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Apple return on equity (ROE)

Apple's return on equity is 117.92%: net income of 132.18B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 112.09B USD.

Today
117.92%
Average, 5 years
148.00%
Low, 5 years
115.10%
High, 5 years
196.96%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 132.18B ÷ 112.09B = 117.92%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Apple's return on equity so high?

Net margin
27.6%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
1.18×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
3.61×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
117.9%
FY2026
  • FY202627.6% × 1.18 × 3.61 = 117.9%
  • FY202526.9% × 1.16 × 4.87 = 151.9%
  • FY202424.0% × 1.07 × 6.41 = 164.6%
  • FY202325.3% × 1.09 × 5.67 = 156.1%
  • FY202225.3% × 1.12 × 6.96 = 197.0%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today117.92%132.18B112.09B
FY202626 Sept 2026117.92%132.18B112.09B
FY202527 Sept 2025151.91%112.01B73.73B
FY202428 Sept 2024164.59%93.74B56.95B
FY202330 Sept 2023156.08%97.00B62.15B
FY202224 Sept 2022196.96%99.80B50.67B
FY202125 Sept 2021150.07%94.68B63.09B
FY202026 Sept 202087.87%57.41B65.34B
FY201928 Sept 201961.06%55.26B90.49B
FY201829 Sept 201855.56%59.53B107.15B
FY201730 Sept 201736.07%48.35B134.05B
FY201624 Sept 201635.62%45.69B128.25B
FY201526 Sept 201544.74%53.39B119.36B
FY201427 Sept 201435.42%39.51B111.55B
FY201328 Sept 201329.98%37.04B123.55B
FY201229 Sept 201235.30%41.73B118.21B
FY201124 Sept 201133.83%25.92B76.62B
FY201025 Sept 201029.32%14.01B47.79B
FY200926 Sept 200926.03%8.24B31.64B
FY200827 Sept 200827.44%6.12B22.30B
FY200729 Sept 200724.06%3.50B14.53B
FY200630 Sept 200619.92%1.99B9.98B
FY200524 Sept 200517.88%1.33B7.43B
FY200425 Sept 20045.24%266.00M5.08B
FY200327 Sept 20031.61%68.00M4.22B
FY200228 Sept 20021.59%65.00M4.10B
FY200129 Sept 2001-0.94%-37.00M3.92B
FY200030 Sept 200019.14%786.00M4.11B
FY199925 Sept 199919.36%601.00M3.10B
FY199825 Sept 199818.82%309.00M1.64B
FY199726 Sept 1997-87.08%-1.05B1.20B
FY199627 Sept 1996-39.65%-816.00M2.06B
FY199529 Sept 199514.62%424.00M2.90B
FY199430 Sept 199413.01%310.00M2.38B
FY199330 Sept 19934.29%87.00M2.03B
FY199230 Sept 199224.25%530.37M2.19B
FY199130 Sept 199117.54%309.80M1.77B
FY199030 Sept 199032.82%474.90M1.45B
FY198930 Sept 198930.56%454.00M1.49B
FY198830 Sept 198839.89%400.30M1.00B
FY198730 Sept 198726.00%217.50M836.50M
FY198630 Sept 198622.19%154.00M694.10M
FY198530 Sept 198511.12%61.20M550.50M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Apple's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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