Live: Will Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Jump After Earnings Today?

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4:01 pm

The market has closed and we’re watching for earnings. We’ll update this live blog as soon as we see Apple earnings.

Mag 7 Year-to-Date Returns

3:48 pm
by Eric Bleeker

How does the Magnificent 7 stack up headed into tonight’s earnings? Here are the year-to-date returns for each stock:

• Meta: Up 29%
• NVIDIA: Up 28.6%
• Microsoft: Up 27.5%
• Amazon: Up 6.4%
• Alphabet: Up 1.1%
• Apple: Down 14.7%
• Tesla: Down 18.3%

As you can see, Apple isn’t in dead last… But it’s close. Investors are well aware that Apple needs to find its footing in AI and momentum could reverse. The question is what the company will say on its earnings call tonight.

Wall Street’s Expectations for Apple’s Fiscal Third Quarter

3:05 pm
by Eric Bleeker

Here’s what Wall Street expects from Apple tonight:

• Revenue: $89.2 billion
• EPS: $1.43
• Operating Cash Flow: $25.7 billion
• Gross Margin: 46%

Here are some key areas to watch this quarter:

• U.S. telcos reported 22% equipment sales growth in the second quarter, which is the strongest rate in six quarters. That’s a positive development for Apple.
• What are the impacts of tariffs and what will Apple’s management have to say about their lasting impacts?

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) reports earnings after the bell today. Heading into today, the company is down 14% year-to-date, a figure that looks even worse after Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) both blew out earnings last night. 

We’ll be updating this live blog with news and analysis right after Apple’s earnings hit the newswires. To receive updates, all you have to do is leave this page open, and updates will post automatically. 

Here’s What Apple Posted Last Quarter

Apple last reported earnings on May 1st. The earnings were disappointing and shares fell the next day. Overall, Apple shares are down 2% from their May 1st close while the Nasdaq Composite has soared 19%. 

AAPL | Apple Inc. Q2’25 Earnings Highlights:

• Adj. EPS: $1.65 ; UP +8% YoY
• Revenue: $95.4B []; UP +5% YoY

Q2 Segment Performance:

• Services Revenue: Reached new all-time high; specific revenue not disclosed

Other Key Q2 Metrics:

• Operating Cash Flow: $24B; UP from previous year
• Cash Dividend: $0.26 per share; UP 4% YoY
• Share Repurchase Program: Authorized up to $100B

CEO Commentary:

• Tim Cook: “Today Apple is reporting strong quarterly results, including double-digit growth in Services. We were happy to welcome iPhone 16e to our lineup, and to introduce powerful new Macs and iPads that take advantage of the extraordinary capabilities of Apple silicon. And we were proud to announce that we’ve cut our carbon emissions by 60 percent over the past decade.”

CFO Commentary:

• Kevan Parekh: “Our March quarter business performance drove EPS growth of 8 percent and $24 billion in operating cash flow, allowing us to return $29 billion to shareholders. And thanks to our high levels of customer loyalty and satisfaction, our installed base of active devices once again reached a new all-time high across all product categories and geographic segments.”

Strategic Updates:

• Apple has cut its carbon emissions by 60 percent over the past decade.

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