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Apple (AAPL) Goodwill (2009 - 2017)

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Apple (AAPL) posted Goodwill of $5.89 billion for fiscal Q1 2018 (quarter ended Dec 30, 2017), up 8.6% from $5.42 billion a year earlier and up 3.0% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Apple (AAPL) Goodwill (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

At the end of FY2017 (ended Sep 30, 2017), Apple's Goodwill came in at $5.72 billion, up 5.6% from FY2016.

  • Annual Goodwill has increased for eight consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 38.2% (FY2012 to FY2017).
  • In prior fiscal years, Apple's Goodwill was $5.41 billion in FY2016 (+5.8%), $5.12 billion in FY2015 (+10.8%), $4.62 billion in FY2014 (+192.7%) and $1.58 billion in FY2013 (+38.9%).
  • The fiscal Q1 2018 figure stands as the highest quarterly Goodwill in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Goodwill has increased in each of the last 31 quarters, with growth averaging 6.5% over the last eight quarters.
  • The year-over-year growth in Goodwill has ranged between 4.2% (fiscal Q1 2017) and 192.7% (fiscal Q4 2014) over the last five years.
  • According to Business Quant data, Goodwill for the three prior fiscal quarters was $5.72 billion (Q4 2017), $5.66 billion (Q3 2017) and $5.47 billion (Q2 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (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
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
7 Western Digital 159.43 Bn 147.56 Bn 2.03 Bn
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
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 30, 2017 5.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 5.72 Bn
Jul 1, 2017 5.66 Bn
Apr 1, 2017 5.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 5.42 Bn
Sep 24, 2016 5.41 Bn
Jun 25, 2016 5.26 Bn
Mar 26, 2016 5.25 Bn
Dec 26, 2015 5.20 Bn
Sep 26, 2015 5.12 Bn
Jun 27, 2015 5.04 Bn
Mar 28, 2015 4.71 Bn
Dec 27, 2014 4.63 Bn
Sep 27, 2014 4.62 Bn
Jun 28, 2014 2.37 Bn
Mar 29, 2014 2.06 Bn
Dec 28, 2013 2.02 Bn
Sep 28, 2013 1.58 Bn
Jun 29, 2013 1.52 Bn
Mar 30, 2013 1.40 Bn
API Access

Apple Goodwill API

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