Question 1

Which is bigger, AAPL or CTSH?

Accepted Answer

Apple Inc. is the larger company — market cap $4.91T vs $26.6B for Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, AAPL or CTSH?

Accepted Answer

AAPL keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 27.6% vs 10.3% for CTSH.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL or CTSH?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, CTSH trades at a lower P/E — 12.0 vs 38.1 for AAPL. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, AAPL or CTSH?

Accepted Answer

CTSH yields 2.32% vs 0.32% for AAPL.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — AAPL or CTSH?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, AAPL leads 6 of 11 comparable metrics and CTSH leads 5. StockCV rates AAPL “Strong” and CTSH “Strong”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	AAPL	CTSH
Price	$336.11	$59.00
Market cap	$4.91T	$26.6B
Revenue (TTM)	$467B	$21.6B
Revenue growth	+1.8%	+2.8%
Net margin	27.6%	10.3%
Free cash flow	$137B	$2.60B
Net cash (debt)	($31.6B)	$1.34B
1-year price return	+32.3%	-14.0%
P/E	38.1	12.0
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	7%	92%
Dividend yield	0.32%	2.32%
Return on equity	137%	15%
Altman Z-score	12.84	4.64
CV checks passed	11 of 11	11 of 11
Employees	166,000	356,700

Apple Inc. vs Cognizant Technology Solutions