Products — Cost of Sales
Products & Services · Cost of SalesApple Products — Cost of Sales increased by 13.5% to $67.48B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.5%, from $59.45B to $67.48B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Products — Cost of Sales shows relatively stable performance with a 0.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase relative to sales suggests rising component prices or manufacturing inefficiencies, whereas a decrease indicates better economies of scale or improved supply chain optimization.
Detailed definition
This metric tracks the direct costs associated with the manufacturing and distribution of physical hardware products. It...
Peer comparison
This is equivalent to the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for hardware segments at other consumer electronics or original equipment manufacturers.
aapl_segment_products_cost_of_salesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $40.90B | $62.13B | $64.31B | $49.29B | $41.49B | $64.31B | $60.77B | $46.80B | $39.14B | $60.77B | $58.44B | $42.42B | $39.80B | $58.44B | $59.45B | $44.03B | $43.62B | $59.45B | $67.48B |
| QoQ Change | — | +51.9% | +3.5% | -23.4% | -15.8% | +55.0% | -5.5% | -23.0% | -16.4% | +55.3% | -3.8% | -27.4% | -6.2% | +46.8% | +1.7% | -25.9% | -0.9% | +36.3% | +13.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.4% | +3.5% | -5.5% | -5.1% | -5.7% | -5.5% | -3.8% | -9.3% | +1.7% | -3.8% | +1.7% | +3.8% | +9.6% | +1.7% | +13.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Apple's products — cost of sales?
- Apple (AAPL) reported products — cost of sales of $67.48B in Q4 2025.
- How has Apple's products — cost of sales changed year-over-year?
- Apple's products — cost of sales increased by 13.5% year-over-year, from $59.45B to $67.48B.
- What is the long-term trend for Apple's products — cost of sales?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Apple's products — cost of sales has grown at a 0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $213.79B to $214.58B.
- What does products — cost of sales mean?
- The direct expenses paid to manufacture and ship physical products to customers.