Apple (AAPL) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Apple's Short-term Investments came in at $22.86 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 19.6% from $19.1 billion a year earlier but down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Apple's Short-term Investments was $18.76 billion, down 46.7% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -18.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Short-term Investments was $35.23 billion in FY2024 (+11.5%), $31.59 billion in FY2023 (+28.1%), $24.66 billion in FY2022 (-11.0%) and $27.7 billion in FY2021 (-47.7%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Short-term Investments is $18.76 billion (fiscal Q4 2025) to $36.24 billion (fiscal Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 15.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Short-term Investments over five years came in fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 64.4%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2021 (a decline of 47.7%).
- Business Quant data shows AAPL's Short-term Investments at $22.94 billion (Q2 2026), $21.59 billion (Q1 2026) and $18.76 billion (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,079.17 Bn | 4,824.63 Bn | 54.82 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 408.85 Bn | 344.77 Bn | 11.06 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 237.70 Bn | 193.46 Bn | 9.83 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 225.11 Bn | 178.57 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 159.46 Bn | 99.23 Bn | 6.53 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 149.39 Bn | 134.21 Bn | 9.38 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 127.96 Bn | 122.81 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 121.22 Bn | 111.04 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 66.50 Bn | 44.38 Bn | 4.93 Bn |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 56.78 Bn | 47.74 Bn | 644.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 20.42 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 22.86 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 22.94 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 21.59 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 18.76 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 19.10 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.34 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 23.48 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 35.23 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 36.24 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 34.46 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 32.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.59 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 34.07 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 31.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.82 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 24.66 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 20.73 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 23.41 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 26.79 Bn |
API Access
Apple Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();