Why Apple's 'Standard Oil' Strategy Is Driving the Stock to All-Time Highs
Shares are headed to another record high on Thrusday. Maybe the iPhone maker should thank John D.
Barrons7/16/2026Positive
AAPL
Apple Inc.NASDAQTECHNOLOGYCONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Key Statistics
Market Cap
$4.62T
P/E Ratio
38.44
EPS
$8.19
Beta
1.10
52W High
$328.72
52W Low
$200.70
50-Day MA
$298.71
200-Day MA
$272.76
Dividend Yield
0.33%
Profit Margin
27.20%
Forward P/E
33.11
PEG Ratio
2.54
About Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company that specializes in consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. Apple is the world's largest technology company by revenue (totalling $274.5 billion in 2020) and, since January 2021, the world's most valuable company. As of 2021, Apple is the world's fourth-largest PC vendor by unit sales, and fourth-largest smartphone manufacturer. It is one of the Big Five American information technology companies, along with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook.
Fundamentals
| Revenue (TTM) | $451.44B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $216.07B |
| EBITDA | $159.98B |
| Operating Margin | 32.30% |
| Return on Equity | 141.50% |
| Return on Assets | 26.20% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $30.53 |
| Book Value | $7.26 |
| Price-to-Book | 43.43 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 10.65 |
| EV/Revenue | 10.28 |
| EV/EBITDA | 29.01 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 21.80% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.60% |
| Shares Outstanding | $14.69B |
| Float | $14.66B |
| % Insiders | 1.63% |
| % Institutions | 65.74% |
Historical Volatility
HV 10-Day
29.09%
HV 20-Day
36.66%
HV 30-Day
35.15%
HV 60-Day
28.59%
HV Rank
100.0%
Volatility is currently contracting
Analyst Ratings
Consensus ($316.76 target)
6
Strong Buy22
Buy16
Hold1
Sell2
Strong SellLatest News
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Barrons7/16/2026Positive
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Prediction: Apple Will Become the Second Company in History to Reach a $5 Trillion Market Cap. Here's the Math.
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The Motley Fool7/16/2026Positive
Alibaba and Baidu shares jump in Hong Kong on Apple AI partnership
Cyberspace Administration of China published a notice on Wednesday confirming the license for Apple Intelligence. In recent months, the technological rivalry between China and the U.S. have intensified, as they race for AI dominance.
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Why Apple Stock Climbed to a New All-Time High Today
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The Top Mag 7 Stock Headed Into Q2 Earnings: Jefferies Says Buy Amazon Over Tesla or Apple
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24/7 Wall Street7/16/2026Positive
Apple Could Buy an AI Chip Company. Its Hot Stock Just Set a Fresh Record High
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Hardware Bears Are Wrong and That's Why I Keep Buying Apple on Repeat
I keep clicking buy on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction), and the hardware bears keep giving me reasons to do it again.
24/7 Wall Street7/15/2026Neutral
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