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AAPL Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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AAPLApple Inc.
Technology / Consumer Electronics
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- Momentum78
- Value38
- Quality80
- Risk resilience68
- Sentiment63
AAPL Dividend answer
Apple Inc. (AAPL) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 0.31%, or $1.08 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 0.31%, from $1.06 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.27 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Aug 10, 2026. Payment date: Aug 13, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
AAPL Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next AAPL Dividend Date
When AAPL next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next AAPL dividend
AAPL's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.27 per share. Data last checked: Oct 9, 2026.
Latest AAPL Dividend Dates
Review the latest dividend, yield, available trailing-year income, and coverage context before treating income as durable.
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AAPL Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
AAPL Annual Dividend History
AAPL Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.27, event yield 34.39%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 4.99%
- Cohort rank
- #254
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Technology rank
- #35
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.808
- 2025 regular DPS
- $1.030
- Absolute change
- $0.223
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
AAPL's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 4.99% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #254 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Included in the research cohort, but below the yield threshold used for the study's headline table.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
AAPL Dividend Yield
How AAPL's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
AAPL's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent AAPL dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 34.39% | Quarterly | $1.06 | Jul 30, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| May 11, 2026 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 35.88% | Quarterly | $1.05 | Apr 30, 2026 | May 11, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 37.87% | Quarterly | $1.04 | Jan 29, 2026 | Feb 9, 2026 | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 38.23% | Quarterly | $1.03 | Oct 30, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 44.90% | Quarterly | $1.02 | Jul 31, 2025 | Aug 11, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 |
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| May 12, 2025 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 47.91% | Quarterly | $1.01 | May 1, 2025 | May 12, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 43.93% | Quarterly | $1.00 | Jan 30, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 43.62% | Quarterly | $0.99 | Oct 31, 2024 | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 45.05% | Quarterly | $0.98 | Aug 1, 2024 | Aug 12, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 |
| May 10, 2024 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 52.99% | Quarterly | $0.97 | May 2, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | May 16, 2024 |
| Feb 9, 2024 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 50.83% | Quarterly | $0.96 | Feb 1, 2024 | Feb 12, 2024 | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 50.97% | Quarterly | $0.95 | Nov 2, 2023 | Nov 13, 2023 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 52.87% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Aug 3, 2023 | Aug 14, 2023 | Aug 17, 2023 |
| May 12, 2023 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 53.89% | Quarterly | $0.93 | May 4, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | May 18, 2023 |
| Feb 10, 2023 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 60.92% | Quarterly | $0.92 | Feb 2, 2023 | Feb 13, 2023 | Feb 16, 2023 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 65.76% | Quarterly | $0.91 | Oct 27, 2022 | Nov 7, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 54.43% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 8, 2022 | Aug 11, 2022 |
| May 6, 2022 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 56.59% | Quarterly | $0.89 | Apr 28, 2022 | May 9, 2022 | May 12, 2022 |
| Feb 4, 2022 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 51.05% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Jan 27, 2022 | Feb 7, 2022 | Feb 10, 2022 |
| Nov 5, 2021 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 57.18% | Quarterly | $0.865 | Oct 28, 2021 | Nov 8, 2021 | Nov 11, 2021 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 58.16% | Quarterly | $0.85 | Jul 27, 2021 | Aug 9, 2021 | Aug 12, 2021 |
| May 7, 2021 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 64.13% | Quarterly | $0.835 | Apr 28, 2021 | May 10, 2021 | May 13, 2021 |
| Feb 5, 2021 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 59.96% | Quarterly | $0.82 | Jan 27, 2021 | Feb 8, 2021 | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Nov 6, 2020 | $0.205 | $0.205 | 68.03% | Quarterly | $0.8075 | Oct 29, 2020 | Nov 9, 2020 | Nov 12, 2020 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | $0.82 | $0.205 | 71.55% | Quarterly | $0.795 | Jul 30, 2020 | Aug 10, 2020 | Aug 13, 2020 |
| May 8, 2020 | $0.82 | $0.205 | 1.01% | Quarterly | $0.7825 | Apr 30, 2020 | May 11, 2020 | May 14, 2020 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | $0.77 | $0.1925 | 96.24% | Quarterly | $0.77 | Jan 28, 2020 | Feb 10, 2020 | Feb 13, 2020 |
| Nov 7, 2019 | $0.77 | $0.1925 | 1.17% | Quarterly | $0.76 | Oct 30, 2019 | Nov 11, 2019 | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | $0.77 | $0.1925 | 1.49% | Quarterly | $0.75 | Jul 30, 2019 | Aug 12, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 |
| May 10, 2019 | $0.77 | $0.1925 | 1.50% | Quarterly | $0.74 | Apr 30, 2019 | May 13, 2019 | May 16, 2019 |
| Feb 8, 2019 | $0.73 | $0.1825 | 1.71% | Quarterly | $0.73 | Jan 29, 2019 | Feb 11, 2019 | Feb 14, 2019 |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $0.73 | $0.1825 | 1.35% | Quarterly | $0.705 | Nov 1, 2018 | Nov 12, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $0.73 | $0.1825 | 1.31% | Quarterly | $0.68 | Jul 31, 2018 | Aug 13, 2018 | Aug 16, 2018 |
| May 11, 2018 | $0.73 | $0.1825 | 1.39% | Quarterly | $0.655 | May 1, 2018 | May 14, 2018 | May 17, 2018 |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $0.63 | $0.1575 | 1.61% | Quarterly | $0.63 | Feb 1, 2018 | Feb 12, 2018 | Feb 15, 2018 |
| Nov 10, 2017 | $0.63 | $0.1575 | 1.41% | Quarterly | $0.615 | Nov 2, 2017 | Nov 13, 2017 | Nov 16, 2017 |
| Aug 10, 2017 | $0.63 | $0.1575 | 1.55% | Quarterly | — | Aug 1, 2017 | Aug 14, 2017 | Aug 17, 2017 |
| May 11, 2017 | $0.63 | $0.1575 | 1.52% | Quarterly | — | May 3, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | May 18, 2017 |
| Feb 9, 2017 | $0.57 | $0.1425 | 1.72% | Quarterly | — | Jan 31, 2017 | Feb 13, 2017 | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Nov 3, 2016 | $0.57 | $0.1425 | 2.03% | Quarterly | — | Oct 25, 2016 | Nov 7, 2016 | Nov 10, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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AAPL Dividends FAQ
Does AAPL pay a dividend?
Apple Inc. (AAPL) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.27 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is AAPL's dividend yield?
AAPL's trailing dividend yield is 0.31%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is AAPL's next dividend?
AAPL's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is AAPL's ex-dividend date?
AAPL's latest covered ex-dividend date is Aug 10, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has AAPL's dividend changed?
AAPL's one-year dividend growth is 3.92% based on comparable covered dividend history.