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Apple (XKAZ:AAPL_KZ) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate : 14.60% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Apple 3-Year FCF Growth Rate?

Apple's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₸1,110.09.

During the past 12 months, Apple's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate 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. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Apple was 117.80% per year. The lowest was -45.00% per year. And the median was 24.30% per year.


Competitive Comparison of Apple's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Apple's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate 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's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Apple's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Apple's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate falls into.



Apple 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation

This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.


Apple  (XKAZ:AAPL_KZ) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation

Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.


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Apple (XKAZ:AAPL_KZ) Business Description

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One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA, USA, 95014
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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