Apple Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 0/6
Apple is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.39%.
Key information
0.4%
Dividend yield
2.7%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.1% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 0.4% |
| Dividend Growth | -16.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.000 |
| Payout ratio | 16% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Apple: Insourcing Can Structurally Lift Gross Margins
Dec 19Apple Moves Ahead In AI With New Broadcom Deal
Dec 12Why Apple Doesn't Need Nvidia
Dec 06Apple: Steady EPS Compounder, But The Past Will Not Repeat
Nov 27Buffett Keeps Selling Apple -- Should You, Too?
Nov 20Investors Can Find Comfort In Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) Earnings Quality
Nov 14
Apple's Q4 And FY 2024: A Superb Business Trading At A Real Overvaluation
Nov 14Apple: Time To Exit As Buffett Sells (Again) Amid China Woes
Nov 06Analysts Are Updating Their Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Estimates After Its Full-Year Results
Nov 02Apple: Looking At Arguments For A Strong Earnings Report
Oct 31Apple: Sluggish Growth Numbers Can Change The Narrative
Oct 24Calculating The Fair Value Of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Oct 23Can Apple's Services Segment Offset iPhone Weakness? (Rating Upgrade)
Oct 17Apple: High Valuation Does Not Account For The Risks
Oct 11When Should You Buy Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)?
Oct 10Apple Might Be Tempting Ahead Of Q4, But A Correction Is Coming
Oct 04Apple Likely To Gain In The Holiday Quarter
Sep 28Apple: Risk From Trifold Smartphone Market
Sep 22Apple: Not Ready To Glow Up
Sep 16Wall Street Brunch: 'It's Glowtime' For Apple
Sep 08Why I Believe Apple's Stock Deserves Substantial Upside
Aug 25These 4 Measures Indicate That Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Is Using Debt Safely
Aug 22Apple: Red Flags Are Piling Up (Rating Downgrade)
Aug 19Apple: Apple Intelligence Taking The Center Stage
Aug 12Apple: Don't Blindly Follow Buffett's Dump
Aug 05Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: AAPL is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.
Growing Dividend: AAPL is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Apple Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (AAPL) | 0.4% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Tech) | 0.4% |
| Analyst forecast (AAPL) (up to 3 years) | 0.4% |
Notable Dividend: AAPL's dividend (0.39%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: AAPL's dividend (0.39%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: AAPL is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: AAPL is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 04:44 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/28 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Apple Inc. is covered by 98 analysts. 39 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Per Anders Lindberg | ABG Sundal Collier |
| Mark Rosen | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Edward Zabitsky | ACI Research |