Apple (AAPL) Other Operating Expenses (2013 - 2016)

Apple (AAPL) has reported Other Operating Expenses for 4 consecutive years, with -$1.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2016.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2016, Other Operating Expenses rose 4.66% year-over-year to -$1.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2016 stood at -$1.1 billion (up 76.26% YoY), and the FY2015 full-year result was -$4.6 billion, down 24.23% from the prior year.
• Other Operating Expenses improved to -$1.1 billion in Q1 2016 per AAPL's latest filing, from -$1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Other Operating Expenses topped out at -$844.0 million in Q4 2013 and bottomed at -$1.2 billion in Q3 2015.
• Historically, Other Operating Expenses has averaged -$1.0 billion across 4 years, with a median of -$1.1 billion in 2015.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2014 and 2015: Other Operating Expenses tumbled 35.66% in 2014, then increased 6.55% in 2015.
• Over 4 years, Other Operating Expenses stood at -$844.0 million in 2013, then sank by 35.66% to -$1.1 billion in 2014, then rose by 6.55% to -$1.1 billion in 2015, then grew by 0.65% to -$1.1 billion in 2016.
• According to Business Quant data, Other Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$1.1 billion, -$1.1 billion, and -$1.2 billion for Q1 2016, Q4 2015, and Q3 2015 respectively.