Apple Inc.
$3.99T- Market cap
- $3.95T
- Debt
- +$80.11B
- Cash
- −$36.31B
Capital structure 98% equity / 2% debt · EV / Revenue 8.34x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 23.29x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: AAPL stock price vs ADP: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at ADP's multiple
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Implied fair value · at AAPL's multiple
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Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
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Operating income + D&A
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Lower leverage
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Trendline
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Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Capital structure 98% equity / 2% debt · EV / Revenue 8.34x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 23.29x
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Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Apple Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$130.85
Base
$159.76
Bull
$182.30
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
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Comparable set
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If you believe AAPL’s superior margins, ROIC, and quality scores deserve a sustained premium and that the historical/DCF ranges understate franchise value, then hold or accumulate selectively; otherwise, the P/E-driven downside versus ADP argues for caution because AAPL is priced well above ADP on every listed valuation multiple.
On the provided P/E basis, AAPL’s implied price of $173.46 is 43.4% below the current price of $306.35, indicating a large valuation gap versus ADP. The market appears to be pricing AAPL at a much richer multiple across P/E, P/S, and EV-based metrics despite only modestly stronger growth and better profitability.
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