{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6371d517322466ada196ad01","clusterId":"c_422be3b6fb310368c2d156a8","slug":"apple-posts-12-percent-revenue-rise-as-record-r-d-spending-hits-45-77-billion","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Apple Posts 12 Percent Revenue Rise As Record R\u0026D Spending Hits $45.77 Billion","summary":"On November 2, Apple reported fiscal 2026 fourth quarter revenue of $114.48 billion, up 12 percent year on year. iPhone brought in $57.58 billion, Mac $10.79 billion, iPad $6.23 billion, and Wearables, Home and Accessories $31.57 billion. Quarterly research and development spending was $11.73 billion, lifting fiscal 2026 R\u0026D to a record $45.77 billion, up 32 percent.","whyItMatters":"Apple closed its fiscal year with revenue up 12 percent on only eight days of iPhone 18 Pro sales, leaving the quarter's growth and its higher memory costs to be read against a Duo launch the company says it cannot time.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eApple\u0026#39;s fiscal 2026 fourth quarter covers July through September, and the iPhone 18 Pro reached stores on September 18, so only eight days of that model\u0026#39;s sales land in the period. The iPhone Duo went on sale in October and sits outside the results entirely. Chief executive John Ternus put the supply and demand balance for the Duo at \u0026#34;unpredictable.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearch and development reached $11.73 billion for the quarter, taking the fiscal year to $45.77 billion, up 32 percent. Apple attributes the rise to spending growing well beyond the company\u0026#39;s overall growth rate. Memory costs in the quarter were higher than in the previous quarter, with a global memory shortage and rising computer component demand behind them.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Apple's R\u0026D hit a record $45.77 billion, up 32 percent, even as iPhone revenue of $57.58 billion still carries the quarter. The spending is growing faster than the product line it has to justify.","twitterPost":"Apple's R\u0026D rose 32 percent to a record $45.77 billion, while iPhone still brought in $57.58 billion. Spending is outpacing the revenue base it answers to.","threadsPost":"Apple's R\u0026D climbed 32 percent to a record $45.77 billion for fiscal 2026. iPhone revenue of $57.58 billion still anchors the quarter. The research budget is growing faster than the product line that has to justify it, which puts pressure on whatever comes next.","newsletterBlurb":"Apple reported fiscal 2026 fourth quarter revenue of $114.48 billion, up 12 percent year on year, with iPhone at $57.58 billion. Fiscal 2026 research and development reached a record $45.77 billion, up 32 percent, and the quarter carried higher memory costs than the previous one. Only eight days of iPhone 18 Pro sales fell inside the period, and the iPhone Duo, which launched in October, is not included.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20261103-apple-2026q4-earnings-reports/\",\"title\":\"Apple announces FY2026 fourth quarter results, recording over 18 trillion yen in revenue, up 12% year-on-year\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5662,"outputTokens":856,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793670242,"createdAt":"2026-11-03T01:38:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-03T01:43:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-03T01:43:00.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_422be3b6fb310368c2d156a8","canonicalTitle":"Appleが2026年度第4四半期の業績を発表、前年同期比で12％増の18兆円超の売上高を記録","representativeArticleId":"a_2ec1417a8201178c79a0a97d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-03T01:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-03T01:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-03T01:43:00.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20261103-apple-2026q4-earnings-reports/","title":"Appleが2026年度第4四半期の業績を発表、前年同期比で12％増の18兆円超の売上高を記録"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Apple reported fiscal 2026 fourth quarter revenue of $114.48 billion, up 12 percent year on year.","iPhone revenue in the quarter was $57.58 billion, with Mac at $10.79 billion and iPad at $6.23 billion.","Apple spent $11.73 billion on research and development in the quarter, bringing fiscal 2026 R\u0026D to $45.77 billion, up 32 percent.","The iPhone 18 Pro launched on September 18, 2026, so only eight days of its sales are in the quarter.","Chief executive John Ternus said the supply and demand balance for the iPhone Duo is unpredictable."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":[],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}