In the following video, Motley Fool senior technology analyst Eric Bleeker takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "Why are shares of the most valuable and most profitable company in the world trading at a P/E of half its peers? Apple! (AAPL +0.00%)"
Ask a Fool: How Could Apple's PE Be So Low!
By Eric Bleeker – Feb 6, 2013 at 6:45PM
NASDAQ: AAPL
Apple
Market Cap
$4.0T
Today's Change
(-0.00%) $0.01
Current Price
$270.03
Price as of November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM ET
What's behind Apple's current rock-bottom valuation
About the Author
Eric Bleeker, CFA joined The Motley Fool at the height of the financial crisis in 2008. For the next four years he led the Fool's Tech & Telecom sector, both writing articles and providing feedback and ideas to writers. Today, Eric is the General Manager of Fool.com, but still enjoys writing a tech article or two from time to time. Follow @bleekertech