![Apple's Total Cash and Marketable Securities [Chart]](/images/news/6028/22033/22033-64.png "Apple's Total Cash and Marketable Securities [Chart]")
Apple's Total Cash and Marketable Securities [Chart]
Posted November 11, 2009 at 7:49pm by iClarified
Since Apple brought Steve Jobs back in 1996 he has been building a huge pile of cash as illustrated by the chart below.
On December 27th, 1996, Apple had $1.8 billion in cash and securities. Today it has $34 billion.
[Gizmodo/The Business Insider]
![Apple's Total Cash and Marketable Securities [Chart]](/images/news/6028/22034/22034-500.png "Apple's Total Cash and Marketable Securities [Chart]")
On December 27th, 1996, Apple had $1.8 billion in cash and securities. Today it has $34 billion.
[Gizmodo/The Business Insider]
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