How comparing works here
How do I compare two companies?
Type the tickers into the box above — up to five at once. Every row is read from the companies' own annual filings, so a comparison shows the same measure computed the same way for each of them rather than whatever each company chose to highlight.
Can I compare an ETF with a stock?
Yes, and the table changes to suit. Two funds are compared on cost, income, spread and record, because revenue growth and debt mean nothing for a fund. A fund against a company shows only what both of them have.
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Put up to 4 companies, funds, commodities or coins next to each other — health, valuation, growth and performance.
Every row is computed the same way for every column, from each company's own annual filing, so a comparison is not a collection of whichever figures each of them chose to put in a press release. Funds are compared on what a fund is actually judged on: cost, income, spread and record.
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Latest annual figures from each company's filings
| Metric | AAPLApple Inc. | SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Fund / ETF |
| Price | $348.22▲ 4.23 (1.23%) | $763.96▼ 9.13 (1.18%) |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 9.0/10 | n/a for funds |
| Market value | $5.14T | — |
| Revenue | $416.16B | — |
| Profit | $112.01B | — |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 6.4% | — |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 46.9% | — |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 32.0% | — |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 26.9% | — |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 23.7% | — |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 151.9% | — |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | 87.4% | — |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 45.93x | — |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | 35.92x | — |
| Price to book | 69.77x | — |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 3.87x | — |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 8/9 | not reported |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | safe | n/a for funds |
Why funds show no financial scores
An ETF is a basket of other holdings, not a business. It has no revenue, no balance sheet and files no annual report, so profitability, debt and accounting scores have nothing to measure. Comparing a fund on price performance is meaningful; comparing it on profit margin is not, so those cells are left blank rather than filled with zeros.