AAPL vs ABBV: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Apple Inc. and AbbVie Inc. β€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-24.
Apple Inc. Β· Technology
$337.02
+9.9% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
VS
AbbVie Inc. Β· Healthcare
$261.70
-1.0% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
AAPL has more upside to fair value (+9.9%). These are model outputs β€” not personalized investment advice. See all research β†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric AAPL ABBV
Current Price $337.02 $261.70
Fair Value Estimate $370.54 $259.04
Upside to Fair Value +9.9% -1.0%
Market Cap $4,949.9B $462.4B
Forward P/E β€” β€”
EV / EBITDA 29.6x 24.8x
Price / Sales 10.6x 7.2x
Price / FCF 36.2x 23.6x
Revenue Growth YoY +16.4% +10.2%
Gross Margin 48.7% 71.5%
Operating Margin 33.2% 29.3%
Return on Equity 137.2% -136.5%
Dividend Yield 0.31% 2.61%
FCF Yield 2.76% 4.25%
Analyst Consensus Buy Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
AAPL β€” Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is a global consumer-electronics and services platform whose hardware lineup (iPhone, Mac, iPad, wearables) and digital ecosystem (App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Pay, advertising) generated $31.78 of revenue per share and $9.30 of free cash flow per share on a trailing basis, with TTM gross margin of 48.7%, operating margin of 33.2%, net margin of 27.6%, and ROE of 137.2%. Busin…
ABBV β€” AbbVie Inc.
AbbVie is a diversified branded-biopharma company spanning immunology, neuroscience, oncology and aesthetics, with high-margin TTM economics including a 71.5% gross margin and 29.3% operating margin. Its successor immunology franchises are performing strongly: Q2 2026 revenue rose 10.2% year over year, with Skyrizi up 24.4% to $5.505 billion and Rinvoq up 24.5% to $2.525 billion, helping offset a…
Accumulation Zones
Metric AAPL ABBV
Zone Low $277.91 $194.28
Zone High $314.96 $220.18
In Buy Zone? No No
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