APPLE INC (APC.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - Frankfurt Stock Exchange - FRA:APC - US0378331005 - Common Stock
221.05 EUR
-3.4 (-1.51%)
APC gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 32 industry peers in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry. Both the health and profitability get an excellent rating, making APC a very profitable company, without any liquidiy or solvency issues. APC is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate. With these ratings, APC could be worth investigating further for quality investing!.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- APC had positive earnings in the past year.
- APC had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- In the past 5 years APC has always been profitable.
- Each year in the past 5 years APC had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- APC has a Return On Assets of 31.18%. This is amongst the best in the industry. APC outperforms 96.88% of its industry peers.
- APC's Return On Equity of 151.91% is amongst the best of the industry. APC outperforms 96.88% of its industry peers.
- With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 55.64%, APC belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 96.88% of the companies in the same industry.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for APC is significantly above the industry average of 16.68%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (55.64%) for APC is above the 3 year average (51.04%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 31.18% | ||
| ROE | 151.91% | ||
| ROIC | 55.64% |
ROA(3y)28.12%
ROA(5y)27.93%
ROE(3y)157.53%
ROE(5y)163.92%
ROIC(3y)51.04%
ROIC(5y)48.21%
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 26.92%, APC belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 96.88% of the companies in the same industry.
- APC's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 31.97%, APC belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 96.88% of the companies in the same industry.
- APC's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- APC's Gross Margin of 46.91% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. APC outperforms 71.88% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of APC has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 31.97% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 26.92% | ||
| GM | 46.91% |
OM growth 3Y1.82%
OM growth 5Y5.77%
PM growth 3Y2.07%
PM growth 5Y5.18%
GM growth 3Y2.69%
GM growth 5Y4.17%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so APC is creating value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, APC has less shares outstanding
- Compared to 5 years ago, APC has less shares outstanding
- APC has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 10.37 indicates that APC is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
- The Altman-Z score of APC (10.37) is better than 96.88% of its industry peers.
- APC has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.00. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.00 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- APC's Debt to FCF ratio of 1.00 is amongst the best of the industry. APC outperforms 90.63% of its industry peers.
- APC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.17. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- The Debt to Equity ratio of APC (1.17) is worse than 78.13% of its industry peers.
- Even though the debt/equity ratio score it not favorable for APC, it has very limited outstanding debt, so we won't put too much weight on the DE evaluation.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.17 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1 | ||
| Altman-Z | 10.37 |
ROIC/WACC6.37
WACC8.74%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.89 indicates that APC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.89, APC is doing worse than 81.25% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.86 indicates that APC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- APC has a worse Quick ratio (0.86) than 68.75% of its industry peers.
- The current and quick ratio evaluation for APC is rather negative, while it does have excellent solvency and profitability. These ratios do not necessarly indicate liquidity issues and need to be evaluated against the specifics of the business.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.86 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 10.67% over the past year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 18.04% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
- APC shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 6.43%.
- APC shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 8.68% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)10.67%
EPS 3Y6.93%
EPS 5Y18.04%
EPS Q2Q%12.8%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.43%
Revenue growth 3Y1.81%
Revenue growth 5Y8.68%
Sales Q2Q%7.94%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 13.24% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- APC is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 6.85% yearly.
EPS Next Y12.69%
EPS Next 2Y11.63%
EPS Next 3Y11.11%
EPS Next 5Y13.24%
Revenue Next Year8.96%
Revenue Next 2Y7.86%
Revenue Next 3Y7.38%
Revenue Next 5Y6.85%
3.3 Evolution
- Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
- The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- APC is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 34.38.
- The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as APC.
- APC is valuated rather expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.47, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 30.52, the valuation of APC can be described as expensive.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, APC is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 65.63% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of APC to the average of the S&P500 Index (24.26), we can say APC is valued slightly more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34.38 | ||
| Fwd PE | 30.52 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- 62.50% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than APC, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
- APC's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 38.44 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 26.75 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
- The excellent profitability rating of APC may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)2.71
PEG (5Y)1.91
EPS Next 2Y11.63%
EPS Next 3Y11.11%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- With a yearly dividend of 0.34%, APC is not a good candidate for dividend investing.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.92, APC pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.89, APC's dividend is way lower than the S&P500 average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.34% |
5.2 History
- The dividend of APC has a limited annual growth rate of 4.95%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)4.95%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
5.3 Sustainability
- APC pays out 13.77% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
- The dividend of APC is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP13.77%
EPS Next 2Y11.63%
EPS Next 3Y11.11%
FRA:APC (1/16/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
221.05
-3.4 (-1.51%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Earnings (Last)10-30 2025-10-30/amc
Earnings (Next)01-29 2026-01-29/amc
Inst Owners64.27%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.06%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap3.27T
Revenue(TTM)416.16B
Net Income(TTM)112.01B
Analysts77.74
Price Target249.5 (12.87%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.34% |
Yearly Dividend0.89
Dividend Growth(5Y)4.95%
DP13.77%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)4.84%
Min EPS beat(2)2.35%
Max EPS beat(2)7.34%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)2.32%
Min EPS beat(4)-0.58%
Max EPS beat(4)7.34%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)1.68%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)1.57%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)2.06%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.6%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.76%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.97%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.47%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.82%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.97%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.71%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.2%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.81%
PT rev (1m)0.37%
PT rev (3m)15.27%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.15%
EPS NQ rev (3m)6.71%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.2%
EPS NY rev (3m)3.12%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.2%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)5.66%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.1%
Revenue NY rev (3m)3.31%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34.38 | ||
| Fwd PE | 30.52 | ||
| P/S | 9.12 | ||
| P/FCF | 38.44 | ||
| P/OCF | 34.06 | ||
| P/B | 51.49 | ||
| P/tB | 51.49 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 26.75 |
EPS(TTM)6.43
EY2.91%
EPS(NY)7.24
Fwd EY3.28%
FCF(TTM)5.75
FCFY2.6%
OCF(TTM)6.49
OCFY2.94%
SpS24.23
BVpS4.29
TBVpS4.29
PEG (NY)2.71
PEG (5Y)1.91
Graham Number24.92
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 31.18% | ||
| ROE | 151.91% | ||
| ROCE | 68.72% | ||
| ROIC | 55.64% | ||
| ROICexc | 76.36% | ||
| ROICexgc | 76.36% | ||
| OM | 31.97% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 26.92% | ||
| GM | 46.91% | ||
| FCFM | 23.73% |
ROA(3y)28.12%
ROA(5y)27.93%
ROE(3y)157.53%
ROE(5y)163.92%
ROIC(3y)51.04%
ROIC(5y)48.21%
ROICexc(3y)72.58%
ROICexc(5y)66.97%
ROICexgc(3y)72.58%
ROICexgc(5y)66.97%
ROCE(3y)63.07%
ROCE(5y)59.52%
ROICexgc growth 3Y6.76%
ROICexgc growth 5Y12.61%
ROICexc growth 3Y6.76%
ROICexc growth 5Y12.61%
OM growth 3Y1.82%
OM growth 5Y5.77%
PM growth 3Y2.07%
PM growth 5Y5.18%
GM growth 3Y2.69%
GM growth 5Y4.17%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover1.16
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.17 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.6 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 108.69% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 3.06% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 77.02% | ||
| Profit Quality | 88.18% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Altman-Z | 10.37 |
F-Score8
WACC8.74%
ROIC/WACC6.37
Cap/Depr(3y)95.46%
Cap/Depr(5y)96.21%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.78%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.82%
Profit Quality(3y)102.31%
Profit Quality(5y)103.35%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)10.67%
EPS 3Y6.93%
EPS 5Y18.04%
EPS Q2Q%12.8%
EPS Next Y12.69%
EPS Next 2Y11.63%
EPS Next 3Y11.11%
EPS Next 5Y13.24%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.43%
Revenue growth 3Y1.81%
Revenue growth 5Y8.68%
Sales Q2Q%7.94%
Revenue Next Year8.96%
Revenue Next 2Y7.86%
Revenue Next 3Y7.38%
Revenue Next 5Y6.85%
EBIT growth 1Y7.98%
EBIT growth 3Y3.66%
EBIT growth 5Y14.95%
EBIT Next Year18.92%
EBIT Next 3Y11.49%
EBIT Next 5Y10.17%
FCF growth 1Y-9.23%
FCF growth 3Y-3.95%
FCF growth 5Y6.13%
OCF growth 1Y-5.73%
OCF growth 3Y-3%
OCF growth 5Y6.68%
APPLE INC / APC.DE FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for APC stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to APC.DE.
What is the valuation status of APPLE INC (APC.DE) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to APPLE INC (APC.DE). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is APPLE INC (APC.DE) stock?
APPLE INC (APC.DE) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.
Can you provide the financial health for APC stock?
The financial health rating of APPLE INC (APC.DE) is 7 / 10.
Is the dividend of APPLE INC sustainable?
The dividend rating of APPLE INC (APC.DE) is 4 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 13.77%.