Apple (AAPL) ROCE % : 61.26% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Apple ROCE %?

ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. Apple's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 61.26%.

Apple ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Apple's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Apple Annual Data

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31.01

50.38

56.30

62.25

Apple Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															51.53	49.04	60.92	88.24	61.26

Apple ROCE % Calculation

Apple's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Sep. 2024 )		(A: Sep. 2023 )		(A: Sep. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Sep. 2024 )		(A: Sep. 2023 )		(A: Sep. 2024 )
	=	123216	/	( ( (352583 - 145308)	+	(364980 - 176392) )	/ 2 )
	=	123216	/	( (207275	+	188588)	/ 2 )
	=	123216	/	197931.5
	=	62.25 %

Apple's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2025 )		(Q: Dec. 2024 )		(Q: Mar. 2025 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Mar. 2025 )		(Q: Dec. 2024 )		(Q: Mar. 2025 )
	=	118356	/	( ( (344085 - 144365)	+	(331233 - 144571) )	/ 2 )
	=	118356	/	( ( 199720	+	186662 )	/ 2 )
	=	118356	/	193191
	=	61.26 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2025) EBIT data.

Apple (NAS:AAPL) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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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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Chris Kondo	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Katherine L. Adams	officer: SVP, General Counsel	APPLE INC., 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Jeffrey E Williams	officer: COO	ONE INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Timothy D Cook	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O APPLE INC, ONE INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Arthur D Levinson	director	C/O GENENTECH INC, 1 DNA WAY MS 49, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080-4990
Luca Maestri	officer: Senior Vice President, CFO	1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Deirdre O'brien	officer: Senior Vice President	ONE APPLE PARK WAY, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Alex Gorsky	director	JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA, NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08933
Monica C Lozano	director
Angela J Ahrendts	officer: Senior Vice President	1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
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Philip W Schiller	officer: Senior Vice President	C/O APPLE INC, ONE INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
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