Does AAPL pay a dividend?

Yes. Apple Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.31% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.06 per share.

How much does AAPL pay in dividends?

$1.06 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next AAPL ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for AAPL. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

AAPL Dividend

Apple Inc.

NASDAQTechnologyStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.31%
Annual dividend: $1.06
Payout ratio: 0.12
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $341.07
Market cap: $5.0T

Is AAPL a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median0.31% against a median of 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.12 means roughly 12% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 23 complete years, the annual total fell in 1995. The most recent reduction was in 1995.
Raised for 13 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

AAPL dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1987 to 2025.

Peak $1.04 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for AAPL, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 10, 2026	August 13, 2026	$0.2700	Quarterly
May 11, 2026	May 14, 2026	$0.2700	Quarterly
February 9, 2026	February 12, 2026	$0.2600	Quarterly
November 10, 2025	November 13, 2025	$0.2600	Quarterly
August 11, 2025	August 14, 2025	$0.2600	Quarterly
May 12, 2025	May 15, 2025	$0.2600	Quarterly
February 10, 2025	February 13, 2025	$0.2500	Quarterly
November 8, 2024	November 14, 2024	$0.2500	Quarterly
August 12, 2024	August 15, 2024	$0.2500	Quarterly
May 10, 2024	May 16, 2024	$0.2500	Quarterly
February 9, 2024	February 15, 2024	$0.2400	Quarterly
November 10, 2023	November 16, 2023	$0.2400	Quarterly
August 11, 2023	August 17, 2023	$0.2400	Quarterly
May 12, 2023	May 18, 2023	$0.2400	Quarterly
February 10, 2023	February 16, 2023	$0.2300	Quarterly
November 4, 2022	November 10, 2022	$0.2300	Quarterly
August 5, 2022	August 11, 2022	$0.2300	Quarterly
May 6, 2022	May 12, 2022	$0.2300	Quarterly
February 4, 2022	February 10, 2022	$0.2200	Quarterly
November 5, 2021	November 11, 2021	$0.2200	Quarterly
August 6, 2021	August 12, 2021	$0.2200	Quarterly
May 7, 2021	May 13, 2021	$0.2200	Quarterly
February 5, 2021	February 11, 2021	$0.2050	Quarterly
November 6, 2020	November 12, 2020	$0.2050	Quarterly
August 7, 2020	August 13, 2020	$0.8200	Quarterly
May 8, 2020	May 14, 2020	$0.8200	Quarterly
February 7, 2020	February 13, 2020	$0.7700	Quarterly
November 7, 2019	November 14, 2019	$0.7700	Quarterly
August 9, 2019	August 15, 2019	$0.7700	Quarterly
May 10, 2019	May 16, 2019	$0.7700	Quarterly
February 8, 2019	February 14, 2019	$0.7300	Quarterly
November 8, 2018	November 15, 2018	$0.7300	Quarterly
August 10, 2018	August 16, 2018	$0.7300	Quarterly
May 11, 2018	May 17, 2018	$0.7300	Quarterly
February 9, 2018	February 15, 2018	$0.6300	Quarterly
November 10, 2017	November 16, 2017	$0.6300	Quarterly
August 10, 2017	August 17, 2017	$0.6300	Quarterly
May 11, 2017	May 18, 2017	$0.6300	Quarterly
February 9, 2017	February 16, 2017	$0.5700	Quarterly
November 3, 2016	November 10, 2016	$0.5700	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does AAPL pay a dividend?: Yes. Apple Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.31% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.06 per share.
How much does AAPL pay in dividends?: $1.06 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next AAPL ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for AAPL. Dates appear here once the company declares them.