HPQ vs AAPL vs FOXX Stock Comparison

Hp, Apple and Foxx Development Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HPQ Hp Inc
$34.12 +9.0% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$30.81B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.16B
Div. yield
3.52%
Personal Computers Technology
4 wins
AAPL Apple Inc.
$343.91 +0.8% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.02T
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.82B
Div. yield
0.31%
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apple leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Apple 7, Hp 4, Foxx Development Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHPQAAPLFOXXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.81B $5.02T $14.57M AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 39.1x -0.3x HPQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 37.3x — HPQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +14.2% -20.2% AAPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 27.6% -100.2% AAPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.4% 66.9% — AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.1x 0.0x FOXX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.52% 0.31% — HPQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% +30.9% -54.2% AAPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +18.2%/yr — AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.3% 24.2% 149.0% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 54/100 14/100 HPQ

Percentile Scorecard

HPQAAPLFOXX

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

AxisHPQAAPLFOXX
Valuation 95 #7 of 111 24 #85 of 111 17 #92 of 111
Growth 33 #73 of 108 65 #38 of 108 8 #99 of 108
Profitability 74 #28 of 104 95 #6 of 104 19 #84 of 104
Financial Health 13 #100 of 115 33 #78 of 115 10 #104 of 115
Shareholder Returns 73 #23 of 81 55 #37 of 81 –
Overall 57 54 14
  • HPQ ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FOXX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHPQAAPLFOXXSPY
1 month +9.0%+0.8%-17.6% -0.8%
3 months +28.5%+2.1%-17.6% +3.5%
6 months +72.7%+28.5%-60.8% +7.0%
Year to date +53.1%+26.5%-55.6% +12.2%
1 year +23.4%+30.9%-54.2% +13.0%
3 years +32.0%+104.4%-81.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.7%+26.9%-42.8% +23.1%
5 years +14.9%+131.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.8%+18.2%— +11.0%
10 years +145.3%+1,090.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.4%+28.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHPQAAPLFOXXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.3%24.2%149.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%24.8%129.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.510.551.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.521.28-0.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-33.4%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-1.2%-66.2% -1.8%
52-week high $35.47$348.22$6.09 $779.14
52-week low $18.20$246.63$1.71 $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.

MultipleHPQAAPLFOXX
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 32.0x 39.1xmedian 32.0x -0.3xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.8x 10.8xmedian 2.8x 0.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 19.4x 30.0xmedian 19.4x -0.3xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 29.0x 36.8xmedian 29.0x -36.4xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median -334.9xmedian 2.9x 46.7xmedian 2.9x -0.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.39median 1.13 2.92median 1.13 —median 1.13

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 monthsHPQAAPLFOXX
Revenue $59.16B $466.82B $52.58M
Gross profit $11.76B $227.12B $1.69M
Operating income $3.22B $154.86B -$43.90M
Net income $2.45B $128.93B -$52.69M
Free cash flow $3.88B $136.68B -$400.00K
R&D $1.61B $42.90B $2.93M
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $8.76 $-7.61
Cash & equivalents $4.17B $39.54B $1.47M
Total debt $9.16B $84.34B $653.36K
Shares (diluted) 927.00M 14.71B 6.92M
Enterprise value $16.08B $4.77T $6.66M

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
MetricHPQAAPLFOXX
P/E 12.8x 39.1x -0.3x
P/FCF 7.9x 36.8x -36.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 34.2x -36.4x
P/S 0.5x 10.8x 0.3x
P/B -334.9x 46.7x -0.3x
P/Tangible book -334.9x 61.2x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 30.0x -0.3x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 32.6x -0.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 10.8x 0.3x
EV/FCF 9.2x 36.9x -32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 34.4x -32.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.39 2.92 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHPQAAPLFOXX
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 14.2% -20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 6.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 19.1% -64.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 10.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.5% 18.9% -352.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 11.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.2% 29.9% -484.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 10.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -4.5% 31.9% -418.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 13.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.3% 35.1% 93.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 9.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.5% 42.1% 94.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 10.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHPQAAPLFOXX
Gross margin 19.9% 48.7% 3.2%
EBITDA margin 7.0% 36.0% -83.4%
Operating margin 5.4% 33.2% -83.5%
Pretax margin 4.7% 33.4% -100.2%
Net margin 4.1% 27.6% -100.2%
FCF margin 6.6% 29.3% -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 31.4% -0.8%
Return on equity – 120.5% –
Return on assets 5.5% 34.2% -200.8%
Return on invested capital 30.4% 66.9% –
Return on capital employed 31.1% 68.0% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.2x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.1x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 2.9% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPQAAPLFOXX
Debt / assets 20.0% 22.0% 0.3%
Debt / equity -99.6x 0.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 0.6x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 100.2% 71.9% 333.4%
Equity / assets -0.2% 28.1% -233.4%
Interest coverage – – -5.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.68 13.53 -9.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPQAAPLFOXX
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 3.8% 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 7.3% 1.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – –

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.

ConsensusHPQAAPLFOXX
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2026 37.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $9.21FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.0% +9.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $56.44BFY2026 $464.00BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +18.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPQAAPLFOXX
Held by institutions 90.9% 66.0% 1.0%
Institutions holding 1,078 6,126 10
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +3.6% +10.8%
Institutions buying 578 2,797 5
Institutions selling 324 2,926 2
Buyers to sellers 1.78 0.96 2.50

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.

HPQAAPLFOXX
HPQ 1.00 0.16 0.06
AAPL 0.16 1.00 0.09
FOXX 0.06 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HPQ, AAPL and FOXX?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hp (HPQ) $30.81B, Apple (AAPL) $5.02T, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $14.57M.

Which stock is cheaper, HPQ, AAPL and FOXX?

Hp (HPQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hp (HPQ) 12.8x, Apple (AAPL) 39.1x, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -0.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hp (HPQ) is cheapest (Hp (HPQ) 11.2x, Apple (AAPL) 37.3x). 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: Hp (HPQ) +8.1%, Apple (AAPL) +14.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple (AAPL) has the highest net margin (Hp (HPQ) 4.1%, Apple (AAPL) 27.6%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -100.2%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Hp (HPQ) 30.4%, Apple (AAPL) 66.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apple (AAPL) returned the most: Hp (HPQ) +23.4%, Apple (AAPL) +30.9%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -54.2%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Hp (HPQ) +2.8%/yr, Apple (AAPL) +18.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hp (HPQ) has the highest dividend yield: Hp (HPQ) 3.52%, Apple (AAPL) 0.31%. Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Hp (HPQ) 45.3%, Apple (AAPL) 24.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 149.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.