Apple (AAPL) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Apple has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 15 years, with the latest figure 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.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.19 in Q3 2023, with the low at 0.08 in Q4 2025.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.15 across 5 years, with a median of 0.15 in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 47.56% — and 2025, when it plunged 46.75%.
• Apple's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.12 in 2022, then declined by 18.21% to 0.1 in 2023, then surged by 40.05% to 0.14 in 2024, then sank by 46.75% to 0.08 in 2025, then surged 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.