Answered on the record on 5 November 2026, from the files as they stood that day What the grade is made of
Apple's headline grade is 6.97 of 10, from 8.1 in the past, 7.2 in the present and 5.6 in the future. All nine of its metrics are read as filed, and none is estimated.
How this list was made. Each metric averages its parts, figures from the filings each ranked as a percentile within Apple's family, Electronic Computers (industry code 3571), and prints on a scale of 10. Each tense is a weighted average of its metrics, and the headline blends the tenses by the kind of business: for a product business, 30 percent past, 40 percent present and 30 percent future. A metric is read as filed from the record or is an SI estimate with its because; the rows are the nine in file order, from the annual report of 3 November 2026.
- AAPLSurviving crises past, 7.5 of 10, 33 percent of the tense, read as filedIts filings since 2017 show no warning events: no bankruptcy, debt default, listing, restatement or late-report notice, no auditor change and no material cyber incident. A reading at the 75th percentile of 8 graded names in its family.
- AAPLTrack record past, 8.39 of 10, 45 percent of the tense, read as filedRevenue went from $229 billion in fiscal 2017 to $479 billion in fiscal 2026, up 8.5 percent a year, and net income was positive in 10 of 10 years. A reading at the 84th percentile of 7.
- AAPLShareholder treatment past, 8.3 of 10, 22 percent of the tense, read as filedOver the 3 fiscal years to 26 September 2026, the diluted share count shrank about 2.4 percent a year, and dividends and buybacks returned about 85 percent of operating cash flow. A reading at the 83rd percentile of 4.
- AAPLFinancial health present, 7.36 of 10, 45 percent of the tense, read as filedIn the fiscal year ended 26 September 2026, return on equity was about 118 cents of profit per shareholder dollar and leverage about 72 cents owed per dollar of assets. A reading at the 74th percentile of 7.
- AAPLIndustry position present, 8.81 of 10, 33 percent of the tense, read as filedAmong 7 graded names in its family, its revenue of $479 billion in fiscal 2026 and its net margin of 27.6 percent both rank in the top 7 percent. A reading at the 88th percentile of 7.
- AAPLLeadership present, 4.44 of 10, 22 percent of the tense, read as filedThe chief executive has filed under that title since 1 September 2026, bottom 8 percent of the family for time in the role; 8 officer or director changes were reported since 5 November 2023. A reading at the 44th percentile of 6.
- AAPLRoom to expand future, 5.71 of 10, 45 percent of the tense, read as filedIn fiscal 2026, cash of $36 billion against debt of $68 billion left net cash of minus 7.9 percent of assets, and cash from operations less capital spending was 28.4 percent of revenue. A reading at the 57th percentile of 7.
- AAPLGrowth drivers future, 6.07 of 10, 33 percent of the tense, read as filedRevenue grew 7.7 percent a year over the last three filed years against 8.5 percent over all 10, and research spending grew 15.3 percent a year. A reading at the 61st percentile of 7.
- AAPLExpectations vs reality future, 4.52 of 10, 22 percent of the tense, read as filedRevenue of $479 billion in fiscal 2026 came in 10.4 percent above the $434 billion its prior three years' pace pointed to, and net income was $132 billion against a prior average of $101 billion. A reading at the 45th percentile of 7.
By the desk, an AI model, from the record alone (ruling 162). Every figure is a field of the files named above, matched by value when the answer was staged. Nothing here is advice, and nothing here is a price.
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