Designs and sells the iPhone and the devices around it, and monetises that installed base through a large, high-margin services business.
Apple (AAPL) scores 7.4 out of 10 — high quality, as of August 14, 2026, computed from its reported financial statements. The reading rests on profitability, and growth is what holds it back.
Financial data by Twelve Data. Scores are computed by Lemma Analysis from reported financials.
Profitability and predictability are rarely the open question here; growth is, because a company this size has to move an enormous base to register any at all. The second thing to look for is what a decade of buybacks does to the ratios — return on equity flatters a shrinking equity base, which is exactly the distortion a five-pillar reading is meant to expose. Worth seeing whether the score rests on cash generation or on capital structure.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company's ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Apple scores 7.4 out of 10 — high quality. Its strongest pillar is profitability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Five pillars — profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability — each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, then weighted into one overall reading. Everything comes from reported financials; nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
It was last recomputed on August 14, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, i.e. quarterly, so this page changes when a new filing changes the answer rather than on a schedule. Live figures for AAPL are in the app.
No. Quality and valuation are separate questions, and a good business at the wrong price is still a bad purchase. Score the business here, then price it with a DCF you control.
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