Apple Has Returned $234 Billion to Shareholders -- and There's Plenty More to Come

Apple Has Returned $234 Billion to Shareholders -- and There's Plenty More to Come

When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its three-year capital return program in 2012, the company made it clear that dividends and share repurchases would be a priority in the coming years. Management planned to return $45 billion to shareholders during this period. But this was just the beginning of what would expand into the world's largest capital return program in history.

After repeatedly increasing the scope of its capital return program since it was initiated in 2012, Apple's total cash returned to shareholders through dividends and repurchases by the end of fiscal 2017 amounted to an incredible $234 billion.

Here's what investors should know about Apple's aggressive capital return program.

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