Apple Inc. (AAPL) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 91 recorded AAPL dividend payments, running from May 11, 1987 to May 11, 2026 — 40 calendar years. Together those payments total $10.33 per share. AAPL has most often paid quarterly.
AAPL has increased its payment rate for 13 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the AAPL payment rate compounded at +4.9% a year, and +7.2% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 40 years of recorded history, AAPL's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
AAPL dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.03 | 4 | $0.260 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | $0.990 | 4 | $0.250 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | $0.950 | 4 | $0.240 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | $0.910 | 4 | $0.230 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | $0.865 | 4 | $0.220 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | $0.807 | 4 | $0.205 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | $0.760 | 4 | $0.193 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | $0.705 | 4 | $0.182 | +15.9% |
| 2017 | $0.615 | 4 | $0.158 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | $0.557 | 4 | $0.142 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | $0.508 | 4 | $0.130 | +10.6% |
| 2014 | $0.461 | 4 | $0.117 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | $0.421 | 4 | $0.109 | — |
| 2012 | $0.189 | 2 (timing) | $0.0946 | — |
| 1995 | $0.0043 | 4 | $0.0011 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | $0.0043 | 4 | $0.0011 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | $0.0043 | 4 | $0.0011 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | $0.0043 | 4 | $0.0011 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | $0.0043 | 4 | $0.0011 | +9.1% |
| 1990 | $0.0040 | 4 | $0.0010 | +10.0% |
| 1989 | $0.0037 | 4 | $0.0009 | +25.1% |
| 1988 | $0.0030 | 4 | $0.0007 | — |
| 1987 | $0.0018 | 3 (timing) | $0.0005 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than AAPL's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent AAPL dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | $0.270 |
| February 9, 2026 | $0.260 |
| November 10, 2025 | $0.260 |
| August 11, 2025 | $0.260 |
| May 12, 2025 | $0.260 |
| February 10, 2025 | $0.250 |
| November 8, 2024 | $0.250 |
| August 12, 2024 | $0.250 |
| May 10, 2024 | $0.250 |
| February 9, 2024 | $0.240 |
| November 10, 2023 | $0.240 |
| August 11, 2023 | $0.240 |
| May 12, 2023 | $0.240 |
| February 10, 2023 | $0.230 |
| November 4, 2022 | $0.230 |
| August 5, 2022 | $0.230 |
| May 6, 2022 | $0.230 |
| February 4, 2022 | $0.220 |
| November 5, 2021 | $0.220 |
| August 6, 2021 | $0.220 |
| May 7, 2021 | $0.220 |
| February 5, 2021 | $0.205 |
| November 6, 2020 | $0.205 |
| August 7, 2020 | $0.205 |
| May 8, 2020 | $0.205 |
| February 7, 2020 | $0.193 |
| November 7, 2019 | $0.193 |
| August 9, 2019 | $0.193 |
| May 10, 2019 | $0.193 |
| February 8, 2019 | $0.182 |
| November 8, 2018 | $0.182 |
| August 10, 2018 | $0.182 |
| May 11, 2018 | $0.182 |
| February 9, 2018 | $0.158 |
| November 10, 2017 | $0.158 |
| August 10, 2017 | $0.158 |
| May 11, 2017 | $0.158 |
| February 9, 2017 | $0.142 |
| November 3, 2016 | $0.142 |
| August 4, 2016 | $0.142 |
| May 5, 2016 | $0.142 |
| February 4, 2016 | $0.130 |
| November 5, 2015 | $0.130 |
| August 6, 2015 | $0.130 |
| May 7, 2015 | $0.130 |
| February 5, 2015 | $0.117 |
| November 6, 2014 | $0.117 |
| August 7, 2014 | $0.117 |
| May 8, 2014 | $0.117 |
| February 6, 2014 | $0.109 |
| November 6, 2013 | $0.109 |
| August 8, 2013 | $0.109 |
| May 9, 2013 | $0.109 |
| February 7, 2013 | $0.0946 |
| November 7, 2012 | $0.0946 |
| August 9, 2012 | $0.0946 |
| November 21, 1995 | $0.0011 |
| August 16, 1995 | $0.0011 |
| May 26, 1995 | $0.0011 |
| February 13, 1995 | $0.0011 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 91 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
AAPL dividend history questions
How many dividends has AAPL paid?
DivTrkr has 91 recorded AAPL dividend payments between May 11, 1987 and May 11, 2026, totalling $10.33 per share across 40 calendar years.
Has AAPL ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 40 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the AAPL dividend growing?
The AAPL payment rate compounded at +4.9% a year over the last five complete years and +7.2% a year over the last ten.
How often does AAPL pay a dividend?
AAPL has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current AAPL dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track AAPL free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.