As of today (2024-04-18), Apple's share price is $168.00.
Apple's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.81. Hence, Apple's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 24.68.
The historical rank and industry rank for Apple's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
AAPL'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.53 Med: 16.6 Max: 32.65
Current: 24.68
During the past 13 years, Apple's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 32.65. The lowest was 8.53. And the median was 16.60.
AAPL's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 62.84% of 1351
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 16.98
vs AAPL: 24.68
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Apple was 12.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.60% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.10% per year.
During the past 13 years, Apple's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 117.80% per year. The lowest was -45.00% per year. And the median was 24.30% per year.
Apple Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Apple's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Apple Annual Data
Trend
Sep14
Sep15
Sep16
Sep17
Sep18
Sep19
Sep20
Sep21
Sep22
Sep23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
17.68
27.67
25.67
20.25
27.18
Apple Quarterly Data
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
21.55
27.11
30.57
27.18
28.29
Competitive Comparison
For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Apple's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Apple Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Apple's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Apple's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Apple Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Apple's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Apple's Share Price of today is $168.00.
Apple's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $6.81.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Apple (NAS:AAPL) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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Apple is among the largest companies in the world, with a broad portfolio of hardware and software products targeted at consumers and businesses. Apple's iPhone makes up a majority of the firm sales, and Apple's other products like Mac, iPad, and Watch are designed around the iPhone as the focal point of an expansive software ecosystem. Apple has progressively worked to add new applications, like streaming video, subscription bundles, and augmented reality. The firm designs its own software and semiconductors while working with subcontractors like Foxconn and TSMC to build its products and chips. Slightly less than half of Apple's sales come directly through its flagship stores, with a majority of sales coming indirectly through partnerships and distribution.
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