AAPL vs. TDY: Apple vs. Teledyne Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY) both fall under the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group, but AAPL is classified in Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals while TDY is classified in Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components.

Company profile comparison for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY)
Profile Item	AAPL	TDY
Name	Apple Inc.	Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology
GICS Industry Group	Technology Hardware & Equipment	Technology Hardware & Equipment
GICS Industry	Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals	Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
GICS Sub-Industry	Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals	Electronic Equipment & Instruments
Market Capitalization	4,975.38 billion USD	28.68 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	NYSE
Listing Date	December 12, 1980	November 23, 1999
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

AAPL

TDY

GSPC

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY)
Metric	AAPL	TDY
Total Return (1Y)	31.02%	25.47%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	24.87%	19.59%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	18.93%	7.96%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

AAPL

TDY

GSPC

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Apple (AAPL) is heavily traded at around 42.44M shares per day, whereas Teledyne (TDY) sees a more moderate 304.37K — larger orders in the latter may require more patience and tighter control over order sizing.

Risk profile metrics for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY)
Metric	AAPL	TDY
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	24.99%	27.63%
Beta (5Y)	1.08	0.88
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-33.36%	-32.24%
Avg. Volume (3M)	42.44M	304.37K

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

AAPL and TDY are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY)
Metric	AAPL	TDY
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	1.07	0.77
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	1.58	1.19

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Apple (AAPL) at 142.26% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than Teledyne (TDY) at 9.47%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

AAPL

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

142.26%

AAPL: 142.26%
Max: 42.47%
Q3: 19.13%
Median: 11.00%
Q1: 1.63%
Min: -20.62%

TDY

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

9.47%

Max: 42.47%
Q3: 19.13%
Median: 11.00%
TDY: 9.47%
Q1: 1.63%
Min: -20.62%

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their ROE against the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

For every dollar of sales, both Apple (AAPL) at 27.60% and Teledyne (TDY) at 15.75% retain more as net profit than most peers, landing in the top net margin quartile of their industries.

AAPL

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

27.60%

AAPL: 27.60%
Max: 27.60%
Q3: 11.66%
Median: 4.08%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: -11.02%

TDY

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

15.75%

Max: 27.60%
TDY: 15.75%
Q3: 11.66%
Median: 4.08%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: -11.02%

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their net margin against the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Both Apple (AAPL) at 31.13% and Teledyne (TDY) at 20.76% convert sales into operating profit at a top-quartile rate, pointing to tighter cost discipline before financing and tax.

AAPL

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

31.13%

Max: 36.27%
AAPL: 31.13%
Q3: 18.36%
Median: 8.84%
Q1: 1.46%
Min: -21.39%

TDY

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

20.76%

Max: 36.27%
TDY: 20.76%
Q3: 18.36%
Median: 8.84%
Q1: 1.46%
Min: -21.39%

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their operating margin against the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY)
Metric	AAPL	TDY
ROE (TTM)	142.26%	9.47%
ROA (TTM)	25.87%	5.31%
Net Margin (TTM)	27.60%	15.75%
Operating Margin (TTM)	31.13%	20.76%
Gross Margin (TTM)	48.79%	43.60%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Both Apple (AAPL) at 15.06% and Teledyne (TDY) at 7.86% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Both Apple (AAPL) at 20.38% and Teledyne (TDY) at 9.70% land near their industries' usual EPS growth ranges, so bottom-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY)
Metric	AAPL	TDY
Revenue Growth (YoY)	15.06%	7.86%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	7.70%	3.86%
EPS Growth (YoY)	20.38%	9.70%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	13.57%	4.53%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Teledyne (TDY) at 2.31 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Apple (AAPL) at 1.02 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for AAPL.

AAPL

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

1.02

Max: 5.34
Q3: 3.02
Median: 1.95
Q1: 1.32
AAPL: 1.02
Min: 0.17

TDY

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

2.31

Max: 5.34
Q3: 3.02
TDY: 2.31
Median: 1.95
Q1: 1.32
Min: 0.17

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their current ratio against the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Teledyne (TDY) at 0.18 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while Apple (AAPL) at 0.84 uses more debt funding than most peers.

AAPL

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

0.84

Max: 1.76
AAPL: 0.84
Q3: 0.78
Median: 0.24
Q1: 0.04
Min: 0.01

TDY

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

0.18

Max: 1.76
Q3: 0.78
Median: 0.24
TDY: 0.18
Q1: 0.04
Min: 0.01

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY)
Metric	AAPL	TDY
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.02	2.31
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.84	0.18
Net Debt / EBITDA	0.22	0.88

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Teledyne (TDY) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Apple (AAPL) reports a yield of 0.31%, ranking against industry peers normally.

AAPL

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

0.31%

Max: 0.73%
Q3: 0.31%
AAPL: 0.31%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

TDY

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

0.00%

Max: 0.73%
Q3: 0.31%
TDY: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Teledyne (TDY) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Apple (AAPL) reports a payout of 11.80%, ranking against industry peers normally.

AAPL

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

11.80%

Max: 32.27%
Q3: 14.48%
AAPL: 11.80%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

TDY

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

0.00%

Max: 32.27%
Q3: 14.48%
TDY: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY)
Metric	AAPL	TDY
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.31%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	11.80%	0.00%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Both Apple (AAPL) at 38.13 and Teledyne (TDY) at 28.32 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

AAPL

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

38.13

Max: 69.48
Q3: 41.02
AAPL: 38.13
Median: 26.39
Q1: 19.36
Min: 6.07

TDY

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

28.32

Max: 69.48
Q3: 41.02
TDY: 28.32
Median: 26.39
Q1: 19.36
Min: 6.07

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Teledyne (TDY) at 4.40 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while Apple (AAPL) at 10.39 sits in the pricier quartile — AAPL costs more per dollar of sales.

AAPL

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

10.39

Max: 11.30
AAPL: 10.39
Q3: 5.82
Median: 2.56
Q1: 1.05
Min: 0.00

TDY

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

4.40

Max: 11.30
Q3: 5.82
TDY: 4.40
Median: 2.56
Q1: 1.05
Min: 0.00

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Teledyne (TDY) at 2.57 sits near its industry’s typical P/B ratio, while Apple (AAPL) at 44.39 prices above its benchmark range — AAPL looks rich relative to book.

AAPL

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

44.39

AAPL: 44.39
Max: 10.75
Q3: 5.52
Median: 3.17
Q1: 1.79
Min: 0.33

TDY

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

2.57

Max: 10.75
Q3: 5.52
Median: 3.17
TDY: 2.57
Q1: 1.79
Min: 0.33

Apple (AAPL) vs. Teledyne (TDY): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Apple (AAPL) and Teledyne (TDY)
Metric	AAPL	TDY
P/E Ratio (TTM)	38.13	28.32
P/S Ratio (TTM)	10.39	4.40
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	44.39	2.57
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	2.12%	3.33%