Apple (AAPL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026)
Apple (AAPL) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 66.86% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 6.83 percentage points from 60.03% a year earlier and up 0.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Apple's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 66.84%, up 11.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +36.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Apple's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 55.54% in FY2024 (-1.14 pp), 56.68% in FY2023 (+0.85 pp), 55.83% in FY2022 (+4.15 pp) and 51.67% in FY2021 (+21.53 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 50.53% in fiscal Q4 2021 to a high of 67.06% in fiscal Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.75 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2021, with a gain of 19.26 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a drop of 0.56 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 66.14% (Q2 2026), 67.06% (Q1 2026) and 66.06% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,863.18 Bn | 4,610.67 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 66.86% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 445.19 Bn | 381.12 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 15.92% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 353.32 Bn | 309.07 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 37.37% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.04 Bn | 214.50 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 248.81 Bn | 237.33 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 73.74% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 201.18 Bn | 196.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 66.09% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 159.43 Bn | 147.56 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 40.01% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.77 Bn | 95.16 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 12.73% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.72 Bn | 88.53 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 8.09% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 90.82 Bn | 68.69 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 66.86% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 66.14% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 67.06% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 66.06% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 60.03% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 59.40% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 58.75% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 56.41% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 58.66% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 55.69% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 56.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 56.87% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 55.94% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 55.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 56.46% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 57.43% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 54.86% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 53.53% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 52.59% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 50.53% |
API Access
Apple Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();