Apple Inc. (AAPL) — the peer cohort

As of 2026-09-17 — scores re-bake nightly. Cohort = shared Closelook index membership first, then sector. Diary readings, not advice.

Apple Inc. ranks 6 of 16 in its cohort on the Closelook composite (54/100) — the cohort is led by Applovin Corp at 67/100.

Name	Composite	Momentum	Quality	Valuation	Signal	Off 52w high
AAPL Apple Inc.	54	79	83	26	watch	3.5%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated	66	41	92	77	bear	32.5%
AMAT Applied Materials Inc	53	44	75	30	info	43.8%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc	61	79	49	22	bull	12.4%
AMGN Amgen Inc	53	60	83	49	bull	15.8%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc	48	56	51	46	watch	14.4%
APP Applovin Corp	67	4	98	48	info	56.2%
ARM Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares	54	51	65	9	info	46.1%
ASML ASML Holding NV ADR	59	55	83	22	info	19.9%
AVGO Broadcom Inc	54	38	87	35	info	31.4%
AXON Axon Enterprise Inc.	32	44	27	11	bull	41%
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc	52	25	82	21	bear	32.8%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp	48	32	42	30	watch	18.5%
CPRT Copart Inc	53	26	67	48	bull	38.5%
CRM Salesforce.com Inc	63	72	71	61	bull	6.7%
CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings Inc	49	97	39	5	neutral	1.6%

Scores are relative readings across the Closelook coverage universe — methodology in the company-scoring explainer. Signal lights come from the nightly signal board.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-17

Quick answers

Who are Apple Inc.'s peers in the Closelook universe?

The cohort is drawn from shared Closelook index membership first, then sector: Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE), Applied Materials Inc (AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), Applovin Corp (APP), Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares (ARM), ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) and others.

How does AAPL score against its peers?

Apple Inc.'s composite reads 54/100, ranking 6 of 16 in its cohort as of 2026-09-17; the cohort's highest composite is Applovin Corp at 67/100. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or advice.

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Dailies

Fed day — relief before the decision: 10-year 4.96%, Brent under $107.63, chips reclaim $505, Nasdaq-100 above $708.69Midday 10 · 16 Sept 2026Software sits the relief out: the software ETF flat at $105.41, Microsoft −0.5% to $494.39, ServiceNow −0.8%, Amazon flat, Alphabet +0.3%, Apple +0.4%; the security names hold — Palo Alto +1.2%, Cloudflare +0.8%, CrowdStrike +0.5%…
Rates — the 10-year hits 5.01%: Dow −0.9%, Russell −1.2%, the AI sort pauses, Oracle and Adobe hold their linesMidday 10 · 15 Sept 2026The security group keeps its bid — CrowdStrike +2.9%, SentinelOne +2.3%, Zscaler +1.8% — and the buyers of compute give some back: Alphabet −1.6%, Amazon −1.5%, Apple −1.0%, Microsoft −0.8%.
AI trade — the labs ask for a slowdown: Kospi −3.3%, SoftBank −11%, Nasdaq futures −1.2%, oil back above $106Morning 10 · 14 Sept 2026Apple rose 1.8% to $332.27, a second day up after its event, Alphabet 1.8%, Amazon 1.9%.
Oil settles at $107.63, the 10-year hits 4.95% and the 30-year 5.36%, its highest since 2007: chips lead a fourth down day, Oracle beats and jumps 4% after hours, Adobe beats and slips — and Asia sells its chipmakers 3% to 7%Morning 10 · 11 Sept 2026Apple +3.6% after its iPhone event was the exception among the large names, Freeport-McMoRan −7.3% as copper fell from its record was the other extreme.
Stocks snap a four-day losing streak as oil slips under $100 and chips bounce 2% — despite core inflation hotter than hoped and Fed hike odds at 82%; Oracle gives back its entire after-hours jumpMidday 10 · 11 Sept 2026The large names and the average stock both participate: Apple +2.4% at $334 a day before iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders, Meta +1.3%, Broadcom +1.3%, CoreWeave +1.9%, equal-weight S&P +0.8% — Cloudflare −1.2% the software exception
Brent closes above $100 for the first time since July and the 10-year hits 4.86%: Wall Street falls a third day while Cloudflare +10%, Datadog +7% and Meta +7% catch the money the chip leaders gave backMorning 10 · 10 Sept 2026Among the largest names, Alphabet −2.3%, Amazon −1.8%, Microsoft −0.5%, Tesla flat; Apple −0.3% to $315.34 after unveiling the iPhone 18 Pro, the foldable iPhone Duo and the 2-nanometre A20 Pro chip.
Chips lead the market down as oil tops $105 and the 10-year hits 4.92%: Micron −4%, Intel −4%, Nvidia −2.5% — while software posts its first up day in six and Apple gains 3%Midday 10 · 10 Sept 2026The exception is the group that has been sold all week: the software ETF is up 0.5%, its first gain in six sessions, with ServiceNow +2.1% and Apple +2.7% the day after its event.
The trade flips at midday: chips fade, software bounces — Meta +6%, Cloudflare +9%, Datadog +6% while oil holds $101 and the 10-year hits 4.85%Midday 10 · 9 Sept 2026Oracle −0.8% into Thursday's report, Apple −1.2% into its 1 pm product event