AAPL vs GOOGL vs AMZN Stock Comparison

Apple, Alphabet and Amazon Com 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
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$288.93 -16.6% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.44T
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins
AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$266.03 +5.8% 1M +6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.81T
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$764.24B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Apple leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Apple 5, Alphabet 5, Amazon Com 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPLGOOGLAMZNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.07T $3.44T $2.81T AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.4x 14.6x 20.8x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.9x 13.7x 21.8x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.1% +22.2% +15.4% GOOGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 49.9% 17.6% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 68.3% 16.7% 10.1% AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.8x 0.3x GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% +4.1% +6.7% AAPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr +14.2%/yr +8.6%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 34.1% 33.5% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 57/100 62/100 AMZN

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLGOOGLAMZN

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

AxisAAPLGOOGLAMZN
Valuation 21 #89 of 112 39 #102 of 166 18 #88 of 107
Growth 58 #46 of 108 67 #51 of 154 91 #10 of 103
Profitability 95 #6 of 104 82 #28 of 154 68 #33 of 102
Financial Health 34 #77 of 116 73 #50 of 179 71 #33 of 113
Shareholder Returns 56 #38 of 85 22 #76 of 97 –
Overall 53 57 62
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • AMZN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPLGOOGLAMZNSPY
1 month +5.0%-16.6%+5.8% -1.0%
3 months +12.4%-20.3%-2.4% -0.4%
6 months +21.6%-27.4%-3.3% +4.5%
Year to date +28.6%-7.7%+15.3% +12.4%
1 year +29.4%+4.1%+6.7% +13.6%
3 years +97.9%+123.8%+91.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +25.6%+30.8%+24.3% +20.8%
5 years +131.0%+94.1%+51.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +18.2%+14.2%+8.6% +10.4%
10 years +1,184.5%+639.7%+604.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +29.1%+22.2%+21.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAAPLGOOGLAMZNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%34.1%33.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%34.5%30.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.611.411.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.180.120.20 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-44.3%-55.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-28.2%-6.3% -1.6%
52-week high $349.51$402.62$284.02 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$273.50$198.79 $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.

MultipleAAPLGOOGLAMZN
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 28.1x 14.9xmedian 18.2x 21.3xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.6x 7.5xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 18.4x 18.4xmedian 15.3x 16.9xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 26.6x 179.3xmedian 12.2x -46.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 45.3xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 1.8x 4.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.86median 1.11 0.26median 0.38 0.27median 0.83

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 monthsAAPLGOOGLAMZN
Revenue $478.83B $471.10B $764.24B
Gross profit $233.60B $286.70B $397.75B
Operating income $158.06B $156.98B $96.81B
Net income $132.18B $235.69B $134.77B
Free cash flow $136.06B $19.75B -$61.40B
R&D $45.77B $74.46B –
EPS (diluted) $8.98 $19.12 $12.33
Cash & equivalents $36.31B $56.33B $55.78B
Total debt $80.11B $125.10B $173.13B
Shares (diluted) 14.72B 12.31B 10.93B
Enterprise value $4.82T $3.18T $2.30T

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
MetricAAPLGOOGLAMZN
P/E 38.8x 14.9x 21.3x
P/FCF 37.3x 179.3x -46.8x
P/Operating cash flow 35.0x 19.7x 19.3x
P/S 10.6x 7.5x 3.8x
P/B 45.3x 5.2x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 45.3x 5.3x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 29.8x 18.4x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 32.3x 21.7x 30.3x
EV/Revenue 10.7x 7.2x 3.8x
EV/FCF 37.5x 172.2x -47.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x 18.9x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.86 0.26 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLGOOGLAMZN
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.1% 22.2% 15.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 16.6% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 25.7% 18.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 20.0% 16.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.8% 26.5% 33.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 25.8% 54.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.0% 89.7% 87.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 52.3% 81.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 87.8% 86.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 57.2% 79.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.2% 18.6% 34.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 19.0% 40.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.8% -73.2% -1,478%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -36.6% -359.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLGOOGLAMZN
Gross margin 48.8% 60.9% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 35.8% 39.3% 22.7%
Operating margin 33.0% 33.3% 12.7%
Pretax margin 33.3% 61.1% 23.0%
Net margin 27.6% 49.9% 17.6%
FCF margin 28.4% 4.2% -8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 38.1% 19.5%
Return on equity 120.4% 35.8% 23.1%
Return on assets 33.6% 24.5% 11.5%
Return on invested capital 68.3% 16.7% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 70.6% 19.0% 10.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 6.5% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLGOOGLAMZN
Debt / assets 19.8% 12.5% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.8x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 6.3x -2.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 32.5% 50.7%
Equity / assets 27.7% 67.5% 49.3%
Interest coverage – – 22.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 12.95 8.52 4.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLGOOGLAMZN
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.1% –
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.

ConsensusAAPLGOOGLAMZN
Forward P/E 37.9xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.22FY2026 $21.10FY2026 $12.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +95.2%FY2026 +70.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% -31.6% -15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $464.04BFY2026 $528.22BFY2026 $774.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +21.6% +27.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLGOOGLAMZN
Held by institutions 66.0% 70.1% 67.0%
Institutions holding 6,135 5,748 6,151
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +4.6% +4.8%
Institutions buying 2,802 2,661 3,248
Institutions selling 2,930 2,576 2,414
Buyers to sellers 0.96 1.03 1.35

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.

AAPLGOOGLAMZN
AAPL 1.00 0.10 0.08
GOOGL 0.10 1.00 0.60
AMZN 0.08 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, GOOGL and AMZN?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $5.07T, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.44T, Amazon Com (AMZN) $2.81T.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, GOOGL and AMZN?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 38.4x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 14.6x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 37.9x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 13.7x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 21.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alphabet (GOOGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apple (AAPL) +15.1%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%, Amazon Com (AMZN) +15.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 49.9%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 17.6%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 68.3%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.7%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apple (AAPL) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +29.4%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +4.1%, Amazon Com (AMZN) +6.7%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +18.2%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +14.2%/yr, Amazon Com (AMZN) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 24.9%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 34.1%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 33.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAPL, GOOGL and AMZN?

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.