Apple (AAPL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Apple (AAPL) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 32.62% for Q2 2026, up 263.0% year-over-year from 8.99% in Q2 2025, and up 1.08% on a QoQ basis from 32.28% in Q1 2026.

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

Apple has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 32.62% in Q2 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 32.62%, up 263.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 33.17% (up 131.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 31.97%, up 46.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin improved to 32.62% in Q2 2026, from 32.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 35.37% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 27.62% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 30.99% and a median of 30.78% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin plunged 273 bps; it then soared 302 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 30.74% in 2022, then gained by 10 bps to 33.76% in 2023, then increased by 2 bps to 34.46% in 2024, then grew by 3 bps to 35.37% in 2025, then retreated by 8 bps to 32.62% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 32.62% in Q2 2026, 32.28% in Q1 2026, and 35.37% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Apple 4,565.89 Bn 4,503.49 Bn 54.77 Bn 32.62%
2 Sony 133.27 Bn 119.42 Bn 6.53 Bn -46.58%
3 Sonos 1.90 Bn 1.64 Bn 189.31 Mn 8.40%
4 LG Display 1.63 Bn 486.32 Mn 277.60 Mn 0.17%
5 Zepp Health 1.18 Bn -101.97 Bn 19.44 Mn -34.32%
6 Turtle Beach 268.88 Mn 256.56 Mn 11.29 Mn -33.34%
7 Vuzix 199.81 Mn 178.66 Mn 375,000.00 -373.80%
8 Universal Electronics 60.07 Mn 30.24 Mn 20.60 Mn -4.93%
9 Axil Brands 38.46 Mn 32.94 Mn 5.04 Mn 2.94%
10 Koss 35.59 Mn 16.74 Mn 1.00 Mn -25.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 27, 2026 32.62%
Mar 28, 2026 32.28%
Dec 27, 2025 35.37%
Sep 27, 2025 31.65%
Jun 28, 2025 29.99%
Mar 29, 2025 31.03%
Dec 28, 2024 34.46%
Sep 28, 2024 31.17%
Jun 29, 2024 29.56%
Mar 30, 2024 30.74%
Dec 30, 2023 33.76%
Sep 30, 2023 30.13%
Jul 1, 2023 28.12%
Apr 1, 2023 29.86%
Dec 31, 2022 30.74%
Sep 24, 2022 27.62%
Jun 25, 2022 27.82%
Mar 26, 2022 30.82%
Dec 25, 2021 33.47%
Sep 25, 2021 28.53%