AAPL vs DELL vs META Stock Comparison

Apple, Dell Technologies and Meta Platforms Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AAPL Apple Inc.
$344.17 +3.2% 1M +27.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.04T
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$478.83B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
3 wins
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$316.66 -44.8% 1M +107.8% 1Y
Market cap
$213.88B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
META Meta Platforms, Inc.
$605.08 -18.1% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57T
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.61B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dell Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dell Technologies 6, Apple 3, Meta Platforms 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPLDELLMETALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.04T $213.88B $1.57T AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.1x 18.8x 20.9x DELL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.8x 11.6x 22.0x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.1% +49.0% +27.5% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 7.5% 31.1% META
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 68.3% 37.4% 21.7% AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.3x 0.0x META
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.4% +107.8% -4.9% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.9%/yr +41.3%/yr +12.2%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 78.2% 41.4% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 67/100 55/100 DELL

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLDELLMETA

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

AxisAAPLDELLMETA
Valuation 15 #95 of 112 79 #24 of 112 41 #98 of 166
Growth 55 #49 of 108 92 #10 of 108 59 #64 of 154
Profitability 95 #6 of 104 78 #24 of 104 93 #12 of 154
Financial Health 35 #76 of 116 10 #104 of 116 60 #72 of 179
Shareholder Returns 56 #37 of 83 77 #20 of 83 24 #74 of 97
Overall 51 67 55
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DELL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • META ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPLDELLMETASPY
1 month +3.2%-44.8%-18.1% -5.9%
3 months +10.2%-27.6%+2.6% -4.6%
6 months +19.7%+37.5%-1.9% +0.2%
Year to date +26.6%+151.6%-8.3% +7.5%
1 year +27.4%+107.8%-4.9% +8.2%
3 years +92.0%+340.0%+91.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +24.3%+63.9%+24.2% +19.0%
5 years +127.5%+461.9%+77.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +17.9%+41.3%+12.2% +9.4%
10 years +1,164.9%+2,221.6%+401.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +28.9%+37.0%+17.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAAPLDELLMETASPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%78.2%41.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%70.5%39.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.582.571.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.101.38-0.12 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-60.0%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.5%-46.2%-22.2% -5.9%
52-week high $349.51$588.49$777.59 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$111.07$525.72 $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.

MultipleAAPLDELLMETA
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 25.2x 18.0xmedian 25.2x 20.5xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x 6.4xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 16.2x 13.0xmedian 16.2x 14.8xmedian 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 23.4x 23.7xmedian 23.4x 54.0xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 44.6xmedian 2.3x -142.0xmedian 2.3x 5.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.82median 0.98 0.21median 0.98 0.55median 0.38

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 monthsAAPLDELLMETA
Revenue $478.83B $151.20B $241.61B
Gross profit $233.60B $29.94B $195.78B
Operating income $158.06B $14.25B $79.38B
Net income $132.18B $11.38B $75.25B
Free cash flow $136.06B $8.56B $28.65B
R&D $45.77B $3.64B $76.54B
EPS (diluted) $8.98 $17.45 $29.25
Cash & equivalents $36.31B $11.57B $11.22B
Total debt $80.11B $34.47B $80.92B
Shares (diluted) 14.72B 652.00M 2.57B
Enterprise value $4.78T $169.63B $1.24T

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
MetricAAPLDELLMETA
P/E 38.2x 18.0x 20.5x
P/FCF 36.8x 23.7x 54.0x
P/Operating cash flow 34.5x 16.7x 11.6x
P/S 10.4x 1.3x 6.4x
P/B 44.6x -142.0x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 44.6x -35.1x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 29.3x 13.0x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 31.8x 15.8x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 1.5x 6.4x
EV/FCF 36.9x 26.4x 53.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.6x 18.6x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.82 0.21 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLMETA
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.1% 49.0% 27.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 17.3% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 39.7% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 10.9% 25.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.8% 109.0% -3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 39.3% 29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.0% 135.2% 28.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 79.0% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 147.5% 28.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 86.5% 37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.2% 62.5% 23.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 14.5% 26.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.8% 76.1% -36.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 17.5% -9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLMETA
Gross margin 48.8% 19.8% 81.0%
EBITDA margin 35.8% 11.4% 43.2%
Operating margin 33.0% 9.4% 32.9%
Pretax margin 33.3% 9.1% 32.6%
Net margin 27.6% 7.5% 31.1%
FCF margin 28.4% 5.7% 11.9%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 8.0% 55.1%
Return on equity 120.4% – 28.2%
Return on assets 33.6% 9.4% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 68.3% 37.4% 21.7%
Return on capital employed 70.6% 38.1% 19.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.5% 11.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLMETA
Debt / assets 19.8% 27.1% 16.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x -24.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.3x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 4.0x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 101.1% 43.1%
Equity / assets 27.7% -1.1% 56.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 12.79 2.58 6.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLMETA
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.8% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 4.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 5.0% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 13.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.4% –

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.

ConsensusAAPLDELLMETA
Forward P/E 34.8xFY2027 11.6xFY2026 22.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.90FY2027 $27.29FY2026 $27.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2027 +165.0%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +20.4% +32.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $548.93BFY2027 $203.22BFY2026 $263.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2027 +79.0%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +8.5% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLDELLMETA
Held by institutions 66.0% 73.2% 66.6%
Institutions holding 6,136 2,125 5,040
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -3.9% +3.6%
Institutions buying 2,803 1,194 2,684
Institutions selling 2,930 750 1,901
Buyers to sellers 0.96 1.59 1.41

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.

AAPLDELLMETA
AAPL 1.00 0.01 0.13
DELL 0.01 1.00 0.10
META 0.13 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, DELL and META?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $5.04T, Dell Technologies (DELL) $213.88B, Meta Platforms (META) $1.57T.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, DELL and META?

Dell Technologies (DELL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 38.1x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 18.8x, Meta Platforms (META) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 34.8x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 11.6x, Meta Platforms (META) 22.0x). 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%, Meta Platforms (META) +27.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Meta Platforms (META) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Meta Platforms (META) 31.1%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 68.3%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Meta Platforms (META) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +27.4%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +107.8%, Meta Platforms (META) -4.9%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +17.9%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +41.3%/yr, Meta Platforms (META) +12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Apple (AAPL) 0.00%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%, Meta Platforms (META) 0.00%. Apple (AAPL) and Meta Platforms (META) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 25.0%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 78.2%, Meta Platforms (META) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dell Technologies (DELL) leads on 6. 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.