Apple (NAS:AAPL) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.15 (As of Mar. 2023)

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Apple's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Mar. 2023 was 0.15.

The historical rank and industry rank for Apple's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AAPL' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15 Med: 0.25 Max: 0.29
Current: 0.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Apple was 0.29. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.25.

AAPL's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
84.17% of 1137 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs AAPL: 0.16

As of today (2023-05-31), the Dividend Yield % of Apple is 0.52%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Apple was 2.64%. The lowest was 0.41%. And the median was 1.44%.

Apple's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Mar. 2023 was $0.23.

During the past 12 months, Apple's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Apple was 73.40% per year. The lowest was -37.00% per year. And the median was 10.10% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Apple Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Apple's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Apple Annual Data

Trend

Sep13

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.23

0.25

0.24

0.15

Apple Quarterly Data
	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23
Dividend Payout Ratio																0.15	0.19	0.18	0.12	0.15

Competitive Comparison

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Apple's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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.

Annual Data Quarterly Data

Apple Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Apple's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Apple's Dividend Payout Ratio falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Dividend Payout Ratio's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

Apple Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Apple's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Sep. 2022 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Sep. 2022 )
	=	0.9	/	6.11
	=	0.15

Apple's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2023 )
	=	0.23	/	1.52
	=	0.15

Apple (NAS:AAPL) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Apple (NAS:AAPL) Business Description

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Address

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

Website

https://www.apple.com

Apple designs a wide variety of consumer electronic devices, including smartphones (iPhone), tablets (iPad), PCs (Mac), smartwatches (Apple Watch), and AirPods. The iPhone makes up most of Apple's total revenue. In addition, Apple offers its customers a variety of services such as Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Care, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness, Apple Card, and Apple Pay, among others. Apple's products include internally developed software and semiconductors, and the firm is well known for its integration of hardware, software, semiconductors, and services. Apple's products are distributed online as well as through company-owned stores and third-party retailers. The company generates roughly 40% of its revenue from the Americas, with the remainder earned internationally.

Executives

Alex Gorsky	director	JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA, NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08933
Monica C Lozano	director
Deirdre O'brien	officer: Senior Vice President	ONE APPLE PARK WAY, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Robert A Iger	director	C/O WALT DISNEY CO, 500 S BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521-1062
Andrea Jung	director	C/O APPLE INC, ONE APPLE PARK WAY, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Susan Wagner	director	C/O BLACKROCK, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
James A Bell	director	C/O THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Albert Jr Gore	director	C/O APPLE INC, 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Ronald D Sugar	director	10877 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1650, LOS ANGELES CA 900274
Katherine L. Adams	officer: SVP, General Counsel	APPLE INC., 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Luca Maestri	officer: Senior Vice President, CFO	1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Angela J Ahrendts	officer: Senior Vice President	1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Jeffrey E Williams	officer: COO	ONE INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Philip W Schiller	officer: Senior Vice President	C/O APPLE INC, ONE INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Eduardo H Cue	officer: Senior Vice President	1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014