Apple (AAPL) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
Apple posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.14 for Q1 2026, down 20.63% year-on-year from 0.18 in Q1 2025, and up 89.61% on a QoQ basis from 0.08 in Q4 2025.
Apple (AAPL) has 15 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.14 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 20.63% year-over-year to 0.14; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.12 (down 22.6% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.16, up 11.52% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.14, up from 0.08 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.19 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.08 in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.15 (2025), against an average of 0.15.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Payout Ratio surged 47.56%; it then slumped 46.75% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.12 in 2022, then fell by 18.21% to 0.1 in 2023, then soared by 40.05% to 0.14 in 2024, then plunged by 46.75% to 0.08 in 2025, then soared by 89.61% to 0.14 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.14 (Q1 2026), 0.08 (Q4 2025), and 0.15 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,505.01 Bn | 4,436.50 Bn | 54.78 Bn | 0.14 |
| 2 | Sonos | 1.95 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 124.65 Mn | - |
| 3 | Zepp Health | 1.91 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 34.42 Mn | - |
| 4 | Vuzix | 331.33 Mn | 310.18 Mn | 375,000.00 | - |
| 5 | Turtle Beach | 256.59 Mn | 244.27 Mn | 11.29 Mn | - |
| 6 | Axil Brands | 44.33 Mn | 38.81 Mn | 5.04 Mn | - |
| 7 | Koss | 39.85 Mn | 21.00 Mn | 1.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Foxx Development Holdings | 34.37 Mn | 31.18 Mn | -1.45 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoPro | 12.18 Mn | -28.54 Mn | 4.31 Mn | - |
| 10 | Emerson Radio | 8.47 Mn | -4.82 Mn | 206,000.00 | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 0.14 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 0.08 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 0.08 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 0.21 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 0.20 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 0.16 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | 0.10 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 0.19 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 0.25 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 0.30 |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 0.12 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 0.20 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 0.37 |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 0.40 |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 0.15 |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.30 |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.28 |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 0.53 |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.13 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 0.24 |
| Jun 25, 2016 | 0.40 |
| Mar 26, 2016 | 0.31 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 0.12 |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 0.30 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 0.23 |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 0.16 |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 0.09 |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 0.30 |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 0.36 |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 0.22 |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 0.13 |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 0.35 |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 0.47 |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 0.24 |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 0.12 |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 0.44 |