AAPL vs CRWD: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Apple Inc. and CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. β€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-25.
Apple Inc. Β· Technology
$337.02
+9.9% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
VS
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Β· Technology
$259.67
-13.1% upside to fair value
Low 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 CRWD
Current Price $337.02 $259.67
Fair Value Estimate $370.54 $225.56
Upside to Fair Value +9.9% -13.1%
Market Cap $4,949.9B $264.4B
Forward P/E β€” β€”
EV / EBITDA 29.6x 595.7x
Price / Sales 10.6x 49.0x
Price / FCF 36.2x 167.9x
Revenue Growth YoY +16.4% +25.8%
Gross Margin 48.7% 75.2%
Operating Margin 33.2% -2.2%
Return on Equity 137.2% 1.3%
Dividend Yield 0.31% 0%
FCF Yield 2.76% 0.6%
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…
CRWD β€” CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
CrowdStrike Holdings is a cloud-native cybersecurity platform company that sells subscriptions to its Falcon platform and a growing array of cloud modules spanning endpoint protection, cloud workload security, identity protection, Next-Gen SIEM, threat intelligence, and managed services, generating revenue through a direct sales force and channel partners from its Austin, Texas headquarters with …
Accumulation Zones
Metric AAPL CRWD
Zone Low $277.91 $169.17
Zone High $314.96 $191.73
In Buy Zone? No No
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