FOXX vs AAPL vs IRDM Stock Comparison

Foxx Development Holdings, Apple and Iridium Communications Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AAPL Apple Inc.
$343.91 +0.8% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.09T
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.82B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
8 wins
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc.
$44.51 -8.7% 1M +145.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.91B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.97M
Div. yield
0.01%
Satellite Communications Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFOXXAAPLIRDMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.64M $5.09T $4.91B AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 39.5x 30.1x IRDM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.3x 39.0x AAPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.2% +14.2% +3.6% AAPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -100.2% 27.6% 18.1% AAPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 66.9% 5.1% AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.1x 5.1x FOXX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.2% +30.9% +145.4% IRDM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +18.2%/yr +2.2%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 149.0% 24.2% 59.0% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 54/100 47/100 AAPL

Percentile Scorecard

FOXXAAPLIRDM

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

AxisFOXXAAPLIRDM
Valuation 17 #92 of 111 24 #85 of 111 27 #36 of 49
Growth 8 #99 of 108 65 #38 of 108 75 #12 of 45
Profitability 19 #84 of 104 95 #6 of 104 66 #16 of 45
Financial Health 10 #104 of 115 33 #78 of 115 31 #34 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 55 #37 of 81 36 #24 of 37
Overall 14 54 47
  • FOXX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • IRDM ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFOXXAAPLIRDMSPY
1 month -17.6%+0.8%-8.7% -0.8%
3 months -17.6%+2.1%-3.2% +3.5%
6 months -60.8%+28.5%+19.0% +7.0%
Year to date -55.6%+26.5%+156.1% +12.2%
1 year -54.2%+30.9%+145.4% +13.0%
3 years -81.2%+104.4%+23.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -42.8%+26.9%+7.3% +23.1%
5 years —+131.0%+11.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+18.2%+2.2% +11.0%
10 years —+1,090.1%+456.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+28.1%+18.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFOXXAAPLIRDMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 149.0%24.2%59.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 129.6%24.8%44.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.551.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.361.282.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-33.4%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.2%-1.2%-20.1% -1.8%
52-week high $6.09$348.22$55.72 $779.14
52-week low $1.71$246.63$15.84 $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.

MultipleFOXXAAPLIRDM
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 32.0x 39.1xmedian 32.0x 29.3xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.8x 10.8xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 19.4x 30.0xmedian 19.4x 17.1xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.4xmedian 29.0x 36.8xmedian 29.0x 17.0xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 2.9x 46.7xmedian 2.9x 8.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.13 2.92median 1.13 0.25median 0.24

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 monthsFOXXAAPLIRDM
Revenue $52.58M $466.82B $902.97M
Gross profit $1.69M $227.12B $645.23M
Operating income -$43.90M $154.86B $171.59M
Net income -$52.69M $128.93B $163.03M
Free cash flow -$400.00K $136.68B $277.57M
R&D $2.93M $42.90B $21.63M
EPS (diluted) $-7.61 $8.76 $1.50
Cash & equivalents $1.47M $39.54B $97.85M
Total debt $653.36K $84.34B $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 6.92M 14.71B 108.93M
Enterprise value $5.72M $4.84T $4.42B

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
MetricFOXXAAPLIRDM
P/E -0.3x 39.1x 29.3x
P/FCF -36.4x 36.8x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow -36.4x 34.2x 12.1x
P/S 0.3x 10.8x 5.2x
P/B -0.3x 46.7x 8.2x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 61.2x 22.0x
EV/EBITDA -0.3x 30.0x 17.1x
EV/EBIT -0.3x 32.6x 39.4x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 10.8x 7.5x
EV/FCF -32.9x 36.9x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -32.9x 34.4x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.92 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXXAAPLIRDM
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.2% 14.2% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -64.6% 19.1% 3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -352.6% 18.9% -26.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 46.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -484.1% 29.9% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 107.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -418.9% 31.9% 26.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% 115.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.9% 35.1% -1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.0% 42.1% -9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXXAAPLIRDM
Gross margin 3.2% 48.7% 71.5%
EBITDA margin -83.4% 36.0% 43.9%
Operating margin -83.5% 33.2% 19.0%
Pretax margin -100.2% 33.4% 9.3%
Net margin -100.2% 27.6% 18.1%
FCF margin -0.8% 29.3% 30.7%
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 31.4% 43.2%
Return on equity – 120.5% 11.8%
Return on assets -200.8% 34.2% 2.2%
Return on invested capital – 66.9% 5.1%
Return on capital employed – 68.0% 6.9%
Asset turnover 2.0x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 2.9% 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXXAAPLIRDM
Debt / assets 0.3% 22.0% 69.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.8x 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.1x 5.1x
Debt / FCF -0.2x 0.6x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 333.4% 71.9% 81.3%
Equity / assets -233.4% 28.1% 18.7%
Interest coverage -5.0x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 1.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -9.55 13.53 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXXAAPLIRDM
Dividend yield – 0.3% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 1.9% 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.

ConsensusFOXXAAPLIRDM
Forward P/E – 37.3xFY2026 39.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $9.22FY2026 $1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +23.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.6% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $464.04BFY2026 $990.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.5%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.8% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXXAAPLIRDM
Held by institutions 1.0% 66.0% 85.3%
Institutions holding 10 6,126 479
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +3.6% +2.2%
Institutions buying 5 2,797 305
Institutions selling 2 2,926 124
Buyers to sellers 2.50 0.96 2.46

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.

FOXXAAPLIRDM
FOXX 1.00 0.09 0.03
AAPL 0.09 1.00 -0.05
IRDM 0.03 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXX, AAPL and IRDM?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $13.64M, Apple (AAPL) $5.09T, Iridium Communications (IRDM) $4.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, FOXX, AAPL and IRDM?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -0.3x, Apple (AAPL) 39.5x, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apple (AAPL) is cheapest (Apple (AAPL) 37.3x, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 39.0x). 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: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%, Apple (AAPL) +14.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple (AAPL) has the highest net margin (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -100.2%, Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 18.1%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Apple (AAPL) 66.9%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iridium Communications (IRDM) returned the most: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -54.2%, Apple (AAPL) +30.9%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +145.4%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Apple (AAPL) +18.2%/yr, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 149.0%, Apple (AAPL) 24.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.