AAPL vs GRMN vs MA Stock Comparison

Apple, Garmin and Mastercard Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AAPL Apple Inc.
$348.91 +5.9% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.05T
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.82B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
4 wins
GRMN Garmin Ltd
$280.12 -3.4% 1M +27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.62B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.89B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
3 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$635.70 +12.8% 1M +14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$563.07B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Apple leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Apple 4, Garmin 3, Mastercard 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPLGRMNMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.05T $52.62B $563.07B AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.2x 26.1x 30.6x GRMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.8x 28.5x 30.3x GRMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +13.6% +15.3% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 25.6% — AAPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 66.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% +27.6% +14.6% AAPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr +14.3%/yr +13.6%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.2% 32.5% 22.9% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 70/100 44/100 GRMN

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLGRMNMA

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

AxisAAPLGRMNMA
Valuation 24 #85 of 112 51 #55 of 112 9 #857 of 941
Growth 65 #39 of 108 71 #32 of 108 66 #213 of 615
Profitability 96 #5 of 104 90 #11 of 104 95 #29 of 586
Financial Health 34 #77 of 116 81 #23 of 116 43 #380 of 667
Shareholder Returns 55 #36 of 78 57 #34 of 78 6 #660 of 704
Overall 55 70 44
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GRMN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPLGRMNMASPY
1 month +5.9%-3.4%+12.8% +0.7%
3 months +4.6%-5.9%+10.1% +3.7%
6 months +28.6%+11.5%+26.4% +7.1%
Year to date +28.3%+38.1%+11.4% +12.8%
1 year +29.4%+27.6%+14.6% +11.9%
3 years +104.9%+176.6%+70.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +27.0%+40.4%+19.5% +22.8%
5 years +132.9%+95.1%+89.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +18.4%+14.3%+13.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,127.3%+485.2%+494.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +28.5%+19.3%+19.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAPLGRMNMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.2%32.5%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%27.3%22.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.910.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.210.850.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-46.4%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-10.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $348.91$313.16$635.70 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$187.10$471.55 $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.

MultipleAAPLGRMNMA
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 32.9x 26.8xmedian 32.9x 30.6xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 2.9x 6.8xmedian 2.9x 15.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 20.0x 20.9xmedian 20.0x —median 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 30.2x 36.8xmedian 30.2x 29.4xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 47.4xmedian 2.9x 5.7xmedian 2.9x 82.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.96median 1.08 1.10median 1.08 —median 0.90

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 monthsAAPLGRMNMA
Revenue $466.82B $7.89B $36.29B
Gross profit $227.12B $4.82B –
Operating income $154.86B $2.27B $21.27B
Net income $128.93B $2.02B $16.96B
Free cash flow $136.68B $1.47B –
R&D $42.90B $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $8.76 $10.42 –
Cash & equivalents $39.54B $2.04B $10.15B
Total debt $84.34B – –
Shares (diluted) 14.71B 193.62M 883.00M
Enterprise value $4.80T $42.18B $563.07B

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
MetricAAPLGRMNMA
P/E 39.7x 26.8x 30.6x
P/FCF 37.3x 36.8x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 34.7x 28.6x 32.8x
P/S 10.9x 6.8x 15.3x
P/B 47.4x 5.7x 82.1x
P/Tangible book 62.1x 5.8x 534.3x
EV/EBITDA 30.5x 20.9x –
EV/EBIT 33.1x 22.7x –
EV/Revenue 11.0x 6.5x 15.3x
EV/FCF 37.5x 35.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 34.9x 27.4x 32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.96 1.10 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLGRMNMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 13.6% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 16.0% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.1% 18.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 18.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.9% 27.8% 18.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 30.7% 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.9% 28.4% 19.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 24.7% 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 28.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 24.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.1% 20.7% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 13.8% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 10.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 11.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLGRMNMA
Gross margin 48.7% 61.1% –
EBITDA margin 36.0% 31.3% –
Operating margin 33.2% 28.8% –
Pretax margin 33.4% 30.7% –
Net margin 27.6% 25.6% –
FCF margin 29.3% 18.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% 23.9% 46.5%
Return on equity 120.5% 21.7% 274.6%
Return on assets 34.2% 17.2% 29.3%
Return on invested capital 66.9% – –
Return on capital employed 68.0% 23.7% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 2.2% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLGRMNMA
Debt / assets 22.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 71.9% 20.4% 88.4%
Equity / assets 28.1% 79.6% 11.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 3.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score 13.69 15.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLGRMNMA
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.4% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 1.6% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 1.3% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusAAPLGRMNMA
Forward P/E 37.8xFY2026 28.5xFY2026 30.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.22FY2026 $9.83FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +10.0% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $464.04BFY2026 $8.56BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +1.9% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLGRMNMA
Held by institutions 66.0% 56.7% 87.5%
Institutions holding 6,130 1,000 3,585
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +1.1% +0.6%
Institutions buying 2,800 500 1,590
Institutions selling 2,927 347 1,527
Buyers to sellers 0.96 1.44 1.04

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.

AAPLGRMNMA
AAPL 1.00 0.15 0.17
GRMN 0.15 1.00 0.21
MA 0.17 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, GRMN and MA?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $5.05T, Garmin (GRMN) $52.62B, Mastercard (MA) $563.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, GRMN and MA?

Garmin (GRMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 39.2x, Garmin (GRMN) 26.1x, Mastercard (MA) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Garmin (GRMN) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 37.8x, Garmin (GRMN) 28.5x, Mastercard (MA) 30.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apple (AAPL) +14.2%, Garmin (GRMN) +13.6%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple (AAPL) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Garmin (GRMN) 25.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apple (AAPL) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +29.4%, Garmin (GRMN) +27.6%, Mastercard (MA) +14.6%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +18.4%/yr, Garmin (GRMN) +14.3%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 24.2%, Garmin (GRMN) 32.5%, Mastercard (MA) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.