Apple Fiscal Calendar & App Store payment dates
Apple pays your App Store earnings on its own fiscal calendar — not on regular calendar months. Here's every fiscal month, sales period, and estimated payout date for FY2025–FY2027, with a live countdown to your next payment.
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Apple fiscal year 2026
Sep 28, 2025 – Sep 26, 2026 · 52 weeksOctober
Dec 4, 2025November
Jan 2, 2026December
Jan 29, 2026January
Mar 5, 2026February
Apr 2, 2026March
Apr 30, 2026April
Jun 4, 2026May
Jul 2, 2026June
Jul 30, 2026July
Sep 3, 2026August
Oct 1, 2026September
Oct 29, 2026Payout dates are estimates — Apple doesn't publish them. Actual deposits can vary ±1–2 days by bank, region and holiday.
How Apple's fiscal calendar works
Apple doesn't close its books on calendar months. Instead it uses a 4-4-5 style fiscal calendar: the fiscal year is divided into four quarters, and each quarter holds three fiscal months that run in a 5-4-4 week pattern — one five-week month followed by two four-week months. Every fiscal month begins on a Sunday and ends on a Saturday.
That keeps each quarter exactly 13 weeks long, so the whole year is 52 weeks — 364 days— and always ends on the last Saturday of September. The first fiscal month of the year (Apple's “October”) therefore usually starts in late September, which is why the fiscal labels don't match the calendar dates next to them.
For payments, the rule of thumb is simple: Apple pays about 33 days after a fiscal month closes, and because every month ends on a Saturday, the deposit almost always lands on the Thursday roughly 33 days out. You get 12 payouts a year, each covering one fiscal month of sales.
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Apple fiscal calendar FAQ
What is the Apple fiscal calendar?+
Apple runs its App Store accounting on a fiscal calendar that doesn't line up with regular calendar months. The fiscal year is split into four quarters, each made up of three fiscal months in a 5-4-4 week pattern. Every fiscal month ends on a Saturday, and the earnings from that period are paid out about a month later. Knowing the calendar tells you exactly which sales fall into which payout.
When does Apple pay App Store developers?+
Apple pays roughly 33 days after each fiscal month closes. Because fiscal months always end on a Saturday, the payout almost always lands on the Thursday about 33 days later. You receive 12 payments a year — one per fiscal month. See the table above for every estimated date across FY2025–FY2027.
Why does Apple's fiscal year have 364 days?+
Four quarters of 13 weeks each is 52 weeks, or exactly 364 days. The 5-4-4 week structure keeps every quarter the same length, which makes year-over-year comparisons clean — each quarter always contains the same number of weekends and selling days. To stay aligned, the year always ends on the last Saturday of September, and a 53rd 'leap week' is added every five to six years.
How is a fiscal month different from a calendar month?+
A fiscal month is a block of whole weeks — 28 days (4 weeks) or 35 days (5 weeks), running Sunday through Saturday — not a calendar month. The first fiscal month of each quarter is 5 weeks; the next two are 4 weeks each. That's why 'October 2025' in Apple's calendar actually runs September 28 – November 1, 2025, rather than October 1–31.
Are Apple's payment dates the same in every country?+
The fiscal calendar and payout schedule are the same worldwide, but the day the money actually lands can shift by a day or two depending on your bank, country, and local holidays. You're also only paid for a storefront once your balance there clears Apple's regional minimum payment threshold.
Where can I find Apple's official fiscal calendar?+
Apple publishes the official calendar inside App Store Connect, under Payments and Financial Reports, where you can download the fiscal calendar going back about two years (a developer-account login is required). This page mirrors those periods and adds estimated payout dates plus a live countdown, so you can check at a glance whether or not you're signed in.
Does Google Play pay developers on the same schedule?+
No. Google Play pays monthly, around the 15th, for the previous calendar month's earnings — simple calendar months, with a 15-day hold. Apple's week-based fiscal calendar is unique to the App Store, so the two platforms almost never pay on the same day.
Dates on this page are cross-checked estimates and provided for planning only — they are not financial advice. Apple publishes the authoritative calendar inside App Store Connect. For more ASO and App Store growth playbooks, read the Vibegrowing blog.