Apple's Services revenue hit a record $24.2B, up 14%, as iPhone sales slipped. The 71% margin on services is reshaping what drives profit growth.
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Apple's fiscal third-quarter revenue topped analyst estimates, driven by a record quarter from its Services segment. iPhone sales slipped 1.2% to $39.3 billion, a figure that still beat consensus by roughly $500 million.
Services generated $24.2 billion in revenue, up 14% from a year earlier and a quarterly record. That segment now accounts for 26% of total revenue, up from 24% a year ago. The gross margin on Services is 71%, nearly double the 36% margin on Products. Every additional dollar of Services sales adds disproportionately more to profit.
Apple returned $29 billion to shareholders through buybacks and dividends during the quarter. Its cash position stood at $172 billion at quarter-end, down $6 billion from the prior quarter due to the buyback activity.
For the September quarter, Apple guided for low single-digit revenue growth. Analysts at Visible Alpha project total revenue of $94.5 billion, up about 3%. The iPhone 16 launch later this year will be the main catalyst.
The stock gained 2.1% in after-hours trading after the report. The results reinforced a narrative that Apple is becoming less dependent on iPhone hardware cycles and more reliant on recurring service revenue, a transition investors have watched for years. For a full company profile, see the Apple (AAPL) profile.
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