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27 Dec 2025
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AAPL - Apple Inc. Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense
This metric view shows AAPL - Apple Inc. share-based payment arrangement, expense history from SEC company facts.
Use it to verify the latest reported value, compare nearby periods, and jump to a cross-company ranking when a curated insight exists.
- Context
- Latest reported period: Q4 2025
- Latest reported value
- $3,594,000,000
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Values may differ by reporting period and company taxonomy.
Return Loop
Why revisit this metric view
This metric history becomes more useful after the next quarterly or annual filing because the latest reported value, period, and company comparison context can all change.
- Latest source-backed update
- Latest period end 27 Dec 2025
- Why come back
- Return after the next filing to verify whether this metric changed and how it compares with the ranking page.
- Current latest reported period: Q4 2025.
- Latest reported value on this page: $3,594,000,000.
- Save this filer if you want to compare the next reported value with this history.
Metric freshness comes from the latest SEC company fact available for this taxonomy tag and the paired company facts page.
Latest update
Latest update for Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense
Latest reported share-based payment arrangement, expense: $3,594,000,000. Open the source-backed page to compare this metric with the newest filing-backed context.
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Metric history
Latest period
Q4 2025
SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 30 Jan 2026.
Benchmark Context
How Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense compares with peers
Apple Inc. sits in the top quarter of the current share-based payment arrangement, expense sample.
Compared with
Compared with 120 companies reporting share-based payment arrangement, expense in USD. This keeps the comparison on the same metric and unit family.
Why this is notable
This is about 6.7x the current sample midpoint. Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense is up about 9.4% versus the comparable prior period.
- Visible rows currently span reported period ends from 31 Dec 2012 to 27 Feb 2026.
- Nearby companies in this sample: Walmart Inc. and Lichen International Ltd.
- Current sample position: rank #7 of 120 comparable companies.
- Peer rows use the latest valid value per company for this exact metric and compatible units.
Peer comparisons use the same metric and compatible units only. Latest reported periods may differ across companies, so open each company page before drawing conclusions.
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Financial Metric Page
Apple Inc.: Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense
Latest period: Q4 2025. Period end: 27 Dec 2025. Units: USD. Frequency: quarterly and annual.
Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.
Metric Snapshot
- Latest value
- $3,594,000,000
- Coverage range
- 29 Sep 2012 - 27 Dec 2025
- Fact rows
- 64
What This Metric Tells You
- Shows the reported level of share-based payment arrangement, expense over 29 Sep 2012 - 27 Dec 2025.
- Includes year-over-year change points to highlight acceleration or slowdown.
- Built from 64 SEC fact rows for this metric and issuer.
How To Read This Chart
- Start with the latest point, then compare it with the prior periods to see direction.
- Use quarterly sequence to compare like-for-like periods.
- Use YoY change bars to separate growth from contraction across matching periods.
- Use the TTM line to smooth quarter-to-quarter noise.
Official SEC Source
Source: SEC Company Facts
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Reporting periods may differ by company.
Compare This Metric Across Companies
Compare latest available Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense levels across SEC-reporting companies, then open each company metric page for SEC-backed verification. Reporting periods may differ by company.
Apple Inc. appears at rank #7 in the latest comparison sample.
| Rank | Company | Latest value | Reported period | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAZON COM INC (amzn) | $19,467,000,000 | Year - 31 Dec 2025 | Open AMAZON COM INC Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
| 2 | MICROSOFT CORP (msft) | $11,974,000,000 | Year - 30 Jun 2025 | Open MICROSOFT CORP Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
| 3 | Alphabet Inc. (googl) | $9,200,000,000 | Quarter - 31 Dec 2025 | Open Alphabet Inc. Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
| 4 | Meta Platforms, Inc. (meta) | $5,891,000,000 | Quarter - 31 Dec 2025 | Open Meta Platforms, Inc. Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
| 5 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (bac) | $4,200,000,000 | Year - 31 Dec 2025 | Open BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
| 6 | Walmart Inc. (wmt) | $3,603,000,000 | Year - 31 Jan 2026 | Open Walmart Inc. Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense |
Metric Details
- Metric
- Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense (AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense)
- Taxonomy
- us-gaap
- Units tracked
- USD
- Frequency coverage
- quarterly and annual
- History range
- 29 Sep 2012 - 27 Dec 2025
- Facts on this page
- 64
- Description
- Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.
- Metric-level SEC endpoint
- Open SEC company concept
Chart Context
Compare periods with the same frequency first, then use YoY and TTM series to confirm whether changes are structural or one-off.
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Trailing 12 Months (USD)
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Quarterly (USD)
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, YoY Quarterly Change (%)
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Annual (USD)
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, YoY Annual Change (%)
Apple Inc. Quarterly Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense (USD)
| Period | TTM Value | Value | YoY Chg | Change % | Start Date | End Date | Report | Filed | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $13,171,000,000 | $3,594,000,000 | +$308,000,000 | +9.4% | 28 Sep 2025 | 27 Dec 2025 | 10-Q | 30 Jan 2026 | 2026 | Q1 |
| Q3 2025 | $12,863,000,000 | $3,183,000,000 | +$325,000,000 | +11% | 29 Jun 2025 | 27 Sep 2025 | 10-K | 31 Oct 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| Q2 2025 | $12,538,000,000 | $3,168,000,000 | +$299,000,000 | +10% | 30 Mar 2025 | 28 Jun 2025 | 10-Q | 01 Aug 2025 | 2025 | Q3 |
| Q1 2025 | $12,239,000,000 | $3,226,000,000 | +$262,000,000 | +8.8% | 29 Dec 2024 | 29 Mar 2025 | 10-Q | 02 May 2025 | 2025 | Q2 |
| Q4 2024 | $11,977,000,000 | $3,286,000,000 | +$289,000,000 | +9.6% | 29 Sep 2024 | 28 Dec 2024 | 10-Q | 30 Jan 2026 | 2026 | Q1 |
| Q3 2024 | $11,688,000,000 | $2,858,000,000 | +$233,000,000 | +8.9% | 30 Jun 2024 | 28 Sep 2024 | 10-K | 31 Oct 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| Q2 2024 | $11,455,000,000 | $2,869,000,000 | +$252,000,000 | +9.6% | 31 Mar 2024 | 29 Jun 2024 | 10-Q | 01 Aug 2025 | 2025 | Q3 |
| Q1 2024 | $11,203,000,000 | $2,964,000,000 | +$278,000,000 | +10% | 31 Dec 2023 | 30 Mar 2024 | 10-Q | 02 May 2025 | 2025 | Q2 |
| Q4 2023 | $10,925,000,000 | $2,997,000,000 | +$92,000,000 | +3.2% | 01 Oct 2023 | 30 Dec 2023 | 10-Q | 31 Jan 2025 | 2025 | Q1 |
| Q3 2023 | $10,833,000,000 | $2,625,000,000 | +$347,000,000 | +15% | 02 Jul 2023 | 30 Sep 2023 | 10-K | 31 Oct 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| Q2 2023 | $10,486,000,000 | $2,617,000,000 | +$374,000,000 | +17% | 02 Apr 2023 | 01 Jul 2023 | 10-Q | 02 Aug 2024 | 2024 | Q3 |
| Q1 2023 | $10,112,000,000 | $2,686,000,000 | +$434,000,000 | +19% | 01 Jan 2023 | 01 Apr 2023 | 10-Q | 03 May 2024 | 2024 | Q2 |
| Q4 2022 | $9,678,000,000 | $2,905,000,000 | +$640,000,000 | +28% | 25 Sep 2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 10-Q | 02 Feb 2024 | 2024 | Q1 |
| Q3 2022 | $9,038,000,000 | $2,278,000,000 | +$333,000,000 | +17% | 26 Jun 2022 | 24 Sep 2022 | 10-K | 01 Nov 2024 | 2024 | FY |
| Q2 2022 | $8,705,000,000 | $2,243,000,000 | +$283,000,000 | +14% | 27 Mar 2022 | 25 Jun 2022 | 10-Q | 04 Aug 2023 | 2023 | Q3 |
| Q1 2022 | $8,422,000,000 | $2,252,000,000 | +$271,000,000 | +14% | 26 Dec 2021 | 26 Mar 2022 | 10-Q | 05 May 2023 | 2023 | Q2 |
| Q4 2021 | $8,151,000,000 | $2,265,000,000 | +$245,000,000 | +12% | 26 Sep 2021 | 25 Dec 2021 | 10-Q | 03 Feb 2023 | 2023 | Q1 |
| Q3 2021 | $7,906,000,000 | $1,945,000,000 | +$221,000,000 | +13% | 27 Jun 2021 | 25 Sep 2021 | 10-K | 03 Nov 2023 | 2023 | FY |
| Q2 2021 | $7,685,000,000 | $1,960,000,000 | +$262,000,000 | +15% | 28 Mar 2021 | 26 Jun 2021 | 10-Q | 29 Jul 2022 | 2022 | Q3 |
| Q1 2021 | $7,423,000,000 | $1,981,000,000 | +$284,000,000 | +17% | 27 Dec 2020 | 27 Mar 2021 | 10-Q | 29 Apr 2022 | 2022 | Q2 |
| Q4 2020 | $7,139,000,000 | $2,020,000,000 | +$310,000,000 | +18% | 27 Sep 2020 | 26 Dec 2020 | 10-Q | 28 Jan 2022 | 2022 | Q1 |
| Q3 2020 | $6,829,000,000 | $1,724,000,000 | +$225,000,000 | +15% | 28 Jun 2020 | 26 Sep 2020 | 10-K | 28 Oct 2022 | 2022 | FY |
| Q2 2020 | $6,604,000,000 | $1,698,000,000 | +$202,000,000 | +14% | 29 Mar 2020 | 27 Jun 2020 | 10-Q | 28 Jul 2021 | 2021 | Q3 |
| Q1 2020 | $6,402,000,000 | $1,697,000,000 | +$183,000,000 | +12% | 29 Dec 2019 | 28 Mar 2020 | 10-Q | 29 Apr 2021 | 2021 | Q2 |
| Q4 2019 | $6,219,000,000 | $1,710,000,000 | +$151,000,000 | +9.7% | 29 Sep 2019 | 28 Dec 2019 | 10-Q | 28 Jan 2021 | 2021 | Q1 |
| Q3 2019 | $6,068,000,000 | $1,499,000,000 | +$154,000,000 | +11% | 30 Jun 2019 | 28 Sep 2019 | 10-K | 29 Oct 2021 | 2021 | FY |
| Q2 2019 | $5,914,000,000 | $1,496,000,000 | +$145,000,000 | +11% | 31 Mar 2019 | 29 Jun 2019 | 10-Q | 31 Jul 2020 | 2020 | Q3 |
| Q1 2019 | $5,769,000,000 | $1,514,000,000 | +$166,000,000 | +12% | 30 Dec 2018 | 30 Mar 2019 | 10-Q | 01 May 2020 | 2020 | Q2 |
| Q4 2018 | $5,603,000,000 | $1,559,000,000 | +$263,000,000 | +20% | 30 Sep 2018 | 29 Dec 2018 | 10-Q | 29 Jan 2020 | 2020 | Q1 |
| Q3 2018 | $5,340,000,000 | $1,345,000,000 | +$171,000,000 | +15% | 01 Jul 2018 | 29 Sep 2018 | 10-K | 30 Oct 2020 | 2020 | FY |
| Q2 2018 | $5,169,000,000 | $1,351,000,000 | +$158,000,000 | +13% | 01 Apr 2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 10-Q | 31 Jul 2019 | 2019 | Q3 |
| Q1 2018 | $5,011,000,000 | $1,348,000,000 | +$131,000,000 | +11% | 31 Dec 2017 | 31 Mar 2018 | 10-Q | 01 May 2019 | 2019 | Q2 |
| Q4 2017 | $4,880,000,000 | $1,296,000,000 | +$40,000,000 | +3.2% | 01 Oct 2017 | 30 Dec 2017 | 10-Q | 30 Jan 2019 | 2019 | Q1 |
| Q3 2017 | $4,840,000,000 | $1,174,000,000 | +$144,000,000 | +14% | 02 Jul 2017 | 30 Sep 2017 | 10-K | 31 Oct 2019 | 2019 | FY |
| Q2 2017 | $4,696,000,000 | $1,193,000,000 | +$139,000,000 | +13% | 02 Apr 2017 | 01 Jul 2017 | 10-Q | 01 Aug 2018 | 2018 | Q3 |
| Q1 2017 | $4,557,000,000 | $1,217,000,000 | +$169,000,000 | +16% | 01 Jan 2017 | 01 Apr 2017 | 10-Q | 02 May 2018 | 2018 | Q2 |
| Q4 2016 | $4,388,000,000 | $1,256,000,000 | +$178,000,000 | +17% | 25 Sep 2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 10-Q | 02 Feb 2018 | 2018 | Q1 |
| Q3 2016 | $4,210,000,000 | $1,030,000,000 | +$115,000,000 | +13% | 26 Jun 2016 | 24 Sep 2016 | 10-K | 05 Nov 2018 | 2018 | FY |
| Q2 2016 | $4,095,000,000 | $1,054,000,000 | +$198,000,000 | +23% | 27 Mar 2016 | 25 Jun 2016 | 10-Q | 02 Aug 2017 | 2017 | Q3 |
| Q1 2016 | $3,897,000,000 | $1,048,000,000 | +$121,000,000 | +13% | 27 Dec 2015 | 26 Mar 2016 | 10-Q | 03 May 2017 | 2017 | Q2 |
| Q4 2015 | $3,776,000,000 | $1,078,000,000 | +$190,000,000 | +21% | 27 Sep 2015 | 26 Dec 2015 | 10-Q | 01 Feb 2017 | 2017 | Q1 |
| Q3 2015 | $3,586,000,000 | $915,000,000 | +$153,000,000 | +20% | 28 Jun 2015 | 26 Sep 2015 | 10-K | 03 Nov 2017 | 2017 | FY |
| Q2 2015 | $3,433,000,000 | $856,000,000 | +$132,000,000 | +18% | 29 Mar 2015 | 27 Jun 2015 | 10-Q | 27 Jul 2016 | 2016 | Q3 |
| Q1 2015 | $3,301,000,000 | $927,000,000 | +$231,000,000 | +33% | 28 Dec 2014 | 28 Mar 2015 | 10-Q | 27 Apr 2016 | 2016 | Q2 |
| Q4 2014 | $3,070,000,000 | $888,000,000 | +$207,000,000 | +30% | 28 Sep 2014 | 27 Dec 2014 | 10-Q | 27 Jan 2016 | 2016 | Q1 |
| Q3 2014 | $2,863,000,000 | $762,000,000 | 29 Jun 2014 | 27 Sep 2014 | 10-K | 26 Oct 2016 | 2016 | FY | ||
| Q2 2014 | $724,000,000 | +$146,000,000 | +25% | 30 Mar 2014 | 28 Jun 2014 | 10-Q | 22 Jul 2015 | 2015 | Q3 | |
| Q1 2014 | $696,000,000 | 29 Dec 2013 | 29 Mar 2014 | 10-Q | 28 Apr 2015 | 2015 | Q2 | |||
| Q4 2013 | $681,000,000 | 29 Sep 2013 | 28 Dec 2013 | 10-Q | 28 Jan 2015 | 2015 | Q1 | |||
| Q2 2013 | $578,000,000 | 31 Mar 2013 | 29 Jun 2013 | 10-Q | 23 Jul 2014 | 2014 | Q3 |
Apple Inc. Annual Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense (USD)
| Period | Value | YoY Chg | Change % | Start Date | End Date | Report | Filed | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,863,000,000 | +$1,175,000,000 | +10% | 29 Sep 2024 | 27 Sep 2025 | 10-K | 31 Oct 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| 2024 | $11,688,000,000 | +$855,000,000 | +7.9% | 01 Oct 2023 | 28 Sep 2024 | 10-K | 31 Oct 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| 2023 | $10,833,000,000 | +$1,795,000,000 | +20% | 25 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 10-K | 31 Oct 2025 | 2025 | FY |
| 2022 | $9,038,000,000 | +$1,132,000,000 | +14% | 26 Sep 2021 | 24 Sep 2022 | 10-K | 01 Nov 2024 | 2024 | FY |
| 2021 | $7,906,000,000 | +$1,077,000,000 | +16% | 27 Sep 2020 | 25 Sep 2021 | 10-K | 03 Nov 2023 | 2023 | FY |
| 2020 | $6,829,000,000 | +$761,000,000 | +13% | 29 Sep 2019 | 26 Sep 2020 | 10-K | 28 Oct 2022 | 2022 | FY |
| 2019 | $6,068,000,000 | +$728,000,000 | +14% | 30 Sep 2018 | 28 Sep 2019 | 10-K | 29 Oct 2021 | 2021 | FY |
| 2018 | $5,340,000,000 | +$500,000,000 | +10% | 01 Oct 2017 | 29 Sep 2018 | 10-K | 30 Oct 2020 | 2020 | FY |
| 2017 | $4,840,000,000 | +$630,000,000 | +15% | 25 Sep 2016 | 30 Sep 2017 | 10-K | 31 Oct 2019 | 2019 | FY |
| 2016 | $4,210,000,000 | +$624,000,000 | +17% | 27 Sep 2015 | 24 Sep 2016 | 10-K | 05 Nov 2018 | 2018 | FY |
| 2015 | $3,586,000,000 | +$723,000,000 | +25% | 28 Sep 2014 | 26 Sep 2015 | 10-K | 03 Nov 2017 | 2017 | FY |
| 2014 | $2,863,000,000 | +$610,000,000 | +27% | 29 Sep 2013 | 27 Sep 2014 | 10-K | 26 Oct 2016 | 2016 | FY |
| 2013 | $2,253,000,000 | +$513,000,000 | +29% | 30 Sep 2012 | 28 Sep 2013 | 10-K | 28 Oct 2015 | 2015 | FY |
| 2012 | $1,740,000,000 | 25 Sep 2011 | 29 Sep 2012 | 8-K | 28 Jan 2015 |
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.