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AAPLApple Inc.Hold5.9·$309.69-0.52%

Apple (AAPL) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

BEAT+6.7% vs estimateEPS $2.02 vs $1.89 estVerdict HoldBuy (Wait)

Reported

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Reported EPS
$2.02
Estimate
$1.89
Surprise
+6.7%
Revenue (period 2026-06-27)
$109.42B
Score at report (before → after)
6.16.0/10

Revenue source: xbrl.

Report record · Q2 2026

How the report landed

Apple (AAPL) beat the $1.89 estimate with diluted EPS of $2.02 — a clear 6.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.1/10) to Buy (Wait) at 6.0/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.

Current read · as of 2026-08-23

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates AAPL Hold at 5.9/10.

4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +6.7% surprise compares with a +5.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.

What supports the rating

  • Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
  • High-quality business

What argues against it

  • Concentration risk — Geographic: international sales majority
  • Concentration risk — Supplier: single-source component partners
  • Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$309.69
Price target
$337.38
Stop
$296.57
Upside to target
+8.9%

At 35.7× trailing and 32.4× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Technology context

AAPL at TrendMatrix's latest read

Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.

Industry
Consumer Electronics
Market cap
$4514.71B
P/E (fwd)
32.4
P/E (ttm)
35.7
52-week range
$224.69$344.57
Off 52-week high
10.1%
RSI (14)
57
Volume vs avg
0.88×
Score today
5.9/10

Earnings figures are sourced from TrendMatrix’s pipeline (EPS: existing earnings extraction; revenue: SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise). Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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