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AAPL vs PYPL

Side-by-side comparison of Apple Inc. (AAPL) and PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • AAPL operates in Technology, while PYPL operates in Industrials - the two are in different parts of the market.
  • AAPL is the larger of the two at $4.51T, about 123.9x PYPL ($36.42B).
  • Over the past year, AAPL is up 52.7% and PYPL is down 43.9% - AAPL leads by 96.6 points.
  • PYPL has been more active in the news (23 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for AAPL).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceAAPL+52.71%PYPL-43.86%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-05
MetricAAPLPYPL
Company
Apple Inc.
PayPal Holdings Inc.
Price
$307.23-1.28%
$41.29-3.44%
Market cap
$4.51T
$36.42B
1M return
+7.00%
-10.75%
1Y return
+52.71%
-43.86%
Industry
Computer Manufacturing
Diversified Commercial Services
Exchange
NASDAQ
NASDAQ
IPO
1980
News (4w)
5
23
Recent ratings
25
25
AAPL

Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. It also sells various related services. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, HomePod, iPod touch, and other Apple-branded and third-party accessories. It also provides AppleCare support services; cloud services store services; and operates various platforms, including the App Store, that allow customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games, and podcasts. In addition, the company offers various services, such as Apple Arcade, a game subscription service; Apple Music, which offers users a curated listening experience with on-demand radio stations; Apple News+, a subscription news and magazine service; Apple TV+, which offers exclusive original content; Apple Card, a co-branded credit card; and Apple Pay, a cashless payment service, as well as licenses its intellectual property. The company serves consumers, and small and mid-sized businesses; and the education, enterprise, and government markets. It sells and delivers third-party applications for its products through the App Store. The company also sells its products through its retail and online stores, and direct sales force; and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and resellers. Apple Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

PYPL

PayPal Holdings Inc.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates as a technology platform and digital payments company that enables digital and mobile payments on behalf of consumers and merchants worldwide. Its payment solutions include PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, Hyperwallet, and iZettle products. The company's payments platform allows consumers to send and receive payments, withdraw funds to their bank accounts, and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in various currencies. It also offers gateway services that enable merchants to accept payments online with credit or debit cards, as well as digital wallets. PayPal Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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