After more than a decade of solid growth fueled first by the iPod music player and then by the even more popular iPhone, Apple finally appeared to hit a wall, with lackluster sales relatively speaking for other products such as the iPad and Apple Watch and a heavy reliance on upgraded phone models. But the most profitable publicly-traded company in the world is investing heavily in software and its efforts in new areas of opportunity, including automobiles, remain in development (and under wraps). Apple was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Cupertino, Calif.
Company Info
| CEO | Timothy D. Cook |
| CEO Title | Chief Executive Officer & Director |
| Sector | Technology |
| Industry | Computers, Office Equipment |
| HQ Location | Cupertino, CA |
| Website | www.apple.com |
| Years on Fortune 500 List | 23 |
| Employees | 116,000 |
Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)
| Revenues ($M) | $215,639 |
| Profits ($M) | $45,687 |
| Assets ($M) | $321,686 |
| Total Stockholder Equity ($M) | $128,249 |
| Market Value — as of March 31, 2017 ($M) | $753,718 |
Profit Ratios
| Profit as % of Revenues | 21.2% |
| Profits as % of Assets | 14.2% |
| Profits as % of Stockholder Equity | 35.6% |
Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)
| Earnings Per Share ($) | 8 |
| EPS % Change (from 2015) | -9.9% |
| EPS % Change (5 year annual rate) | 16% |
| EPS % Change (10 year annual rate) | 38.3% |
Total Return
| Total Return to Investors (2016) | 12.5% |
| Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized) | 17% |
| Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized) | 26.5% |
