Apple Inc (AAPL)
NASDAQInformation TechnologyConsumer ElectronicsSnapshot 2026-10-29
$344.63-1.23%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologyConsumer ElectronicsSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals is in supercycle. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 14% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 20%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 35% growth a year, above the roughly 10% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskApple’s thesis rests on sustained iPhone demand and AI and software innovation, despite steady revenue growth. Q3 FY2026 revenue grew 16% year over year, and reported EPS beat consensus. Apple trades at 40× P/E versus a 35× peer median, while expectations imply more growth than our forecast. The 40× multiple must be earned; reported profits are weakly backed by cash. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 13%. Peer multiples imply a price about 35% below where it trades; our read remains intact. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. AAPL is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 45 analysts currently covering AAPL (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 16 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for AAPL in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Reported acquisition could advance Apple's AI capabilities, but the deal's details and strategic impact are unverified.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $344.63
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $344.63.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Launch and expand AI and software innovations
Reportedly easing iPhone Duo quality checks risks launch execution and product credibility.
Advances: Launch and expand AI and software innovations
Official touchscreen Mac launch expands the Mac product offering and software interface.
Reported South Korean fines raise app-store compliance and Services monetization risk.
Reported South Korean fine adds regulatory pressure on app-store economics.
Advances: Grow installed base of active devices
Rising India exports indicate expanding Apple production capacity and supply-chain diversification.
Advances: Grow installed base of active devices
India export growth signals deeper Apple manufacturing scale and supply-chain diversification.
Threatens: Grow installed base of active devices
Apple disclosed affected inner displays, raising limited product-quality and shipment risk.
