Apple (AAPL) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2012 - 2017)
Apple's (AAPL) Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 3.67 for fiscal Q2 2017 (quarter ended Apr 1, 2017), up 1.3% from 3.62 a year earlier but down 35.8% from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2012 - 2017) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Apr 1, 2017, Dividend Coverage Ratio at Apple was 3.68, down 13.6% year-over-year; for FY2016 (ended Sep 24, 2016), it came in at 3.76, down 18.6% from FY2015.
- In prior fiscal years, Apple's Dividend Coverage Ratio was 4.62 in FY2015 (+30.1%), 3.55 in FY2014 (+1.3%), 3.51 in FY2013 (-79.1%) and 16.77 in FY2012.
- Quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio has run from a low of 2.45 in fiscal Q3 2016 to a high of 6.43 in fiscal Q1 2015 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2015, with growth of 36.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2016, with a decline of 30.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Coverage Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 5.72 (Q1 2017), 2.92 (Q4 2016) and 2.45 (Q3 2016).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,865.08 Bn | 4,612.57 Bn | 54.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 424.71 Bn | 360.64 Bn | 11.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 344.52 Bn | 300.28 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 10.20 |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 256.79 Bn | 210.25 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 254.02 Bn | 242.55 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 209.18 Bn | 204.17 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 7.80 |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.06 Bn | 152.19 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 59.17 |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | - |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 86.05 Bn | 77.87 Bn | 477.30 Mn | - |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 84.85 Bn | 62.73 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 8.15 |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2017 | 3.67 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.72 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 2.92 |
| Jun 25, 2016 | 2.45 |
| Mar 26, 2016 | 3.62 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 6.18 |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 3.75 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 3.50 |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 4.95 |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 6.43 |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 2.99 |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 2.70 |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 3.84 |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 4.72 |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 2.71 |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 2.45 |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 3.83 |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 5.25 |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 3.31 |
API Access
Apple Dividend Coverage Ratio 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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();