Apple (AAPL) Goodwill (2009 - 2017)

Apple (AAPL) has reported Goodwill for 9 consecutive years, with $5.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2017.

• For the quarter ending Q4 2017, Goodwill rose 8.59% year-over-year to $5.9 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2017 stood at $5.9 billion (up 8.59% YoY), and the FY2017 full-year result was $5.7 billion, up 5.6% from the prior year.
• Goodwill climbed to $5.9 billion in Q4 2017 per AAPL's latest filing, from $5.7 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Goodwill topped out at $5.9 billion in Q4 2017 and bottomed at $369.0 million in Q2 2013.
• Historically, Goodwill has averaged $4.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $5.1 billion in 2015.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2013 and 2015: Goodwill sank 67.4% in 2013, then jumped 893.88% in 2015.
• Over 5 years, Goodwill stood at $2.0 billion in 2013, then surged by 128.93% to $4.6 billion in 2014, then rose by 12.38% to $5.2 billion in 2015, then gained by 4.25% to $5.4 billion in 2016, then rose by 8.59% to $5.9 billion in 2017.
• According to Business Quant data, Goodwill over the past three periods registered $5.9 billion, $5.7 billion, and $5.7 billion for Q4 2017, Q3 2017, and Q3 2017 respectively.