1 Top Management and Board of Directors; 2 INSIDER OWNERSHIP AND SELLING IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS; 3 Peer Comparison & Ranking of AAPL; 4 Patents
Top Management and Board of Directors
Top Management Top Management [Six top executives with tenure > 14 yrs]
| Name | Designation | Since Appointment | | Tim Cook | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 14 Yrs, 2 Mos | | Arthur D. Levinson | Chairman, Director | 25 Yrs, 3 Mos | | Kevan Parekh | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President | - | | Jeff Williams | Chief Operating Officer | - | | Isabel Ge Mahe | Vice President, Managing Director of Greater China | - | | Katherine Adams | Vice President, General Counsel | - |
Board Of Directors Board Of Directors [One director with tenure > 14 yrs]
| Name | Since Appointment | | Ronald D. Sugar | 14 Yrs, 11 Mos |
Board Of Directors [Five directors with tenure < 4 yrs]
| Name | Since Appointment | | Alex Gorsky | 3 Yrs, 12 Mos | | Susan L. Wagner | - | | Andrea Jung | - | | Wanda Austin | - | | Monica Lozano | - |
Independent Ratings of Directors + Tim Cook- Glassdoor Ranking: Tim Cook was ranked 32 in the Glassdoor Employee Review's list of 100 Top CEOs in the United States for 2021.
+ Tim Cook- Bloomberg Pay Index Ranking: Tim Cook was ranked 3 in the Bloomberg Pay Index list in the United States for 2021, an improvement from rank 8 in 2020. According to Bloomberg Pay Index, Tim Cook's total compensation had increased by (222.13%) $588.7 million from $265 million to $853.8 million in 2021.
+ Tim Cook- Harvard Business Ranking: Tim Cook was ranked 62 in the Harvard Business Review's list of 100 Best-Performing CEO's in the world for 2019.
INSIDER OWNERSHIP AND SELLING IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS Shares Held by Insiders as on Nov 06, 2025 (Value computed at price $269.79)
| Name | Shares Held | Value, $ | | Arthur D. Levinson | 4,125,576 | 1,113,039,149 | | Tim Cook | 3,280,295 | 884,990,788 | | Katherine Adams | 179,158 | 48,335,037 | | Susan L. Wagner | 1,255 | 338,586 | | Ronald D. Sugar | 1,255 | 338,586 | | Alex Gorsky | 1,255 | 338,586 | | Andrea Jung | 1,255 | 338,586 | | Total | 7,590,049 | 2,047,719,320 |
Arthur D. Levinson now has a beneficial interest in 4,125,576 Apple shares worth $1.1 billion.
Tim Cook now has a beneficial interest in 3,280,295 Apple shares worth $885 million.
Katherine Adams now has a beneficial interest in 179,158 Apple shares worth $48.3 million.
Susan L. Wagner now has a beneficial interest in 1,255 Apple shares worth $338,586.
Ronald D. Sugar now has a beneficial interest in 1,255 Apple shares worth $338,586.
Alex Gorsky now has a beneficial interest in 1,255 Apple shares worth $338,586.
Andrea Jung now has a beneficial interest in 1,255 Apple shares worth $338,586.
Insider selling Summary in the past 12 months
| Name | No. of Shares | Price, $ | Value, $ | | Cook Timothy D [CEO] | 238,099 | 241.7 | 57,560,381 | | Levinson Arthur D [Chairman] | 201,516 | 227.3 | 45,807,647 | | Adams Katherine L. [Vice President] | 47,125 | 256.8 | 12,101,154 | | Total | 486,740 | 237.2 | 115,469,182 |
Peer Comparison & Ranking of AAPL FAANG PEER COMPARISON: AAPL - SIZE (all figures in $)
In its FAANG Peer Group of 5 companies (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet's Google) AAPL is ranked AAPL is ranked first (1) by MCap, second (2) by Revenue, Net Profit and third (3) by PV$1000, Total Assets.
| Name (Code) | MCap | PV $1000 (1 yr) | Revenue | Net Profit | Total Assets | | Rank of AAPL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | Apple (AAPL) | 4,030.7B | 1,221.2 | 391B | 93.7B | 365B | | Amazon (AMZN) | 2,579.8B | 1,173.0 | 638B | 59.2B | 527.9B | | Alphabet (GOOGL) | 1,656.4B | 1,623.3 | 350B | 100.1B | 450.3B | | Meta Platforms (META) | 1,565.6B | 1,087.0 | 164.5B | 62.4B | 276.1B | | Netflix (NFLX) | 469.1B | 1,405.4 | 39B | 8.7B | 53.6B |
FAANG PEER COMPARISON: AAPL - VALUATION INDICATORS
In value terms, comparing relative value of its shares, AAPL is ranked
+ 4 out of 5 by Price/Earnings per share [44.5] + 4 out of 5 by Price/Sales per share [10.4] + 5 out of 5 by Turnover Rate (%) [76.9]
| Name (Code) | Last Price | P/E | P/S | P/Book | Turnover Rate (%) | | Rank of AAPL by value | | 4 | 4 | | 5 | | Apple (AAPL) | $269.79 | 44.5 | 10.4 | | 76.9 | | Amazon (AMZN) | $242.92 | 43.3 | 4.1 | 14.5 | 97.0 | | Alphabet (GOOGL) | $284.60 | 35.3 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 98.0 | | Meta Platforms (META) | $618.81 | 25.4 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 149.4 | | Netflix (NFLX) | $1,096.54 | 53.7 | 11.9 | 18.8 | 228.6 |
BUYSELLSIGNALS FUNDAMENTALS VALUATION RANKING: Apple vs NASDAQ Market
Out of 2,831 stocks and 4 units in the NASDAQ Market, Apple is ranked second(2) by Revenue, fourth(4) by Net Profit $, sixth(6) by Total Assets and sixth(6) by ROE.
| NASDAQ Avg | AAPL | AAPL Rank | | Revenue $ | - | 391 B | 2 | | Net Profit $ | - | 93.7 B | 4 | | Total Assets $ | - | 365 B | 6 | | ROE (%) | 12.98 | 164.6 | 6 | | ROA (%) | 5.2 | 25.7 | 29 | | EBITDA Margin% | 16.9 | 31.6 | 128 | | P/Earnings | - | 44.2x | 177 | | P/Sales | - | 10.3x | 225 | | Yield (%) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 626 | | Total Debt/Equity (the lower the better) | 0.5x | 0.2x | 933 | | Premium to 52-Wk Low (%) | 55.6 | 59.8 | 1690 | | Discount to 52-Wk High (%) | 5.2 | 2.7 | 2630 | Negative values are shown in brackets.
MARKET SHARE Apple has a position of market dominance in the Technology sector. Apple vs Technology sector [Technology sector Total in Brackets] Revenue of $391 billion[52.2% of aggregate sector revenue of $753.9 billion; down from 54.5% in the previous year.] Net Profit of $93.7 billion [58.9% of aggregate sector net profit of $155.6 billion; down from 67.8% in the previous year.] EBIT of $123.5 billion [62.3% of aggregate sector EBIT of $195 billion; down from 67.4% in the previous year.]
GLOBAL RANK [out of 46,391 stocks] AND RANK OF APPLE IN THE AMERICAN REGION [out of 9,533 stocks]
| Description | Value | Global Rank | In Am Region | | Total Assets ($) | 365B | 224 | 91 | | Revenue ($) | 391B | 27 | 6 | | Net Profit ($) | 93.7B | 13 | 4 | | Return on Equity % | 164.6 | 89 | 35 | | Net Profit Margin % | 24.0 | 4,796 | 848 | | Price to Book | 62.1 | 34,308 | 4,906 | | Price/Earnings | 38.5 | 19,070 | 2,682 | | Yield % | 0.4 | 18,667 | 3,147 | | PV1000 (1Year) $ | 1,221 | 14,607 | 2,597 | | $ Change (1Year) % | 39.1 | 6,756 | 1,070 |
RANK OF APPLE IN THE NASDAQ-100 INDEX [out of 89 stocks], IN THE NASDAQ MARKET [out of 2800 stocks] AND IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR [out of 218 stocks]
| Description | Value | In NASDAQ-100 Index | In NASDAQ Market | In Technology sector | | Total Assets ($) | 365B | 5 | 5 | 1 | | Revenue ($) | 391B | 2 | 2 | 1 | | Net Profit ($) | 93.7B | 4 | 4 | 1 | | Return on Equity % | 164.6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | | Net Profit Margin % | 24.0 | 20 | 137 | 9 | | Price/Earnings | 44.2 | 56 | 813 | 38 | | Yield % | 0.4 | 44 | 642 | 18 | | PV1000 (1Year) $ | 1,223 | 26 | 152 | 14 |
LONG-TERM FUNDAMENTAL RANKING: 4 OUT OF 5 [5 is best] Apple is ranked number 1 out of 259 listed technology companies in the United States with a market capitalization of $4,030.7 billion.
Stocks are scored on a set of parameters reflecting fundamental analytical tools involving valuation, size and financial performance. They are ranked according to the average values of those parameters. The highest ranking is 5 and the lowest ranking is 1.
Patents Number of Patents Issued to Apple by the US Patent Office and the European Patent Office A total of 35,906 patents were issued to Apple in the last eleven years. In the past year 4,284 patents were issued, 1.3 times average of 3,264 patents per year.
| 12 months ended Nov 06 | No. of Patents Issued | | 2025 | 4,284 | | 2024 | 8,051 | | 2023 | 4,937 | | 2022 | 3,003 | | 2021 | 3,402 | | 2020 | 3,111 | | 2019 | 2,615 | | 2018 | 2,570 | | 2017 | 2,117 | | 2016 | 1,469 | | 2015 | 347 | | Total | 35,906 |
Rank by patents issued in the past 12 months: Apple vs NASDAQ stocks Apple is ranked 2 by patents issued in the past year out of 3,730 NASDAQ listed companies. A total of 97,073 patents were issued to NASDAQ listed companies in the past year, an average of 82.5 patents per company. Apple received 7,773 patents in the past 12 months, 299 times average.
Source: https://www.uspto.gov/, https://www.epo.org/en, company (Apple)
1 Tax & Dividend; 2 Financials as Reported Q4 2024-25, Past 10 Years
Tax & Dividend Average Income Tax Paid (Past 5 Years) In the past 5 years, Income Tax as % of profit before tax increased from 14.4% to 24.1%, Income Tax as % of sales increased from 3.5% to 7.6% and Income Tax as % of operating cash flow increased from 14.4% to 24.1%.
| Description | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | | As % of profit before tax | 24.1 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 13.3 | 14.4 | | As % of operating cash flow | 24.1 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 13.3 | 14.4 | | As % of sales | 7.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4 | 3.5 |
The 5-year average of profit before tax was 16.5%.
Dividend History In the past 2 years annual dividends have increased by 4.0c from 98.0c to 102.0c. Based on a start date of 2 years ago, there has been no decline in dividends over the last 2 years.
| Date Paid | Value (c) | Type | | 11 Aug 2025 | 26 | Quarterly | | 12 May 2025 | 26 | Quarterly | | 10 Feb 2025 | 25 | Quarterly | | 11 Nov 2024 | 25 | Quarterly | | Tr 12 Months | 102 | | | 2023 - 2024 | 98 | |
Source: Nasdaq Stock Exchange: https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/AAPL/dividend-history, company (Apple)
Financials as Reported Q4 2024-25, Past 10 Years Financials as reported (Q4/2025)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION (In $ Million, except per share data and shares outstanding)
INCOME STATEMENT AS REPORTED (Q4/2025)
| Description | $ Million | $ Million | | | Sep 27, 2025 | Sep 28, 2024 | Change % | | Net sales: | | | | | Products | 73,716 | 69,958 | Up 5.4 | | Services | 28,750 | 24,972 | Up 15.1 | | Total net sales(1) | 102,466 | 94,930 | Up 7.9 | | Cost of sales: | | | | | Products | 47,019 | 44,566 | Up 5.5 | | Services | 7,106 | 6,485 | Up 9.6 | | Total cost of sales | 54,125 | 51,051 | Up 6.0 | | Gross margin | 48,341 | 43,879 | Up 10.2 | | Operating expenses: | | | | | Research and development | 8,866 | 7,765 | Up 14.2 | | Selling general and administrative | 7,048 | 6,523 | Up 8.0 | | Total operating expenses | 15,914 | 14,288 | Up 11.4 | | Operating income | 32,427 | 29,591 | Up 9.6 | | Other income/(expense) net | 377 | 19 | Up 1,884.2 | | Income before provision for income taxes | 32,804 | 29,610 | Up 10.8 | | Provision for income taxes | 5,338 | 14,874 | Down 64.1 | | Net income | 27,466 | 14,736 | Up 86.4 | | Earnings per share: | | | | | Basic | $1.85 | 97.0c | Up 90.7 | | Diluted | $1.85 | 97.0c | Up 90.7 | | Shares used in computing earnings per share: | | | | | Basic | 14,815,307,000 | 15,171,990,000 | Down 2.4 | | Diluted | 14,863,609,000 | 15,242,853,000 | Down 2.5 |
BALANCE SHEET AS REPORTED (Q4/2025)
| Description | $ Million | $ Million | | | Sep 27, 2025 | Sep 28, 2024 | Change % | | ASSETS: | | | | | Current assets: | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | 35,934 | 29,943 | Up 20.0 | | Marketable securities | 18,763 | 35,228 | Down 46.7 | | Accounts receivable net | 39,777 | 33,410 | Up 19.1 | | Vendor non-trade receivables | 33,180 | 32,833 | Up 1.1 | | Inventories | 5,718 | 7,286 | Down 21.5 | | Other current assets | 14,585 | 14,287 | Up 2.1 | | Total current assets | 147,957 | 152,987 | Down 3.3 | | Non-current assets: | | | | | Marketable securities | 77,723 | 91,479 | Down 15.0 | | Property plant and equipment net | 49,834 | 45,680 | Up 9.1 | | Other non-current assets | 83,727 | 74,834 | Up 11.9 | | Total non-current assets | 211,284 | 211,993 | Down 0.3 | | Total assets | 359,241 | 364,980 | Down 1.6 | | LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: | | | | | Current liabilities: | | | | | Accounts payable | 69,860 | 68,960 | Up 1.3 | | Other current liabilities | 66,387 | 78,304 | Down 15.2 | | Deferred revenue | 9,055 | 8,249 | Up 9.8 | | Commercial paper | 7,979 | 9,967 | Down 19.9 | | Term debt | 12,350 | 10,912 | Up 13.2 | | Total current liabilities | 165,631 | 176,392 | Down 6.1 | | Non-current liabilities: | | | | | Term debt | 78,328 | 85,750 | Down 8.7 | | Other non-current liabilities | 41,549 | 45,888 | Down 9.5 | | Total non-current liabilities | 119,877 | 131,638 | Down 8.9 | | Total liabilities | 285,508 | 308,030 | Down 7.3 | | Commitments and contingencies | | | | | Shareholders' equity: | | | | | Common stock and additional paid-in capital 0.00001 par value: 50400000 shares authorized; 14773260 and 15116786 shares issued and outstanding respectively | 93,568 | 83,276 | Up 12.4 | | Accumulated deficit | -14,264 | -19,154 | Improved 25.5 | | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | -5,571 | -7,172 | Improved 22.3 | | Total shareholders' equity | 73,733 | 56,950 | Up 29.5 | | Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 359,241 | 364,980 | Down 1.6 |
CASH FLOW AS REPORTED (Q4/2025)
| Description | $ Million | $ Million | | | Sep 27, 2025 | Sep 28, 2024 | Change % | | Cash cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents beginning balances | 29,943 | 30,737 | Down 2.6 | | Operating activities: | | | | | Net income | 112,010 | 93,736 | Up 19.5 | | Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities: | | | | | Depreciation and amortization | 11,698 | 11,445 | Up 2.2 | | Share-based compensation expense | 12,863 | 11,688 | Up 10.1 | | Other | -89 | -2,266 | Improved 96.1 | | Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | Accounts receivable net | -6,682 | -3,788 | Deterioration 76.4 | | Vendor non-trade receivables | -347 | -1,356 | Improved 74.4 | | Inventories | 1,400 | -1,046 | Recovery | | Other current and non-current assets | -9,197 | -11,731 | Improved 21.6 | | Accounts payable | 902 | 6,020 | Down 85.0 | | Other current and non-current liabilities | -11,076 | 15,552 | Deterioration | | Cash generated by operating activities | 111,482 | 118,254 | Down 5.7 | | Investing activities: | | | | | Purchases of marketable securities | -24,407 | -48,656 | Improved 49.8 | | Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities | 40,907 | 51,211 | Down 20.1 | | Proceeds from sales of marketable securities | 12,890 | 11,135 | Up 15.8 | | Payments for acquisition of property plant and equipment | -12,715 | -9,447 | Deterioration 34.6 | | Other | -1,480 | -1,308 | Deterioration 13.1 | | Cash generated by investing activities | 15,195 | 2,935 | Up 417.7 | | Financing activities: | | | | | Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards | -5,960 | -5,441 | Deterioration 9.5 | | Payments for dividends and dividend equivalents | -15,421 | -15,234 | Deterioration 1.2 | | Repurchases of common stock | -90,711 | -94,949 | Improved 4.5 | | Proceeds from issuance of term debt net | 4,481 | | | | Repayments of term debt | -10,932 | -9,958 | Deterioration 9.8 | | Proceeds from/(Repayments of) commercial paper net | -2,032 | 3,960 | Deterioration | | Other | -111 | -361 | Improved 69.3 | | Cash used in financing activities | -120,686 | -121,983 | Improved 1.1 | | Increase/(Decrease) in cash cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | 5,991 | -794 | Recovery | | Cash cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents ending balances | 35,934 | 29,943 | Up 20.0 |
Download APPLE Financials Past 10 Years
| Description | Sep 24 | Sep 23 | Sep 22 | Sep 21 | Sep 20 | | Income Statement | | | | | | | Revenue per share | 25.38 | 24.24 | 24,153.64 | 21.69 | 15.66 | | Tax (B) | 29.7 | 16.7 | 19.3 | 14.5 | 9.7 | | Net profit (B) | 93.7 | 97 | 99.8 | 94.7 | 57.4 | | EPS | 6.11 | 6.16 | 6.15 | 5.67 | 3.31 | | Balance Sheet | | | | | | | Equity Share Capital (B) | 57 | 62.1 | 50.7 | 63.1 | 65.3 | | Retained Earnings | (19.2 B) | (214 M) | (3.1 B) | 5.6 B | 15 B | | Total Debt (B) | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | | Total Assets (B) | 365 | 352.6 | 352.8 | 351 | 323.9 | | Current Asset (B) | 153 | 143.6 | 135.4 | 134.8 | 143.7 | | Fixed Asset (B) | 45.7 | 43.7 | 42.1 | 39.4 | 36.8 | | Working Capital (B) | (23.4) | (1.7) | (18.6) | 9.4 | 38.3 | | Cash Flow | | | | | | | Operating Cash Flow (B) | 118.3 | 110.5 | 122.2 | 104 | 80.7 | | Investing Cash Flow (B) | 2.9 | 3.7 | (22.4) | (14.5) | (4.3) | | Financing Cash Flow (B) | (122) | (108.5) | (110.7) | (93.4) | (86.8) | | Net Cash Flow | (794 M) | 5.8 B | (11 B) | (3.9 B) | (10.4 B) |
| Description | Sep 19 | Sep 18 | Sep 17 | Sep 16 | Sep 15 | | Income Statement | | | | | | | Revenue per share | 13.99 | 53.12 | 43.65 | 39.21 | 40.34 | | Tax (B) | 10.5 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 19.1 | | Net profit (B) | 55.3 | 59.5 | 48.4 | 45.7 | 53.4 | | EPS | 2.99 | 3 | 2.32 | 2.09 | 2.32 | | Balance Sheet | | | | | | | Equity Share Capital (B) | 90.5 | 107.1 | 134 | 128.2 | 119.4 | | Retained Earnings (B) | 45.9 | 66.9 | 98.2 | 97 | 91.9 | | Total Debt (B) | 6 | 12 | 12 | 87 | 64.3 | | Total Assets (B) | 338.5 | 365.7 | 375.3 | 321.7 | 290.3 | | Current Asset (B) | 162.8 | 131.3 | 128.6 | 106.9 | 89.4 | | Fixed Asset (B) | 37.4 | 41.3 | 33.8 | 27 | 22.5 | | Working Capital (B) | 57.1 | 15.4 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 8.8 | | Cash Flow | | | | | | | Operating Cash Flow (B) | 69.4 | 77.4 | 64.2 | 65.8 | 81.3 | | Investing Cash Flow (B) | 45.9 | 16.1 | (46.4) | (46) | (56.3) | | Financing Cash Flow (B) | (91) | (87.9) | (18) | (20.5) | (17.7) | | Net Cash Flow | 24.3 B | 5.6 B | (195 M) | (636 M) | 7.3 B |
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