Apple (AAPL) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Apple's (AAPL) Price to Earnings stood at 37.50 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 26, 2026), up 11.3% from 33.69 a year earlier and up 16.6% from the prior quarter.
Apple (AAPL) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q2 2009, Apple's Price to Earnings history includes 71 quarters.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Price to Earnings came in at 33.69 in FY2025 (-8.3%), 36.74 in FY2024 (+33.8%), 27.45 in FY2023 (+14.2%) and 24.03 in FY2022 (-5.7%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Earnings in the last five years was growth of 40.0% in fiscal Q3 2023, against a decline of 24.5% in fiscal Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 32.15 (Q3 2026), 29.77 (Q2 2026) and 34.13 (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,177.41 Bn | 4,922.87 Bn | 54.82 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.40 Bn | 377.40 Bn | 11.79 Bn |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 249.38 Bn | 198.58 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 220.34 Bn | 176.10 Bn | 9.83 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 127.44 Bn | 112.27 Bn | 9.38 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 121.35 Bn | 116.20 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 110.67 Bn | 100.50 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.15 Bn | 42.09 Bn | 4.93 Bn |
| 10 | Garmin | 54.56 Bn | 44.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 37.50 |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 32.15 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 29.77 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 34.13 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 33.69 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 30.09 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 33.46 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 39.98 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 36.74 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 31.45 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 26.20 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 29.50 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.45 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 32.03 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 27.49 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.63 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 24.03 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 22.88 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 27.78 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 28.65 |
Apple Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "AAPL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();