Apple (AAPL) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2017)
Apple's Dividends Paid - Common came in at $3 billion for fiscal Q2 2017 (quarter ended Apr 1, 2017), up 3.5% from $2.9 billion a year earlier but down 4.0% from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2017) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Apr 1, 2017, Apple reported Dividends Paid - Common of $12.41 billion, up 4.4% year-over-year; for FY2016 (ended Sep 24, 2016), it came in at $12.15 billion, up 5.1% from FY2015.
- Dividends Paid - Common has increased in each of the last four fiscal years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 48.7% (FY2012 to FY2016).
- Going back by fiscal year, Dividends Paid - Common was $11.56 billion in FY2015 (+3.9%), $11.13 billion in FY2014 (+5.3%), $10.56 billion in FY2013 (+324.6%) and $2.49 billion in FY2012.
- The five-year range for quarterly Dividends Paid - Common is $2.49 billion (fiscal Q4 2012) to $3.19 billion (fiscal Q3 2016).
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 15 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common ranged from 1.2% (fiscal Q1 2015) to 11.3% (fiscal Q4 2013).
- Business Quant data shows AAPL's Dividends Paid - Common at $3.13 billion (Q1 2017), $3.09 billion (Q4 2016) and $3.19 billion (Q3 2016) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2017.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,863.18 Bn | 4,610.67 Bn | 54.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 445.19 Bn | 381.12 Bn | 11.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 353.32 Bn | 309.07 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 405.00 Mn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.04 Bn | 214.50 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 248.81 Bn | 237.33 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 201.18 Bn | 196.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 166.00 Mn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 159.43 Bn | 147.56 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 54.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sony | 144.77 Bn | 95.16 Bn | 6.53 Bn | - |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.72 Bn | 88.53 Bn | 477.30 Mn | - |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 90.82 Bn | 68.69 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 189.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2017 | 3.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.13 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 3.09 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2016 | 3.19 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2016 | 2.90 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 2.97 Bn |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 2.96 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 3.05 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 2.74 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 2.80 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 2.83 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 2.87 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 2.66 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 2.77 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 2.77 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 2.81 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 2.49 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 2.49 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 2.49 Bn |
API Access
Apple Dividends Paid - Common 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&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();