{"id":207676,"date":"2026-01-29T05:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/apples-first-quarter-earnings-will-focus-on-iphone-sales-ai-outlook\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T05:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:45:09","slug":"apples-first-quarter-earnings-will-focus-on-iphone-sales-ai-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/apples-first-quarter-earnings-will-focus-on-iphone-sales-ai-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s first quarter earnings will focus on iPhone sales, AI outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple\u2019s first quarter earnings will focus on iPhone sales, AI outlook<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/apples-first-quarter-earnings-will-focus-on-iphone-sales-ai-outlook-170801438.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-01-29 05:01:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: finance.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook and company will take center stage on Thursday when the company reports its first quarter earnings results. The Street is looking for a strong showing on the strength of Apple\u2019s iPhone 17 sales and Services segment.<\/p>\n

During Apple\u2019s fourth quarter earnings call, Cook said the company anticipates first quarter revenue to be the \u201cbest-ever for the company and the best ever for iPhone.\u201d That\u2019s set some big expectations for the company\u2019s results.<\/p>\n

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But there\u2019s more going on in Apple World than iPhone sales. The company, like many in the tech industry, is contending with a worldwide memory shortage caused by the global AI data center buildout, which is driving up prices on the key components.<\/p>\n

That could put pressure on Apple\u2019s margins or force the company to raise iPhone prices in the coming months.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the matter of Apple\u2019s latest AI moves. Earlier this month, the company and Google (GOOG, GOOGL) issued a joint statement saying that Apple will use Google\u2019s Gemini models and cloud technology to power its AI efforts, including a more personalized Siri due out later this year.<\/p>\n

According to Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman, though, there will actually be two updates to Siri. The first will include features Apple originally showed off at its WWDC 2024 event, while the second will feature a new chatbot-like interface meant to go toe-to-toe with the likes of OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT.<\/p>\n

For the quarter, Apple is expected to report earnings per share (EPS) of $2.68 on revenue of $138.4 billion, according to a Bloomberg analyst consensus estimate. That\u2019s an improvement from the $2.40 and $124.3 billion the company saw in Q1 last year.<\/p>\n

Importantly, iPhone revenue is anticipated to come in at $78.3 billion, up 13% from the $69.1 billion the segment generated in the first fiscal quarter of 2025. Services revenue is estimated to top $30 billion, up 14%.<\/p>\n

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