FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Last Updated: 2026-10-26
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FUNDAMENTAL RATING
FUNDAMENTAL SCORE
Bullish
86 / 100
Summary
Apple Inc. shows an earnings recovery: net income compounded at 3.9% a year (CAGR, or compound annual growth rate) and latest annual net income rose 19.5% YoY (year-over-year). Revenue's three-year CAGR is modest at 1.8%, and most recent quarter net income was $29.79B, up 0.7% QoQ (quarter-over-quarter). Assets cover liabilities 1.26 times, an adequate balance-sheet cushion. The Altman Z-score is 12.93, which sits well above the safe threshold of 2.99 for the Z (1968) variant. The Piotroski F-Score of 8 on a 0 to 9 quality scale indicates strong earnings-quality. The price-to-earnings ratio of 46.4 is approximately twice the S&P 500 average, so the next report must show sustained net income and revenue improvement sufficient to justify that multiple.
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Net Income — Annual Comparison
Quarterly Detail Charts
Quarterly Revenue
Quarterly Net Income
Piotroski F-Score Breakdown 8/9 · Bullish
✓ Profitability — Net income positive this fiscal year Pass
✓ Return on Assets — Return on Assets improved year-over-year Pass
✓ Cash flow positive — Cash from operations positive this fiscal year Pass
✗ Earnings quality — Cash from operations exceeds net income Fail
✓ Leverage down — Long-term debt / total assets improved Pass
✓ Liquidity up — Current ratio improved year-over-year Pass
✓ No share dilution — Share count did not increase year-over-year Pass
✓ Margin up — Gross margin expanded year-over-year Pass
✓ Asset efficiency — Asset turnover improved year-over-year Pass
Data Source
This dashboard applies a modified 9-signal Piotroski F-Score (Piotroski, 2000) and Altman Z-Score models. Fundamental filing data is sourced from the SEC's EDGAR XBRL database (primary), with API Ninjas as backup for freshly-filed 10-Ks not yet in SEC. Live price, market cap, and EPS display use Tiingo end-of-day data. This page is informational analysis, not investment advice. See Financial Disclaimer.
Recent Filings
2026-07-31 10-Q
2026-05-01 10-Q
2026-01-30 10-Q
2025-10-31 10-K
2025-08-01 10-Q
2024-11-01 10-K
2023-11-03 10-K
2022-10-28 10-K
Formula & Methodology
Trend inputAnnual revenue and net income year-over-year direction contributes 20% of the score.
Piotroski inputModified 9-test Piotroski F-Score (Quality) contributes 40% of the score.
Altman inputAltman Z-Score (Distress) contributes 40% of the score.
Rating ruleFormula: Trend (20%) + Piotroski F-Score (40%) + Altman Z-Score (40%). Trend blends annual revenue and net income year-over-year direction. Piotroski is the modified 9-test variant (7 classic + 2 cash-flow tests). Altman uses the 1968 Z-Score with Safe/Grey/Distress zones. Combined blend uses ±0.45 thresholds: Bullish at +0.45 or higher, Bearish at -0.45 or lower, Neutral in between. Missing sub-signals count as Neutral (0) and weights are not re-normalized — a company with fewer available signals must earn its rating from stronger reads on the remaining pillars.