AAPL vs MA vs GRMN Stock Comparison

Apple, Mastercard and Garmin Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AAPL Apple Inc.
$349.51 +5.0% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.08T
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$478.83B
Div. yield
0.30%
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
4 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$672.46 +19.1% 1M +21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$582.08B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
0.52%
Payment Networks Financial Services
3 wins
GRMN Garmin Ltd
$289.17 +1.3% 1M +40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$55.74B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.89B
Div. yield
1.35%
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAAPLMAGRMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.08T $582.08B $55.74B AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.8x 35.0x 27.6x GRMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.9x 32.0x 29.4x GRMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.1% +15.3% +13.6% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 46.7% 25.6% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 68.3% 56.6% — AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.5x — AAPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.30% 0.52% 1.35% GRMN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% +21.7% +40.7% GRMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr +14.0%/yr +15.3%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 23.4% 33.0% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 51/100 67/100 GRMN

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLMAGRMN

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

AxisAAPLMAGRMN
Valuation 21 #89 of 112 14 #831 of 963 39 #69 of 112
Growth 58 #46 of 108 64 #297 of 823 69 #34 of 108
Profitability 95 #6 of 104 99 #12 of 845 89 #12 of 104
Financial Health 34 #77 of 116 53 #421 of 896 81 #23 of 116
Shareholder Returns 56 #38 of 85 25 #549 of 731 55 #39 of 85
Overall 53 51 67
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MA ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • 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

PeriodAAPLMAGRMNSPY
1 month +5.0%+19.1%+1.3% -1.0%
3 months +12.4%+17.9%-4.4% -0.4%
6 months +21.6%+36.7%+19.1% +4.5%
Year to date +28.6%+17.8%+42.6% +12.4%
1 year +29.4%+21.7%+40.7% +13.6%
3 years +97.9%+74.2%+150.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +25.6%+20.3%+35.8% +20.8%
5 years +131.0%+92.8%+103.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +18.2%+14.0%+15.3% +10.4%
10 years +1,184.5%+552.7%+515.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year +29.1%+20.6%+19.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAAPLMAGRMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%23.4%33.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%22.7%27.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.280.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.180.921.24 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-28.6%-46.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-7.7% -1.6%
52-week high $349.51$672.46$313.16 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$471.55$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.

MultipleAAPLMAGRMN
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 28.1x 35.0xmedian 13.8x 27.6xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.6x 16.0xmedian 3.3x 7.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 18.4x 23.7xmedian 6.0x 21.6xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 26.6x 36.2xmedian 11.0x 38.0xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 45.3xmedian 2.8x 86.2xmedian 1.3x 5.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.86median 1.11 1.91median 0.95 1.14median 1.11

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 monthsAAPLMAGRMN
Revenue $478.83B $36.29B $7.89B
Gross profit $233.60B – $4.82B
Operating income $158.06B $21.27B $2.27B
Net income $132.18B $16.96B $2.02B
Free cash flow $136.06B $16.08B $1.47B
R&D $45.77B – $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $8.98 $19.20 $10.42
Cash & equivalents $36.31B $10.15B $2.04B
Total debt $80.11B $23.94B –
Shares (diluted) 14.72B 883.00M 193.62M
Enterprise value $4.82T $542.16B $45.30B

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
MetricAAPLMAGRMN
P/E 38.8x 35.0x 27.6x
P/FCF 37.3x 36.2x 38.0x
P/Operating cash flow 35.0x 34.5x 29.5x
P/S 10.6x 16.0x 7.1x
P/B 45.3x 86.2x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 45.3x 554.9x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 29.8x 23.7x 21.6x
EV/EBIT 32.3x 28.0x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 10.7x 16.4x 6.8x
EV/FCF 37.5x 37.1x 36.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x 35.3x 28.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.86 1.91 1.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLMAGRMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.1% 15.3% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 14.2% 16.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% – 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – 18.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.8% 18.6% 27.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 15.4% 30.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.0% 19.0% 28.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 15.8% 24.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 22.0% 28.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 18.3% 24.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.2% -3.5% 20.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 15.5% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.8% -5.4% 10.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 15.2% 11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLMAGRMN
Gross margin 48.8% – 61.1%
EBITDA margin 35.8% 69.2% 31.3%
Operating margin 33.0% 58.6% 28.8%
Pretax margin 33.3% 57.6% 30.7%
Net margin 27.6% 46.7% 25.6%
FCF margin 28.4% 44.3% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 46.5% 23.9%
Return on equity 120.4% 274.4% 21.7%
Return on assets 33.6% 29.3% 17.2%
Return on invested capital 68.3% 56.6% –
Return on capital employed 70.6% 63.1% 23.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 1.8% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLMAGRMN
Debt / assets 19.8% 41.2% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 88.4% 20.4%
Equity / assets 27.7% 11.6% 79.6%
Interest coverage – 26.2x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 12.95 10.93 16.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLMAGRMN
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.5% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 2.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 3.1% 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.

ConsensusAAPLMAGRMN
Forward P/E 37.9xFY2026 32.0xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.22FY2026 $20.99FY2026 $9.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +14.7% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $464.04BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026 $8.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +0.4% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLMAGRMN
Held by institutions 66.0% 87.5% 56.7%
Institutions holding 6,135 3,588 1,002
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +0.6% +1.1%
Institutions buying 2,802 1,590 501
Institutions selling 2,930 1,530 348
Buyers to sellers 0.96 1.04 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.

AAPLMAGRMN
AAPL 1.00 0.19 0.19
MA 0.19 1.00 0.24
GRMN 0.19 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, MA and GRMN?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $5.08T, Mastercard (MA) $582.08B, Garmin (GRMN) $55.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, MA and GRMN?

Garmin (GRMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 38.8x, Mastercard (MA) 35.0x, Garmin (GRMN) 27.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Garmin (GRMN) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 37.9x, Mastercard (MA) 32.0x, Garmin (GRMN) 29.4x). 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) +15.1%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%, Garmin (GRMN) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Mastercard (MA) 46.7%, Garmin (GRMN) 25.6%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 68.3%, Mastercard (MA) 56.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Garmin (GRMN) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +29.4%, Mastercard (MA) +21.7%, Garmin (GRMN) +40.7%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +18.2%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +14.0%/yr, Garmin (GRMN) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Garmin (GRMN) has the highest dividend yield: Apple (AAPL) 0.30%, Mastercard (MA) 0.52%, Garmin (GRMN) 1.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 24.9%, Mastercard (MA) 23.4%, Garmin (GRMN) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAPL, MA 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, Garmin (GRMN) 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.