AAPL dividend analysis

AAPL dividend deep dive

Dividend metrics on AAPL: yield 6.50%, payout 35%, growth streak 56 years, 5y CAGR 5.5%. The combination places the name in the high-yield bucket on yield and the slow-growth bucket on distribution growth.

Safety read on the AAPL distribution: 46/100, with Quality at 40/100 and Risk at 69/100 on the five-pillar framework. The watchlist band is the headline.

DRIP projection on AAPL at the current $165.00 entry, holding the 6.50% yield and 5.5% growth flat: 5-year cumulative income return ≈ 39.3%, 10-year ≈ 94.1%, 20-year ≈ 276.8%. These are starting-yield reinvestment numbers only; price appreciation is not included.

Peer table for AAPL: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%), mean yield 3.13%. The 6.50% yield is the relative-value entry point; the safety score and growth rate finish the picture.

On the AAPL payment cadence: the most recent ex-dividend date was 2026-03-01, with cash distributed on 2026-03-15. The quarterly run-rate sits at $2.680 per share against an annualized $10.72.

Final-line read on AAPL: yield 6.50%, distribution growth 5.5% per year, safety 46/100. The constraint is the payout ratio; the catalyst is the next earnings print.