Credit: Shutterstock photoApple Inc. ( AAPL ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 09, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.63 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 15, 2018. Shareholders who purchased AAPL prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that AAPL has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of AAPL was $159.54, representing a -11.42% decrease from the 52 week high of $180.10 and a 21.67% increase over the 52 week low of $131.12.
AAPL is a part of the Technology sector, which includes companies such as International Business Machines Corporation ( IBM ) and HP Inc. ( HPQ ). AAPL's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $9.73. Zacks Investment Research reports AAPL's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 23.75%, compared to an industry average of 16.7%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AAPL Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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