Apple Park in Cupertino, California In a notable evolution of its financial strategy, Apple has formally abandoned its “net cash neutral” target during Thursday’s fiscal second quarter 2026 earnings discussion. The move marks the end of a policy first announced in early 2018, when the company aimed to bring its massive cash pile (then $163 billion in net cash) roughly in line with its debt…

Apple’s Reno, Nevada data center While other Magnificent Seven members pour billions into artificial intelligence initiatives, Apple is holding back. Its free cash flow is fueling the tech industry’s largest buybacks program. Andrew Bary for Barron’s: ‎ The spending disparity, apparent in Apple’s Thursday earnings release for the three months through September, the final quarter of its fiscal…

Apple on Monday announced that Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Luca Maestri will transition from his role on January 1, 2025. Maestri will continue to lead the Corporate Services teams, including information systems and technology, information security, and real estate and development, reporting to Apple CEO Tim Cook. As part of a planned succession, Kevan Parekh, Apple’s Vice President of…

Apple distributes its quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share to its common stock (AAPL) shareholders on August 15th. While the company didn’t re-initiate dividend payments until relatively recently — August 16, 2012 — compared to some of its peers, it has rapidly established itself as a dividend-growth stock. The dividend, while modest in comparison to Apple’s overall market capitalization…

Shareholders aren’t just seeing their stock prices swell, they are getting paid too. The dividend, its importance demoted over the past couple of decades by the tech boom, is having a moment again, and Big Tech follows Apple into dividends. Hamza Shaban for Yahoo Finance: ‎ The dividend trend reflects the double role that tech giants hold in society and on Wall Street. They want to be perceived…

Apple has low expectations from Wall Street analysts and investors for its second-quarter results due right after the close on Thursday, but also faces hopes for continued big buybacks. : ‎ Its reputation as a haven that can outperform in all market conditions has been refuted this year, as it sharply lags peers with better growth, a clearer AI narrative, a cheaper price tag — or all of the…

Apple’s 10-year bonds currently yield about 5.20%. In comparison, the implied dividend yield on Apple’s stock at current prices is 0.54%. Ciara Linnane and Tomi Kilgore for MarketWatch: ‎ Select Magnificent Seven 10-year bonds currently yield anywhere from about 5.20% for Apple Inc. to 5.75% for Meta Platforms… Meta doesn’t pay a dividend. The remaining five are Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc.,…

The value of Apple’s buybacks is often under-appreciated, especially during a period of slowing growth like Apple is experiencing currently, but steady buybacks and high-single-digit earnings growth are all it could take for Apple to pass the $4 trillion mark within five years. Daniel Foelber for The Motley Fool: Apple is possibly the single-most powerful consumer-facing brands in the world.…