Apple (AAPL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Apple (AAPL) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 120.49% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 29.23 percentage points from 149.71% a year earlier and down 5.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Apple's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 171.42%, up 14.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +97.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Apple's Return on Equity [ROE] was 157.41% in FY2024 (-14.54 pp), 171.95% in FY2023 (-3.51 pp), 175.46% in FY2022 (+28.02 pp) and 147.44% in FY2021 (+73.76 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2021, with a gain of 65.24 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a drop of 29.23 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 125.92% (Q2 2026), 145.47% (Q1 2026) and 160.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,982.68 Bn | 4,730.17 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 120.49% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.04 Bn | 356.97 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 26.76% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.24 Bn | 315.99 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 260.49 Bn | 213.94 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.60% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 259.56 Bn | 248.08 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 77.48% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 207.93 Bn | 202.92 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 195.22% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.91 Bn | 153.04 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 101.64% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -2.90% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.59 Bn | 61.47 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 10.75% |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 83.43 Bn | 75.24 Bn | 477.30 Mn | -182.09% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 120.49% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 125.92% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 145.47% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 160.52% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 149.71% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 145.70% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 155.45% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 151.61% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 144.72% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 135.39% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 148.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 158.46% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 154.80% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 158.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 177.23% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 183.50% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 158.77% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 146.32% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 148.95% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 148.67% |
API Access
Apple Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();