Apple (AAPL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Apple posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$5.4 billion for Q1 2026, up 65.44% year-on-year from -$3.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 146.9% on a QoQ basis from -$2.2 billion in Q4 2025.
Apple (AAPL) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$5.4 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 65.44% year-over-year to -$5.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$5.4 billion (up 65.44% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$5.6 billion, up 22.32% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$5.4 billion, down from -$2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $8.2 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$17.6 billion in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$5.6 billion (2025), against an average of -$4.9 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Retained Earnings soared 449.51%; it then tumbled 458.42% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $3.2 billion in 2022, then soared by 154.38% to $8.2 billion in 2023, then sank by 182.37% to -$6.8 billion in 2024, then soared by 67.93% to -$2.2 billion in 2025, then plunged by 146.9% to -$5.4 billion in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$5.4 billion (Q1 2026), -$2.2 billion (Q4 2025), and -$5.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,505.01 Bn | 4,436.50 Bn | 54.78 Bn | -5.38 Bn |
| 2 | Sonos | 1.95 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 124.65 Mn | 1.73 Mn |
| 3 | Zepp Health | 1.91 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 34.42 Mn | -38.57 Mn |
| 4 | Vuzix | 331.33 Mn | 310.18 Mn | 375,000.00 | -399.86 Mn |
| 5 | Turtle Beach | 256.59 Mn | 244.27 Mn | 11.29 Mn | -117.57 Mn |
| 6 | Axil Brands | 44.33 Mn | 38.81 Mn | 5.04 Mn | 1.96 Mn |
| 7 | Koss | 39.85 Mn | 21.00 Mn | 1.00 Mn | 15.95 Mn |
| 8 | Foxx Development Holdings | 34.37 Mn | 31.18 Mn | -1.45 Mn | -63.47 Mn |
| 9 | GoPro | 12.18 Mn | -28.54 Mn | 4.31 Mn | -855.90 Mn |
| 10 | Emerson Radio | 8.47 Mn | -4.82 Mn | 206,000.00 | -31.81 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | -5.38 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -2.18 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -5.57 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -17.61 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -15.55 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -6.79 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -7.17 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -4.73 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 4.34 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 8.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -11.45 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -11.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.24 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | -11.11 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 5.29 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | -6.49 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | -927.00 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 5.56 Bn |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 9.23 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 15.26 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2020 | 179.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2020 | -406.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2020 | -550.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2020 | -2.79 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 43.98 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2019 | -584.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2019 | -639.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 64.56 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 80.51 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 70.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 79.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 91.90 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 104.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 98.33 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2017 | -545.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2017 | -422.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 100.00 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 96.36 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2016 | -107.00 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2016 | 102.02 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2015 | -1.48 Bn |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 92.28 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 2.71 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 1.96 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 87.15 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 98.72 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2014 | -251.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2013 | -306.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2013 | -471.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 104.56 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 964.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 109.57 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 499.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 532.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 87.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 75.71 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2011 | 62.84 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2011 | 56.24 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2011 | 49.03 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2010 | 114.00 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2010 | 37.17 Bn |
| Jun 26, 2010 | 108.00 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2010 | 29.67 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2009 | 26.70 Bn |
| Sep 26, 2009 | 77.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2009 | 53.00 Mn |