Apple (AAPL) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Apple's Cash & Equivalents was $36.31 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 26, 2026), up 1.0% from $35.93 billion a year earlier but down 8.2% from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q2 2009 onward, Apple has reported Cash & Equivalents for 71 quarters.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Cash & Equivalents was $35.93 billion in FY2025 (+20.0%), $29.94 billion in FY2024 (-0.1%), $29.97 billion in FY2023 (+26.7%) and $23.65 billion in FY2022 (-32.3%).
- Quarterly Cash & Equivalents has moved between $20.54 billion (fiscal Q1 2023) and $45.57 billion (fiscal Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents has increased for six straight quarters, with growth averaging 18.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents over five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 98.5%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 44.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, AAPL's Cash & Equivalents in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $39.54 billion (Q3 2026), $45.57 billion (Q2 2026) and $45.32 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,001.57 Bn | 4,747.03 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 36.31 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.71 Bn | 313.64 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 7.22 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 202.66 Bn | 158.42 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.57 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 201.17 Bn | 150.37 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 169.37 Bn | 106.78 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 12.77 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 116.13 Bn | 100.95 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 5.14 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 107.17 Bn | 102.01 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 100.18 Bn | 90.01 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 58.54 Bn | 36.42 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.19 Bn | 44.75 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 2.04 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 36.31 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 39.54 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 45.57 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 45.32 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 35.93 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 36.27 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.16 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 30.30 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 29.94 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 25.57 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 32.70 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 40.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.97 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 28.41 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 24.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.54 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 23.65 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 27.50 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 28.10 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 37.12 Bn |
API Access
Apple Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "AAPL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();