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AAPL vs MSFT

A side-by-side look at AAPL and MSFT, updated throughout the trading session.

Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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AAPL vs MSFT: how they differ

Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) are both in the Technology sector: AAPL is classified in Consumer Electronics, MSFT in Software - Infrastructure. Both trade on NASDAQ.

AAPL trades about 49.2 million shares a day on average, against 30.9 million for MSFT. Their betas are similar (1.07 for AAPL, 1.10 for MSFT). Over the trailing twelve months, AAPL paid $1.06 per share in dividends and MSFT paid $3.64 per share.

Figures as of October 26, 2026.

The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.