Apple Inc. vs INTEL CORP. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AAPL and INTC diverge most: on operating margin, AAPL reads 32.3% and INTC reads -23.1%; on net margin, AAPL reads 27.1% and INTC reads -12.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AAPL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What INTC's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AAPL | INTC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $315.32 | $109.68 |
| Market cap | $4.64T | $557.5B |
| Sector | Computer Hardware | Semiconductors |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +32.1% | — |
| P/E | 38.2 | — |
| P/B | 43.60 | 4.46 |
| P/S | 10.29 | 10.37 |
| EV/EBITDA | 31.1 | 426.6 |
| Revenue growth | +12.4% | +1.5% |
| Gross margin | 49.3% | 39.4% |
| Operating margin | 32.3% | -23.1% |
| Net margin | 27.1% | -12.6% |
| Return on equity | 115.1% | -5.4% |
| Return on assets | 33.0% | -3.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 61.6% | -0.7% |
| FCF yield | 2.8% | -0.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.85 | 0.36 |
| Current ratio | 1.07 | 2.31 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.61 | 6.73 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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