Asymco chart: Apple returned $1.19T to shareholders and paid $275B in taxes
asymco · x · 2026-11-04
Analyst Asymco published a stacked chart tracking Apple's cash generation and distribution from Q4'05 to Q4'26: $275B in cumulative taxes paid, $901B in share buybacks including net share settlement, and $193.2B in dividends — about $1.19T in total capital returned. The chart also visualizes the evolution of Apple's cash, marketable securities, and debt over two decades.
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