Apple (AAPL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Apple (AAPL) reported Gross Margin of 49.27% for Q1 2026, up 222.0% on a YoY basis from 15.3% in Q1 2025, and up 2.31% quarter-over-quarter from 48.16% in Q4 2025.

Apple (AAPL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Apple has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 49.27% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 222.0% year-over-year to 49.27%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 47.86% (up 123.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 46.91%, up 70.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 49.27%, up from 48.16% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 49.27% in Q1 2026, with the low at 42.26% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 45.66% across 5 years, with a median of 46.22% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin slumped 80 bps — and 2023, when it soared 291 bps.
  • Apple's Gross Margin stood at 42.96% in 2022, then climbed by 7 bps to 45.87% in 2023, then climbed by 2 bps to 46.88% in 2024, then increased by 3 bps to 48.16% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 49.27% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 49.27% (Q1 2026), 48.16% (Q4 2025), and 47.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Apple 4,366.25 Bn 4,297.75 Bn 54.78 Bn 49.27%
2 Sonos 1.75 Bn 1.50 Bn 124.65 Mn 44.28%
3 Zepp Health 1.27 Bn 1.16 Bn 34.42 Mn 40.41%
4 Turtle Beach 267.51 Mn 255.19 Mn 11.29 Mn 26.78%
5 Vuzix 257.23 Mn 236.08 Mn 375,000.00 16.72%
6 Sony 114.28 Mn -18.94 Bn 5.96 Bn 30.77%
7 UTime 53.53 Mn 52.80 Mn - -
8 Axil Brands 40.77 Mn 35.25 Mn 5.04 Mn 69.12%
9 Koss 37.77 Mn 18.91 Mn 1.00 Mn 35.50%
10 Foxx Development Holdings 20.59 Mn 17.40 Mn -1.45 Mn -16.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 49.27%
Dec 27, 2025 48.16%
Sep 27, 2025 47.18%
Jun 28, 2025 46.49%
Mar 29, 2025 47.05%
Dec 28, 2024 46.88%
Sep 28, 2024 46.22%
Jun 29, 2024 46.26%
Mar 30, 2024 46.58%
Dec 30, 2023 45.87%
Sep 30, 2023 45.17%
Jul 1, 2023 44.52%
Apr 1, 2023 44.26%
Dec 31, 2022 42.96%
Sep 24, 2022 42.26%
Jun 25, 2022 43.26%
Mar 26, 2022 43.75%
Dec 25, 2021 43.76%
Sep 25, 2021 42.20%
Jun 26, 2021 43.29%