Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorApple’s digital services businesses fueled top-line growth in the first three months of 2022, as overall the tech giant handily topped analyst projections despite supply-chain challenges.The services segment — which includes the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, iCloud and other subscription businesses — notched a record $19.8 billion in sales, up 17%.Click here to sign up for Variety’s free Strictly Business newsletter covering earnings, financial news, and more.Sales of iPhones, Apple’s biggest product line, were $50.6 billion in the period, up 5.4%, a slowdown compared with a nearly 66% boom in the year-ago quarter.
Overall, the company reported $97.3 billion, up 9% year over year and a record for a March quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.52.
Overall, Wall Street expected revenue of $93.89 billion and EPS of $1.43, per Refinitiv. Analysts had pegged Apple’s services coming in at $19.7 billion for the quarter ended March 26, Apple’s second quarter of fiscal 2022.The earnings report comes after the historic Oscars wins for Apple TV+’s “CODA” — the first streamer to win the best picture trophy.“This quarter’s record results are a testament to Apple’s relentless focus on innovation and our ability to create the best products and services in the world,” CEO Tim Cook said in announcing the results.With a market cap of more than $2.6 trillion, Apple is the most valuable company in the world.On Thursday, Apple said its board authorized an increase of $90 billion to Apple’s existing share buyback program.
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