HPQ vs FOXX vs AAPL Stock Comparison

Hp, Foxx Development Holdings and Apple Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HPQ Hp Inc
$33.56 +7.2% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.30B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.16B
Div. yield
3.58%
Personal Computers Technology
4 wins
AAPL Apple Inc.
$347.10 +1.8% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07T
P/E
39.5x
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.

QuestionHPQFOXXAAPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.30B $13.87M $5.07T AAPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x -0.3x 39.5x HPQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x — 37.6x HPQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% -20.2% +14.2% AAPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% -100.2% 27.6% AAPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.4% — 66.9% AAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.0x 0.1x FOXX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.58% — 0.31% HPQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.2% -54.2% +29.1% AAPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr — +17.9%/yr AAPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 148.8% 24.2% AAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 13/100 55/100 HPQ

Percentile Scorecard

HPQFOXXAAPL

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

AxisHPQFOXXAAPL
Valuation 95 #7 of 112 14 #96 of 112 26 #83 of 112
Growth 35 #71 of 109 9 #99 of 109 66 #38 of 109
Profitability 74 #28 of 104 19 #84 of 104 96 #5 of 104
Financial Health 14 #100 of 116 10 #105 of 116 33 #78 of 116
Shareholder Returns 86 #12 of 81 – 55 #37 of 81
Overall 61 13 55
  • HPQ ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FOXX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AAPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHPQFOXXAAPLSPY
1 month +7.2%-21.6%+1.8% -0.2%
3 months +18.6%-24.0%+2.1% +3.9%
6 months +70.1%-59.8%+28.2% +8.2%
Year to date +50.6%-57.8%+27.7% +12.9%
1 year +20.2%-54.2%+29.1% +12.3%
3 years +29.9%-82.1%+106.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.1%-43.7%+27.3% +23.3%
5 years +10.2%—+127.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.0%—+17.9% +10.9%
10 years +139.9%—+1,112.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.1%—+28.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHPQFOXXAAPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%148.8%24.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%129.2%24.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.511.020.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.45-0.361.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-87.3%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-67.8%-0.3% -1.2%
52-week high $35.47$6.09$348.22 $779.14
52-week low $18.20$1.71$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.

MultipleHPQFOXXAAPL
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 33.2x -0.3xmedian 33.2x 39.5xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.8x 0.3xmedian 2.8x 10.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 20.0x -0.3xmedian 20.0x 30.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 29.8x -34.7xmedian 29.8x 37.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -329.4xmedian 3.0x -0.2xmedian 3.0x 47.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.35median 1.17 —median 1.17 2.94median 1.17

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 monthsHPQFOXXAAPL
Revenue $59.16B $52.58M $466.82B
Gross profit $11.76B $1.69M $227.12B
Operating income $3.22B -$43.90M $154.86B
Net income $2.45B -$52.69M $128.93B
Free cash flow $3.88B -$400.00K $136.68B
R&D $1.61B $2.93M $42.90B
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $-7.61 $8.76
Cash & equivalents $4.17B $1.47M $39.54B
Total debt $9.16B $653.36K $84.34B
Shares (diluted) 927.00M 6.92M 14.71B
Enterprise value $15.57B $5.95M $4.82T

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
MetricHPQFOXXAAPL
P/E 12.6x -0.3x 39.5x
P/FCF 7.8x -34.7x 37.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x -34.7x 34.6x
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 10.9x
P/B -329.4x -0.2x 47.2x
P/Tangible book -329.4x -0.2x 61.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x -0.3x 30.3x
EV/EBIT 11.0x -0.3x 32.9x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.2x 10.9x
EV/FCF 9.1x -31.2x 37.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x -31.2x 34.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.35 – 2.94

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPQFOXXAAPL
Debt / assets 20.0% 0.3% 22.0%
Debt / equity -99.6x 0.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.4x -0.2x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 100.2% 333.4% 71.9%
Equity / assets -0.2% -233.4% 28.1%
Interest coverage – -5.0x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.67 -9.56 13.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPQFOXXAAPL
Dividend yield 3.6% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 3.9% – 1.6%
Shareholder yield 7.5% – 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.

ConsensusHPQFOXXAAPL
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 – 37.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 – $9.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 – +23.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.0% – +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $56.44BFY2026 – $464.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 – +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% – +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPQFOXXAAPL
Held by institutions 90.9% 1.0% 66.0%
Institutions holding 1,078 10 6,128
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +10.8% +3.6%
Institutions buying 578 5 2,799
Institutions selling 324 2 2,926
Buyers to sellers 1.78 2.50 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.

HPQFOXXAAPL
HPQ 1.00 0.06 0.16
FOXX 0.06 1.00 0.09
AAPL 0.16 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HPQ, FOXX and AAPL?

Apple (AAPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hp (HPQ) $30.30B, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $13.87M, Apple (AAPL) $5.07T.

Which stock is cheaper, HPQ, FOXX and AAPL?

Hp (HPQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hp (HPQ) 12.6x, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -0.3x, Apple (AAPL) 39.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hp (HPQ) is cheapest (Hp (HPQ) 11.0x, Apple (AAPL) 37.6x). 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%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%, Apple (AAPL) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple (AAPL) has the highest net margin (Hp (HPQ) 4.1%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -100.2%, Apple (AAPL) 27.6%). 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) +20.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -54.2%, Apple (AAPL) +29.1%. Over five years, Apple (AAPL) compounded fastest (Hp (HPQ) +2.0%/yr, Apple (AAPL) +17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hp (HPQ) has the highest dividend yield: Hp (HPQ) 3.58%, 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) 45.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 148.8%, Apple (AAPL) 24.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HPQ, FOXX 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 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.