Apple’s revenue and profit edge up despite slowing economy
NEW YORK
Apple managed to boost both its sales and profit during a summertime quarter that depressed the fortunes of most other major tech companies, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the iPhone maker will be immune to a potential recession.
Even though Apple fared reasonably well, the July-September results signaled that the world’s most valuable company is facing some of the same economic headwinds that hammered the profits of Microsoft and the corporate parents of both Google and Facebook.
Apple’s fiscal fourth quarter revenue rose 8 percent from the same time last year to $90.1 billion. That was an improvement from the scant 2 percent uptick in revenue during its April-June quarter when supply problems caused by pandemic-related factory shutdowns dinged its sales.
The Cupertino, California, company’s profit for the most recent quarter totaled $20.72 billion, up by less than 1 percent from the same time last year.
On the downside, sales of Apple’s most popular product, the iPhone, and another big moneymaker, and the services division, were both lower than analysts had been anticipating, a sign consumers may be cutting back amid the highest inflation in 40 years.
Apple’s stock has dropped almost 20% so far in 2022.
