AAPL vs NVDA vs MSFT
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
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$529.05 −1.93%$3.93T mkt cap
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Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
AAPL NVDA MSFT · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry (these stocks sit in different industries). n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 21 | 19 | 47 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-08 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-30 |
| 13F net change in holders | +36 | +122 | +27 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 2,683 | 3,025 | 2,890 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 2,430 | 2,646 | 2,489 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +253 | +379 | +401 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 38.9x | 26.8x
22nd
|
29.4x
48th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 2.92 | 0.16
0th
|
1.29
62nd
|
| Price / sales | 10.7x | 17.0x
80th
|
11.8x
89th
|
| Price / book | 46.6x | 22.5x
92nd
|
8.9x
75th
|
| Price / tangible book | 48.0x | 24.5x
79th
|
9.1x
38th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 36.7x | 40.6x
35th
|
58.6x
85th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 34.2x | 38.4x
47th
|
21.5x
64th
|
| Enterprise value | $5.03T | $5.10T
100th
|
$3.98T
100th
|
| EV / sales | 10.8x | 16.8x
81st
|
12.0x
84th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 29.9x | 21.8x
30th
|
18.7x
47th
|
| EV / EBIT | 32.4x | 22.2x
21st
|
23.6x
47th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 36.8x | 40.2x
28th
|
59.4x
86th
|
| Earnings yield | 2.6% | 3.7%
85th
|
3.4%
63rd
|
| FCF yield | 2.7% | 2.5%
75th
|
1.7%
25th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 2.9% | 2.6%
64th
|
4.7%
38th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $37.86 | $41.05
67th
|
$154.81
100th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 48.7% | 74.7%
91st
|
67.9%
46th
|
| EBITDA margin | 36.1% | 77.2%
99th
|
64.0%
98th
|
| Operating margin | 33.2% | 65.2%
99th
|
46.8%
99th
|
| EBIT margin | 33.3% | 76.0%
100th
|
50.9%
99th
|
| Net margin | 27.6% | 63.7%
99th
|
40.3%
96th
|
| NOPAT margin | 27.4% | 54.7%
99th
|
37.7%
96th
|
| FCF margin | 29.3% | 41.9%
97th
|
20.2%
58th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 31.4% | 44.3%
93rd
|
55.1%
91st
|
| R&D / revenue | 9.2% | 7.8%
16th
|
10.7%
40th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 6.3% | 1.7%
3rd
|
10.4%
1st
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 2.9% | 2.4%
34th
|
3.7%
30th
|
| Effective tax rate | 17.3% | 16.0%
44th
|
19.4%
43rd
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 148.8% | 117.2%
100th
|
34.0%
81st
|
| ROA | 36.1% | 83.7%
100th
|
19.4%
91st
|
| ROIC | 98.9% | 98.5%
99th
|
25.3%
72nd
|
| ROCE | 66.4% | 83.0%
100th
|
28.7%
93rd
|
| Return on tangible assets | 43.5% | 99.9%
100th
|
24.5%
91st
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 113.4% | 79.8%
99th
|
37.0%
58th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 59.3% | 70.6%
100th
|
29.7%
43rd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 81.3% | — | 24.8%
85th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 87.6% | 128.9%
95th
|
33.8%
81st
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 150.4% | 66.4%
98th
|
34.3%
96th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 189.2% | 59.3%
76th
|
37.3%
54th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 14.2% | 83.4%
95th
|
17.8%
57th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -1.6% | 17.9%
67th
|
8.6%
63rd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 6.7% | 110.1%
100th
|
16.1%
68th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 6.1% | 69.1%
100th
|
14.6%
52nd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 10.8% | 120.4%
97th
|
15.6%
55th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 11.3% | 163.5%
100th
|
20.6%
59th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 29.9% | 122.7%
76th
|
31.3%
58th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 10.8% | 165.3%
100th
|
22.7%
65th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 31.6% | 125.0%
78th
|
31.5%
58th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 13.3% | 167.9%
100th
|
22.8%
61st
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 11.1% | 95.3%
100th
|
17.3%
54th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 42.1% | 76.3%
78th
|
-6.5%
20th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 10.6% | 130.9%
98th
|
4.0%
16th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 9.1% | 124.3%
96th
|
27.8%
62nd
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 24.0% | 104.6%
99th
|
29.1%
75th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 2.9% | 92.5%
93rd
|
3.2%
56th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 130.7% | 113.1%
100th
|
27.3%
70th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 47.1% | 73.5%
92nd
|
68.8%
48th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 32.1% | 61.7%
99th
|
45.7%
99th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 26.1% | 57.0%
99th
|
37.5%
99th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 26.6% | 44.7%
99th
|
25.3%
74th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.86 | 0.81
69th
|
0.97
55th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.66 | 0.79
86th
|
0.89
82nd
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.93 | 0.92
46th
|
0.99
97th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $62.4B | $99.4B
100th
|
$76.8B
100th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$21.9B | $60.5B
100th
|
−$52.0B
1st
|
| Working capital | $492.0M | $154.4B
100th
|
$38.9B
100th
|
| Current ratio | 1.00 | 4.59
61st
|
1.23
37th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.93 | 3.85
67th
|
1.22
39th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.42 | 2.31
63rd
|
0.46
25th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 613 days | 2,068 days
85th
|
820 days
78th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $84.3B | $38.9B
97th
|
$128.8B
99th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.78 | 0.17
49th
|
0.29
43rd
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.20 | −0.26
44th
|
0.12
65th
|
| Debt / assets | 22.0% | 12.1%
51st
|
17.0%
40th
|
| Debt / capital | 43.9% | 14.5%
49th
|
22.6%
43rd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.50 | 0.17
18th
|
0.61
35th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.13 | −0.26
61st
|
0.24
56th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | — | 497.2x
89th
|
55.4x
90th
|
| Cash interest coverage | — | 290.2x
89th
|
60.0x
75th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 0.6 yrs | 0.3 yrs
31st
|
0.7 yrs
36th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 71.9% | 28.5%
43rd
|
41.7%
23rd
|
| IS credit model rating | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 65 | 65
0th
|
65
6th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.31 | 1.31
100th
|
0.48
36th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 9.08 | 15.40
97th
|
0.98
10th
|
| Inventory turnover | 28.2 | 3.3
76th
|
91.1
91st
|
| Receivables turnover | 15.8 | 6.7
56th
|
4.4
18th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 23 days | 55 days
44th
|
83 days
83rd
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 13 days | 111 days
24th
|
4 days
9th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 87 days | 57 days
68th
|
120 days
85th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | −51 days | 108 days
33rd
|
−33 days
20th
|
| Capex / revenue | 2.2% | 2.4%
24th
|
34.9%
94th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.77 | 1.99
82nd
|
2.67
94th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 17.4% | 8.7%
3rd
|
22.1%
14th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.14 | 0.70
12th
|
1.37
27th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.06 | 0.66
23rd
|
0.50
14th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 93.2% | 94.5%
95th
|
36.6%
12th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 6.8% | 5.5%
5th
|
63.4%
88th
|
| Accruals ratio | -5.0% | 25.4%
97th
|
-7.1%
56th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 1.7% | 31.6%
85th
|
-7.9%
35th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00 | 0.50
12th
|
0.75
11th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 85 | 84
99th
|
77
90th
|
| IS profitability | 95 | 100
96th
|
99
96th
|
| IS growth | 85 | 90
100th
|
73
68th
|
| IS value | 41 | 53
88th
|
49
69th
|
| IS momentum | 90 | 82
58th
|
96
82nd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100 | 100
12th
|
100
67th
|
| IS quality | 90 | 83
81st
|
93
95th
|
| IS balance sheet | 73 | 94
83rd
|
79
64th
|
| IS earnings quality | 74 | 24
7th
|
61
48th
|
| IS cash flow | 91 | 86
89th
|
59
35th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 9 | 7
65th
|
7
58th
|
| Altman Z-score | 11.7 | 37.9
88th
|
7.1
81st
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.47 | −0.08
95th
|
−2.60
52nd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −9.60 | −15.38
1st
|
−11.50
6th
|
| IS credit score | 93 | 91
83rd
|
94
94th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $5.01T | $5.16T
100th
|
$3.93T
100th
|
| Revenue | $466.8B | $303.0B
100th
|
$331.8B
100th
|
| EBITDA | $168.5B | $233.9B
100th
|
$212.4B
100th
|
| Net income | $128.9B | $192.9B
100th
|
$133.7B
100th
|
| Free cash flow | $136.7B | $127.0B
100th
|
$67.0B
100th
|
| Total assets | $383.3B | $320.3B
100th
|
$758.4B
100th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $107.5B | $229.0B
100th
|
$442.4B
100th
|
| Employees | 166,000 | 42,000
93rd
|
223,000
100th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.4% | −1.4% | −1.9% |
| 1 week | +2.0% | −6.6% | −1.1% |
| 1 month | +1.9% | −2.4% | +6.3% |
| 3 months | +5.3% | +5.5% | +31.8% |
| 6 months | +27.3% | +6.4% | +25.6% |
| Year to date | +27.1% | +13.7% | +12.6% |
| 1 year | +38.3% | +19.4% | +3.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +93.6% | +358.7% | +62.9% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +146.4% | +933.5% | +87.0% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | AAPL | NVDA | MSFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 62.1 | 37.6 | 57.4 |
| From 52-week high | −1.4% | −12.0% | −4.0% |
| From 52-week low | +41.5% | +30.6% | +51.8% |
| Beta | 1.07 | 2.22 | 1.10 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17