Which is more profitable, Apple or Sony?

Apple keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Apple or Sony?

Sony grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Apple or Sony?

Sony costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Apple or Sony?

Apple would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Apple vs Sony stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Apple is more profitable and has less debt. Sony grows faster and is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Apple	Sony
	$5.18 trillion	$158 billion
	27.6%	8.8%
	+5.5%	+9.3%
	39.2×	22.1×
	0.3 years	0.5 years
	62.5%	12.1%
	0.3%	0.5%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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