AAPL vs GRMN vs MA Stock Comparison

Apple, Garmin and Mastercard Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AAPL Apple Inc.
$347.10 +1.8% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07T
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.82B
Div. yield
0.31%
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
5 wins
GRMN Garmin Ltd
$289.33 -1.6% 1M +15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$55.81B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
1.35%
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
3 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$609.78 +7.4% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$530.94B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
0.57%
Payment Networks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAAPLGRMNMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.07T $55.81B $530.94B AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x 29.7x 33.1x GRMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.6x 29.4x 29.1x MA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +13.5% +16.0% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 24.5% 46.3% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 66.9% — 59.0% AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — 0.6x AAPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.31% 1.35% 0.57% GRMN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.1% +15.1% +6.5% AAPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.9%/yr +14.8%/yr +12.9%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.2% 34.2% 22.7% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 71/100 53/100 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 26 #83 of 112 47 #60 of 112 14 #809 of 940
Growth 66 #38 of 109 72 #31 of 109 66 #226 of 655
Profitability 96 #5 of 104 89 #12 of 104 99 #8 of 633
Financial Health 33 #78 of 116 83 #21 of 116 49 #363 of 714
Shareholder Returns 55 #37 of 81 64 #30 of 81 36 #457 of 709
Overall 55 71 53
  • AAPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GRMN ranked among 122 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 +1.8%-1.6%+7.4% -0.2%
3 months +2.1%+14.0%+8.4% +3.9%
6 months +28.2%+16.8%+20.1% +8.2%
Year to date +27.7%+42.6%+6.8% +12.9%
1 year +29.1%+15.1%+6.5% +12.3%
3 years +106.3%+190.2%+67.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.3%+42.7%+18.8% +23.3%
5 years +127.5%+99.5%+83.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.9%+14.8%+12.9% +10.9%
10 years +1,112.8%+504.7%+488.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +28.3%+19.7%+19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAPLGRMNMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.2%34.2%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%31.3%22.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.930.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.210.440.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-46.4%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-7.6%-3.6% -1.2%
52-week high $348.22$313.16$632.81 $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 39.5xmedian 33.2x 29.7xmedian 33.2x 33.1xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 2.8x 7.3xmedian 2.8x 15.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 20.0x 23.0xmedian 20.0x 22.6xmedian 7.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 29.8x 34.9xmedian 29.8x 31.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 3.0x 6.2xmedian 3.0x 94.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.94median 1.17 1.28median 1.17 1.69median 0.87

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 $7.67B $35.08B
Gross profit $227.12B $4.61B –
Operating income $154.86B $2.12B $20.47B
Net income $128.93B $1.88B $16.26B
Free cash flow $136.68B $1.60B $16.70B
R&D $42.90B $1.18B –
EPS (diluted) $8.76 $9.70 $18.41
Cash & equivalents $39.54B $2.33B $11.29B
Total debt $84.34B – $81.59B
Shares (diluted) 14.71B 193.47M 883.00M
Enterprise value $4.82T $45.17B $490.85B

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 39.5x 29.7x 33.1x
P/FCF 37.1x 34.9x 31.8x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x 28.2x 30.4x
P/S 10.9x 7.3x 15.1x
P/B 47.2x 6.2x 94.6x
P/Tangible book 61.8x 6.3x 3,662x
EV/EBITDA 30.3x 23.0x 22.6x
EV/EBIT 32.9x 25.1x 26.6x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 6.9x 15.5x
EV/FCF 37.3x 33.2x 32.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.7x 26.9x 31.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.94 1.28 1.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLGRMNMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 13.5% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 16.0% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.1% 15.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 17.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.9% 20.4% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 28.9% 16.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.9% 19.7% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 23.6% 16.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 19.7% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 23.2% 19.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.1% 48.1% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 22.5% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 42.0% 0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 22.7% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLGRMNMA
Gross margin 48.7% 60.1% –
EBITDA margin 36.0% 30.1% 68.6%
Operating margin 33.2% 27.6% 58.3%
Pretax margin 33.4% 29.6% 57.5%
Net margin 27.6% 24.5% 46.3%
FCF margin 29.3% 20.9% 47.6%
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% 25.8% 49.7%
Return on equity 120.5% 20.5% 263.6%
Return on assets 34.2% 16.8% 29.5%
Return on invested capital 66.9% – 59.0%
Return on capital employed 68.0% 23.3% 68.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 2.2% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLGRMNMA
Debt / assets 22.0% – 42.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.6x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 71.9% 21.0% 90.3%
Equity / assets 28.1% 79.0% 9.7%
Interest coverage – – 27.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 3.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 13.63 16.58 10.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLGRMNMA
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.3% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 1.3% 3.5%
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 37.6xFY2026 29.4xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
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 6,128 999 3,583
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +1.1% +0.6%
Institutions buying 2,799 499 1,588
Institutions selling 2,926 347 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 0.13 0.17
GRMN 0.13 1.00 0.22
MA 0.17 0.22 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) $5.07T, Garmin (GRMN) $55.81B, Mastercard (MA) $530.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, GRMN and MA?

Garmin (GRMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 39.5x, Garmin (GRMN) 29.7x, Mastercard (MA) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mastercard (MA) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 37.6x, Garmin (GRMN) 29.4x, Mastercard (MA) 29.1x). 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) +13.5%, Mastercard (MA) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Garmin (GRMN) 24.5%, Mastercard (MA) 46.3%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 66.9%, Mastercard (MA) 59.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apple (AAPL) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +29.1%, Garmin (GRMN) +15.1%, Mastercard (MA) +6.5%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +17.9%/yr, Garmin (GRMN) +14.8%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Garmin (GRMN) has the highest dividend yield: Apple (AAPL) 0.31%, Garmin (GRMN) 1.35%, Mastercard (MA) 0.57%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 24.2%, Garmin (GRMN) 34.2%, Mastercard (MA) 22.7%). 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 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.