Apple Gross Margin Growth & History (AAPL)

Apple's gross margin was 46.91% for fiscal 2025.

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Apple annual gross margin history

Apple annual gross margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedGross marginChange (percentage points)
20252025-09-2746.91%+0.70 pp
20242024-09-2846.21%+2.08 pp
20232023-09-3044.13%+0.82 pp
20222022-09-2443.31%+1.53 pp
20212021-09-2541.78%+3.55 pp
20202020-09-2638.23%+0.42 pp
20192019-09-2837.82%−0.53 pp
20182018-09-2938.34%−0.13 pp
20172017-09-3038.47%−0.61 pp
20162016-09-2439.08%−0.98 pp
20152015-09-2640.06%+1.47 pp
20142014-09-2738.59%+0.96 pp
20132013-09-2837.62%−6.25 pp
20122012-09-2943.87%+3.39 pp
20112011-09-2440.48%+1.10 pp
20102010-09-2539.38%−0.76 pp
20092009-09-2640.14%+4.94 pp
20082008-09-2735.20%+2.03 pp
20072007-09-2933.17%

Apple gross margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, Apple's gross margin increased from 38.23% to 46.91%, a change of +8.67 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows 50.06%.

About the metric

What gross margin means

Gross margin measures the percentage of revenue remaining after the direct costs of producing goods or services. It helps show how efficiently a company turns sales into gross profit before operating expenses.

Calculation and source

How gross margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates gross margin as SEC-reported gross profit divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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