AAPL vs DELL vs WDC Stock Comparison

Apple, Dell Technologies and Western Digital Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AAPL Apple Inc.
$347.73 +3.2% 1M +34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.04T
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.82B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
3 wins
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$456.57 -16.9% 1M +196.0% 1Y
Market cap
$301.57B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
WDC Western Digital Corp
$343.67 -27.4% 1M +173.4% 1Y
Market cap
$130.38B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.48B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAAPLDELLWDCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.04T $301.57B $130.38B AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.1x 26.5x 13.0x WDC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.7x 16.7x 17.1x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +49.0% +43.0% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 7.5% 69.2% WDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 66.9% 37.4% 53.8% AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.3x -0.1x WDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% DELL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.0% +196.0% +173.4% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr +51.1%/yr +51.5%/yr WDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.2% 74.1% 81.0% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 68/100 79/100 WDC

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLDELLWDC

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

AxisAAPLDELLWDC
Valuation 23 #86 of 112 77 #27 of 112 56 #50 of 112
Growth 65 #39 of 109 93 #9 of 109 99 #2 of 109
Profitability 95 #6 of 105 78 #24 of 105 97 #4 of 105
Financial Health 33 #79 of 117 12 #103 of 117 68 #38 of 117
Shareholder Returns 53 #39 of 82 82 #16 of 82 75 #21 of 82
Overall 54 68 79
  • AAPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DELL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WDC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPLDELLWDCSPY
1 month +3.2%-16.9%-27.4% -1.0%
3 months +4.4%+4.4%-33.9% +2.9%
6 months +28.3%+111.3%-14.9% +6.4%
Year to date +27.9%+262.7%+99.5% +11.4%
1 year +34.0%+196.0%+173.4% +13.1%
3 years +100.5%+582.0%+958.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.1%+89.7%+119.7% +21.5%
5 years +133.9%+686.5%+697.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +18.5%+51.1%+51.5% +10.9%
10 years +1,092.9%+3,343.2%+756.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +28.1%+42.5%+24.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAAPLDELLWDCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.2%74.1%81.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%62.1%81.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.572.423.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.402.652.14 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-60.0%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-22.4%-53.9% -2.5%
52-week high $348.22$588.49$746.23 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$111.07$124.92 $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.

MultipleAAPLDELLWDC
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 31.3x 25.9xmedian 31.3x 12.6xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 2.6x 8.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 19.6x 18.2xmedian 19.6x 21.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.2xmedian 28.3x 34.1xmedian 28.3x 30.0xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 2.9x -204.8xmedian 2.9x 13.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.95median 1.15 0.30median 1.15 0.17median 1.15

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 monthsAAPLDELLWDC
Revenue $466.82B $151.20B $14.48B
Gross profit $227.12B $29.94B $7.62B
Operating income $154.86B $14.25B $5.71B
Net income $128.93B $11.38B $10.02B
Free cash flow $136.68B $8.56B $4.29B
R&D $42.90B $3.64B $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $8.76 $17.45 $26.10
Cash & equivalents $39.54B $11.57B $1.31B
Total debt $84.34B $34.47B $12.58B
Shares (diluted) 14.71B 652.00M 384.00M
Enterprise value $4.79T $257.33B $120.21B

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
MetricAAPLDELLWDC
P/E 39.5x 25.9x 12.6x
P/FCF 37.2x 34.1x 30.0x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x 24.0x 26.5x
P/S 10.9x 1.9x 8.9x
P/B 47.2x -204.8x 13.8x
P/Tangible book 61.9x -50.6x 13.8x
EV/EBITDA 30.4x 18.2x 21.0x
EV/EBIT 32.9x 22.1x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 2.1x 8.8x
EV/FCF 37.3x 36.8x 29.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.8x 25.9x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.95 0.30 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLWDC
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 49.0% 43.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 17.3% 57.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.1% 39.7% 85.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 10.9% 126.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.9% 109.0% 104.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 39.3% 85.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.9% 135.2% 288.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 79.0% 83.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 147.5% 286.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 86.5% 75.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.1% 62.5% 108.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 14.5% 88.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 76.1% 121.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 17.5% 66.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLWDC
Gross margin 48.7% 19.8% 52.6%
EBITDA margin 36.0% 11.4% 42.1%
Operating margin 33.2% 9.4% 39.4%
Pretax margin 33.4% 9.1% 73.2%
Net margin 27.6% 7.5% 69.2%
FCF margin 29.3% 5.7% 29.6%
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% 8.0% 33.6%
Return on equity 120.5% – 110.0%
Return on assets 34.2% 9.4% 71.3%
Return on invested capital 66.9% 37.4% 53.8%
Return on capital employed 68.0% 38.1% 57.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.5% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLWDC
Debt / assets 22.0% 27.1% 5.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x -24.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.3x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 4.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 71.9% 101.1% 34.3%
Equity / assets 28.1% -1.1% 65.7%
Interest coverage – – 48.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 13.65 3.00 19.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLDELLWDC
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 2.9% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 3.4% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 13.8% 2.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.3% 4.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.1% 151.3%
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.

ConsensusAAPLDELLWDC
Forward P/E 37.7xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 17.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.22FY2026 $27.26FY2026 $20.13FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +164.7%FY2026 +97.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% +20.2% +69.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $464.03BFY2026 $203.24BFY2026 $18.27BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +79.0%FY2026 +41.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% +8.3% +36.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLDELLWDC
Held by institutions 66.0% 73.2% 93.7%
Institutions holding 6,126 2,118 1,845
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -3.9% -1.3%
Institutions buying 2,797 1,191 1,127
Institutions selling 2,926 746 596
Buyers to sellers 0.96 1.60 1.89

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.

AAPLDELLWDC
AAPL 1.00 0.01 -0.10
DELL 0.01 1.00 0.28
WDC -0.10 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, DELL and WDC?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $5.04T, Dell Technologies (DELL) $301.57B, Western Digital (WDC) $130.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, DELL and WDC?

Western Digital (WDC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 39.1x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 26.5x, Western Digital (WDC) 13.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 37.7x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 16.7x, Western Digital (WDC) 17.1x). 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) +14.2%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%, Western Digital (WDC) +43.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Western Digital (WDC) 69.2%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 66.9%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Western Digital (WDC) 53.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +34.0%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +196.0%, Western Digital (WDC) +173.4%. Over five years, Western Digital (WDC) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +18.5%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +51.1%/yr, Western Digital (WDC) +51.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dell Technologies (DELL) has the highest dividend yield: Apple (AAPL) 0.00%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%, Western Digital (WDC) 0.00%. Apple (AAPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 24.2%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.1%, Western Digital (WDC) 81.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Western Digital (WDC) 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.