Apple registers net income growth

　　SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Apple on Thursday announced that its net income for its fiscal 2026 first quarter increased to 42.1 billion dollars from 36.3 billion dollars a year ago.

　　Announcing financial results for the quarter ending on Dec. 27, 2025, the company said its quarterly revenue was 143.8 billion U.S. dollars, up 16 percent year-on-year, while quarterly diluted earnings per share stood at 2.84 dollars, up from 2.40 dollars.

　　Sales of iPhone amounted to 85.27 billion dollars, up from 69.14 billion dollars a year ago.

　　Mac sales decreased to 8.39 billion dollars, while sales of wearables, home and accessories products decreased to 11.49 billion dollars.

　　Services income reached 30.01 billion dollars, while iPad sales increased to 8.60 billion dollars.

　　"iPhone had its best-ever quarter driven by unprecedented demand, with all-time records across every geographic segment, and services also achieved an all-time revenue record, up 14 percent from a year ago. We are also excited to announce that our installed base now has more than 2.5 billion active devices," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. ■