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Apple (AAPL) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Apple (AAPL - Free Report) reported $94.04 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.6%. EPS of $1.57 for the same period compares to $1.40 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $88.92 billion, representing a surprise of +5.75%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +10.56%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.42.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Apple performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Geographic Revenue- Greater China: $15.37 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $15.27 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.4%.
  • Geographic Revenue- Europe: $24.01 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $22.75 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.7%.
  • Geographic Revenue- Rest of Asia Pacific: $7.67 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $6.64 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +20.1%.
  • Geographic Revenue- Japan: $5.78 billion versus $5.63 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.4% change.
  • Geographic Revenue- Americas: $41.2 billion compared to the $38.49 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.3% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Products: $66.61 billion versus $61.56 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.2% change.
  • Net Sales- Services: $27.42 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $26.95 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.3%.
  • Net Sales by Category- Mac: $8.05 billion compared to the $7.16 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.8% year over year.
  • Net Sales by Category- iPhone: $44.58 billion versus $40.61 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.5% change.
  • Net Sales by Category- Wearables, Home and Accessories: $7.4 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $7.34 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -8.6%.
  • Net Sales by Category- iPad: $6.58 billion compared to the $6.78 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -8.1% year over year.
  • Gross margin- Services: $20.73 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $20.23 billion.

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Shares of Apple have returned -1.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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