What is Apple's share buybacks?

Apple (AAPL) reported share buybacks of $12.29B in Q1 2026.

How has Apple's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

Apple's share buybacks decreased by 52.6% year-over-year, from $25.9B to $12.29B.

What is the long-term trend for Apple's share buybacks?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Apple's share buybacks has grown at a 1.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $85.97B to $90.71B.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Apple AAPL Share Buybacks

Share Buybacks at other companies

HPHPQ

$100M0.0%

MicrosoftMSFT

$4.63B-3.2%

QualcommQCOM

$2.79B+59.7%

Sirius XMSIRI

$22M-12.0%

Logitech InternationalLOGI

$279.56M+123%

NetflixNFLX

$1.27B-64.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$111.18B+16.6%

Gross profit$54.8B+22.1%

Operating income$35.9B+21.3%

Net income$29.6B+19.4%

EPS (diluted)$2.01+21.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$45.6B+61.8%

Total debt$82.7B-10.3%

Total equity$106.49B+59.4%

Total assets$371.08B+12.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$28.7B+19.8%

CapEx$2.0B-35.8%

Free cash flow$26.7B+28.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.04T+34.6%

Enterprise value$4.08T+33.0%

P/E33×+2.1×

P/S9×+1.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin47.9%+1.2pp

Operating margin32.6%+0.8pp

Net margin27.2%+2.9pp

FCF margin28.6%+4.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity141.5%+3.5pp

Debt / equity0.8×-0.6×

Current ratio1.1×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Apple in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

The official record: Apple’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Apple's share buybacks?: Apple (AAPL) reported share buybacks of $12.29B in Q1 2026.
How has Apple's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: Apple's share buybacks decreased by 52.6% year-over-year, from $25.9B to $12.29B.
What is the long-term trend for Apple's share buybacks?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Apple's share buybacks has grown at a 1.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $85.97B to $90.71B.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.