Apple (AAPL) Dividend Yield (2012 - 2017)
Apple (AAPL) reported Dividend Yield of 1.66% for fiscal Q2 2017 (quarter ended Apr 1, 2017), down 0.39 percentage points from 2.05% a year earlier and down 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Dividend Yield (2012 - 2017) Analysis & Trends
For FY2016 (ended Sep 24, 2016), Apple posted Dividend Yield of 2.02%, up 0.21 percentage points from FY2015.
- Dividend Yield has a four-year change of +1.62 percentage points (FY2012 to FY2016).
- By fiscal year, Dividend Yield came in at 1.81% in FY2015 (-0.08 pp), 1.88% in FY2014 (-0.55 pp), 2.43% in FY2013 (+2.04 pp) and 0.40% in FY2012.
- The fiscal Q2 2017 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield since fiscal Q3 2015.
- Year over year, Dividend Yield gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.12 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Dividend Yield in five years was fiscal Q4 2013 (a gain of 2.04 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2014 (a drop of 0.85 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2017 came in at 2.02% (Q1 2017), 2.02% (Q4 2016) and 2.39% (Q3 2016).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (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 |
| 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 | Western Digital | 164.06 Bn | 152.19 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 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 |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2017 | 1.66% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.02% |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 2.02% |
| Jun 25, 2016 | 2.39% |
| Mar 26, 2016 | 2.05% |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 1.96% |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 1.81% |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 1.58% |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 1.58% |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 1.68% |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 1.88% |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 2.01% |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 2.38% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 2.17% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 2.43% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 2.85% |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 1.80% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 1.04% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 0.40% |
API Access
Apple Dividend Yield 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-yield&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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-yield&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();