GrossPattern free-cash-flow proxy divided by revenue.
Apple's free cash flow margin was 29.2% for the period ended 2026-06-27, compared with 26.0% for the comparable period ended 2025-06-28. The latest observation ranks at the 71th percentile of 24 available as-filed observations, and the recent direction is inflecting. Peer context is withheld because a valid comparable set is not available.
This analysis is tied to SEC accession 0000320193-26-000020; missing or incompatible inputs are withheld.
GrossPattern has 24 comparable as-filed observations from 2023-04-01 through 2026-06-27. Over that available history, the measure changed from 27.0% to 29.2%, a net change of 2.1%.
The highest observed value was 35.9% for the period ended 2025-12-27; the lowest was 21.7% for 2024-12-28. The current observation is 3.2% above the historical median of 26.0%.
Across the latest 4 sequential comparisons, free cash flow margin increased 2 times, decreased 2 times, and was unchanged 0 times. Direction is assigned by the governed multi-period research model, not by a single move.
| Period ended | Fiscal period | Free Cash Flow Margin | SEC evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | Q3 | 29.2% | 0000320193-26-000020 |
| 2026-03-28 | Q2 | 24.0% | 0000320193-26-000013 |
| 2025-12-27 | Q1 | 35.9% | 0000320193-26-000006 |
| 2025-09-27 | FY | 23.7% | 0000320193-25-000079 |
| 2025-06-28 | Q3 | 26.0% | 0000320193-26-000020 |
| 2025-06-28 | Q3 | 26.0% | 0000320193-25-000073 |
| 2025-03-29 | Q2 | 21.9% | 0000320193-26-000013 |
| 2025-03-29 | Q2 | 21.9% | 0000320193-25-000057 |
Methodology. Deterministic proxy; not issuer-reported non-GAAP free cash flow. Missing, incompatible, or quality-blocked SEC inputs are withheld rather than treated as zero. Percentiles use the displayed as-filed history; peer context appears only when the governed comparison is valid.
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