I don't think they did, but that's up to the buyers of AAPL shares to assess. I bought a house five years ago that is now valued $300k more. Did I (or anyone el

I don't think they did, but that's up to the buyers of AAPL shares to assess. I bought a house five years ago that is now valued $300k more. Did I (or anyone else) create $300k of value to "justify" the increased valuation? I don't think so. It's simply what people are willing to pay in the current market.