Apple (AAPL) Change in Intangibles (2009 - 2017)
Apple's Change in Intangibles was $154 million in fiscal Q1 2018 (quarter ended Dec 30, 2017), up 79.1% from $86 million a year earlier and up 14.1% from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Change in Intangibles (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Apple's Change in Intangibles was $412 million through Dec 30, 2017, down 18.6% year-over-year; for FY2017 (ended Sep 30, 2017), it came in at $344 million, down 57.7% from FY2016.
- Change in Intangibles shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -20.8% (FY2012 to FY2017).
- In earlier fiscal years, Change in Intangibles was $814 million in FY2016 (+237.8%), $241 million in FY2015 (-0.4%), $242 million in FY2014 (-73.4%) and $911 million in FY2013 (-17.7%).
- The fiscal Q1 2018 figure marks the highest quarterly Change in Intangibles since fiscal Q2 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Change in Intangibles was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 41.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Change in Intangibles over five years was fiscal Q4 2013 (growth of 777.5%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2014 (a decline of 92.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, AAPL's Change in Intangibles in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2018 was $135 million (Q4 2017), $83 million (Q3 2017) and $40 million (Q2 2017).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Intangibless (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,087.13 Bn | 4,834.62 Bn | 54.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 413.90 Bn | 349.82 Bn | 11.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 289.90 Bn | 245.66 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 215.69 Bn | 169.14 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 184.10 Bn | 172.62 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Sony | 161.13 Bn | 100.89 Bn | 6.53 Bn | - |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 145.63 Bn | 140.62 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Western Digital | 127.86 Bn | 115.99 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 73.67 Bn | 51.55 Bn | 4.93 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 66.68 Bn | 58.49 Bn | 477.30 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2017 | 154.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 135.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 83.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 40.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 86.00 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 61.00 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2016 | 96.00 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2016 | 263.00 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 394.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 40.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 46.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 107.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 48.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 26.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 53.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 104.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 59.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 351.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 131.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 291.00 Mn |
API Access
Apple Change in Intangibles 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=change-in-intangibles&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-intangibles", "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=change-in-intangibles&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();