What is Apple's shares (basic)?

Apple (AAPL) reported shares (basic) of 14.7B in Q1 2026.

How has Apple's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

Apple's shares (basic) decreased by 2.1% year-over-year, from 15B to 14.7B.

What is the long-term trend for Apple's shares (basic)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Apple's shares (basic) has grown at a -2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 67B to 59.9B.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

Apple AAPL Shares (Basic)

Shares (Basic) at other companies

HPHPQ

922M-2.9%

MicrosoftMSFT

7.4B-0.1%

QualcommQCOM

1.1B-3.4%

Sirius XMSIRI

336M-0.9%

AmazonAMZN

10.7B+1.3%

Logitech InternationalLOGI

146.8M-3.0%

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:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

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 shares (basic)?: Apple (AAPL) reported shares (basic) of 14.7B in Q1 2026.
How has Apple's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: Apple's shares (basic) decreased by 2.1% year-over-year, from 15B to 14.7B.
What is the long-term trend for Apple's shares (basic)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Apple's shares (basic) has grown at a -2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 67B to 59.9B.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.