Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) holds the largest market capitalization today at $3.021 trillion.
Google, founded in 1988 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Ph.D. students at Stanford University, now operates as Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) with a market cap of $1.722 trillion.
Despite the companies’ different business models — Apple as a hardware giant and Google/Alphabet as a search and advertising giant — their history reveals a complex relationship. In 2001, Google’s co-founders considered Jobs as their CEO, but after the iPhone launch and Google’s acquisition of Android, tensions arose.
At Apple’s 2010 town meeting, Jobs famously said, “We did not enter the search business. They entered the phone business. Make no mistake, they want to kill the iPhone. We won’t let them. This ‘don’t be evil’ mantra is bullshit.”
While Google is the default search engine on Apple products, recent reports suggest Apple receives substantial payments for maintaining this status.
Both companies compete in various sectors, including mobile phones, applications, and services, such as mapping apps, app stores, music services, and cloud storage.
But which stock would have given you better returns had you invested money at the end of last year? The answer may surprise you.
Figure: Comparison of market price trajectory of AAPL and GOOGL from 12-30-2022 to 11-30-2023
As per the first graph, Apple’s price a year ago was $129.21 per share and rose to $189.37 at the end of last month. Conversely, Google’s share price was $88.23 a year ago and spiked to $134.99 in the same period.
Figure: Comparison of scaled returns delivered by AAPL and GOOGL from 12-30-2022 to 11-30-2023
If you had invested $1,000 in Apple stock on Dec. 30, 2022, today you would have had $1465.62 by Nov. 30 this year.
On the other hand, if an investor had put $1,000 in Google on the same day, they’d have been left with $1,529.98 by the end of last month.
Why Has Cupertino Lagged Google’s Gains?
Google’s diversified revenue stream, particularly from search and ads, contributed to its outperformance over Apple, which…
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