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Apple Posts Record $114.5 Billion September Quarter in First Report by CEO John Ternus

Strong iPhone and Services growth leaves Apple with near-term challenges on Duo supply, rising memory costs, holiday-quarter guidance

Overview

  • Apple reported quarterly revenue of $114.5 billion and diluted EPS of $2.10, results published on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026 that topped Wall Street estimates.
  • iPhone revenue hit a September-quarter record of about $57.58 billion while Services reached an all-time high of roughly $31.57 billion, together accounting for the bulk of company profit.
  • CEO John Ternus said the newly launched iPhone Duo is supply-constrained and that a very small percentage of early Duo units were returned for inner-display cracking, which Apple is replacing.
  • Rising global memory and flash storage costs pressured margins so Apple raised some device prices, increased inventory and R&D spending, and received tariff refunds that added about $0.05 to EPS and roughly one percentage point to gross margin.
  • The quarter closes John Ternus’s first fiscal reporting period and highlights Apple’s new staggered product cadence, stronger cash generation and dividend of $0.27 per share while leaving investors focused on holiday-quarter supply and guidance.