What is the stock ticker symbol for Apple Inc.?

The stock ticker symbol for Apple Inc. is AAPL. Apple’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under those four letters, which investors use to find price quotes, filings, charts, and trading orders.

Apple began trading publicly on December 12, 1980, in its initial public offering. The IPO price was $22 per share before later stock splits. Although the company changed its legal name from Apple Computer, Inc. to Apple Inc. in 2007, its ticker symbol remained AAPL.

A ticker symbol is different from a company’s name, stock exchange, or industry classification. AAPL identifies Apple’s common stock; Nasdaq is the exchange where it trades. The letters do not stand for a phrase such as “Apple Products” and are not the same as a product name like iPhone or Macintosh.

APPL is a frequent spelling mistake because it resembles the company’s name, but it is not Apple’s ticker. APL and AAC are also incorrect choices for Apple’s common stock. Investors should still check the exchange and security type because companies in different markets can sometimes use similar symbols.