HPQ vs CRSR vs AAPL Stock Comparison

Hp, Corsair Gaming and Apple Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HPQ Hp Inc
$32.46 +3.6% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.27B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.16B
Div. yield
0.04%
Personal Computers Technology
3 wins
CRSR Corsair Gaming, Inc.
$13.50 0.0% 1M +61.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
44.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.45B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Electronics Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
AAPL Apple Inc.
$343.83 +1.6% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.12T
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.82B
Div. yield
–
Smartphones and Wearables Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Apple leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Apple 6, Hp 3, Corsair Gaming 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHPQCRSRAAPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.27B $1.46B $5.12T AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 44.0x 39.7x HPQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 15.5x 37.3x HPQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +3.1% +14.2% AAPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 2.3% 27.6% AAPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.4% 5.4% 66.9% AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.8x 0.1x CRSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.6% +61.9% +27.8% CRSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr -11.2%/yr +18.1%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.3% 83.6% 24.2% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 58/100 55/100 HPQ

Percentile Scorecard

HPQCRSRAAPL

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

AxisHPQCRSRAAPL
Valuation 95 #7 of 111 53 #20 of 41 25 #84 of 111
Growth 35 #71 of 108 90 #5 of 41 65 #39 of 108
Profitability 74 #28 of 104 61 #16 of 39 96 #5 of 104
Financial Health 15 #98 of 115 71 #13 of 43 35 #75 of 115
Shareholder Returns 83 #14 of 78 15 #24 of 28 56 #35 of 78
Overall 60 58 55
  • HPQ ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CRSR ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • AAPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHPQCRSRAAPLSPY
1 month +3.6%0.0%+1.6% +0.9%
3 months +14.2%+31.5%+1.7% +5.9%
6 months +61.2%+97.9%+27.3% +8.5%
Year to date +45.7%+127.3%+26.5% +13.3%
1 year +15.6%+61.9%+27.8% +12.4%
3 years +25.6%+6.2%+104.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.9%+2.0%+26.9% +23.5%
5 years +7.0%-44.8%+129.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.4%-11.2%+18.1% +11.0%
10 years +130.4%—+1,109.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.7%—+28.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHPQCRSRAAPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.3%83.6%24.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%67.8%24.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.502.610.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.350.741.15 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-82.7%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-5.9%-1.3% -0.9%
52-week high $35.47$14.35$348.22 $779.14
52-week low $18.20$4.58$246.63 $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.

MultipleHPQCRSRAAPL
P/E now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 33.5x 43.5xmedian 15.7x 39.1xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.8x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 10.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 19.6x 14.4xmedian 9.6x 30.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 29.8x 16.3xmedian 11.7x 36.7xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -318.6xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 1.1x 46.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.28median 1.10 0.41median 0.62 2.91median 1.10

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 monthsHPQCRSRAAPL
Revenue $59.16B $1.45B $466.82B
Gross profit $11.76B $457.97M $227.12B
Operating income $3.22B $42.67M $154.86B
Net income $2.45B $37.86M $128.93B
Free cash flow $3.88B $89.72M $136.68B
R&D $1.61B $66.69M $42.90B
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $0.30 $8.76
Cash & equivalents $4.17B $192.24M $39.54B
Total debt $9.16B $118.28M $84.34B
Shares (diluted) 927.00M 109.19M 14.71B
Enterprise value $14.54B $991.75M $4.86T

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
MetricHPQCRSRAAPL
P/E 12.2x 43.5x 39.1x
P/FCF 7.6x 16.3x 36.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 13.8x 34.2x
P/S 0.5x 1.0x 10.8x
P/B -318.6x 2.2x 46.7x
P/Tangible book -318.6x 2.6x 61.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 14.4x 30.0x
EV/EBIT 10.6x 32.5x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.0x 10.8x
EV/FCF 8.8x 15.5x 36.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 13.1x 34.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.28 0.41 2.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHPQCRSRAAPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 3.1% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 1.5% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 25.1% 19.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 10.7% 10.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.5% 224.7% 18.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 252.4% 11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.2% 147.6% 29.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 117.7% 10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.5% 138.4% 31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 107.3% 13.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.3% -18.4% 35.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 1.8% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.5% -24.6% 42.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 4.6% 10.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHPQCRSRAAPL
Gross margin 19.9% 31.6% 48.7%
EBITDA margin 7.0% 6.6% 36.0%
Operating margin 5.4% 2.9% 33.2%
Pretax margin 4.7% 2.7% 33.4%
Net margin 4.1% 2.3% 27.6%
FCF margin 6.6% 6.2% 29.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 7.3% 31.4%
Return on equity – 5.6% 120.5%
Return on assets 5.5% 3.1% 34.2%
Return on invested capital 30.4% 5.4% 66.9%
Return on capital employed 31.1% 5.2% 68.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.9% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPQCRSRAAPL
Debt / assets 20.0% 9.7% 22.0%
Debt / equity -99.6x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.8x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 1.3x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 100.2% 45.3% 71.9%
Equity / assets -0.2% 54.7% 28.1%
Interest coverage – 5.6x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.66 3.11 13.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPQCRSRAAPL
Dividend yield 3.7% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 4.0% -0.3% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 7.7% -0.3% 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.

ConsensusHPQCRSRAAPL
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 37.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $0.87FY2026 $9.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.0% -6.9% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $56.44BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $464.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +4.9% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPQCRSRAAPL
Held by institutions 90.9% 37.9% 66.0%
Institutions holding 1,079 216 6,129
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.7% +3.6%
Institutions buying 579 128 2,800
Institutions selling 324 49 2,926
Buyers to sellers 1.79 2.61 0.96

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.

HPQCRSRAAPL
HPQ 1.00 0.34 0.16
CRSR 0.34 1.00 0.08
AAPL 0.16 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HPQ, CRSR and AAPL?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hp (HPQ) $29.27B, Corsair Gaming (CRSR) $1.46B, Apple (AAPL) $5.12T.

Which stock is cheaper, HPQ, CRSR and AAPL?

Hp (HPQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hp (HPQ) 11.9x, Corsair Gaming (CRSR) 44.0x, Apple (AAPL) 39.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hp (HPQ) is cheapest (Hp (HPQ) 10.6x, Corsair Gaming (CRSR) 15.5x, 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%, Corsair Gaming (CRSR) +3.1%, Apple (AAPL) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple (AAPL) has the highest net margin (Hp (HPQ) 4.1%, Corsair Gaming (CRSR) 2.3%, Apple (AAPL) 27.6%). On return on invested capital, Apple (AAPL) leads (Hp (HPQ) 30.4%, Corsair Gaming (CRSR) 5.4%, Apple (AAPL) 66.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corsair Gaming (CRSR) returned the most: Hp (HPQ) +15.6%, Corsair Gaming (CRSR) +61.9%, Apple (AAPL) +27.8%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Hp (HPQ) +1.4%/yr, Corsair Gaming (CRSR) -11.2%/yr, Apple (AAPL) +18.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hp (HPQ) 0.04%, Corsair Gaming (CRSR) 0.00%, Apple (AAPL) 0.00%. Corsair Gaming (CRSR) and Apple (AAPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple (AAPL) has been the steadiest (Hp (HPQ) 45.3%, Corsair Gaming (CRSR) 83.6%, Apple (AAPL) 24.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.