More than just a phone maker, Apple is an iconic cultural movement with innovation at its core. So it came as no surprise when it pipped everybody else to the post with the first $1 trillion valuation for a US public company, back in 2018. It’s a tech stock ecosystem giant - offering both services and hardware, and with artificial intelligence (AI) enhancing its revenue streams.
With a loyal customer base and a strong ability to monetise hardware and software, buying Apple shares provide exposure to one of the most profitable companies on the planet. However, its premium valuation and reliance on hardware upgrades remain some fruity areas to keep an eye on.
May 7, 2025: While testifying in the DoJ case against Alphabet, Apple services chief Eddy Cue said that Apple will be shifting towards AI services from the likes of OpenAI and Perplexity for searches in the Safari browser. (Eddy) Cue a 7%+ downturn in Alphabet's stock price. But Apple also saw a decline in Safari searches in April – the first time that's happened. And given the simbiotic relationship (Google pays Apple billions annually to be the default search engin on iPhones), Apple's stock inevitably declined too, albeit by a less seismic 2%.
April 23, 2025: The European Commision hit Meta Platforms and Apple with €200m and €500m fines respectively, after ruling the tech giants had breached its Digital Markets Act. Apple's App Store was called out for not letting users be told about alternative offers outside of the platform. Meanwhile Meta was called out for not giving users enough choice over how data captured across platforms is tied together under a new "consent or pay" model.
April 12, 2025: US President Donald Trump announced a backdated exemption from crippling tariffs – to be granted to smartphones, computers, semiconductors, solar cells and selected other electronic devices. However uncertainty returned within a matter of days, when a Truth Social post from Trump said that these items were "just moving to a different tariff 'bucket.'"
April 9, 2025: President Trump's 104% tariff on imports from China came into full effect, with tariff sabre-rattling having already wiped more than 20% off Apple's market cap in 5 days. Apple was granted an exemption from tariffs when Trump was first in office, but as yet, has not secured such a deal this time around. Analyst Dan Ives of Wedbush speculated that an iPhone manufactured in the US would cost $3,500, but regardless, the process of "on-shoring" (a word rarely heard before this saga began) would take years. Apple's Q1 earnings update lands on May 1, and will cover the launch of the iPhone 16e.
April 3, 2025: Tech stocks including Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia reeled at the prospect of having to shoulder tariffs on hardware imported from places like Taiwan, China and Mexico. Apple manufactures most of its products in China, while Nvidia's chips are made in Taiwan before heading to assembly lines in Mexico. Happy Liberation Day guys!
Find the cheapest way to buy Apple shares with our calculator. Bear in mind that both exchange rates and share prices fluctuate in real time, so the costs estimated here are just a guide (refer to platforms themselves for availability and exact pricing).
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Apple), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Apple is a major part of the NASDAQ, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
| ETF | Icon | 1-year performance (to May. '25) | 5-year performance (to May. '25) | Link |
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| Invesco S&P 500 ETF (SPXP) |  |
7.07% | 104.52% | Invest Capital at risk |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap ETF 1C (XSPX) |  |
7.01% | 103.95% | Invest Capital at risk |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD (Acc) (CSP1) |  |
6.88% | 102.40% | Invest Capital at risk |
| HSBC S&P 500 ETF (HSPX) |  |
5.79% | 90.82% | Invest Capital at risk |
Rather um, big. In fact, this is how Apple's market cap ($3.2 trillion) compares to the GDP of countries.
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $211.45
| 1 week (2025-05-08) | 6.51% |
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| 1 month (2025-04-15) | 8.84% |
| 3 months (2025-02-15) | -13.55% |
| 6 months (2024-11-15) | -6.02% |
| 1 year (2024-05-15) | 11.38% |
| 2 years (2023-05-15) | 22.44% |
| 3 years (2022-05-15) | 41.68% |
| 5 years (2020-05-15) | 174.87% |
"Undoubtedly, an Apple investment 10 years ago would have been more ideal, but there may be more growth ahead. Apple stock has been on a tear for the last decade or so, and it’s unlikely to see such explosive growth anytime soon.
However, the stock has more than doubled since 2020, and many investors probably weren’t predicting that. Apple has excellent products and holds the majority market share for smartphones, allowing it to churn out money. The challenge now will be if it can continue to innovate and create more revolutionary products.
Future growth may be limited if it relies on the iPhone alone. But if Apple can find new and exciting ways to spark our imagination, who knows where the stock’s limit is? "
All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, let alone a "Magnificent 7" stock, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Apple P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
Apple's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 33x. In other words, Apple's shares trade at around 33x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, Apple's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
Apple's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.1526. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Apple's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Apple's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
Apple's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $138.9 billion (£104.6 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of Apple's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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