Apple (AAPL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Apple's Tax Provisions came in at $6.48 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 40.9% from $4.6 billion a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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Apple (AAPL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Apple reported Tax Provisions of $26.98 billion, down 10.8% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was $20.72 billion, down 30.4% from FY2024.
- Tax Provisions carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Tax Provisions was $29.75 billion in FY2024 (+77.7%), $16.74 billion in FY2023 (-13.3%), $19.3 billion in FY2022 (+32.9%) and $14.53 billion in FY2021 (+50.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Tax Provisions is $2.7 billion (fiscal Q4 2021) to $14.87 billion (fiscal Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Tax Provisions has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 42.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Provisions over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (growth of 268.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 64.1%).
- Business Quant data shows AAPL's Tax Provisions at $6.26 billion (Q2 2026), $8.91 billion (Q1 2026) and $5.34 billion (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,061.49 Bn | 4,808.98 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 6.48 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 435.07 Bn | 371.00 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 321.05 Bn | 276.80 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 998.00 Mn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 235.47 Bn | 188.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 291.40 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 203.36 Bn | 191.88 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 946.00 Mn |
| 6 | Sony | 149.52 Bn | 86.78 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 799.82 Mn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 148.61 Bn | 148.61 Bn | - | 221.00 Mn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 144.16 Bn | 133.98 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 259.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 81.22 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 222.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 67.25 Bn | 59.06 Bn | 477.30 Mn | -296.60 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 6.48 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 6.26 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 8.91 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 5.34 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 4.60 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.53 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 6.25 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 14.87 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.05 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 4.42 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.04 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 2.85 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.63 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 3.94 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 3.62 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 5.13 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 6.61 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 2.70 Bn |
API Access
Apple Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=AAPL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();