Apple vs Dell Technologies
AAPL and DELL side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AAPL and DELL compare
Apple is the larger company, worth 22 times as much as Dell Technologies ($5.2T against $236B).
On earnings, Dell Technologies is cheaper: it trades at 21.5× trailing earnings, against 40.7× for Apple.
Dell Technologies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (49.0% versus 14.2% for Apple).
Apple keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 27.6% compared with 7.5% at Dell Technologies.
Both pay dividends: Apple yields 0.30% and Dell Technologies 0.48%.
Apple scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 16 for Dell Technologies), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AAPL | DELL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.2T | $236B |
| Share price | $354.88 | $371.17 |
| Change, 1 year | 28.9% | 167% |
| Change, 5 years | 121% | 575% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.13 | 1.74 |
| Employees | 167K | 97K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 16 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 40.7× | 21.5× (better) |
| P/S | 11.1× | 1.6× (better) |
| P/B | 48.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 31.0× | 15.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 37.9× | 27.6× (better) |
| PEG | 5.91 | 0.55 (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 3.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $250.84 | $384.27 |
| Margin of safety | −41.5% | 3.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.2% | 49.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.7% (better) | 5.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 29.9% | 135% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 32.3% | 151% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 17.9% (better) | 15.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.7% (better) | 19.8% |
| Operating margin | 33.2% (better) | 9.4% |
| Net margin | 27.6% (better) | 7.5% |
| FCF margin | 29.3% (better) | 5.7% |
| Return on equity | 149% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 106% (better) | 59.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.78 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.13 (better) | 1.32 |
| Interest coverage | – | 8.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.00 (better) | 0.96 |
| Altman Z-score | 13.86 (better) | 2.74 |
| Piotroski F-score | 9 (better) | 8 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.30% | 0.48% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 12.1% | 13.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 14 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.6% | 3.6% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.9% | 4.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 66.4% | 37.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.06% | 56.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$209M (better) | −$3.6B |
| Superinvestors holding | 12 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.99% | 3.8% |
Go deeper
- AAPL stock overview
- AAPL income statement
- AAPL valuation and score
- DELL stock overview
- DELL income statement
- DELL valuation and score
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