(https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/apple-nvidia-aapl-nvda-market-cap.html) as the world's most valuable company—but that headline obscures the real divergence. Apple is generating $78.3B in free cash flow against $48.6B for Nvidia, yet Nvidia's net margin sits at 71.5% versus Apple's 11.6%. The market is rotating into Apple's hardware installed base, but the thesis that tariff pass-through will spare it is underexamined.

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