AAPL vs DELL vs HPQ Stock Comparison

Apple, Dell Technologies and Hp Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AAPL Apple Inc.
$349.51 +5.0% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07T
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$478.83B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
5 wins
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$371.41 -32.7% 1M +140.2% 1Y
Market cap
$206.60B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
HPQ Hp Inc
$29.94 -4.9% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$27.13B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.16B
Div. yield
0.04%
Personal Computers Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apple leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Apple 5, Dell Technologies 4, Hp 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPLDELLHPQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.07T $206.60B $27.13B AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.4x 18.2x 11.1x HPQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.9x 13.6x 9.8x HPQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.1% +49.0% +8.1% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 7.5% 4.1% AAPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 68.3% 37.4% 30.4% AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.3x 1.2x AAPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.04% HPQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% +140.2% +15.4% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr +45.8%/yr -1.3%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 76.5% 46.7% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 69/100 56/100 DELL

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLDELLHPQ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAAPLDELLHPQ
Valuation 21 #89 of 112 82 #21 of 112 96 #6 of 112
Growth 58 #46 of 108 94 #8 of 108 34 #72 of 108
Profitability 95 #6 of 104 79 #23 of 104 75 #27 of 104
Financial Health 34 #77 of 116 10 #104 of 116 13 #101 of 116
Shareholder Returns 56 #38 of 85 80 #18 of 85 66 #30 of 85
Overall 53 69 56
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DELL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • HPQ ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAAPLDELLHPQSPY
1 month +5.0%-32.7%-4.9% -1.0%
3 months +12.4%-19.7%+5.0% -0.4%
6 months +21.6%+55.5%+39.8% +4.5%
Year to date +28.6%+195.1%+34.4% +12.4%
1 year +29.4%+140.2%+15.4% +13.6%
3 years +97.9%+434.3%+9.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +25.6%+74.9%+3.0% +20.8%
5 years +131.0%+559.0%-6.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +18.2%+45.8%-1.3% +10.4%
10 years +1,184.5%+2,622.9%+103.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +29.1%+39.2%+7.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAAPLDELLHPQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%76.5%46.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%66.6%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.612.430.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.181.830.33 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-60.0%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-36.9%-15.6% -1.6%
52-week high $349.51$588.49$35.47 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$111.07$18.20 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAAPLDELLHPQ
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 28.1x 21.1xmedian 28.1x 11.2xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 18.4x 15.1xmedian 18.4x 7.7xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 26.6x 27.8xmedian 26.6x 7.0xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 45.3xmedian 2.8x -166.6xmedian 2.8x -293.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.86median 1.11 0.24median 1.11 2.10median 1.11

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAAPLDELLHPQ
Revenue $478.83B $151.20B $59.16B
Gross profit $233.60B $29.94B $11.76B
Operating income $158.06B $14.25B $3.22B
Net income $132.18B $11.38B $2.45B
Free cash flow $136.06B $8.56B $3.88B
R&D $45.77B $3.64B $1.61B
EPS (diluted) $8.98 $17.45 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $36.31B $11.57B $4.17B
Total debt $80.11B $34.47B $9.16B
Shares (diluted) 14.72B 652.00M 927.00M
Enterprise value $4.82T $162.35B $12.40B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLHPQ
P/E 38.8x 21.1x 11.2x
P/FCF 37.3x 27.8x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 35.0x 19.6x 5.8x
P/S 10.6x 1.6x 0.5x
P/B 45.3x -166.6x -293.9x
P/Tangible book 45.3x -41.2x -293.9x
EV/EBITDA 29.8x 15.1x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 32.3x 18.3x 9.9x
EV/Revenue 10.7x 1.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 37.5x 30.4x 8.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x 21.4x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.86 0.24 2.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLHPQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.1% 49.0% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 17.3% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 39.7% 2.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 10.9% 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.8% 109.0% 0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 39.3% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.0% 135.2% -7.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 79.0% 2.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 147.5% -4.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 86.5% 5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.2% 62.5% 26.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 14.5% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.8% 76.1% 36.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 17.5% 9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLHPQ
Gross margin 48.8% 19.8% 19.9%
EBITDA margin 35.8% 11.4% 7.0%
Operating margin 33.0% 9.4% 5.4%
Pretax margin 33.3% 9.1% 4.7%
Net margin 27.6% 7.5% 4.1%
FCF margin 28.4% 5.7% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 8.0% 7.9%
Return on equity 120.4% – –
Return on assets 33.6% 9.4% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 68.3% 37.4% 30.4%
Return on capital employed 70.6% 38.1% 31.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLHPQ
Debt / assets 19.8% 27.1% 20.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x -24.2x -99.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.3x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 4.0x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 101.1% 100.2%
Equity / assets 27.7% -1.1% -0.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 12.95 2.74 1.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLHPQ
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.7% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 3.6% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 4.2% 8.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 13.8% 44.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.3% 28.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.1% 1.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.4% 2.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAAPLDELLHPQ
Forward P/E 37.9xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.22FY2026 $27.28FY2026 $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +164.9%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +20.3% +1.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $464.04BFY2026 $203.24BFY2026 $56.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +79.0%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +8.3% +15.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLDELLHPQ
Held by institutions 66.0% 73.2% 90.9%
Institutions holding 6,135 2,125 1,082
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -3.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 2,802 1,195 580
Institutions selling 2,930 749 326
Buyers to sellers 0.96 1.60 1.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AAPLDELLHPQ
AAPL 1.00 0.00 0.19
DELL 0.00 1.00 0.43
HPQ 0.19 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, DELL and HPQ?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $5.07T, Dell Technologies (DELL) $206.60B, Hp (HPQ) $27.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, DELL and HPQ?

Hp (HPQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 38.4x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 18.2x, Hp (HPQ) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hp (HPQ) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 37.9x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 13.6x, Hp (HPQ) 9.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dell Technologies (DELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apple (AAPL) +15.1%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%, Hp (HPQ) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple (AAPL) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Hp (HPQ) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 68.3%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Hp (HPQ) 30.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +29.4%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +140.2%, Hp (HPQ) +15.4%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +18.2%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +45.8%/yr, Hp (HPQ) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hp (HPQ) has the highest dividend yield: Apple (AAPL) 0.00%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%, Hp (HPQ) 0.04%. Apple (AAPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 24.9%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 76.5%, Hp (HPQ) 46.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAPL, DELL and HPQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Apple (AAPL) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.