Apple (AAPL) Free Cash Flow

Price: $227.25
Market Cap: $3.41T
Avg Volume: 50.37M
Country: US
Industry: Consumer Electronics
Sector: Technology
Beta: 1.24
52W Range: $164.08-260.1
Website: Apple

What is Apple's Free Cash Flow?

  • Apple's annual free cash flow as of FY 2024 is $108.81B.
  • Apple's quarterly free cash flow as of QQ1 2025 is $29.93B.

What is Free Cash Flow?

Free cash flow (FCF) is a measure of financial performance calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It represents the cash that a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets. FCF is important because it allows a company to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value.

How is Free Cash Flow calculated?

The formula for free cash flow is:

Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures

This metric helps investors understand the company's ability to generate cash and its potential to pay dividends or expand.

Related Metrics

Other important metrics to assess Apple's free cash flow financial health include:

  • Free Cash Flow Growth - the rate at which a company's free cash flow is growing:
    • Annual Growth: 9.26%
  • Free Cash Flow Per Share - free cash flow divided by the number of shares outstanding:
    • Annual: $7.09
  • Free Cash Flow Yield - free cash flow divided by the market capitalization:
    • Annual: 3.11%

These metrics provide insights into Apple's financial health and its ability to generate cash. Comparing these ratios with industry benchmarks can offer a deeper understanding of the company's performance.

Annual Free Cash Flow

$108.81B

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

$29.93B

Historical Annual Free Cash Flow
Historical Quarterly Free Cash Flow
Annual Free Cash Flow Growth
Annual Free Cash Flow Per Share

Apple Historical Financial Metrics

The table below shows various financial metrics for each year, with the latest data available for the last fiscal year 2024.

Year Free Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Growth Free Cash Flow Per Share Free Cash Flow Yield
2024 $108.81B 9.26% $7.09 3.11%
2023 $99.58B -10.64% $6.33 3.69%
2022 $111.44B 19.89% $6.87 4.57%
2021 $92.95B 26.70% $5.57 3.79%
2020 $73.36B 24.57% $4.23 3.77%
2019 $58.90B -8.15% $3.19 5.83%
2018 $64.12B 24.68% $3.23 5.73%
2017 $51.43B -2.38% $2.46 6.40%
2016 $52.68B -24.50% $2.41 8.54%
2015 $69.78B 39.84% $3.03 10.57%