low tolerance for earnings deviations. Apple uniquely combines hardware, services, and ecosystem breadth, increasing the expectation of consistent performance. The market prices in ongoing strength, so each quarterly result is closely scrutinized and any miss is quickly reflected in the share price. A weak product cycle or margin decline triggers a significant rerating.

AssetNext · 2026-08-09 · Rule-based and descriptive. Not investment advice.

2 How the stock usually behaves

Shows what the stock usually responds to. It does not tell you whether the company is good or bad. · sp500
PrimaryGrowth-driven
SecondaryMore story-driven
CoherenceLow
The stock reacts strongly to growth expectations. Strong or weak growth stories often move the price directly. Behavioural coherence is low, so these patterns are less stable over time.
Reacts strongly in nervous market phasesLow (16thth pct)
Drawdown vs own historyLow (8thth pct)
StabilityMid
Price sensitivityMid
Market confirmationHigh
Show additional signals
Growth dependenceHigh
Sensitive to growth expectations and changing assumptions.
Sensitivity to the economic cycleMid
Sensitive to economic and macro phases.
Price is drifting away from the businessHigh
Price is drifting away from the business
Behavioural profile and signals describe core and historical relationships. They do not express investment merit or action guidance.
Comparisons

3 Index comparison

Broad-market comparison only. No peer comparison.
ValuationIndex: Top 82%●
QualityIndex: Top 7%●
Stability & RiskIndex: Top 49%●
GrowthIndex: Top 32%●
Versus the broad market, Quality is above the usual level. Overall, the market is giving more tailwind than headwind. Peer ranking remains the primary lens for interpretation.

4 Overall grade (Peer Score) PRO

The Peer-Score places the company against similar businesses on valuation, quality, risk/stability and growth. This is the primary verdict block.
Overall
65%
Valuation
45%
mid-range
Quality
85%
upper range
Stability & Risk
54%
mid-range
Growth
74%
upper half
Score weighting
Profile
Score (current profile)
n/a
Comparison basisFunctional peers · Peer universe: SP500 → RUSSELL1000
Peer universe20 peers · Stable
Coverage qualityMid
Selection modeComparison with companies that developed similarly over time, even across sectors.
Bottom line
Organized by dimension: Valuation is in the middle of the peer group. Quality is in the upper range of the peer group. Stability & Risk is in the middle of the peer group. Growth is in the upper half of the peer group.
Note: values are peer-relative (percentiles, 0-100). Higher means better relative to peers.

Peer comparison PRO

Comparison basis Functional peers · Peer universe: SP500 → RUSSELL1000
Universe SP500
Coverage 20 peers · Stable · Tight
Scope cross-sector · trajectory-driven · basis for Peer Score
Peer map
Quality metric: Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Dashed lines indicate peer medians · Bubble size reflects market capitalization · Gold bubble marks the focus company.
Selected: 1 focus + 20 peers · Available: 1 focus + 20 peers (2 missing required metrics) · ~12 of 19 shown (main + neighbors + extremes) · Map values may be capped; table shows raw.
Map readingApple Inc. is in the upper right: strong Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), but with an above-median P/E relative to peers.
Peer comparison (selected metrics)
Peer-relative metrics within the functional peer group.
#TickerCompanyP/EQualityMarket Cap
1AAPLApple Inc.39.986.8%ROIC4.50T
2PGThe Procter & Gamble Company24.021.6%ROIC328.7B
3AMATApplied Materials, Inc.32.530.3%ROIC275.6B
4ACNAccenture plc18.426.5%ROIC135.6B
5ADBEAdobe Inc.13.957.1%ROIC87.1B
Show more (15)
#TickerCompanyP/EQualityMarket Cap
6MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation43.030.8%ROIC81.5B
7MSIMotorola Solutions, Inc.38.221.0%ROIC72.0B
8ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.25.028.0%ROIC70.5B
9TELTE Connectivity plc20.410.6%ROIC55.6B
10IDXXIDEXX Laboratories, Inc.40.143.4%ROIC40.3B
11WATWaters Corporation115.43.5%ROIC40.1B
12NTAPNetApp, Inc.30.4298.1%ROIC39.1B
13YUMYum! Brands, Inc.18.834.4%ROIC36.6B
14MTDMettler-Toledo International Inc.38.344.1%ROIC30.5B
15CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corporation14.913.9%ROIC29.4B
16BRBroadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.18.520.4%ROIC17.9B
17ITGartner, Inc.20.949.1%ROIC13.1B
18MANHManhattan Associates, Inc.67.9859.4%ROIC12.3B
19SEICSEI Investments Company17.833.7%ROIC11.0B
20CRUSnan13.8-ROIC5.7B
Valuation comparison (P/E vs peers)
+91% vs peer median
KGV: 39.90 · Peer median: 20.89 · Rank: 17/20

P/E vs peers (functional)

Peer P/E
Outperformance & resilience detail
Outperformance (1Y)
+14% vs index
Peer rank: {rank} · Informational (not part of Peer Score): 5/21 · Informational (not part of Peer Score)

Outperformance vs index (1Y)

Peer outperformance vs index (1Y)
Outperformance shows how much better or worse the stock did over one year than the comparison index. Extra why it matters only — not part of the Peer Score.
Outperformance table
All peers listed below.
Sort:
Ticker Company Outperformance vs index (1Y) P/E Revenue (Last FY, bn) Net income (Last FY, bn)
AAPLnan14.0%39.90416.16112.01
ACNnan-11.3%18.4074.188.37
ADBEnan-38.0%13.8723.777.13
AMATnan60.5%32.5428.377.00
BRnan-30.7%18.457.481.12
CRUSCirrus Logic, Inc.-24.4%13.802.000.41
CTSHnan-11.5%14.9121.112.23
IDXXnan-22.8%40.074.301.06
ITnan-23.9%20.896.500.73
ITWnan1.4%25.0416.043.07
LOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc.-37.4%19.461.110.22
MANHnan13.1%67.931.080.22
MNSTnan16.4%43.008.291.91
MSInan-2.2%38.2411.682.15
MTDnan6.2%38.284.030.87
NTAPnan72.0%30.386.921.28
PGnan-4.7%23.9887.0316.05
SEICnan11.6%17.792.300.72
TELnan-16.1%20.3717.261.84
WATnan20.4%115.443.170.64
YUMnan-5.0%18.828.211.56
Resilience (1Y after drawdowns)
+0.0% vs. index
ARS 1Y: 1.00× · Peer rank: {rank} · Informational (not part of Peer Score): 10/21
Moderate confidence.

Resilience vs. Index (1Y after downturns)

Peer resilience
Post-downturn performance relative to the index over the following year.
Resilience summary
Post-downturn performance was broadly in line with the index.
Evaluation window: 2025-04-09 → 2026-04-09 (252 trading days)
Later data is not included.
Peer recovery breakdown
Individual post-drawdown recovery outcomes relative to the index.
Ticker Company ARS 1Y Δ vs index n
ITGartner, Inc.1.21×+21%1
LOPEnan1.16×+16%2
MANHManhattan Associates, Inc.1.14×+14%1
MSIMotorola Solutions, Inc.1.12×+12%2
BRBroadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.1.11×+11%1
AMATApplied Materials, Inc.1.09×+9%1
MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation1.08×+8%2
CRUSnan1.02×+2%3
MTDMettler-Toledo International Inc.1.02×+2%3
AAPLApple Inc.1.00×+0.0%2
YUMYum! Brands, Inc.1.00×-0.4%2
NTAPNetApp, Inc.0.99×-1%2
WATWaters Corporation0.99×-1%3
SEICSEI Investments Company0.99×-1%2
TELTE Connectivity plc0.96×-4%3
IDXXIDEXX Laboratories, Inc.0.96×-4%3
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.0.94×-6%2
PGThe Procter & Gamble Company0.92×-8%3
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corporation0.91×-9%3
ADBEAdobe Inc.0.86×-14%1
ACNAccenture plc0.84×-16%2

5Market backdrop & chart picture

Trend state and market evidence.
Market position
EMA200270.64 EUR●
Distance to EMA20013.84%
Technical indicators (Pro)
RSI (14): 54.7 (mid range)
MACD: MACD line below signal line (Δ -0.147)
Trend of the comparison indexIndex above EMA200 · Volatility in the lower part of its 5-year range

Price & EMA200

Price & EMA200
The price is currently +13.8% above the EMA200. That gives the short-term picture more support.
If shown, blue bands mark phases where the stock clearly moved differently from the comparison index.

Relative Strength vs. S&P 500 Index

Relative Strength (Stock/Index)
Relative strength
Relative strength was above the index baseline for most of the period and is currently still above it.
Event intensity (3Y) vs. S&P 500 IndexEvent intensity (3Y, unitless)
Event coverage is limited (0 downside, 2 upside events) — no robust event-profile summary available.
Multi-year view

How Apple Inc. has developed over the years

Revenue pathGrowing
Margin pathImproving
Revenue trajectory (index, start=100)
Revenue index: 106 (base=100)
Annual data · 4 points · Index base = 100
Margin why it matters (operating)
Operating margin: 32.0%
Revenue: +5% vs startMargin: +0.7 pp slope
Historical development only. Indexed values (base = 100). No forecast or investment recommendation.
Peer comparisons use similar businesses, not just companies from the same sector.
All outputs are descriptive why it matters only — no investment advice.
Comparison index: S&P 500 Index (^GSPC).
Some charts use display caps for readability; underlying values are shown raw.
Peer coverage may be limited for smaller or niche companies.
Tier: Pro · Build: 2026-10-29 02:40 UTC
Methodology & Notes
Scoring framework
Peer Score (0–100) positions a company across four dimensions: valuation, quality, stability, and growth — each using peer-relative percentile rankings.
The overall score combines dimensions using a weighted composite. Share classes are merged to avoid self-comparison (e.g., GOOG and GOOGL count as one).
Valuation
Valuation uses P/E relative to the index's 4-year norm and peer-relative percentiles. Forward P/E is used as a fallback when trailing P/E is unavailable.
When earnings are negative, P/E-based valuation is not meaningful and is handled via regime classification.
Outlier handling
Raw financial metrics are shown without adjustment.
For peer scoring, extreme outliers are soft-capped to prevent percentile distortion. This does not change displayed values.
Peer map
The peer map plots P/E (x-axis) versus ROIC (y-axis) within the selected peer group. Operating margin or ROE is used as a fallback when ROIC is unavailable, and is labelled accordingly.
Dashed lines show peer medians. Bubble size reflects market capitalisation. P/E is capped at 100 in the chart for readability; table values remain raw.
Functional peers
Functional peers are selected based on similar long-term revenue, margin, and capital-efficiency trajectories — not sector or industry labels.
Peers may span sectors and are used for core orientation, not precise like-for-like comparisons.
Resilience vs. Index (Pro)
Resilience measures index-relative recovery in the 1-year window after drawdown events. Values above 1.0 mean the stock recovered better than the comparison index.
The analysis is omitted when event coverage is insufficient.
Market behaviour signals (Pro)
Relative strength (stock vs. index ratio) shows index-relative price performance — descriptive, not a forecast.
RSI and MACD are extra why it matters only. They do not change the Peer Score.
Trajectory why it matters (Pro)
Long-term trajectory shows indexed revenue and operating margin trends over available annual data — historical and descriptive only.