Apple Inc.

Apple delivered a solid fiscal second quarter, posting earnings per share of $1.65 against a Wall Street consensus of $1.62, a beat of 1.85%, while revenue climbed 5.1% year over year to $95.36 billion. The standout driver was Services, which reached a new quarterly revenue high of $26.64 billion, up from $23.87 billion a year earlier, providing the high-margin lift that helped push gross profit to $44.87 billion and net income to $24.78 billion from $23.64 billion. Products revenue of $68.71 billion held steady, anchored by iPhone at $46.84 billion, with Mac and iPad both growing, while Wearables slipped to $7.52 billion from $7.91 billion. Geographically, the Americas led at $40.31 billion and Japan showed notable strength at $7.30 billion, though Greater China was essentially flat at $16.00 billion, a region investors continue to watch closely amid an evolving competitive landscape. Apple also raised its quarterly dividend 4% to $0.26 per share and authorized a fresh $100.00 billion buyback, returning $29.00 billion to shareholders during the quarter.