Apple (AAPL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Apple's Cash from Operations came in at $28.1 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 26, 2026), down 5.5% from $29.73 billion a year earlier and down 18.2% from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 26, 2026), Apple's Cash from Operations was $145.1 billion, up 30.2% from FY2025.
- Cash from Operations carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Cash from Operations was $111.48 billion in FY2025 (-5.7%), $118.25 billion in FY2024 (+7.0%), $110.54 billion in FY2023 (-9.5%) and $122.15 billion in FY2022 (+17.4%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Cash from Operations since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 13.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in fiscal Q1 2026 (growth of 80.1%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 27.6%).
- Business Quant data shows AAPL's Cash from Operations at $34.37 billion (Q3 2026), $28.7 billion (Q2 2026) and $53.93 billion (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,001.57 Bn | 4,747.03 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 28.10 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.71 Bn | 313.64 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 5.39 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 202.66 Bn | 158.42 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 201.17 Bn | 150.37 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 169.37 Bn | 106.78 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 2.88 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 116.13 Bn | 100.95 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 6.36 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 107.17 Bn | 102.01 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 100.18 Bn | 90.01 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 58.54 Bn | 36.42 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.19 Bn | 44.75 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 393.86 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 28.10 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 34.37 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 28.70 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 53.93 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 29.73 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 27.87 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.95 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 29.94 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 26.81 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 28.86 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 22.69 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 39.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.60 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 26.38 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 28.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.01 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 24.13 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 22.89 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 28.17 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 46.97 Bn |
API Access
Apple Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();