AAPL vs SHOP vs SONY Stock Comparison

Apple, Shopify and Sony 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
$5.07T
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$478.83B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
7 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$153.03 -4.4% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$185.46B
P/E
87.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.17B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
2 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.93 +10.2% 1M -7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$164.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAAPLSHOPSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.07T $185.46B $164.67B AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.4x 87.2x -32.2x AAPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.9x 81.4x 19.6x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.1% +32.5% +2.1% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 15.0% -6.2% AAPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 68.3% — 12.2% AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% -4.9% -7.1% AAPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr +0.0%/yr +1.0%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 60.0% 29.3% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 62/100 53/100 SHOP

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLSHOPSONY

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

AxisAAPLSHOPSONY
Valuation 21 #89 of 112 20 #133 of 166 78 #25 of 112
Growth 58 #46 of 108 78 #35 of 154 17 #90 of 108
Profitability 95 #6 of 104 79 #33 of 154 61 #41 of 104
Financial Health 34 #77 of 116 92 #16 of 179 47 #62 of 116
Shareholder Returns 56 #38 of 85 41 #58 of 97 63 #32 of 85
Overall 53 62 53
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPLSHOPSONYSPY
1 month +5.0%-4.4%+10.2% -1.0%
3 months +12.4%+6.1%+15.6% -0.4%
6 months +21.6%+45.1%+25.1% +4.5%
Year to date +28.6%-4.9%+1.3% +12.4%
1 year +29.4%-4.9%-7.1% +13.6%
3 years +97.9%+149.0%+48.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +25.6%+35.6%+14.1% +20.8%
5 years +131.0%+0.1%+5.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +18.2%+0.0%+1.0% +10.4%
10 years +1,184.5%+3,813.8%+320.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +29.1%+44.3%+15.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAAPLSHOPSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%60.0%29.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%61.4%27.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.611.880.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.18-0.08-0.24 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-84.8%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-14.6%-14.3% -1.6%
52-week high $349.51$179.22$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$95.40$19.32 $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.

MultipleAAPLSHOPSONY
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 28.1x 92.6xmedian 18.2x -30.3xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.6x 13.9xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 18.4x 91.7xmedian 15.3x 8.6xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 26.6x 74.0xmedian 12.2x 14.8xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 45.3xmedian 2.8x 15.4xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.86median 1.11 —median 0.38 0.75median 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 monthsAAPLSHOPSONY
Revenue $478.83B $14.17B $82.39B
Gross profit $233.60B $6.73B $26.19B
Operating income $158.06B $2.07B $10.29B
Net income $132.18B $2.13B -$5.01B
Free cash flow $136.06B $2.66B $10.78B
R&D $45.77B $1.77B –
EPS (diluted) $8.98 $1.65 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $36.31B $1.87B $13.40B
Total debt $80.11B – $7.44B
Shares (diluted) 14.72B 1.29B 6.01B
Enterprise value $4.82T $164.27B $101.93B

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
MetricAAPLSHOPSONY
P/E 38.8x 92.6x -30.3x
P/FCF 37.3x 74.0x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 35.0x 73.4x 11.8x
P/S 10.6x 13.9x 1.9x
P/B 45.3x 15.4x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 45.3x 15.6x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 29.8x 91.7x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 32.3x 92.9x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 10.7x 13.6x 1.9x
EV/FCF 37.5x 72.2x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x 71.7x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.86 – 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLSHOPSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.1% 32.5% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 29.0% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.8% 58.9% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.0% 19.4% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 21.4% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.2% 39.5% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.8% 39.8% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLSHOPSONY
Gross margin 48.8% 47.5% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 35.8% 14.8% 21.6%
Operating margin 33.0% 14.6% 12.5%
Pretax margin 33.3% 17.9% 12.2%
Net margin 27.6% 15.0% -6.2%
FCF margin 28.4% 18.8% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 18.9% 16.4%
Return on equity 120.4% 16.7% -9.5%
Return on assets 33.6% 14.6% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 68.3% – 12.2%
Return on capital employed 70.6% 16.0% 15.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 3.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLSHOPSONY
Debt / assets 19.8% – 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.6x – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 13.1% 45.3%
Equity / assets 27.7% 86.9% 54.7%
Interest coverage – – 12.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 4.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 3.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 12.95 64.04 3.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLSHOPSONY
Dividend yield 0.3% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 1.2% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.2% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusAAPLSHOPSONY
Forward P/E 37.9xFY2026 81.4xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.22FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +26.6% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $464.04BFY2026 $15.78BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +14.8% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLSHOPSONY
Held by institutions 66.0% 68.9% 7.9%
Institutions holding 6,135 1,707 742
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +3.6% +2.1%
Institutions buying 2,802 788 335
Institutions selling 2,930 653 269
Buyers to sellers 0.96 1.21 1.25

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.

AAPLSHOPSONY
AAPL 1.00 0.21 0.24
SHOP 0.21 1.00 0.18
SONY 0.24 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, SHOP and SONY?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $5.07T, Shopify (SHOP) $185.46B, Sony (SONY) $164.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, SHOP and SONY?

Apple (AAPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 38.4x, Shopify (SHOP) 87.2x, Sony (SONY) -32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sony (SONY) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 37.9x, Shopify (SHOP) 81.4x, Sony (SONY) 19.6x). 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%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple (AAPL) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Shopify (SHOP) 15.0%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 68.3%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apple (AAPL) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +29.4%, Shopify (SHOP) -4.9%, Sony (SONY) -7.1%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +18.2%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +0.0%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 24.9%, Shopify (SHOP) 60.0%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.