Apple (AAPL) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2012 - 2026)
Apple (AAPL) reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $4.04 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 2.3% from $3.95 billion a year earlier and up 5.6% from the prior quarter.
Apple (AAPL) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Apple's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $15.64 billion, up 1.8% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $15.42 billion, up 1.2% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $15.23 billion in FY2024 (+1.4%), $15.03 billion in FY2023 (+1.2%), $14.84 billion in FY2022 (+2.6%) and $14.47 billion in FY2021 (+2.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to fiscal Q4 2012.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased in each of the last 25 quarters, with growth averaging 1.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has ranged between 0.8% (fiscal Q1 2025) and 4.3% (fiscal Q2 2022) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $3.82 billion (Q2 2026), $3.92 billion (Q1 2026) and $3.86 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,982.68 Bn | 4,730.17 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 4.04 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.04 Bn | 356.97 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.24 Bn | 315.99 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 405.00 Mn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 260.49 Bn | 213.94 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 259.56 Bn | 248.08 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 207.93 Bn | 202.92 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 166.00 Mn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.91 Bn | 153.04 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 54.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -460.67 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.59 Bn | 61.47 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 189.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 83.43 Bn | 75.24 Bn | 477.30 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.04 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 3.82 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 3.92 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 3.86 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 3.95 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.76 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 3.86 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 3.80 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 3.90 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 3.71 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 3.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.76 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 3.85 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.77 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 3.70 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 3.81 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 3.60 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 3.73 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 3.64 Bn |
Apple Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();