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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Apple Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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3 months ended: Jun 27, 2026 Mar 28, 2026 Dec 27, 2025 Sep 27, 2025 Jun 28, 2025 Mar 29, 2025 Dec 28, 2024 Sep 28, 2024 Jun 29, 2024 Mar 30, 2024 Dec 30, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jul 1, 2023 Apr 1, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 24, 2022 Jun 25, 2022 Mar 26, 2022 Dec 25, 2021 Sep 25, 2021 Jun 26, 2021 Mar 27, 2021 Dec 26, 2020 Sep 26, 2020 Jun 27, 2020 Mar 28, 2020 Dec 28, 2019
Net income 29,789 29,578 42,097 27,466 23,434 24,780 36,330 14,736 21,448 23,636 33,916 22,956 19,881 24,160 29,998 20,721 19,442 25,010 34,630 20,551 21,744 23,630 28,755 12,673 11,253 11,249 22,236
Depreciation and amortization 3,320 3,439 3,214 3,127 2,830 2,661 3,080 2,911 2,850 2,836 2,848 2,653 3,052 2,898 2,916 2,865 2,805 2,737 2,697 2,989 2,832 2,797 2,666 2,702 2,752 2,786 2,816
Share-based compensation expense 3,401 3,528 3,594 3,183 3,168 3,226 3,286 2,858 2,869 2,964 2,997 2,625 2,617 2,686 2,905 2,278 2,243 2,252 2,265 1,945 1,960 1,981 2,020 1,724 1,698 1,697 1,710
Other (320) (1,189) (528) 1,659 469 (208) (2,009) (302) 7 (982) (989) (576) 81 (1,415) (317) (1,689) 1,627 219 849 (3,495) (745) (648) (33) (400) 998 (419) (491)
Accounts receivable, net (979) 9,448 (153) (12,367) (1,581) 3,669 3,597 (10,485) (1,030) 1,172 6,555 (9,297) (1,987) 5,321 4,275 (6,384) (981) 9,476 (3,934) (8,809) 1,031 8,598 (10,945) 1,768 (2,135) 5,269 2,015
Vendor non-trade receivables (4,337) 7,227 2,781 (13,902) 4,384 6,005 3,166 (12,456) (1,064) 7,595 4,569 (11,840) (1,674) 12,465 2,320 (12,309) 4,146 10,455 (9,812) (8,795) (1,900) 16,986 (10,194) (7,132) 762 4,021 3,902
Inventories (4,377) (873) (211) 177 365 643 215 (1,087) (12) 190 (137) 952 (22) (741) (1,807) 435 (16) 384 681 (1,429) 13 (276) (950) (137) (689) 727 (28)
Other current and non-current assets (1,937) (4,079) (10,250) (3,081) (1,745) (5,310) 939 (6,105) (1,188) (2,981) (1,457) (821) (771) 7 (4,099) (3,210) 253 1,379 (4,921) (2,143) (1,566) (807) (3,526) (2,828) 2,106 (1,812) (7,054)
Accounts payable 7,094 (13,145) 848 19,381 (3,875) (7,933) (6,671) 21,191 1,539 (12,168) (4,542) 14,901 3,974 (14,689) (6,075) 15,556 (4,358) (21,563) 19,813 14,112 211 (23,667) 21,670 6,725 2,733 (12,431) (1,089)
Other current and non-current liabilities 2,715 (5,232) 12,533 4,085 418 (3,581) (11,998) 15,550 3,439 428 (3,865) 45 1,229 (2,132) 3,889 5,864 (2,269) (2,183) 4,698 5,274 (2,486) (4,613) 9,300 5,481 (3,207) 2,224 6,499
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (1,821) (6,654) 5,548 (5,707) (2,034) (6,507) (10,752) 6,608 1,684 (5,764) 1,123 (6,060) 749 231 (1,497) (48) (3,225) (2,052) 6,525 (1,790) (4,697) (3,779) 5,355 3,877 (430) (2,002) 4,245
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities 4,580 (876) 11,828 2,262 4,433 (828) (6,395) 12,075 7,410 (946) 5,979 (1,358) 6,499 4,400 4,007 3,406 3,450 3,156 12,336 (351) (650) 351 10,008 7,903 5,018 2,062 8,280
Cash generated by operating activities 34,369 28,702 53,925 29,728 27,867 23,952 29,935 26,811 28,858 22,690 39,895 21,598 26,380 28,560 34,005 24,127 22,892 28,166 46,966 20,200 21,094 23,981 38,763 20,576 16,271 13,311 30,516
Purchases of marketable securities (16,320) (19,739) (12,693) (6,816) (5,149) (6,318) (6,124) (10,582) (13,032) (15,262) (9,780) (8,557) (9,759) (6,044) (5,153) (6,745) (8,191) (27,074) (34,913) (15,506) (19,628) (34,624) (39,800) (18,332) (30,117) (29,073) (37,416)
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities 7,813 11,181 7,510 5,871 8,449 10,620 15,967 11,373 12,376 14,416 13,046 11,829 10,733 9,997 7,127 5,714 6,203 6,691 11,309 9,143 10,275 14,428 25,177 15,053 15,127 19,998 19,740
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities 3,401 5,791 2,824 2,105 5,575 1,718 3,492 3,753 3,068 2,977 1,337 1,869 2,062 1,388 509 3,837 8,941 13,993 10,675 10,715 15,100 12,301 9,344 10,713 11,998 20,482 7,280
Payments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment (2,455) (1,971) (2,373) (3,242) (3,462) (3,071) (2,940) (2,908) (2,151) (1,996) (2,392) (2,163) (2,093) (2,916) (3,787) (3,289) (2,102) (2,514) (2,803) (3,223) (2,093) (2,269) (3,500) (1,784) (1,565) (1,853) (2,107)
Other (196) (1,430) (154) (505) (340) (32) (603) (191) (388) (445) (284) (584) (506) (106) (141) (734) (617) (361) (374) (294) (82) (204) 195 (119) (608) (541) (1,165)
Cash (used in) generated by investing activities (7,757) (6,168) (4,886) (2,587) 5,073 2,917 9,792 1,445 (127) (310) 1,927 2,394 437 2,319 (1,445) (1,217) 4,234 (9,265) (16,106) 835 3,572 (10,368) (8,584) 5,531 (5,165) 9,013 (13,668)
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards (3,210) (330) (2,922) (241) (2,514) (284) (2,921) (278) (2,288) (284) (2,591) (312) (2,385) (418) (2,316) (308) (2,697) (330) (2,888) (701) (2,695) (299) (2,861) (400) (1,668) (187) (1,379)
Payments for dividends and dividend equivalents (4,035) (3,822) (3,921) (3,862) (3,945) (3,758) (3,856) (3,804) (3,895) (3,710) (3,825) (3,758) (3,849) (3,650) (3,768) (3,703) (3,811) (3,595) (3,732) (3,640) (3,767) (3,447) (3,613) (3,511) (3,656) (3,375) (3,539)
Repurchases of common stock (25,105) (12,288) (24,701) (20,132) (21,075) (25,898) (23,606) (25,083) (26,522) (23,205) (20,139) (21,003) (17,478) (19,594) (19,475) (24,428) (21,865) (22,631) (20,478) (19,748) (22,900) (18,548) (24,775) (17,187) (15,891) (18,574) (20,706)
Proceeds from issuance of term debt, net — — — — 4,481 — — — — — — — 5,228 — — 5,465 — — — 6,470 — 13,923 — 5,456 8,425 — 2,210
Repayments of term debt (232) (5,750) (2,164) (1,250) (5,673) (3,000) (1,009) (2,558) (4,250) (3,150) — — (7,500) (2,250) (1,401) (2,793) (3,000) (3,750) — (1,250) (3,000) (3,500) (1,000) — (7,379) (4,250) (1,000)
Proceeds from (repayments of) commercial paper, net — (1) (5,910) (1,967) 3,903 3,976 (7,944) 6,945 997 2 (3,984) 1,993 1,989 254 (8,214) (1,015) 3,971 1,999 (1,000) (2,000) 3,000 — 22 (994) (1,487) 2,497 (979)
Proceeds from repurchase agreement — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (5,165) 2,609 2,556 —
Other (58) (88) (38) (24) (10) (42) (35) (170) (59) (86) (46) (73) (53) (66) (389) (12) (43) (44) (61) 487 (34) 545 (22) 444 (69) 393 (14)
Cash used in financing activities (32,640) (22,279) (39,656) (27,476) (24,833) (29,006) (39,371) (24,948) (36,017) (30,433) (30,585) (23,153) (24,048) (25,724) (35,563) (26,794) (27,445) (28,351) (28,159) (20,382) (29,396) (11,326) (32,249) (21,357) (19,116) (20,940) (25,407)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents (6,028) 255 9,383 (335) 8,107 (2,137) 356 3,308 (7,286) (8,053) 11,237 839 2,769 5,155 (3,003) (3,884) (319) (9,450) 2,701 653 (4,730) 2,287 (2,070) 4,750 (8,010) 1,384 (8,559)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28).


The analysis of the cash flow performance exhibits a pattern of robust operating cash generation and an aggressive capital return strategy, characterized by significant share repurchases and consistent dividend payments.

Operating Activities
Net income demonstrates a recurring seasonal peak in the December quarter of each fiscal year, reflecting higher year-end sales. A long-term upward trajectory is observed, with the December 2025 quarter reaching a peak of 42,097 million US$. Cash generated by operating activities consistently exceeds net income, bolstered by steady depreciation and amortization expenses and a rising trend in share-based compensation, which grew from approximately 1,700 million US$ in 2019 to over 3,400 million US$ by mid-2026. Working capital fluctuations are significant, particularly within accounts receivable and accounts payable, which introduce short-term volatility to the quarterly cash flow from operations.
Investing Activities
Investment behavior is dominated by the active management of a large marketable securities portfolio. Large-scale purchases of securities are frequently offset by maturities and sales, resulting in highly variable net cash flows from investing activities. Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment remain relatively stable, typically ranging between 2,000 million US$ and 3,500 million US$ per quarter, indicating a disciplined approach to infrastructure and equipment investment relative to the overall scale of operations.
Financing Activities
Financing activities are consistently negative, driven by a primary objective of returning capital to shareholders. Repurchases of common stock represent the most significant cash outflow, frequently exceeding 20,000 million US$ per quarter, although a notable dip to 12,288 million US$ occurred in March 2026. Dividend payments exhibit remarkable stability, remaining within a tight range of 3,300 million US$ to 4,000 million US$ per quarter. Debt management is characterized by periodic issuances of term debt to optimize the capital structure, balanced by consistent repayments of term debt and commercial paper.
Overall Liquidity and Cash Position
The net change in cash fluctuates quarterly due to the timing of security maturities and large-scale share buybacks. However, the substantial cash generated from operations provides ample coverage for both capital expenditures and the aggressive financing outflows. The organization maintains a high degree of liquidity, allowing for continued investment in growth and shareholder returns without compromising operational stability.

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