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

3 months ended:	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	Sep 28, 2019	Jun 29, 2019	Mar 30, 2019	Dec 29, 2018
Net income	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)	13,686)	10,044)	11,561)	19,965)
Depreciation and amortization	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)	3,179)	2,933)	3,040)	3,395)
Share-based compensation expense	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)	1,499)	1,496)	1,514)	1,559)
Other	(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)	(614)	(39)	(338)	(1)
Accounts receivable, net	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)	(8,768)	919)	2,964)	5,130)
Vendor non-trade receivables	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)	(10,552)	(1,133)	7,711)	6,905)
Inventories	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)	(785)	1,502)	70)	(1,076)
Other current and non-current assets	(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)	180)	1,410)	169)	(886)
Accounts payable	(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)	17,881)	220)	(11,523)	(8,501)
Other current and non-current liabilities	(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)	4,204)	(5,716)	(4,013)	200)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	(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)	2,160)	(2,798)	(4,622)	1,772)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities	(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)	6,224)	1,592)	(406)	6,725)
Cash generated by operating activities	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)	19,910)	11,636)	11,155)	26,690)
Purchases of marketable securities	(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)	(17,728)	(8,048)	(6,777)	(7,077)
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities	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)	13,319)	9,903)	9,677)	7,203)
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities	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)	7,472)	26,881)	12,912)	9,723)
Payments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	(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)	(2,777)	(2,000)	(2,363)	(3,355)
Other	(32)	(603)	(191)	(388)	(445)	(284)	(584)	(506)	(106)	(141)	(734)	(617)	(361)	(374)	(294)	(82)	(204)	195)	(119)	(608)	(541)	(1,165)	(1,084)	766)	(101)	(650)
Cash (used in) generated by investing activities	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)	(798)	27,502)	13,348)	5,844)
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards	(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)	(191)	(1,199)	(109)	(1,318)
Payments for dividends and dividend equivalents	(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)	(3,479)	(3,629)	(3,443)	(3,568)
Repurchases of common stock	(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)	(17,444)	(16,955)	(23,702)	(8,796)
Proceeds from issuance of term debt, net	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	5,228)	—)	—)	5,465)	—)	—)	—)	6,470)	—)	13,923)	—)	5,456)	8,425)	—)	2,210)	6,963)	—)	—)	—)
Repayments of term debt	(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)	(3,305)	(3,000)	(2,500)	—)
Proceeds from (repayments of) commercial paper, net	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)	(3,951)	(1,990)	(42)	6)
Proceeds from repurchase agreement	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(5,165)	2,609)	2,556)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Other	(42)	(35)	(170)	(59)	(86)	(46)	(73)	(53)	(66)	(389)	(12)	(43)	(44)	(61)	487)	(34)	545)	(22)	444)	(69)	393)	(14)	368)	(31)	339)	—)
Cash used in financing activities	(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)	(21,039)	(26,804)	(29,457)	(13,676)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents	(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)	(1,927)	12,334)	(4,954)	18,858)

Net Income: The net income exhibits significant volatility over the reported periods. Initially declining from late 2018 through mid-2019, it then sharply increased in the final quarter of 2019, peaking around the end of 2021. Subsequently, it showed fluctuations with some recovery in the final quarters of 2023 and early 2024, indicating periodic profitability improvement but lacking consistent upward momentum.
Depreciation and Amortization: Depreciation and amortization expenses remained relatively stable with slight fluctuations over the quarters. The trend shows a mild increase through 2022 and 2023, suggesting ongoing capital expenditure and asset utilization maintaining consistent expense levels.
Share-Based Compensation Expense: Share-based compensation gradually increased from 2018, reaching more elevated levels around 2021 and further rising into 2024. This increase might reflect growth in employee incentives or changes in equity compensation practices over time.
Other Items: The 'Other' financial item shows erratic values with alternating gains and losses, indicating non-recurring or irregular adjustments affecting financial outcomes sporadically throughout the periods.
Accounts Receivable, Net: Accounts receivable display high volatility with frequent negative values indicating possible write-offs or adjustments. There is no clear trend, demonstrating fluctuating credit sales or collection challenges across periods.
Vendor Non-Trade Receivables: These receivables are irregular, with sharp negatives followed by significant positive spikes, implying inconsistent vendor-related transactions or timing differences in recognition.
Inventories: Inventory levels are inconsistent, oscillating between small positives and negatives, indicating variable stock buildup or clearance with no clear upward or downward trend.
Other Current and Non-Current Assets: Values fluctuate considerably, showing inconsistent asset changes likely due to diverse non-operational or infrequent transactions impacting asset holdings.
Accounts Payable: Accounts payable saw large swings, including significant negative balances, followed by strong positive increases, suggesting cyclical payment behavior or period-end adjustments significantly impacting liabilities management.
Other Current and Non-Current Liabilities: This line item reflects considerable volatility, shifting from negative to positive values throughout the quarters, implicating irregular adjustments in liabilities possibly from accrued expenses or deferred items.
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities: The changes in operating assets and liabilities reveal alternating positive and negative values, without a sustained trend, indicating dynamic working capital management reacting to operational needs and external factors.
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Cash Generated by Operating Activities: These adjustments vary, with both high positive and negative values, reflecting the impact of non-cash expenses, provisions, or other reconciliation entries affecting cash flow from operations.
Cash Generated by Operating Activities: Operating cash flow shows an overall increasing trend with peaks in late 2020 and 2021, reflecting strong cash conversion from earnings. However, variability exists with some declines, pointing to fluctuating operational efficiency or seasonality in cash inflows.
Purchases of Marketable Securities: Purchases of marketable securities demonstrate large outflows with notable spikes in late 2019 and variable activity thereafter. This could indicate strategic investment or liquidity management decisions varying by quarter.
Proceeds from Maturities and Sales of Marketable Securities: Proceeds from maturities and sales show inconsistent but generally significant inflows, often offsetting purchases. The proceeds fluctuate but present an overall pattern of active portfolio turnover or liquidity rebalancing.
Payments for Acquisition of Property, Plant, and Equipment: Capital expenditures fluctuate moderately but generally remain a consistent cash outflow, with some increased spending towards late 2022, highlighting ongoing investment in long-term assets.
Cash Used in or Generated by Investing Activities: Investing activities cash flows are irregular, with some quarters showing large inflows and others significant outflows, reflecting a mixed pattern of investment and divestment actions.
Payments for Taxes Related to Net Share Settlement of Equity Awards: Tax payments related to share settlements are relatively low and stable, with occasional increases, showing steady but minor impacts on cash flow.
Payments for Dividends and Dividend Equivalents: Dividend payments are relatively stable over time, consistently reflecting cash outflows of similar amounts each quarter, indicating a steady dividend policy.
Repurchases of Common Stock: Repurchase activities decreased from the extreme negative cash outflows in late 2018 and 2019 to somewhat lower levels in later periods but remain substantial, indicating ongoing shareholder return through buybacks.
Proceeds from Issuance and Repayments of Debt: Issuance of term debt is sporadic and intermittent, with some large inflows in mid-2019 and mid-2020, while repayments occur more frequently, showing active debt management. Similarly, commercial paper activities reflect variable short-term borrowing and repayment cycles.
Cash Used in Financing Activities: Financing cash flows predominantly represent large outflows, driven mainly by stock repurchases and dividend payments, occasionally offset by debt proceeds. There is noticeable volatility reflecting strategic financing adjustments over the quarters.
Increase or Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents: Overall cash position changes fluctuate significantly, with large increases in some periods (notably late 2018 and early 2021) and substantial decreases in others, demonstrating a dynamic liquidity position influenced by operational and financing activities.

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