Apple Inc. (AAPL) Nathan Winklepleck, CFA's Nathan's Discounted Free Cash Flow - Discounting Cash Flows
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Nathan's Discounted Free Cash Flow Model

The Discounted Free Cash Flow (DCF) model calculates the value of a company by estimating its future Free Cash Flows to the Firm (FCFF) and discounting them to their present value. The value of a share is then derived by adjusting for net debt and dividing by the number of shares outstanding.

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Interactive Assumptions

Discount Rate

Discount Rate

Discount Rate = 10 Year Treasury Note Yield + 4%

Growth In Perpetuity

Growth in Perpetuity

The rate at which the company's free cash flow is assumed to grow indefinitely. By default, this rate equals the yield of the U.S. 10-Year Treasury Bond.

Historical Years

Historical Years

The number of years of historical data used to calculate averages and trends for analysis.

Projection Years

Projection Years

The number of years into the future for which the analysis projects financial performance and metrics.

Revenue Growth Rate

Revenue Growth Rate

The annual growth rate applied to projected revenue, starting from the second projection year onward.

Operating Cash Flow Margin

Operating Cash Flow Margin

Projected Operating Cash Flow = Projected Revenue * Operating Cash Flow Margin

This margin represents the percentage of revenue used to estimate future Operating Cash Flow.

Capital Expenditure Margin

Capital Expenditure Margin

Projected Free Cash Flow = Projected Operating Cash Flow - Projected Revenue * Capital Expenditure Margin

This margin is used to estimate future capital expenditures as a percentage of revenue, which in turn is subtracted from Operating Cash Flow to calculate Free Cash Flow.

Results

Terminal Value 4,595 Bil. USD
Discounted Terminal Value 2,093 Bil. USD
Sum of Discounted Free Cash Flow 957.8 Bil. USD
Enterprise Value 3,051 Bil. USD
Cash and Equivalents 45.32 Bil. USD
Total Debt 90.51 Bil. USD
Equity Value 3,027 Bil. USD
Shares Outstanding 14.75 Bil. USD
Estimated Value per Share 205.3 USD
Yield of the U.S. 10 Year Treasury Note 4.18%
Average Cash from Operating Activities Margin 29.12%
Average Capital Expenditure Margin -3.68%

Monetary values in USD

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Monetary values in USD

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2026
Sep 27
2027
Sep 27
2028
Sep 27
2029
Sep 27
2030
Sep 27
2031
Sep 27
2032
Sep 27
2033
Sep 27
2034
Sep 27
2035
Sep 27
Revenue 442,371 469,190 496,532 524,298 552,382 580,672 609,043 637,368 665,510 693,328
Revenue Growth Rate 6.3% 6.06% 5.83% 5.59% 5.36% 5.12% 4.89% 4.65% 4.42% 4.18%
Operating Cash Flow 128,818 136,628 144,590 152,675 160,854 169,092 177,353 185,602 193,797 201,897
Operating Cash Flow Margin 29.12% 29.12% 29.12% 29.12% 29.12% 29.12% 29.12% 29.12% 29.12% 29.12%
Capital Expenditure -16,262 -17,247 -18,253 -19,273 -20,306 -21,345 -22,388 -23,430 -24,464 -25,487
Capital Expenditure Margin -3.68% -3.68% -3.68% -3.68% -3.68% -3.68% -3.68% -3.68% -3.68% -3.68%
Free Cash Flow 112,557 119,381 126,337 133,402 140,548 147,746 154,965 162,172 169,332 176,410
Free Cash Flow Margin 25.44% 25.44% 25.44% 25.44% 25.44% 25.44% 25.44% 25.44% 25.44% 25.44%
Compounded Discount Rate 5.01% 13.6% 22.92% 32.98% 43.85% 55.62% 68.39% 82.16% 97.06% 113.2%
Discounted Free Cash Flow 107,185 105,087 102,780 100,321 97,703 94,940 92,030 89,027 85,929 82,752

Monetary values in USD

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Average LTM
Feb 12
2025
Sep 27
2024
Sep 28
2023
Sep 30
2022
Sep 24
2021
Sep 25
2020
Sep 26
2019
Sep 28
2018
Sep 29
2017
Sep 30
2016
Sep 24
Revenue 330,127 435,617 416,161 391,035 383,285 394,328 365,817 274,515 260,174 265,595 229,234 215,639
Revenue Growth Rate 6.3% 4.67% 6.43% 2.02% -2.8% 7.79% 33.26% 5.51% -2.04% 15.86% 6.3% -7.73%
Cost of Revenue 188,996 229,460 220,960 210,352 214,137 223,546 212,981 169,559 161,782 163,756 141,048 131,376
Gross Profit 141,131 206,157 195,201 180,683 169,148 170,782 152,836 104,956 98,392 101,839 88,186 84,263
Gross Margin 41.96% 47.33% 46.91% 46.21% 44.13% 43.31% 41.78% 38.23% 37.82% 38.34% 38.47% 39.08%
Operating Income 96,592 141,070 133,050 123,216 114,301 119,437 108,949 66,288 63,930 70,898 61,344 60,024
Operating Margin 28.71% 32.38% 31.97% 31.51% 29.82% 30.29% 29.78% 24.15% 24.57% 26.69% 26.76% 27.84%
Net Income 80,112 117,777 112,010 93,736 96,995 99,803 94,680 57,411 55,256 59,531 48,351 45,687
Net Margin 23.75% 27.04% 26.92% 23.97% 25.31% 25.31% 25.88% 20.91% 21.24% 22.41% 21.09% 21.19%
Cash from Operating Activities 96,354 135,472 111,482 118,254 110,543 122,151 104,038 80,674 69,391 77,434 64,225 66,231
Cash from Operating Activities Margin 29.12% 31.1% 26.79% 30.24% 28.84% 30.98% 28.44% 29.39% 26.67% 29.15% 28.02% 30.71%
Capital Expenditure -11,320 -12,148 -12,715 -9,447 -10,959 -10,708 -11,085 -7,309 -10,495 -13,313 -12,795 -13,548
Free Cash Flow 85,034 123,324 98,767 108,807 99,584 111,443 92,953 73,365 58,896 64,121 51,430 52,683
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