In this section of the page, you will find all the information you need to understand how Apple (AAPL) dividends work. In addition, you will be able to consult the payment date, the ex-dividend date, the last day to be entitled to the payment, the money to be received per share, the yield and any other doubts that may arise.

Upcoming Apple dividend
Change(%)
-16.67%
Decrease
Next payment 0.20$
Next payment date Mar 12, 2024
Last payment 0.24$
Last payment date Nov 16, 2023
00 D 00 H 00 M 00 S
Ex-Dividend: 3/6/24
Estimated

Apple will distribute 0,20 dollars per share in the form of a dividend on March 12, 2024.

The March 6, 2024 is the ex-dividend date. So if you wish to receive Apple dividends, you must buy one day before this date.

Apple distributed 0.24 dollars per share in the form of a dividend on November 16, 2023.

Apple's dividend policy has always been to increase the payout year after year. In addition, the company has been paying out the previous year's dividend for more than 20 years on 4 separate dates per year.

In its dividend history, it can be seen that it began making payments in 2013, on a quarterly basis, in the months of February, May, August and November. .

Payout Ratio Apple Dividends

Apple paid 1% of its net income in the last fiscal period as dividends.
Dividend payout ratio

The dividend payout ratio, also known as the payout ratio, is an essential indicator for assessing the stability of a company's dividends. This ratio shows what proportion of the company's net profit is used to pay dividends to shareholders.

Dividend payout ratio = Total dividends ÷ Net income

Apple's earnings (383,285,002,240.00$) are sufficient to cover the dividend payment. This payment represents 1% of the total net profit of AAPL.
Dividend payout ratio
General recommendations

An appropriate payout ratio may vary depending on the industry, the company's growth stage and its financial health.

 Payout Ratio

Dividend calendar of Apple

This is the Dividend Calendar of Apple in 2023.

Event Day
Last trading date March 5, 2024
Ex-Dividend (Ex-Date) March 6, 2024
Record date March 11, 2024
Date of payment March 12, 2024
Dividends schedule Apple
Data pending official confirmation from the company Apple (AAPL).
Estimated
Estimation Policy

Our policy is based on extracting all the financial information available for each company so that our own algorithms weight this information, thus giving us a result as close as possible to the real data.

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Historical annual dividend yields of Apple

Over the past 5 years, Apple has steadily increased the annual dividend amount.
Increasing Dividends
Increasing Dividend Program

For a company to have growing dividends by our standards, the annual dividend amount must have increased steadily for at least the last 5 years.

 Dividend yield

Dividend yield of Apple vs. the sector

Apple's dividend yield (0.50%) is below the sector average (1.22%).
Comparison with industry average
Comparison with industry average

The company's dividend yield is compared to the industry average to determine its positioning.
Apple's dividend yield is below the top 75% (0.51%) of the sector.
Evaluation with respect to competence.
Comparison with competitors

Imagine you have a list of dividend yields for different companies in an industry. If you look for the "top 25%% percentile", you will find a number. This number tells you that the top 25%% of the companies with the highest dividends have a yield higher than that number.

On the other hand, the "top 75%% percentile" shows you another number, which tells you that 75%% of the companies have a higher yield than that number, thus showing a more common and less high yield.

Dividend yield history in Apple

In the last 5 years, Apple's annual dividend amount has not fallen more than 10%.
Dividend stability
Dividend stability

For a company to have stable dividends by our standards, it is vital that it has not had an annual decline of more than 10% over the previous year.

Dividend history of Apple

In this table you can see the dividend history of Apple:

YearEx-DividendAmountTotal
2023
11/10/2023
08/11/2023
05/12/2023
02/10/2023
0.24 $
0.24 $
0.24 $
0.23 $
0.95 $
2022
11/04/2022
08/05/2022
05/06/2022
02/04/2022
0.23 $
0.23 $
0.23 $
0.22 $
0.91 $
2021
11/05/2021
08/06/2021
05/07/2021
02/05/2021
0.22 $
0.22 $
0.22 $
0.205 $
0.865 $
2020
11/06/2020
08/07/2020
05/08/2020
02/07/2020
0.205 $
0.205 $
0.205 $
0.1925 $
0.8075 $
2019
11/07/2019
08/09/2019
05/10/2019
02/08/2019
0.1925 $
0.1925 $
0.1925 $
0.1825 $
0.76 $
2018
11/08/2018
08/10/2018
05/11/2018
02/09/2018
0.1825 $
0.1825 $
0.1825 $
0.1575 $
0.705 $
2017
11/10/2017
08/10/2017
05/11/2017
02/09/2017
0.1575 $
0.1575 $
0.1575 $
0.1425 $
0.615 $
2016
11/03/2016
08/04/2016
05/05/2016
02/04/2016
0.1425 $
0.1425 $
0.1425 $
0.13 $
0.5575 $
2015
11/05/2015
08/06/2015
05/07/2015
02/05/2015
0.13 $
0.13 $
0.13 $
0.1175 $
0.5075 $
2014
11/06/2014
08/07/2014
05/08/2014
02/06/2014
0.1175 $
0.1175 $
0.1175 $
0.108929 $
0.461429 $
2013
11/06/2013
08/08/2013
05/09/2013
02/07/2013
0.108929 $
0.108929 $
0.108929 $
0.094643 $
0.42143 $
2012
11/07/2012
08/09/2012
0.094643 $
0.094643 $
0.189286 $
1995
11/21/1995
08/16/1995
05/26/1995
02/13/1995
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.004284 $
1994
11/18/1994
08/15/1994
05/27/1994
02/07/1994
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.004284 $
1993
11/19/1993
08/16/1993
05/28/1993
02/12/1993
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.004284 $
1992
11/30/1992
08/17/1992
06/01/1992
02/14/1992
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.004284 $
1991
11/18/1991
08/19/1991
05/20/1991
02/15/1991
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.001071 $
0.004284 $
1990
11/16/1990
08/20/1990
05/21/1990
02/16/1990
0.001071 $
0.000982 $
0.000982 $
0.000982 $
0.004017 $
1989
11/17/1989
08/21/1989
05/22/1989
02/17/1989
0.000982 $
0.000893 $
0.000893 $
0.000893 $
0.003661 $
1988
11/21/1988
08/15/1988
05/16/1988
02/12/1988
0.000893 $
0.000714 $
0.000714 $
0.000714 $
0.003035 $
1987
11/17/1987
08/10/1987
05/11/1987
0.000714 $
0.000536 $
0.000536 $
0.001786 $
Dividend history of Apple

Apple dividend capture strategy

Step 1: Buy Apple shares (AAPL) one day before ex-dividend date
Date of purchase Mar 5, 2024
Next ex-dividend date Mar 6, 2024
Step 2: Sell Apple shares (AAPL) when the price recovers.
Date of sale (estimated) Mar 8, 2024
Average price recovery 2 days
Average return on cost 0.20%
The dividend capture strategy is based on historical Apple data. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Information about Apple

Full name Apple Inc.
Ticker AAPL
Sector Technology
Industry Consumer Electronics
Market Capitalization 2.94T $
ISIN N/A
Number of Employees 161,000
Address One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA, 95014, United States
Phone 408 996 1010
Website https://www.apple.com
Description of the company

Apple, Inc. is an American company created for the development, manufacture and marketing of software and technological equipment.

It was founded by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne in 1976 (although the latter sold his 10% stake in the company twelve days after its incorporation), they designed and built a handmade computer which they called Apple I, which had enough orders and after a financing process they managed to continue with the Apple II project, to later develop a broad portfolio of products.

Apple's portfolio includes Mac (Macintosh) Mac mini, iMac, eMac, iMac Pro, laptops such as MacBook, various accessories, software, Ipod, Iphone, Apple TV, Ipad, among others.

Their first two stores opened in 2001 in the United States, then in 2003 they expanded their market by opening another one in Japan, extending throughout Asia, Europe and America, also including authorized agents, reaching more than 500 worldwide.

One of the aspects that most characterizes the Apple brand is its innovation and the incorporation of musical devices in their catalogs, in addition to that they recently stopped using mercury and incorporated recyclable LCD and aluminum to minimize their ecological footprint.

Frequently asked questions about Apple dividends

Apple pays dividends on a Quarterly basis.

Apple is listed on the U.S. Technology Index and is part of the Nasdaq.

Apple has the Ticker or stock code AAPL.

Apple belongs to the Technology sector and the Consumer Electronics industry.

The CEO of Apple in 2023 is Mr. Timothy D. Cook.

At this moment, the value of a Apple share is 188.85$.

Apple has a growing dividend program. In the last 5 years, dividends have been at least equal to or higher than the previous year.

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