Question 1

Which is bigger, AAPL or GE?

Accepted Answer

Apple Inc. is the larger company — market cap $4.91T vs $320B for GE Aerospace.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, AAPL or GE?

Accepted Answer

AAPL keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 27.6% vs 17.7% for GE.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL or GE?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, GE trades at a lower P/E — 35.6 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 GE?

Accepted Answer

GE yields 0.51% vs 0.32% for AAPL.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — AAPL or GE?

Accepted Answer

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

Metric	AAPL	GE
Price	$336.11	$308.20
Market cap	$4.91T	$320B
Revenue (TTM)	$467B	$50.6B
Revenue growth	+1.8%	+16.3%
Net margin	27.6%	17.7%
Free cash flow	$137B	$8.40B
Net cash (debt)	($31.6B)	($8.10B)
1-year price return	+32.3%	+3.0%
P/E	38.1	35.6
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	7%	53%
Dividend yield	0.32%	0.51%
Return on equity	137%	49%
Altman Z-score	12.84	3.10
CV checks passed	11 of 11	11 of 11
Employees	166,000	57,000

Apple Inc. vs GE Aerospace