AAPL vs GOOGL vs GRMN Stock Comparison

Apple, Alphabet and Garmin Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AAPL Apple Inc.
$338.32 +1.4% 1M +25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.94T
P/E
38.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.82B
Div. yield
0.31%
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
4 wins
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$278.99 -18.8% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.39T
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
0.31%
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins
GRMN Garmin Ltd
$274.40 -2.5% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$52.89B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.89B
Div. yield
1.42%
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAAPLGOOGLGRMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.94T $3.39T $52.89B AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.5x 14.4x 26.2x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.7x 13.2x 27.9x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +22.2% +13.6% GOOGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 49.9% 25.6% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 66.9% 16.7% — AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.8x — GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.31% 0.31% 1.42% GRMN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.1% -0.8% +28.3% GRMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.4%/yr +13.7%/yr +13.9%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.4% 34.1% 32.5% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 57/100 67/100 GRMN

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLGOOGLGRMN

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

AxisAAPLGOOGLGRMN
Valuation 19 #91 of 112 38 #102 of 165 44 #63 of 112
Growth 64 #40 of 108 67 #51 of 153 69 #34 of 108
Profitability 95 #6 of 104 83 #27 of 153 89 #12 of 104
Financial Health 34 #77 of 116 74 #47 of 179 81 #23 of 116
Shareholder Returns 54 #37 of 80 20 #75 of 94 53 #38 of 80
Overall 53 57 67
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GRMN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPLGOOGLGRMNSPY
1 month +1.4%-18.8%-2.5% -2.3%
3 months +11.5%-25.3%-9.9% -0.7%
6 months +22.2%-27.2%+15.0% +4.8%
Year to date +24.4%-10.9%+35.3% +10.3%
1 year +25.1%-0.8%+28.3% +10.3%
3 years +91.5%+116.1%+137.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +24.2%+29.3%+33.4% +20.1%
5 years +123.3%+90.3%+91.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +17.4%+13.7%+13.9% +10.1%
10 years +1,112.7%+607.7%+470.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +28.3%+21.6%+19.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAAPLGOOGLGRMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.4%34.1%32.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%34.5%27.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.571.400.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.03-0.020.87 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-44.3%-46.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-30.7%-12.4% -3.5%
52-week high $348.91$402.62$313.16 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$273.50$187.10 $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.

MultipleAAPLGOOGLGRMN
P/E now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 29.9x 14.4xmedian 17.3x 26.2xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.8x 7.2xmedian 1.4x 6.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 18.5x 17.6xmedian 14.5x 20.5xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 28.0x 171.7xmedian 10.8x 36.0xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 2.8x 5.0xmedian 1.7x 5.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.87median 1.00 0.25median 0.40 1.08median 1.00

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 monthsAAPLGOOGLGRMN
Revenue $466.82B $471.10B $7.89B
Gross profit $227.12B $286.70B $4.82B
Operating income $154.86B $156.98B $2.27B
Net income $128.93B $235.69B $2.02B
Free cash flow $136.68B $19.75B $1.47B
R&D $42.90B $74.46B $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $8.76 $19.12 $10.42
Cash & equivalents $39.54B $56.33B $2.04B
Total debt $84.34B $125.10B –
Shares (diluted) 14.71B 12.31B 193.62M
Enterprise value $4.69T $3.12T $42.45B

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
MetricAAPLGOOGLGRMN
P/E 38.5x 14.4x 26.2x
P/FCF 36.2x 171.7x 36.0x
P/Operating cash flow 33.7x 18.9x 28.0x
P/S 10.6x 7.2x 6.7x
P/B 46.0x 5.0x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 60.2x 5.1x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 29.6x 17.6x 20.5x
EV/EBIT 32.1x 20.7x 22.2x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 6.9x 6.4x
EV/FCF 36.3x 164.6x 34.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.8x 18.1x 26.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.87 0.25 1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLGOOGLGRMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 22.2% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 16.6% 16.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.1% 25.7% 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 20.0% 18.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.9% 26.5% 27.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 25.8% 30.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.9% 89.7% 28.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 52.3% 24.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 87.8% 28.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 57.2% 24.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.1% 18.6% 20.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 19.0% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% -73.2% 10.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -36.6% 11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLGOOGLGRMN
Gross margin 48.7% 60.9% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 36.0% 39.3% 31.3%
Operating margin 33.2% 33.3% 28.8%
Pretax margin 33.4% 61.1% 30.7%
Net margin 27.6% 49.9% 25.6%
FCF margin 29.3% 4.2% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% 38.1% 23.9%
Return on equity 120.5% 35.8% 21.7%
Return on assets 34.2% 24.5% 17.2%
Return on invested capital 66.9% 16.7% –
Return on capital employed 68.0% 19.0% 23.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 6.5% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLGOOGLGRMN
Debt / assets 22.0% 12.5% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 6.3x –
Liabilities / assets 71.9% 32.5% 20.4%
Equity / assets 28.1% 67.5% 79.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.8x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.5x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.0x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 13.35 8.24 15.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLGOOGLGRMN
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.3% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 1.7% -0.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.1% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusAAPLGOOGLGRMN
Forward P/E 36.7xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.22FY2026 $21.10FY2026 $9.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +95.2%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% -31.6% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $464.04BFY2026 $528.22BFY2026 $8.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +21.6% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLGOOGLGRMN
Held by institutions 66.0% 70.1% 56.7%
Institutions holding 6,131 5,743 1,001
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +4.6% +1.1%
Institutions buying 2,800 2,657 500
Institutions selling 2,928 2,575 348
Buyers to sellers 0.96 1.03 1.44

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.

AAPLGOOGLGRMN
AAPL 1.00 0.09 0.16
GOOGL 0.09 1.00 0.14
GRMN 0.16 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, GOOGL and GRMN?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $4.94T, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.39T, Garmin (GRMN) $52.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, GOOGL and GRMN?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 38.5x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 14.4x, Garmin (GRMN) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 36.7x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 13.2x, Garmin (GRMN) 27.9x). 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) +14.2%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%, Garmin (GRMN) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 49.9%, Garmin (GRMN) 25.6%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 66.9%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Garmin (GRMN) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +25.1%, Alphabet (GOOGL) -0.8%, Garmin (GRMN) +28.3%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +17.4%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +13.7%/yr, Garmin (GRMN) +13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Garmin (GRMN) has the highest dividend yield: Apple (AAPL) 0.31%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.31%, Garmin (GRMN) 1.42%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 24.4%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 34.1%, Garmin (GRMN) 32.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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