where does apple's revenue go
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Apple's CabbageHow the iPhone-maker spends its revenue.
$234 billionApple's revenue (ttm)
$238 billion
$234 billion
$230 billion
GreeceApple Portugal
If Apple were a country...
$0 billion
$500 billion
The S&P 500 Companies, Ranked by Revenue
Apple:
3rd
Not all of this falls to the bottom line.
70%
Where does Apple's revenue go?
$234
Billion
Expenses ate up $163.4 billion.$163.4 billion
Where does Apple's revenue go?
70%
8%
$234
Billion
Taxes accounted for another $19.2 billion.$19.2 billion
Where does Apple's revenue go?
70%
8%
22%$234
Billion
Leaving net income of $51.3 billion
Where does Apple's revenue go?
70%
8%
5%
22%$234
Billion
From this, it paid dividends totalling $11.6 billion
Where does Apple's revenue go?
70%
8%
5%
15%22%$234
Billion
Bought back common stock worth $34.8 billion
Where does Apple's revenue go?
70%
8%
5%
15%
2%
22%$234
Billion
And retained the rest…
Interesting observations 3
$19.1B
$8.5B
$5.6B $4.5B
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The 10 Biggest Corporate Taxpayers in AmericaBased on income tax provisions, trailing twelve months
First, Apple pays A LOT in taxes.
Second, Apple enjoys wider profit margins than eight out of ten of its peers.
30%Apple's
pretax
operating
margin (ttm)
19%Average
pretax
operating
margin of the 100
biggest S&P 500
companies
(ttm)
0%
5,000%
10,000%
15,000%
20,000%
25,000%
30,000%
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Apple's
Stock
S&P 500
Which, third, explains this…
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