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17 Jul 2026, 19:47 UTC · 50m ago
Apple Knows Cash is King Which is Why I Keep Loading Up
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24/7 Wall Street
17 Jul 2026, 19:47 UTC · 50m ago
NewsImpactScreener rates every claim in this story for market impact and maps it to the tickers most exposed.
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Apple authorized a new $100 billion share buyback program and increased its quarterly dividend by 4% to $0.27. — Massive buybacks directly reduce share count and increase EPS, providing a strong floor for the stock price.
+0.60Apple's Q2 FY26 revenue grew 16.6% year-over-year to $111.18 billion, with diluted EPS of $2.01 beating expectations. — Strong top and bottom line growth, especially during a record March quarter, signals continued operational strength.
+0.50Services revenue reached an all-time record of $30.98 billion in Q2 FY26. — Shift toward high-margin recurring subscription revenue improves the quality and predictability of earnings.
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Apple maintains a disciplined capex of $12.7 billion (FY25) relative to $111.5 billion in operating cash flow, avoiding the massive AI infrastructure spending seen at Amazon and Alphabet. — Lower capital intensity relative to peers preserves free cash flow for shareholder returns, though it may be viewed as a lag in AI infrastructure.
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Strong financial performance, record services revenue, and aggressive shareholder returns through buybacks and dividends.
Criticized for spending hundreds of billions on speculative AI infrastructure described as 'incinerating' cash.
Criticized for spending hundreds of billions on speculative AI infrastructure described as 'incinerating' cash.
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