Apple Q4: iPhone up 17% YoY to $57.58B, vs. $56.54B est., Mac up 24% to $10.8B, iPad down 10% to $6.2B, and Wearables, Home, and Accessories down 8% to $8.3B (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)
The company's fourth-quarter financial performance was primarily anchored by its smartphone and personal computer categories. Outperforming Wall Street expectations, handset sales generated $57.58 billion in total revenue to lead the period's growth. In contrast, smaller hardware divisions faced contractions, highlighted by double-digit drops in tablet demand alongside softening accessory purchases.
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Expanding handset and computer sales successfully countered downturns across the company'…: Expanding handset and computer sales successfully countered downturns across the company's other major hardware categories.
Tablet revenues experienced the steepest year-over-year percentage drop among all reporte…: Tablet revenues experienced the steepest year-over-year percentage drop among all reported product segments.
Wearables, Home, and Accessories fell by 8% to generate $8.3 billion in quarterly revenue.: Wearables, Home, and Accessories fell by 8% to generate $8.3 billion in quarterly revenue.
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