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💻 Apple Q4 FY2026 Results

👉 Apple reports mixed Q4 results – revenue & EPS beat, but margin outlook disappoints. Shares fall ~3% after-hours.

👉Key 👇:

- Revenue: $114.5B (+12% YoY) – September quarter record
- EPS: $2.10 (+14%) – beat estimates
- Gross margin: 47.9% (helped by ~1 ppt tariff refunds)
- Full-year revenue: ~$479B – best fiscal year ever (CEO John Ternus)

👉 Segment highlights: 👇

- iPhone: $57.6B (+17%) – strong
- Mac: $10.8B (+24%) – standout beat
- Services: $31.6B (+9.8%) – all-time high
- iPad: $6.23B – miss
- Wearables/Home: $8.3B (–7.9%) – miss
- Greater China: ~$17.5B – miss (supply constraints)

**Guidance (Dec quarter):**
- Revenue growth: 7–10% (above ~6.1% consensus)
- Gross margin: 45–46% (below ~47% estimates)

👉Main pressure points (Ternus/Parekh): 👇

- “Unprecedented” rise in memory chip prices (AI/data-center demand)
- Costs of ramping Siri AI
- Lower benefit from cheap inventory stockpiles

Apple raised device prices earlier and increased purchase obligations by $33B to secure supply. Inventory jumped sharply.

👉 Market reaction & sentiment 👇:

- After-hours drop ~3% on margin warning despite top/bottom-line beats.
- Positive: Strong iPhone/Mac, record year, new products (iPhone Duo foldable, refreshed Macs) coming.
- Negative: Margin compression, softer China/iPad/wearables, slowing Services growth under regulatory pressure.
- Overall sentiment: Mixed – solid current results but near-term profitability concerns.

👉For shareholders: 👇

- Ternus: “Best fiscal year ever.”
- Company returning capital ($28B operating cash flow, $28B returned to shareholders in the quarter).
- Dividend declared: $0.27 per share.
- Focus remains on offsetting higher costs via pricing, new product momentum, and installed-base growth.
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