Apple earnings see 10% iPhone sales drop, massive buyback fuels stock jump

Apple earnings see 10% iPhone sales drop, massive buyback fuels stock jump

TechCrunch·2024-05-03 12:02

Apple on Thursday reported a 10% drop in iPhone sales for the second fiscal quarter, dropping from $51.33 billion to $45.96 billion, year-over-year. The slowdown was fueled, in part, by an 8% drop in China.

Apple’s slow adoption of AI versus competitors like Google and Microsoft likely played a role in consumers’ decision to hold off on purchasing a new iPhone. Apple has promised some big announcements on that front (likely at WWDC in June), but the iPhone 16 itself likely won’t arrive until fall.

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