Stock Analysis on Net

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios 

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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Apple Inc., solvency ratios

Microsoft Excel
Sep 28, 2024 Sep 30, 2023 Sep 24, 2022 Sep 25, 2021 Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 1.89 1.80 2.39 1.99 1.73 1.19
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 2.09 1.99 2.61 2.16 1.87 1.19
Debt to capital 0.65 0.64 0.70 0.67 0.63 0.54
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 0.68 0.67 0.72 0.68 0.65 0.54
Debt to assets 0.29 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.35 0.32
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 0.33 0.35 0.38 0.39 0.38 0.32
Financial leverage 6.41 5.67 6.96 5.56 4.96 3.74
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 29.92 41.64 42.29 24.35 19.38
Fixed charge coverage 62.74 20.17 25.65 26.13 16.34 14.48

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Apple Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Apple Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Apple Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Apple Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Apple Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Apple Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Apple Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Apple Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

Debt to Equity

Apple Inc., debt to equity calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Sep 28, 2024 Sep 30, 2023 Sep 24, 2022 Sep 25, 2021 Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of finance leases 144 165 129 79 24
Commercial paper 9,967 5,985 9,982 6,000 4,996 5,980
Current portion of term debt 10,912 9,822 11,128 9,613 8,773 10,260
Non-current portion of term debt 85,750 95,281 98,959 109,106 98,667 91,807
Non-current portion of finance leases 752 859 812 769 637
Total debt 107,525 112,112 121,010 125,567 113,097 108,047
 
Shareholders’ equity 56,950 62,146 50,672 63,090 65,339 90,488
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 1.89 1.80 2.39 1.99 1.73 1.19
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Arista Networks Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cisco Systems Inc. 0.68 0.19 0.24 0.28 0.38 0.73
Dell Technologies Inc. 19.36
Super Micro Computer Inc. 0.15 0.42 0.09 0.03 0.03
Debt to Equity, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment 1.34 1.66 1.65 1.69
Debt to Equity, Industry
Information Technology 0.66 0.70 0.83 0.97

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equity
= 107,525 ÷ 56,950 = 1.89

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Apple Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

Apple Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Sep 28, 2024 Sep 30, 2023 Sep 24, 2022 Sep 25, 2021 Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of finance leases 144 165 129 79 24
Commercial paper 9,967 5,985 9,982 6,000 4,996 5,980
Current portion of term debt 10,912 9,822 11,128 9,613 8,773 10,260
Non-current portion of term debt 85,750 95,281 98,959 109,106 98,667 91,807
Non-current portion of finance leases 752 859 812 769 637
Total debt 107,525 112,112 121,010 125,567 113,097 108,047
Lease liabilities, operating leases (included in Other current liabilities) 1,488 1,410 1,534 1,449 1,436
Lease liabilities, operating leases (included in Other non-current liabilities) 10,046 10,408 9,936 9,506 7,745
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 119,059 123,930 132,480 136,522 122,278 108,047
 
Shareholders’ equity 56,950 62,146 50,672 63,090 65,339 90,488
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 2.09 1.99 2.61 2.16 1.87 1.19
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Arista Networks Inc. 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.03
Cisco Systems Inc. 0.71 0.21 0.27 0.31 0.41 0.73
Dell Technologies Inc. 20.25
Super Micro Computer Inc. 0.16 0.44 0.11 0.05 0.03
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment 1.46 1.81 1.78 1.81
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Information Technology 0.72 0.77 0.90 1.04

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Shareholders’ equity
= 119,059 ÷ 56,950 = 2.09

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Apple Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Capital

Apple Inc., debt to capital calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Sep 28, 2024 Sep 30, 2023 Sep 24, 2022 Sep 25, 2021 Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of finance leases 144 165 129 79 24
Commercial paper 9,967 5,985 9,982 6,000 4,996 5,980
Current portion of term debt 10,912 9,822 11,128 9,613 8,773 10,260
Non-current portion of term debt 85,750 95,281 98,959 109,106 98,667 91,807
Non-current portion of finance leases 752 859 812 769 637
Total debt 107,525 112,112 121,010 125,567 113,097 108,047
Shareholders’ equity 56,950 62,146 50,672 63,090 65,339 90,488
Total capital 164,475 174,258 171,682 188,657 178,436 198,535
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.65 0.64 0.70 0.67 0.63 0.54
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Arista Networks Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cisco Systems Inc. 0.41 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.28 0.42
Dell Technologies Inc. 1.10 1.12 1.07 0.95 1.03 1.12
Super Micro Computer Inc. 0.13 0.30 0.08 0.03 0.02
Debt to Capital, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.57 0.62 0.62 0.63
Debt to Capital, Industry
Information Technology 0.40 0.41 0.45 0.49

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 107,525 ÷ 164,475 = 0.65

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Apple Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

Apple Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Sep 28, 2024 Sep 30, 2023 Sep 24, 2022 Sep 25, 2021 Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of finance leases 144 165 129 79 24
Commercial paper 9,967 5,985 9,982 6,000 4,996 5,980
Current portion of term debt 10,912 9,822 11,128 9,613 8,773 10,260
Non-current portion of term debt 85,750 95,281 98,959 109,106 98,667 91,807
Non-current portion of finance leases 752 859 812 769 637
Total debt 107,525 112,112 121,010 125,567 113,097 108,047
Lease liabilities, operating leases (included in Other current liabilities) 1,488 1,410 1,534 1,449 1,436
Lease liabilities, operating leases (included in Other non-current liabilities) 10,046 10,408 9,936 9,506 7,745
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 119,059 123,930 132,480 136,522 122,278 108,047
Shareholders’ equity 56,950 62,146 50,672 63,090 65,339 90,488
Total capital (including operating lease liability) 176,009 186,076 183,152 199,612 187,617 198,535
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 0.68 0.67 0.72 0.68 0.65 0.54
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Arista Networks Inc. 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.03
Cisco Systems Inc. 0.41 0.18 0.21 0.24 0.29 0.42
Dell Technologies Inc. 1.10 1.11 1.06 0.95 1.03 1.12
Super Micro Computer Inc. 0.14 0.30 0.10 0.05 0.02
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.59 0.64 0.64 0.64
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Information Technology 0.42 0.43 0.47 0.51

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 119,059 ÷ 176,009 = 0.68

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Apple Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Assets

Apple Inc., debt to assets calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Sep 28, 2024 Sep 30, 2023 Sep 24, 2022 Sep 25, 2021 Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of finance leases 144 165 129 79 24
Commercial paper 9,967 5,985 9,982 6,000 4,996 5,980
Current portion of term debt 10,912 9,822 11,128 9,613 8,773 10,260
Non-current portion of term debt 85,750 95,281 98,959 109,106 98,667 91,807
Non-current portion of finance leases 752 859 812 769 637
Total debt 107,525 112,112 121,010 125,567 113,097 108,047
 
Total assets 364,980 352,583 352,755 351,002 323,888 338,516
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.29 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.35 0.32
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Arista Networks Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cisco Systems Inc. 0.25 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.15 0.25
Dell Technologies Inc. 0.32 0.33 0.29 0.39 0.44 0.48
Super Micro Computer Inc. 0.08 0.19 0.04 0.02 0.01
Debt to Assets, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.27 0.29 0.32 0.33
Debt to Assets, Industry
Information Technology 0.26 0.26 0.29 0.31

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 107,525 ÷ 364,980 = 0.29

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Apple Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

Apple Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Sep 28, 2024 Sep 30, 2023 Sep 24, 2022 Sep 25, 2021 Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of finance leases 144 165 129 79 24
Commercial paper 9,967 5,985 9,982 6,000 4,996 5,980
Current portion of term debt 10,912 9,822 11,128 9,613 8,773 10,260
Non-current portion of term debt 85,750 95,281 98,959 109,106 98,667 91,807
Non-current portion of finance leases 752 859 812 769 637
Total debt 107,525 112,112 121,010 125,567 113,097 108,047
Lease liabilities, operating leases (included in Other current liabilities) 1,488 1,410 1,534 1,449 1,436
Lease liabilities, operating leases (included in Other non-current liabilities) 10,046 10,408 9,936 9,506 7,745
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 119,059 123,930 132,480 136,522 122,278 108,047
 
Total assets 364,980 352,583 352,755 351,002 323,888 338,516
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 0.33 0.35 0.38 0.39 0.38 0.32
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Arista Networks Inc. 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02
Cisco Systems Inc. 0.26 0.09 0.11 0.13 0.16 0.25
Dell Technologies Inc. 0.33 0.34 0.30 0.41 0.45 0.48
Super Micro Computer Inc. 0.08 0.19 0.05 0.03 0.01
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.29 0.31 0.34 0.35
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Information Technology 0.28 0.29 0.31 0.33

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 119,059 ÷ 364,980 = 0.33

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Apple Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Financial Leverage

Apple Inc., financial leverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Sep 28, 2024 Sep 30, 2023 Sep 24, 2022 Sep 25, 2021 Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 364,980 352,583 352,755 351,002 323,888 338,516
Shareholders’ equity 56,950 62,146 50,672 63,090 65,339 90,488
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 6.41 5.67 6.96 5.56 4.96 3.74
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Arista Networks Inc. 1.38 1.39 1.44 1.43 1.45
Cisco Systems Inc. 2.74 2.30 2.36 2.36 2.50 2.91
Dell Technologies Inc. 49.78
Super Micro Computer Inc. 1.86 2.25 2.05 1.80 1.79
Financial Leverage, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment 4.95 5.78 5.18 5.13
Financial Leverage, Industry
Information Technology 2.55 2.68 2.89 3.12

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28).

1 2024 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Shareholders’ equity
= 364,980 ÷ 56,950 = 6.41

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Apple Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.

Interest Coverage

Apple Inc., interest coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Sep 28, 2024 Sep 30, 2023 Sep 24, 2022 Sep 25, 2021 Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 93,736 96,995 99,803 94,680 57,411 55,256
Add: Income tax expense 29,749 16,741 19,300 14,527 9,680 10,481
Add: Interest expense 3,933 2,931 2,645 2,873 3,576
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 123,485 117,669 122,034 111,852 69,964 69,313
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 29.92 41.64 42.29 24.35 19.38
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Arista Networks Inc.
Cisco Systems Inc. 13.16 36.87 41.21 31.56 24.88 17.96
Dell Technologies Inc. 3.59 3.64 4.84 2.54 1.00 0.05
Super Micro Computer Inc. 72.55 53.71 48.81 40.01 13.97
Interest Coverage, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment 25.22 30.22 24.25 14.35
Interest Coverage, Industry
Information Technology 17.89 22.78 20.06 14.26

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28).

1 2024 Calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= 123,485 ÷ 0 =

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.


Fixed Charge Coverage

Apple Inc., fixed charge coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Sep 28, 2024 Sep 30, 2023 Sep 24, 2022 Sep 25, 2021 Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 93,736 96,995 99,803 94,680 57,411 55,256
Add: Income tax expense 29,749 16,741 19,300 14,527 9,680 10,481
Add: Interest expense 3,933 2,931 2,645 2,873 3,576
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 123,485 117,669 122,034 111,852 69,964 69,313
Add: Lease costs associated with fixed payments on operating leases 2,000 2,000 1,900 1,700 1,500 1,300
Earnings before fixed charges and tax 125,485 119,669 123,934 113,552 71,464 70,613
 
Interest expense 3,933 2,931 2,645 2,873 3,576
Lease costs associated with fixed payments on operating leases 2,000 2,000 1,900 1,700 1,500 1,300
Fixed charges 2,000 5,933 4,831 4,345 4,373 4,876
Solvency Ratio
Fixed charge coverage1 62.74 20.17 25.65 26.13 16.34 14.48
Benchmarks
Fixed Charge Coverage, Competitors2
Arista Networks Inc. 73.83 49.20 31.02 24.95 30.94
Cisco Systems Inc. 9.58 18.98 20.30 16.92 14.79 12.28
Dell Technologies Inc. 3.17 3.14 4.16 2.26 1.00 0.20
Super Micro Computer Inc. 40.95 24.03 12.52 10.45 7.48
Fixed Charge Coverage, Sector
Technology Hardware & Equipment 17.24 19.84 16.62 10.51
Fixed Charge Coverage, Industry
Information Technology 11.45 13.53 12.31 9.12

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28).

1 2024 Calculation
Fixed charge coverage = Earnings before fixed charges and tax ÷ Fixed charges
= 125,485 ÷ 2,000 = 62.74

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Apple Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.