Financing
Debt Repayments
Apple Debt Repayments increased by 165.7% to $5.75B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 91.7%, from $3.00B to $5.75B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows an upward trend with a 5.7% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ2 2026May 1, 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.00B | $1.25B | $0.00 | $3.75B | $3.00B | $2.79B | $1.40B | $2.25B | $7.50B | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.15B | $4.25B | $2.56B | $1.01B | $3.00B | $5.67B | $1.25B | $2.16B | $5.75B |
| QoQ Change | — | -58.3% | -100.0% | — | -20.0% | -6.9% | -49.8% | +60.6% | +233.3% | -100.0% | — | — | +34.9% | -39.8% | -60.6% | +197.3% | +89.1% | -78.0% | +73.1% | +165.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +123.4% | — | -40.0% | +150.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | +40.0% | -43.3% | — | — | -4.8% | +33.5% | -51.1% | +114.5% | +91.7% |
Range$0.00 – $7.50B
CAGR+14.7%
Avg YoY Growth+16.4%
Median YoY Growth+0.0%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Apple's debt repayments?
- Apple (AAPL) reported debt repayments of $5.75B in Q1 2026.
- How has Apple's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- Apple's debt repayments increased by 91.7% year-over-year, from $3.00B to $5.75B.
- What is the long-term trend for Apple's debt repayments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Apple's debt repayments has grown at a 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.75B to $10.93B.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.