AAPL vs FOXX vs SONY Stock Comparison

Apple, Foxx Development Holdings and Sony Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AAPL Apple Inc.
$343.91 +0.8% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.09T
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.82B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
8 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$26.03 +10.5% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$153.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Apple leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Apple 8, Sony 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPLFOXXSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.09T $13.64M $153.25B AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x -0.3x -30.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.3x — 19.7x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% -20.2% +2.1% AAPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% -100.2% -6.2% AAPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 66.9% — 12.2% AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.0x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.9% -54.2% -9.1% AAPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr — +2.8%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.2% 149.0% 29.3% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 14/100 53/100 AAPL

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLFOXXSONY

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

AxisAAPLFOXXSONY
Valuation 24 #85 of 111 17 #92 of 111 79 #24 of 111
Growth 65 #38 of 108 8 #99 of 108 20 #87 of 108
Profitability 95 #6 of 104 19 #84 of 104 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 33 #78 of 115 10 #104 of 115 47 #61 of 115
Shareholder Returns 55 #37 of 81 – 58 #35 of 81
Overall 54 14 53
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FOXX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPLFOXXSONYSPY
1 month +0.8%-17.6%+10.5% -0.8%
3 months +2.1%-17.6%+16.8% +3.5%
6 months +28.5%-60.8%+29.2% +7.0%
Year to date +26.5%-55.6%+1.7% +12.2%
1 year +30.9%-54.2%-9.1% +13.0%
3 years +104.4%-81.2%+62.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.9%-42.8%+17.6% +23.1%
5 years +131.0%—+14.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +18.2%—+2.8% +11.0%
10 years +1,090.1%—+308.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +28.1%—+15.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAAPLFOXXSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.2%149.0%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%129.6%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.551.040.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.28-0.36-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-87.3%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-66.2%-14.0% -1.8%
52-week high $348.22$6.09$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$1.71$19.32 $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.

MultipleAAPLFOXXSONY
P/E now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 32.0x -0.3xmedian 32.0x -30.4xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 2.8x 0.3xmedian 2.8x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 19.4x -0.3xmedian 19.4x 8.7xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 29.0x -36.4xmedian 29.0x 14.8xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 46.7xmedian 2.9x -0.3xmedian 2.9x 3.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.92median 1.13 —median 1.13 0.76median 1.13

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 monthsAAPLFOXXSONY
Revenue $466.82B $52.58M $82.39B
Gross profit $227.12B $1.69M $26.19B
Operating income $154.86B -$43.90M $10.29B
Net income $128.93B -$52.69M -$5.01B
Free cash flow $136.68B -$400.00K $10.78B
R&D $42.90B $2.93M –
EPS (diluted) $8.76 $-7.61 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $39.54B $1.47M $13.40B
Total debt $84.34B $653.36K $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 14.71B 6.92M 6.01B
Enterprise value $4.84T $5.72M $90.51B

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
MetricAAPLFOXXSONY
P/E 39.1x -0.3x -30.4x
P/FCF 36.8x -36.4x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 34.2x -36.4x 11.8x
P/S 10.8x 0.3x 1.9x
P/B 46.7x -0.3x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 61.2x -0.3x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 30.0x -0.3x 8.7x
EV/EBIT 32.6x -0.3x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 10.8x 0.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF 36.9x -32.9x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.4x -32.9x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.92 – 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLFOXXSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% -20.2% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% – -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.1% -64.6% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% – -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.9% -352.6% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.9% -484.1% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% – -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% -418.9% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.1% 93.9% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% – 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 94.0% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLFOXXSONY
Gross margin 48.7% 3.2% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 36.0% -83.4% 21.6%
Operating margin 33.2% -83.5% 12.5%
Pretax margin 33.4% -100.2% 12.2%
Net margin 27.6% -100.2% -6.2%
FCF margin 29.3% -0.8% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% -0.8% 16.4%
Return on equity 120.5% – -9.5%
Return on assets 34.2% -200.8% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 66.9% – 12.2%
Return on capital employed 68.0% – 15.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 2.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.0x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLFOXXSONY
Debt / assets 22.0% 0.3% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.0x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.6x -0.2x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 71.9% 333.4% 45.3%
Equity / assets 28.1% -233.4% 54.7%
Interest coverage – -5.0x 12.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 13.53 -9.55 3.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLFOXXSONY
Dividend yield 0.3% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – 1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.9% – 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAAPLFOXXSONY
Forward P/E 37.3xFY2026 – 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.22FY2026 – $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 – +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% – +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $464.04BFY2026 – $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 – +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% – +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLFOXXSONY
Held by institutions 66.0% 1.0% 7.9%
Institutions holding 6,126 10 739
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +10.8% +2.1%
Institutions buying 2,797 5 333
Institutions selling 2,926 2 268
Buyers to sellers 0.96 2.50 1.24

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.

AAPLFOXXSONY
AAPL 1.00 0.09 0.23
FOXX 0.09 1.00 0.02
SONY 0.23 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, FOXX and SONY?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $5.09T, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $13.64M, Sony (SONY) $153.25B.

Which company is growing faster?

Apple (AAPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apple (AAPL) +14.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple (AAPL) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -100.2%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 66.9%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apple (AAPL) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +30.9%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -54.2%, Sony (SONY) -9.1%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +18.2%/yr, Sony (SONY) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 24.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 149.0%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAPL, FOXX and SONY?

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 8. 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.