AAPL vs IRDM vs SHOP Stock Comparison

Apple, Iridium Communications and Shopify Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AAPL Apple Inc.
$344.17 +3.2% 1M +27.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.02T
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$478.83B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
7 wins
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc.
$42.02 -14.3% 1M +133.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.73B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.97M
Div. yield
0.01%
Satellite Communications Communication Services
2 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$143.75 -12.6% 1M -11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$191.77B
P/E
90.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.17B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Apple leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Apple 7, Iridium Communications 2, Shopify 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPLIRDMSHOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.02T $4.73B $191.77B AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.0x 29.0x 90.2x IRDM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.8x 35.6x 77.3x AAPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.1% +3.6% +32.5% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 18.1% 15.0% AAPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 68.3% 5.1% — AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 5.1x — AAPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.4% +133.8% -11.8% IRDM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.9%/yr -0.4%/yr -1.2%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 58.1% 60.3% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 45/100 62/100 SHOP

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLIRDMSHOP

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

AxisAAPLIRDMSHOP
Valuation 15 #95 of 112 23 #38 of 49 21 #132 of 166
Growth 55 #49 of 108 70 #15 of 47 79 #33 of 154
Profitability 95 #6 of 104 67 #16 of 46 80 #32 of 154
Financial Health 35 #76 of 116 33 #33 of 49 92 #16 of 179
Shareholder Returns 56 #37 of 83 31 #25 of 36 41 #58 of 97
Overall 51 45 62
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • IRDM ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPLIRDMSHOPSPY
1 month +3.2%-14.3%-12.6% -5.9%
3 months +10.2%-13.0%-2.5% -4.6%
6 months +19.7%+4.6%+28.6% +0.2%
Year to date +26.6%+141.8%-10.7% +7.5%
1 year +27.4%+133.8%-11.8% +8.2%
3 years +92.0%+10.9%+137.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +24.3%+3.5%+33.5% +19.0%
5 years +127.5%-1.8%-5.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +17.9%-0.4%-1.2% +9.4%
10 years +1,164.9%+428.6%+3,576.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +28.9%+18.1%+43.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAAPLIRDMSHOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%58.1%60.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%44.4%61.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.581.351.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.102.30-0.20 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-76.4%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.5%-24.6%-19.8% -5.9%
52-week high $349.51$55.72$179.22 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$15.84$95.40 $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.

MultipleAAPLIRDMSHOP
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 25.2x 27.7xmedian 11.9x 87.0xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.4x 4.9xmedian 1.1x 13.1xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 16.2x 16.4xmedian 6.6x 86.0xmedian 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 23.4x 16.1xmedian 4.7x 69.5xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 44.6xmedian 2.3x 7.7xmedian 1.5x 14.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.82median 0.98 0.24median 0.27 —median 0.38

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 monthsAAPLIRDMSHOP
Revenue $478.83B $902.97M $14.17B
Gross profit $233.60B $645.23M $6.73B
Operating income $158.06B $171.59M $2.07B
Net income $132.18B $163.03M $2.13B
Free cash flow $136.06B $277.57M $2.66B
R&D $45.77B $21.63M $1.77B
EPS (diluted) $8.98 $1.50 $1.65
Cash & equivalents $36.31B $97.85M $1.87B
Total debt $80.11B $2.14B –
Shares (diluted) 14.72B 108.93M 1.29B
Enterprise value $4.77T $4.24B $170.57B

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
MetricAAPLIRDMSHOP
P/E 38.2x 27.7x 87.0x
P/FCF 36.8x 16.1x 69.5x
P/Operating cash flow 34.5x 11.4x 69.0x
P/S 10.4x 4.9x 13.1x
P/B 44.6x 7.7x 14.5x
P/Tangible book 44.6x 20.7x 14.7x
EV/EBITDA 29.3x 16.4x 86.0x
EV/EBIT 31.8x 37.9x 87.1x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 7.2x 12.7x
EV/FCF 36.9x 23.4x 67.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.6x 16.7x 67.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.82 0.24 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLIRDMSHOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.1% 3.6% 32.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 3.8% 29.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 4.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.8% -26.3% 58.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 46.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.0% 29.5% 19.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 107.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 26.6% 21.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 115.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.2% -1.5% 39.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 7.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.8% -9.1% 39.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 5.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLIRDMSHOP
Gross margin 48.8% 71.5% 47.5%
EBITDA margin 35.8% 43.9% 14.8%
Operating margin 33.0% 19.0% 14.6%
Pretax margin 33.3% 9.3% 17.9%
Net margin 27.6% 18.1% 15.0%
FCF margin 28.4% 30.7% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 43.2% 18.9%
Return on equity 120.4% 11.8% 16.7%
Return on assets 33.6% 2.2% 14.6%
Return on invested capital 68.3% 5.1% –
Return on capital employed 70.6% 6.9% 16.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 6.3% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLIRDMSHOP
Debt / assets 19.8% 69.4% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 5.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 7.7x –
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 81.3% 13.1%
Equity / assets 27.7% 18.7% 86.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x 4.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 3.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 3.0x
Altman Z-score 12.79 1.41 60.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLIRDMSHOP
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 0.0% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.4% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% –

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.

ConsensusAAPLIRDMSHOP
Forward P/E 34.8xFY2027 35.6xFY2026 77.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.90FY2027 $1.18FY2026 $1.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2027 +11.3%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% -10.2% +24.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $548.93BFY2027 $987.64MFY2026 $15.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2027 +13.3%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +1.2% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLIRDMSHOP
Held by institutions 66.0% 85.3% 68.9%
Institutions holding 6,136 482 1,707
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +2.2% +3.6%
Institutions buying 2,803 307 788
Institutions selling 2,930 125 653
Buyers to sellers 0.96 2.46 1.21

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.

AAPLIRDMSHOP
AAPL 1.00 -0.04 0.21
IRDM -0.04 1.00 0.01
SHOP 0.21 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, IRDM and SHOP?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $5.02T, Iridium Communications (IRDM) $4.73B, Shopify (SHOP) $191.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, IRDM and SHOP?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 38.0x, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 29.0x, Shopify (SHOP) 90.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apple (AAPL) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 34.8x, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 35.6x, Shopify (SHOP) 77.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apple (AAPL) +15.1%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +3.6%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple (AAPL) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 18.1%, Shopify (SHOP) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 68.3%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iridium Communications (IRDM) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +27.4%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +133.8%, Shopify (SHOP) -11.8%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +17.9%/yr, Iridium Communications (IRDM) -0.4%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Apple (AAPL) 0.00%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 0.01%, Shopify (SHOP) 0.00%. Apple (AAPL) and Shopify (SHOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 25.0%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 58.1%, Shopify (SHOP) 60.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAPL, IRDM and SHOP?

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 7. 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.