Apple (AAPL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Apple's Retained Earnings came in at $11.33 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), compared with -$17.61 billion a year earlier and down 8.4% from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Apple's Retained Earnings was -$14.26 billion.
- Going back by fiscal year, Retained Earnings was -$19.15 billion in FY2024, -$214 million in FY2023, -$3.07 billion in FY2022 and $5.56 billion in FY2021 (-62.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Retained Earnings is -$19.15 billion (fiscal Q4 2024) to $14.44 billion (fiscal Q1 2022).
- The fastest year-over-year change in Retained Earnings over five years came in fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 154.4%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 77.6%).
- Business Quant data shows AAPL's Retained Earnings at $12.36 billion (Q2 2026), -$2.18 billion (Q1 2026) and -$14.26 billion (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,033.93 Bn | 4,781.42 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 11.33 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 455.13 Bn | 391.06 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 369.31 Bn | 325.06 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 10.07 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 256.54 Bn | 210.00 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 11.68 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 212.14 Bn | 200.66 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 9.65 Bn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 160.59 Bn | 155.58 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -5.91 Bn |
| 7 | Sony | 145.90 Bn | 83.16 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 34.34 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 130.02 Bn | 118.15 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 10.00 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.18 Bn | 70.06 Bn | 4.93 Bn | -948.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 72.40 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 477.30 Mn | -7.80 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 11.33 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 12.36 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -2.18 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -14.26 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -17.61 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -15.55 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -11.22 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -19.15 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -4.73 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 4.34 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 8.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -214.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.24 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | -3.07 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 5.29 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 12.71 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 14.44 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 5.56 Bn |
API Access
Apple Retained 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=retained-earnings&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-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=retained-earnings&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();