Growth Metrics

Apple (AAPL) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Apple filings provide 15 years of FCF Payout Ratio readings, the most recent being 0.14 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 20.63% to 0.14 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.12, a 22.6% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.16, up 11.52% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.14 in Q1 2026 for Apple, up from 0.08 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.19 in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.08 in Q4 2025.
  • Median FCF Payout Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.15 (2025), compared with a mean of 0.15.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: skyrocketed 47.56% in 2022 and later crashed 46.75% in 2025.
  • Apple's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.12 in 2022, then dropped by 18.21% to 0.1 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 40.05% to 0.14 in 2024, then crashed by 46.75% to 0.08 in 2025, then skyrocketed by 89.61% to 0.14 in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for FCF Payout Ratio were 0.14 (Q1 2026), 0.08 (Q4 2025), and 0.15 (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.