AAPL vs SNAP vs DAO Stock Comparison

Apple, Snap and Youdao Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AAPL Apple Inc.
$347.73 +3.2% 1M +34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.04T
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.82B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
8 wins
SNAP Snap Inc
$6.34 +19.6% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.35B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
2 wins
DAO Youdao, Inc.
$19.18 +30.1% 1M +80.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.27B
P/E
95.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$864.12M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Apple leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Apple 8, Snap 2, Youdao 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPLSNAPDAOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.04T $10.55B $2.27B AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.1x -33.9x 95.3x AAPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.7x — 83.4x AAPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +12.6% +10.2% AAPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% -4.9% 2.8% AAPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 66.9% -5.8% — AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -5.9x — SNAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.0% -19.4% +80.3% DAO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr -35.1%/yr +8.0%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.2% 58.1% 60.3% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 56/100 38/100 SNAP

Percentile Scorecard

AAPLSNAPDAO

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

AxisAAPLSNAPDAO
Valuation 23 #86 of 112 43 #96 of 167 36 #58 of 90
Growth 65 #39 of 109 87 #21 of 153 43 #47 of 82
Profitability 95 #6 of 105 35 #100 of 153 66 #27 of 77
Financial Health 33 #79 of 117 42 #105 of 179 8 #88 of 96
Shareholder Returns 53 #39 of 82 72 #27 of 94 –
Overall 54 56 38
  • AAPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SNAP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DAO ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPLSNAPDAOSPY
1 month +3.2%+19.6%+30.1% -1.0%
3 months +4.4%+46.1%+24.7% +2.9%
6 months +28.3%+12.2%+75.2% +6.4%
Year to date +27.9%-21.4%+90.3% +11.4%
1 year +34.0%-19.4%+80.3% +13.1%
3 years +100.5%-34.7%+363.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.1%-13.3%+66.8% +21.5%
5 years +133.9%-88.5%+47.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +18.5%-35.1%+8.0% +10.9%
10 years +1,092.9%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +28.1%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAAPLSNAPDAOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.2%58.1%60.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%58.0%59.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.572.200.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.40-0.331.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-92.9%-83.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-30.3%-1.1% -2.5%
52-week high $348.22$9.09$19.39 $779.14
52-week low $246.63$3.93$8.43 $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.

MultipleAAPLSNAPDAO
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 31.3x -33.9xmedian 17.5x 95.2xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 2.6x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 5.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 19.6x -79.6xmedian 14.9x —median 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.2xmedian 28.3x 15.5xmedian 11.2x —median 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 2.9x 5.7xmedian 1.7x -17.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.95median 1.15 -0.86median 0.42 3.04median 1.75

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 monthsAAPLSNAPDAO
Revenue $466.82B $6.35B $864.12M
Gross profit $227.12B $3.64B $390.46M
Operating income $154.86B -$323.82M $37.36M
Net income $128.93B -$311.24M $23.46M
Free cash flow $136.68B $705.55M –
R&D $42.90B $1.95B $76.01M
EPS (diluted) $8.76 $-0.19 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $39.54B $958.85M $83.80M
Total debt $84.34B $3.53B $1.01B
Shares (diluted) 14.71B 1.66B 119.85M
Enterprise value $4.79T -$862.01M $1.89B

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
MetricAAPLSNAPDAO
P/E 39.5x -33.9x 95.2x
P/FCF 37.2x 15.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x 11.9x –
P/S 10.9x 1.7x 5.4x
P/B 47.2x 5.7x -17.3x
P/Tangible book 61.9x 6.0x -17.3x
EV/EBITDA 30.4x -79.6x –
EV/EBIT 32.9x -36.5x 128.9x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 1.9x 5.6x
EV/FCF 37.3x 16.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 34.8x 12.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.95 -0.86 3.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPLSNAPDAO
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 12.6% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 12.3% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.1% 20.0% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 11.9% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.9% 50.5% -17.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 39.9% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.9% 43.0% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 38.7% 36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 42.6% -22.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 39.5% 31.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.1% 56.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 54.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.1% 79.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 105.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPLSNAPDAO
Gross margin 48.7% 57.3% 45.2%
EBITDA margin 36.0% -2.3% –
Operating margin 33.2% -5.1% 4.3%
Pretax margin 33.4% -4.9% 3.0%
Net margin 27.6% -4.9% 2.8%
FCF margin 29.3% 11.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% 14.5% –
Return on equity 120.5% -15.5% –
Return on assets 34.2% -4.2% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 66.9% -5.8% –
Return on capital employed 68.0% -5.3% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 3.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -3.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 16.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPLSNAPDAO
Debt / assets 22.0% 47.3% 86.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.8x -0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -5.9x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 71.9% 74.2% 194.3%
Equity / assets 28.1% 25.8% -94.3%
Interest coverage – -2.2x –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.9x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 13.65 -0.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPLSNAPDAO
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 7.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 7.8% –
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.

ConsensusAAPLSNAPDAO
Forward P/E 37.7xFY2026 – 83.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.22FY2026 $-0.05FY2026 $0.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 – +76.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% – +60.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $464.03BFY2026 $7.07BFY2026 $982.11MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% -0.1% +16.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPLSNAPDAO
Held by institutions 66.0% 37.8% 9.6%
Institutions holding 6,126 534 33
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -2.3% -2.7%
Institutions buying 2,797 254 12
Institutions selling 2,926 177 11
Buyers to sellers 0.96 1.44 1.09

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.

AAPLSNAPDAO
AAPL 1.00 0.15 0.07
SNAP 0.15 1.00 0.08
DAO 0.07 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAPL, SNAP and DAO?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple (AAPL) $5.04T, Snap (SNAP) $10.55B, Youdao (DAO) $2.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL, SNAP and DAO?

Apple (AAPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple (AAPL) 39.1x, Snap (SNAP) -33.9x, Youdao (DAO) 95.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apple (AAPL) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 37.7x, Youdao (DAO) 83.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Apple (AAPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apple (AAPL) +14.2%, Snap (SNAP) +12.6%, Youdao (DAO) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple (AAPL) has the highest net margin (Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Snap (SNAP) -4.9%, Youdao (DAO) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 66.9%, Snap (SNAP) -5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Youdao (DAO) returned the most: Apple (AAPL) +34.0%, Snap (SNAP) -19.4%, Youdao (DAO) +80.3%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +18.5%/yr, Snap (SNAP) -35.1%/yr, Youdao (DAO) +8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Apple (AAPL) 24.2%, Snap (SNAP) 58.1%, Youdao (DAO) 60.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAPL, SNAP and DAO?

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 8. 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.