Thanks to iPhone 17: Apple expects best Christmas quarter – revenue record again
Apple released its quarterly figures for July to September on Thursday evening. Revenue reached 102.5 billion US dollars.
Apple's iPhone 17 Pro; sales are going well.
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The Apple's numbers for its September quarter 2025 are here. The group's revenue grew by 8 percent to 102.5 billion US dollars, with earnings per diluted share (Earnings per Share, EPS) at 1.85 dollars. Revenue growth compared to the previous year's quarter was therefore 8 percent, and EPS growth reached 13 percent. However, Apple had to write off 10.2 billion dollars in the previous year's quarter due to a lost tax dispute with the EU.
According to CEO Tim Cook, Apple is thus recording its best September quarter revenue ever. The same applies to iPhone revenue and the again strong service business. Net profit was 27.5 billion dollars, and operating profit reached 32.8 billion dollars. Operating cash flow reached 111.48 billion dollars in the twelve months up to September 27.
Best year for revenue and net profit
For the full year, revenue reached 416.2 billion dollars, announced Kevan Parekh, Chief Financial Officer – with a net profit of 112 billion dollars. (Previous year: 391 billion dollars revenue with 93.7 billion dollars net profit.) On an annual basis, Apple surpassed its previous best year, 2022. Apple's September quarter is always also the fourth fiscal quarter. Apple will pay a cash dividend of 26 US cents per share, which will be received on November 13 by those who are shareholders by November 10, Parekh said.
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iPhone revenue rose from 46.2 billion to 49 billion dollars. The Mac business grew from 7.7 billion to 8.7 billion dollars. iPad and wearables and accessories stagnated at 6.9 and 9 billion dollars respectively. The service business generated 28.75 billion dollars (previous year: 24.9 billion). According to CEO Cook, the iPhone 17 is performing excellently. Demand is "extraordinary" because the product is "stronger than ever." Little was heard, however, about the iPhone Air, which according to an analyst report seems to be more of a flop.
Strong Christmas business expected
For the upcoming Christmas quarter, Apple expects record revenue due to iPhone 17 demand. According to CEO Cook, the highest revenue for a December quarter ever is forecast. They see enormous strength "across all products and services," with growth between 10 and 12 percent expected, and iPhone sales alone are expected to increase by double digits.
In pre-market trading on NASDAQ, the price of Apple stock temporarily rose by over 2 percent, after gaining only 0.63 percent on Thursday. In September, alongside the new iPhones, Apple also introduced new Apple Watch models and AirPods Pro 3, followed in October by iPad Pro M5 and MacBook Pro M5.
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