Quick Read – AAPL operates inside 2.5 billion active devices, posted eight straight EPS beats, and hit an all-time record $30.98B Services quarter. – Apple authorized a fresh $100B buyback, raised its dividend 4%, and has delivered 1,249% returns to shareholders over the past…
cade. – I keep hitting the buy button on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), and I stopped apologizing for it a long time ago. Every time a fresh paycheck lands, or a dividend clears, or the stock takes a breather, I add
This is the position in my brokerage account that I plan to hand down for the long term. The pull is simple. Apple sits inside 2.5+ billion active devices that people voluntarily carry, wear, and open every day.
That is a distribution utility with a luxury margin bolted on top. When a company owns the front door to that many pockets, revenue becomes a rhythm. The three receipts I keep coming back to First, the earnings cadence.