Apple Inc (AAPL) is slightly overvalued and Sony Group Corp ADR (SONY) is fairly valued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, SONY trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +3%, against -12% for AAPL.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
A 9.6x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $304.17; the price of $339.75 is 12% above that value.
Leak Score 76/100 on 10 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 9.5% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $24.13; the price of $23.42 is 3% below that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals
| Metric | AAPL | SONY |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Slightly overvalued | Fairly valued |
| Price | $339.75 | $23.42 |
| Intrinsic value | $304.17 | $24.13 |
| Margin of safety | -12% | +3% |
| Leak Score | 76/100 (10/12) | 0/100 (2/12) |
| Market cap | $4.96T | $137.5B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| Operating margin | 33.2% | 13.3% |
| Net margin | 27.6% | -1.7% |
| Return on equity | 148.8% | 13.3% |
| Debt to equity | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| P/E | 39.0x | — |
| Forward P/E | 35.4x | 16.1x |
| P/B | 46.2x | 2.7x |
| Dividend yield | 0.3% | 0.9% |