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Apple Sets Revenue Record on Surging iPhone Sales, Installed Base Tops 2.5 Billion

Management flags processor bottlenecks plus rising memory costs as margin risks.

Overview

  • Apple guided March-quarter revenue growth of 13% to 16% year over year and projected gross margin of 48% to 49%.
  • iPhone revenue reached a record $85.3 billion, up 23% from a year earlier, with all-time highs across regions including Greater China.
  • Services revenue hit an all-time high of $30.0 billion, supported by a growing ecosystem of more than 2.5 billion active devices.
  • Supply continues to trail demand due to processor manufacturing constraints at partners, with no public timeline for catch-up.
  • Apple is advancing its AI strategy through a multi-year collaboration with Google’s Gemini to support foundation models and a more personalized Siri.