Apple jumps 5.3% after its 2 November results filing
Apple closed up 5.3% on 4 November 2026, after its results on 2 November. Capital spending was $2.2B, −30.8% on a year earlier, and free cash flow $25.9B. What the filings show.
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares rose 5.3% on 4 November 2026, after it filed its results with the SEC on 2 November. Below is what the quarter’s filings show, and the move itself.
Cash coming in and capital spending
In the quarter to 26 September 2026, Apple’s operations brought in $28.1B and it spent $2.2B on property and equipment, so free cash flow was $25.9B, against $26.5B a year earlier. It was positive in all 8 quarters shown.
What the company reported
From the 10-K filed on 3 November, the quarter to 26 September 2026 against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Quarter to 26 September | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $102.5B | $114.5B | +11.7% |
| Operating income | $32.4B | $35.6B | +9.9% |
| Other income (expense) | $377M | $504M | +33.7% |
| Net income | $27.5B | $30.7B | +11.8% |
| Diluted earnings per share | $1.84 | $2.10 | +14.1% |
| Capital spending | $3.2B | $2.2B | −30.8% |
| Free cash flow | $26.5B | $25.9B | −2.4% |
The move
Apple closed at $349.51 on 4 November 2026, up 5.3% from $331.90 on 3 November, its largest one-day gain since 12 May 2025. About 89.5 million shares traded on 4 November, 2.1 times the average of the 20 sessions before. In the 20 sessions to 3 November its daily changes had a standard deviation of 1.1% (20-day realized volatility of 17.6% a year), so the move on 4 November was about 4.8 times a normal day.
What the company filed
Filed with the SEC from 31 October to 4 November, as listed on EDGAR:
- 2 November: 8-K (Item 2.02, results of operations; Item 9.01, financial statements and exhibits).
- 3 November: 10-K, the annual report.
Its earlier moves this size
Apple’s latest earlier one-day gains of 5% or more in the daily closes we hold, since 5 November 2024: 6 August 2025, up 5.1%, and up 12.4% 20 sessions later; 9 April 2025, up 15.3%, and down 0.7% 20 sessions later. These are dates, not a pattern: a few moves say little about the next one.
What this note does not say
The filings do not give a reason for the share price move, and neither do we: this note puts the closes and the filings side by side. Every quarter Apple has filed, each linked to its filing, is on the AAPL page at /s/aapl.
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