Apple Inc (AAPL)
Return on total capital
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 132,729,000 | 130,214,000 | 127,364,000 | 125,675,000 | 123,216,000 | 120,594,000 | 118,240,000 | 118,658,000 | 114,301,000 | 112,816,000 | 113,603,000 | 116,115,000 | 122,034,000 | 120,470,000 | 121,719,000 | 119,570,000 | 111,852,000 | 103,467,000 | 92,267,000 | 77,478,000 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 73,733,000 | 65,830,000 | 66,796,000 | 66,758,000 | 56,950,000 | 66,708,000 | 74,194,000 | 74,100,000 | 62,146,000 | 60,274,000 | 62,158,000 | 56,727,000 | 50,672,000 | 58,107,000 | 67,399,000 | 71,932,000 | 63,090,000 | 64,280,000 | 69,178,000 | 66,224,000 |
| Return on total capital | 180.01% | 197.80% | 190.68% | 188.25% | 216.36% | 180.78% | 159.37% | 160.13% | 183.92% | 187.17% | 182.76% | 204.69% | 240.83% | 207.32% | 180.59% | 166.23% | 177.29% | 160.96% | 133.38% | 116.99% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $132,729,000K ÷ ($—K + $73,733,000K)
= 180.01%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025