Apple's $500B US investment plan could impact buybacks and dividends while turning FCF negative. Check out AAPL's risks, initiatives, and timelines.

What does that look like on a brokerage statement? Check out the chart below and you'll see that if you invested $1,000 in Apple stock 20 years ago, it would today be worth about $158,000.

It seems that PC manufacturers can get away with anything today, and Apple can't; it is held to a higher standard. With the release of the M1 chip in 2020, Apple left the PC competitors in the dust.