Question 1

Which is bigger, AAPL or STM?

Accepted Answer

Apple Inc. is the larger company — market cap $4.91T vs $46.6B for STMicroelectronics N.V..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, AAPL or STM?

Accepted Answer

AAPL keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 27.6% vs 1.4% for STM.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL or STM?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, AAPL trades at a lower P/E — 38.1 vs 585.2 for STM. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, AAPL or STM?

Accepted Answer

STM yields 0.65% vs 0.32% for AAPL.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — AAPL or STM?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, AAPL leads 9 of 12 comparable metrics and STM leads 3. StockCV rates AAPL “Strong” and STM “Strong”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	AAPL	STM
Price	$336.11	$52.00
Market cap	$4.91T	$46.6B
Revenue (TTM)	$467B	$11.8B
Revenue growth	+1.8%	-9.9%
Net margin	27.6%	1.4%
Free cash flow	$137B	$309M
Net cash (debt)	($31.6B)	$1.80B
1-year price return	+32.3%	+81.2%
P/E	38.1	585.2
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	7%	7%
Dividend yield	0.32%	0.65%
Return on equity	137%	0%
Altman Z-score	12.84	4.63
CV checks passed	11 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	166,000	49,157

Apple Inc. vs STMicroelectronics N.V.