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The short versionA high-quality, profitable business with growing sales.
Going well
- Sales up 16% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profitable every year for 10 years
- Brings in more cash than it spends
Money moves
- Insiders sold $91.9M in the last 30 days, all through pre-planned sales
- Institutions added 3.6% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (2652 bought, 2987 sold)
- Held by George Soros (Soros Fund), Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway), Ray Dalio (Bridgewater) and 1 more famous investor
Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.
What the price means
Price as of Oct 26
$343.92-1.1% that day
- Company value
- $5.02T
- Share price times all shares
- Price vs profit (P/E)
- 39.5x
- You pay about $39 for each $1 of yearly profit
- Price vs sales
- 10.8x
- Company value is 10.8 times a year of sales
- Dividend yield
- 0.3%
- Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
- Cash vs value
- 1%
- Cash as a share of company value
- Debt vs value
- 2%
- Debt as a share of company value
From AAPL's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.
The business over time
Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings
Sales, Jun '26$109.4B+16% vs a year earlier
Sep '23Tap a barJun '26
Last 12 months: $466.8B, up 14% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 8.7% a year.
Business quality
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.- PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.144.6%
- MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.1.00x equity
- PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.26.9%
- PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
- PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$98.8B
- PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-6.7% in 3 years
- PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.46.9%
- Revenue
- $416.2B
- +6.4% vs prior year
- 5-year growth
- +8.7%/yr
- revenue, per year
- Total debt
- $88.5B
- 1.00x equity
- Current ratio
- 0.97x
- short-term assets / bills due
From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended Jun 27, 2026- Revenue
- $109.4B
- +16.4% YoY
- EPS
- $2.02
- vs $1.57
- Op. margin
- 32.6%
- +2.6 pts
- Gross margin
- 50.1%
- +3.6 pts
- Free cash flow
- $31.9B
- Share count
- -1.6%
- vs a year ago
Insider rating
Last 90 days
43Mixed
- Pre-planned sales of $91.9M (weaker signal)
50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.
Weekly insider trend13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
28/ 100
- This week
- 1
- Normal week
- 2.6
- vs normal
- 0.4x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady+3.6%Institutions added 3.6% to their holdings. 2652 bought, 2987 sold.
Shares held by institutions9.70B
Sep '24Jun '26
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
-2.3%Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positiveDebt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
0.8x · $82.3B debtShares outstandingLatest reported
14.6BNext reportIn 2 days (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
- Results filedJul 30
- Results filedApr 30
- Results filedJan 29
- Results filedOct 30, 2025
- Results filedJul 31, 2025
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days
No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days Bought$00 insiders
Sold$91.9M6 insiders, 9 pre-planned
| Insider | Trade | Shares | Avg price | Value | Owns after | Date |
|---|
Jennifer NewsteadSVP, GC and Government Affairs | Sell | 2K | $339.62 | $815K | 35K | |
- -6.4% of their holdings
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 2 days after
|
Ben BordersPrincipal Accounting Officer | Sell | 1K | $345.40 | $442K | 38K | |
- -3.2% of their holdings
- $343.08 to $347.43 across 5 trades
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 3 days after
|
Kevan ParekhSenior Vice President, CFO | Sell | 1K | $345.05 | $480K | 18K | |
- -7.4% of their holdings
- $342.66 to $347.46 across 5 trades
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 3 days after
|
Jennifer NewsteadSVP, GC and Government Affairs | Sell | 2K | $345.00 | $828K | 37K | |
- -6.1% of their holdings
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 2 days after
|
Jennifer NewsteadSVP, GC and Government Affairs | Sell | 2K | $332.01 | $796K | 40K | |
- -5.7% of their holdings
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 2 days after
|
Timothy D CookExecutive Chair | Sell | 192K | $332.96 | $63.8M | 3M | |
- -5.5% of their holdings
- $331.44 to $333.94 across 4 trades
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Also Director
- Filed 3 days after
|
Deirdre O'brienSenior Vice President | Sell | 46K | $333.42 | $15.5M | 137K | |
- -25.3% of their holdings
- $333.35 to $333.91 across 2 trades
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 3 days after
|
John TernusCEO | Sell | 25K | $332.94 | $8.5M | 60K | |
- -29.9% of their holdings
- $331.38 to $334.05 across 4 trades
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Also Director
- Filed 3 days after
|
Jennifer NewsteadSVP, GC and Government Affairs | Sell | 2K | $336.18 | $806K | 42K | |
- -5.4% of their holdings
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 2 days after
|
"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.
Latest filings
Straight from SEC EDGAR
SoldJennifer NewsteadSVP, GC and Government Affairs
2,399 shares at $339.62 · $815K
- -6% of holdings
- Now owns 34,795 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 2 days after trade
SoldKevan ParekhSenior Vice President, CFO
1,392 shares at $345.05 avg ($342.66 to $347.46) · $480K
- -7% of holdings
- Now owns 17,539 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- 5 transactions
- Filed 3 days after trade
- Also: Option exercise, Shares withheld for taxes
SoldBen BordersPrincipal Accounting Officer
1,280 shares at $345.40 avg ($343.08 to $347.43) · $442K
- -3% of holdings
- Now owns 38,288 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- 5 transactions
- Filed 3 days after trade
- Also: Option exercise, Shares withheld for taxes
Planned insider saleOct 16 · Form 144 ↗SoldJennifer NewsteadSVP, GC and Government Affairs
2,399 shares at $345.00 · $828K
- -6% of holdings
- Now owns 37,194 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 2 days after trade
SoldJennifer NewsteadSVP, GC and Government Affairs
2,399 shares at $332.01 · $796K
- -6% of holdings
- Now owns 39,593 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 2 days after trade
Option exerciseSabih KhanCOO
99,878 shares
- +9% of holdings
- Now owns 1,173,773 shares
- Filed 4 days after trade
- Also: Shares withheld for taxes
SoldJohn TernusCEO, Director
25,412 shares at $332.94 avg ($331.38 to $334.05) · $8.5M
- -30% of holdings
- Now owns 59,567 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- 4 transactions
- Filed 3 days after trade
- Also: Option exercise, Shares withheld for taxes
SoldDeirdre O'brienSenior Vice President
46,389 shares at $333.42 avg ($333.35 to $333.91) · $15.5M
- -25% of holdings
- Now owns 136,810 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- 2 transactions
- Filed 3 days after trade
- Also: Option exercise, Shares withheld for taxes
SoldTimothy D CookExecutive Chair, Director
191,753 shares at $332.96 avg ($331.44 to $333.94) · $63.8M
- -6% of holdings
- Now owns 3,264,168 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- 4 transactions
- Filed 3 days after trade
- Also: Option exercise, Gift, Shares withheld for taxes
Planned insider saleOct 2 · Form 144 ↗Planned insider saleOct 2 · Form 144 ↗Planned insider saleOct 2 · Form 144 ↗SoldJennifer NewsteadSVP, GC and Government Affairs
2,399 shares at $336.18 · $806K
- -5% of holdings
- Now owns 41,992 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 2 days after trade
Stock awardTimothy D CookExecutive Chair, Director
131,938 shares
- Now owns 65,969 shares
- Restricted Stock Unit
- 2 transactions
- Filed 2 days after trade