AAPL vs LIF vs META Stock Comparison

Apple, Life360 and Meta Platforms Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AAPL Apple Inc.
$331.90 -0.5% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.16T
P/E
40.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.82B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
5 wins
LIF Life360, Inc.
$45.07 +4.6% 1M -54.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.92B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$572.56M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
2 wins
META Meta Platforms, Inc.
$621.03 -14.7% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.61T
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.61B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Apple leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Apple 5, Meta Platforms 4, Life360 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPLLIFMETALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.16T $3.92B $1.61T AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.0x 26.6x 21.4x META
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.0x 34.1x 21.7x META
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +34.0% +27.5% LIF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 25.7% 31.1% META
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 66.9% — 21.7% AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — 0.0x META
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% -54.6% -2.6% AAPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr — +13.1%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.4% 76.9% 41.2% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 78/100 55/100 LIF

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLLIFMETA

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

AxisAAPLLIFMETA
Valuation 23 #87 of 112 68 #40 of 124 40 #100 of 166
Growth 63 #41 of 108 100 #1 of 114 58 #65 of 154
Profitability 95 #6 of 104 70 #34 of 111 92 #13 of 154
Financial Health 32 #79 of 116 75 #33 of 128 61 #71 of 179
Shareholder Returns 60 #35 of 85 – 23 #75 of 97
Overall 54 78 55
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LIF ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • META ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPLLIFMETASPY
1 month -0.5%+4.6%-14.7% -2.0%
3 months +7.3%-29.5%+5.6% -2.2%
6 months +16.8%+1.2%+2.7% +4.2%
Year to date +22.1%-29.7%-5.9% +10.6%
1 year +23.4%-54.6%-2.6% +10.4%
3 years +87.9%—+97.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +23.4%—+25.5% +20.2%
5 years +119.9%—+84.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%—+13.1% +10.1%
10 years +1,108.8%—+417.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year +28.3%—+17.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAPLLIFMETASPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.4%76.9%41.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%85.7%39.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.562.301.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.96-0.71-0.06 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-65.6%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-54.6%-20.1% -3.2%
52-week high $348.91$99.32$777.59 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$38.10$525.72 $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.

MultipleAAPLLIFMETA
P/E now vs peer median 37.7xmedian 30.7x 24.8xmedian 38.8x 21.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.6x 6.4xmedian 4.4x 6.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 18.9x 128.6xmedian 28.6x 15.2xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.5xmedian 28.0x 35.5xmedian 23.6x 55.4xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 45.1xmedian 2.8x 6.0xmedian 3.1x 5.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.81median 1.07 0.40median 1.27 0.56median 0.37

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 monthsAAPLLIFMETA
Revenue $466.82B $572.56M $241.61B
Gross profit $227.12B $444.26M $195.78B
Operating income $154.86B $6.51M $79.38B
Net income $128.93B $147.29M $75.25B
Free cash flow $136.68B $103.24M $28.65B
R&D $42.90B $152.42M $76.54B
EPS (diluted) $8.76 $1.72 $29.25
Cash & equivalents $39.54B $267.06M $11.22B
Total debt $84.34B – $80.92B
Shares (diluted) 14.71B 85.59M 2.57B
Enterprise value $4.91T $2.35B $1.27T

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
MetricAAPLLIFMETA
P/E 37.7x 24.8x 21.1x
P/FCF 35.5x 35.5x 55.4x
P/Operating cash flow 33.0x 35.1x 11.9x
P/S 10.4x 6.4x 6.6x
P/B 45.1x 6.0x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 59.1x 6.8x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 29.0x 128.6x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 31.5x 521.3x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 10.4x 5.9x 6.6x
EV/FCF 35.6x 32.9x 55.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.2x 32.5x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.81 0.40 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLLIFMETA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 34.0% 27.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 28.9% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.1% 34.8% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 33.0% 25.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.9% 31.6% -3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 28.5% 29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.9% 434.2% 28.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 69.1% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 427.2% 28.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 61.4% 37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.1% 136.7% 23.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 85.0% 26.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 144.9% -36.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 84.6% -9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLLIFMETA
Gross margin 48.7% 77.6% 81.0%
EBITDA margin 36.0% 4.6% 43.2%
Operating margin 33.2% 1.1% 32.9%
Pretax margin 33.4% 2.5% 32.6%
Net margin 27.6% 25.7% 31.1%
FCF margin 29.3% 18.0% 11.9%
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% 18.2% 55.1%
Return on equity 120.5% 24.3% 28.2%
Return on assets 34.2% 14.1% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 66.9% – 21.7%
Return on capital employed 68.0% 0.7% 19.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 12.1% 11.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLLIFMETA
Debt / assets 22.0% – 16.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.6x – 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 71.9% 41.7% 43.1%
Equity / assets 28.1% 58.3% 56.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 5.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 3.6x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.5x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 13.14 5.96 6.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLLIFMETA
Dividend yield 0.3% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.7% – –
Shareholder yield 2.0% – 0.3%
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.

ConsensusAAPLLIFMETA
Forward P/E 36.0xFY2026 34.1xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.22FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $28.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 -45.7%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +25.8% +25.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $464.04BFY2026 $718.60MFY2026 $260.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026 +29.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +19.2% +23.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLLIFMETA
Held by institutions 66.0% 40.8% 66.6%
Institutions holding 6,134 205 5,038
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +4.5% +3.6%
Institutions buying 2,801 116 2,683
Institutions selling 2,930 65 1,900
Buyers to sellers 0.96 1.78 1.41

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.

AAPLLIFMETA
AAPL 1.00 0.09 0.12
LIF 0.09 1.00 0.19
META 0.12 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, LIF and META?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $5.16T, Life360 (LIF) $3.92B, Meta Platforms (META) $1.61T.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, LIF and META?

Meta Platforms (META) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 40.0x, Life360 (LIF) 26.6x, Meta Platforms (META) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Meta Platforms (META) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 36.0x, Life360 (LIF) 34.1x, Meta Platforms (META) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Life360 (LIF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apple (AAPL) +14.2%, Life360 (LIF) +34.0%, Meta Platforms (META) +27.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Meta Platforms (META) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Life360 (LIF) 25.7%, Meta Platforms (META) 31.1%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 66.9%, Meta Platforms (META) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apple (AAPL) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +23.4%, Life360 (LIF) -54.6%, Meta Platforms (META) -2.6%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +17.1%/yr, Meta Platforms (META) +13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 24.4%, Life360 (LIF) 76.9%, Meta Platforms (META) 41.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAPL, LIF and META?

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.