Apple's next earnings report, for fiscal Q1 2027 (October–December 2026), is expected in late January 2027, after the US market close. Apple has not confirmed the date yet; its last twoApple's next earnings report, for fiscal Q1 2027 (October–December 2026), is expected in late January 2027, after the US market close. Apple has not confirmed the date yet; its last two

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Apple Earnings Date: When Does Apple Report Earnings? Time, Results History and Stock Reaction

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Nov 6, 2026Marcus O'Brien

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Apple's next earnings report, for fiscal Q1 2027 (October–December 2026), is expected in late January 2027, after the US market close. Apple has not confirmed the date yet; its last two December-quarter reports came out on January 30, 2025 and January 29, 2026. The most recent report, fiscal Q4 2026, was released on November 2, 2026: revenue of $114.5 billion and EPS of $2.10 beat estimates, but the December-quarter margin outlook disappointed and the stock fell 1.90% the next day.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Status: next date estimated, not yet confirmed by Apple.

When is Apple's next earnings report?

Apple's next earnings report covers the first quarter of its fiscal 2027 and is expected in the last week of January 2027. Apple's fiscal year ends in late September, so fiscal Q1 2027 means roughly October to December 2026, the holiday quarter and usually Apple's biggest of the year. Apple typically announces the date about four weeks ahead.

Company: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Quarter: fiscal Q1 2027 (roughly October–December 2026)
Expected date: late January 2027, after market close
Earnings call: usually 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT, webcast on Apple Investor Relations
Apple's revenue guidance: growth of 7% to 10% from a year earlier
Status: estimated

What time is Apple earnings in my time zone?

The January report falls on US standard time (EST, UTC−5), so Beijing is 13 hours ahead of New York. Assuming Apple keeps its usual schedule:

New York (EST): results after 4:00 p.m.; call at 5:00 p.m.
London (GMT): results after 9:00 p.m.; call at 10:00 p.m.
Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore (UTC+8): results after 5:00 a.m. the next day; call at 6:00 a.m.
Tokyo, Seoul (UTC+9): results after 6:00 a.m. the next day; call at 7:00 a.m.

Apple usually publishes its results about 30 minutes before the call. Its late-April and late-July reports fall on US daylight saving time, when Beijing is 12 hours ahead of New York.

What is Apple expected to report for fiscal Q1 2027?

On its November 2 call, Apple guided December-quarter revenue to grow 7% to 10% from a year earlier, which would put revenue at about $153.8 billion to $158.1 billion, and said it expects "the best quarter for revenue in the history of the company" (earnings call transcript). Analyst consensus for the quarter will be added here once estimates settle after the report.

Services: growth of 8% to 9%, against 10.7% analysts had expected, according to Reuters
Gross margin: 45% to 46%, down from 47.9%, mainly because of higher memory costs
Operating expenses: $20.4 billion to $20.8 billion
iPhone: no specific guidance; Apple said the new iPhone Duo is supply-constrained

Memory chip costs are now the main swing factor. CEO John Ternus called memory pricing "unprecedented" and said Apple expects even higher memory costs in the December quarter, while COO Sabih Khan expects memory to limit Mac and iPad supply. For the longer-term view, see our Apple (AAPL) price target and stock price prediction.

Who is Apple's CEO now?

John Ternus became Apple's CEO on September 1, 2026. Apple announced the change on April 20, 2026. Tim Cook, CEO since 2011, became executive chairman. Ternus previously ran hardware engineering and has been at Apple since 2001. The November 2, 2026 call was the first he led as CEO, with CFO Kevan Parekh.

What did Apple report last quarter?

On November 2, 2026, Apple reported fiscal Q4 2026 (July–September 2026) revenue of $114.5 billion, up 12% and a September-quarter record, against the $113.39 billion LSEG estimate. EPS was $2.10 against $1.99 expected, including $0.05 from tariff refunds (Apple Q4 FY2026 release).

iPhone: $57.58 billion, up 17%, against $56.54 billion expected
Services: $31.57 billion, up 10%, in line with the $31.58 billion expected
Mac: $10.79 billion against $9.61 billion expected
Greater China: $17.54 billion, up 21%, below the roughly $18.75 billion expected
Gross margin: 47.9%, including about 1 point from tariff refunds

AAPL traded about 2.5% lower after hours as the call turned to the December-quarter margin outlook, and closed at $331.90 the next day, down 1.90%. Our Apple Q4 2026 earnings results article covers the quarter in full, and why Apple stock fell after beating estimates explains the margin outlook.

How did AAPL trade on MEXC after the last report?

MEXC's Apple perpetual futures contract, AAPLSTOCK_USDT (displayed as AAPL_USDT, 1 contract = 0.01 AAPL), trades 24/7. After the fiscal Q4 2026 release it swung both ways in the first hour, then fell once the guidance came out on the call and stayed lower into the next day.

4:00 p.m. ET, Nov 2 (US close): 339.02 USDT
6:00 p.m. ET, Nov 2 (7:00 a.m. Beijing): 327.86 USDT, down 3.3%
2:00 a.m. ET, Nov 3 (3:00 p.m. Beijing): 329.63 USDT, down 2.8%
9:00 a.m. ET, Nov 3 (30 minutes before the US open): 325.30 USDT, down 4.0%
12:00 p.m. ET, Nov 3: 331.89 USDT, down 2.1%

The contract's overnight level was a fair guide this time: down about 3% through the Asian day, against the stock's 1.90% fall. After fiscal Q3 2026 in July, it fell 6.6% within two hours and had priced in most of the stock's 7.35% drop by 6:00 a.m. Beijing time. 24/7 trading lets you place orders outside US market hours, but it does not mean prices are discovered around the clock: liquidity is thinner overnight, and the contract can still gap when the cash market opens. Data: MEXC public futures API, 60-minute bars.

Apple earnings history: results vs estimates and stock reaction

Apple beat revenue and EPS estimates in all 13 quarters from fiscal Q4 2023 to fiscal Q4 2026, yet the stock rose only 4 times the next day. Guidance has decided the direction. In the five reports where Apple's revenue guidance for the next quarter came in below analyst expectations, the stock fell every time. Guidance above expectations has not guaranteed a gain: it was followed by two gains and three drops, the latest in fiscal Q4 2026, when the gross margin outlook fell short. The average next-day move was 2.3% in either direction, smaller than Microsoft's or Meta's over the same period.

Fiscal Q4 2026 (Jul–Sep 2026), reported Nov 2, 2026: revenue $114.5B vs $113.4B expected; EPS $2.10 vs $1.99; iPhone $57.6B vs $56.5B; Services in line; revenue guidance above expectations, but gross margin and Services guidance below; stock next day −1.90%
Fiscal Q3 2026 (Apr–Jun 2026), reported Jul 30, 2026: revenue $109.4B vs about $108.6B; EPS $2.02 vs $1.89; guidance below expectations; stock next day −7.35%
Fiscal Q2 2026 (Jan–Mar 2026), reported Apr 30, 2026: revenue $111.2B vs $109.7B; EPS $2.01 vs $1.95; guidance of 14% to 17% growth vs 9.5% expected; new $100B buyback; stock next day +3.24%
Fiscal Q1 2026 (Oct–Dec 2025), reported Jan 29, 2026: revenue $143.8B vs $138.5B; EPS $2.84 vs $2.67; iPhone $85.3B vs $78.7B; guidance above expectations; stock next day +0.46%
Fiscal Q4 2025 (Jul–Sep 2025), reported Oct 30, 2025: revenue $102.5B vs $102.3B; EPS $1.85 vs $1.77; iPhone $49.0B vs $50.2B; guidance above expectations; stock next day −0.38%
Fiscal Q3 2025 (Apr–Jun 2025), reported Jul 31, 2025: revenue $94.0B vs $89.5B; EPS $1.57 vs $1.43; guidance above expectations; stock next day −2.50%
Fiscal Q2 2025 (Jan–Mar 2025), reported May 1, 2025: revenue $95.4B vs $94.7B; EPS $1.65 vs $1.63; Services $26.6B vs $26.7B; $900M tariff cost guided; stock next day −3.74%
Fiscal Q1 2025 (Oct–Dec 2024), reported Jan 30, 2025: revenue $124.3B vs $124.1B; EPS $2.40 vs $2.35; iPhone $69.1B vs $71.0B; guidance below expectations; stock next day −0.67%
Fiscal Q4 2024 (Jul–Sep 2024), reported Oct 31, 2024: revenue $94.9B vs $94.6B; EPS $1.64 excluding a one-time $10.2B EU tax charge, vs $1.60; guidance below expectations; stock next day −1.33%
Fiscal Q3 2024 (Apr–Jun 2024), reported Aug 1, 2024: revenue $85.8B vs $84.5B; EPS $1.40 vs $1.35; stock next day +0.69%
Fiscal Q2 2024 (Jan–Mar 2024), reported May 2, 2024: revenue $90.8B vs $90.0B; EPS $1.53 vs $1.50; record $110B buyback; guidance in line; stock next day +5.98%
Fiscal Q1 2024 (Oct–Dec 2023), reported Feb 1, 2024: revenue $119.6B vs $117.9B; EPS $2.18 vs $2.10; guidance below expectations; stock next day −0.54%
Fiscal Q4 2023 (Jul–Sep 2023), reported Nov 2, 2023: revenue $89.5B vs $89.3B; EPS $1.46 vs $1.39; guidance below expectations; stock next day −0.52%

Sources and method: actual results from Apple's quarterly earnings releases; revenue and EPS estimates are LSEG consensus as reported by CNBC for fiscal 2023 to fiscal Q2 2025, and LSEG or other consensus reported by Reuters for later quarters. The fiscal Q3 2026 revenue estimate is derived from the 15.5% growth LSEG expected. Guidance comparisons use the analyst expectations reported by CNBC and Reuters at the time of each report. Prices are closes from Yahoo Finance. "Next day" compares the report-day close with the following trading day's close. Past reactions do not predict future ones.

FAQ

When is Apple's next earnings date?

Apple's next earnings report, for fiscal Q1 2027 (October–December 2026), is expected in late January 2027, after the US market close. Apple has not confirmed the date; it reported the same quarter on January 29, 2026 and January 30, 2025.

What time does Apple report earnings?

Apple publishes results after the 4:00 p.m. ET close, usually around 4:30 p.m., and holds its earnings call at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT). For a January report, that is 6:00 a.m. the next day in Beijing.

Why is a January report called fiscal Q1?

Apple's fiscal year ends on the last Saturday of September. Fiscal 2027 began on September 27, 2026, so its first quarter covers roughly October to December 2026, the holiday season, and is reported in late January.

What is Apple's revenue guidance for this quarter?

Apple expects December-quarter revenue to grow 7% to 10% from a year earlier, with Services up 8% to 9% and a gross margin of 45% to 46%. It expects the quarter to be its best ever for revenue.

How did Apple do in John Ternus's first earnings report?

Apple beat estimates in fiscal Q4 2026, Ternus's first report as CEO, with revenue of $114.5 billion and EPS of $2.10. The stock fell after hours because the December-quarter gross margin guidance of 45% to 46% reflected sharply higher memory costs.

Does Apple usually beat earnings estimates?

Yes. Apple beat both revenue and EPS estimates in each of the 13 quarters from fiscal Q4 2023 to fiscal Q4 2026. The stock still fell after 9 of those 13 reports, so the beat alone has not decided the reaction.

How does Apple stock usually move after earnings?

Over the 13 reports from fiscal Q4 2023 to fiscal Q4 2026, AAPL moved an average of 2.3% the next trading day, up 4 times and down 9 times. Its largest gain was 5.98% after fiscal Q2 2024, when Apple announced a record $110 billion buyback, and its largest drop was 7.35% after fiscal Q3 2026.

Where can I listen to the Apple earnings call?

Apple streams the call live on its Investor Relations site, where the press release and a replay are also posted.

Can I trade AAPL when the US market is closed?

AAPL shares trade mainly in US sessions: regular hours, plus pre-market and after-hours trading. MEXC lists an Apple perpetual futures contract (AAPLSTOCK_USDT) that trades 24/7, including the hours right after Apple reports. See how to trade stock futures on MEXC. Futures are leveraged and carry a risk of loss, and overnight prices can differ from where the stock opens.