Apple (AAPL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Apple (AAPL) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 120.37% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 26, 2026), down 40.14 percentage points from 160.52% a year earlier and down 0.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 26, 2026), Apple's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 142.26%, down 29.17 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -5.19 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Apple's Return on Equity [ROE] was 171.42% in FY2025 (+14.01 pp), 157.41% in FY2024 (-14.54 pp), 171.95% in FY2023 (-3.51 pp) and 175.46% in FY2022 (+28.02 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 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 four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.45 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 Q1 2022, with a gain of 51.76 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a drop of 40.14 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 120.49% (Q3 2026), 125.92% (Q2 2026) and 145.47% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,020.54 Bn | 4,766.00 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 120.37% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 371.11 Bn | 307.04 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 26.76% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 215.34 Bn | 164.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 30.42% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 212.13 Bn | 167.88 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sony | 161.14 Bn | 95.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | -8.34% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 122.92 Bn | 107.75 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 114.69% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 105.29 Bn | 100.14 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 156.44% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 96.46 Bn | 86.29 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 110.05% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.75 Bn | 37.63 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 10.75% |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.13 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 21.72% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 120.37% |
| 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% |
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();