Apple (AAPL) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2017)
Apple's (AAPL) FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.31 for fiscal Q2 2017 (quarter ended Apr 1, 2017), unchanged from 0.31 a year earlier and up 139.1% from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2017) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Apr 1, 2017, FCF Payout Ratio at Apple was 0.23, up 8.4% year-over-year; for FY2016 (ended Sep 24, 2016), it was 0.23, up 37.6% from FY2015.
- In prior fiscal years, Apple's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.17 in FY2015 (-25.6%), 0.22 in FY2014 (-4.4%), 0.23 in FY2013 (+297.2%) and 0.06 in FY2012.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.09 in fiscal Q1 2015 to a high of 0.47 in fiscal Q3 2013 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 18.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2016, with growth of 90.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2015, with a decline of 35.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 0.13 (Q1 2017), 0.25 (Q4 2016) and 0.41 (Q3 2016).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (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 | 0.41 |
| 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 | 0.15 |
| 7 | Western Digital | 159.43 Bn | 147.56 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.04 |
| 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 | 0.21 |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2017 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.13 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 0.25 |
| Jun 25, 2016 | 0.41 |
| Mar 26, 2016 | 0.31 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 0.12 |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 0.30 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 0.24 |
| 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 |
API Access
Apple FCF Payout Ratio 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();