AAPL Stock — Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. (AAPL)

AAPL is a low-cost Stock. As of August 21, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.33%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.34%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.8%.

At the current 0.33% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $33 per year, or $2.75 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, and wearables including iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch, while also operating digital platforms and subscription services such as the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Pay. The company has a low current distribution rate and distributes quarterly to shareholders. Apple appeals to investors seeking exposure to a large-cap technology company with both capital appreciation potential and modest dividend income.

AAPL performance

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.8%.

AAPL key facts

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.33%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/12/1980

Distribution rate

0.33%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.34%

5-year average yield

0.5

Last close

$309.35

Market cap

$4,514,709,504,000

Average volume

46768100.0

Last dividend

$0.2700

Ex-dividend date

08/10/2026

Payment date

08/13/2026

Beta

1.086

Payout ratio

0.1216

P/E ratio

35.7217

Forward P/E

32.6797

EPS

$8.66

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.33%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.34%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 21, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AAPL risks and drawbacks

AAPL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.8%.

Who may consider AAPL — and who may not

AAPL may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AAPL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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