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22 Jun 2026, 18:48 UTC · 1h ago
Your Next iPhone Is About to Cost More. Tim Cook Just Told You Why
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24/7 Wall Street
22 Jun 2026, 18:48 UTC · 1h ago
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Apple expects significantly higher memory costs to increase throughout the year, leading to a lower June quarter gross margin guidance of 47.5% to 48.5%. — Rising input costs and shrinking margins typically put downward pressure on hardware stock valuations unless offset by pricing increases.
-0.60CEO Tim Cook signaled a 'range of options' to address cost pressures, which the market interprets as upcoming price hikes for the iPhone 18. — The ability to pass costs to consumers validates the 'pricing power' thesis, which supports higher valuation multiples.
+0.50iPhone revenue reached a March record of $57 billion, up 22% year-over-year. — Strong top-line growth in the core product segment indicates robust demand despite macroeconomic headwinds.
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Apple's operating expenses rose 24% year-over-year to $18.9 billion due to increased investments in AI and silicon redundancy. — Higher OpEx without immediate revenue offsets can compress net income in the short term.
-0.30Apple has authorized a new $100 billion stock buyback program. — Large buybacks provide a floor for the stock price and increase earnings per share.
+0.30Which stocks this story touches
Strong iPhone revenue growth and pricing power are offsetting rising memory costs and operating expenses.
Benefiting from high demand for memory wafers driven by AI servers.
Benefiting from high demand for memory wafers driven by AI servers.
Reportedly receiving $1 billion annually from Apple to power Siri with Gemini.
Apple has cut a foundry deal with them in favor of other redundancy options.
Mentioned as a concentration risk that Apple is attempting to hedge against.
Mentioned only as a historical reference for an analyst's success.
[a_to_b] Apple is the largest mobile memory buyer and purchases memory from Micron.
[a_to_b] TSMC provides silicon manufacturing for Apple, which the text describes as a concentration risk.
[a_to_b] Apple purchases memory components from SK Hynix.
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[a_to_b] Apple is reportedly paying Google approximately $1 billion a year to use Gemini to power Siri.
