Apple Briefly Becomes World's First $3 Trillion Company

Apple briefly became the world's first $3 trillion company today based on market capitalization, which is the total value of all of the company's outstanding shares. The milestone came after Apple's stock price rose over 40% in the last year.

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The impressive feat, which Apple achieved when its stock price reached the $182.86 mark during intraday trading, came just over 16 months after Apple became a $2 trillion company and less than three and a half years after Apple reached the $1 trillion mark.

Update: Apple's market cap was slightly below the $3 trillion mark again as of the stock market closing at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Apple has reported strong earnings results since the start of the pandemic, as its products and services have been in high demand as more people work, learn, and connect with others from home. The company's revenue is forecasted to top $118 billion in the current quarter, surpassing its all-time quarterly record of $111.4 billion set a year ago.

In a memo shared with staff when Apple hit the $1 trillion mark in 2018, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the achievement was "not the most important measure of our success," adding that "financial returns are simply the result of Apple's innovation, putting our products and customers first, and always staying true to our values."

"Hitting $3 trillion is another historical moment for Apple as the company continues to prove the doubters wrong with the renaissance of growth story playing out in Cupertino," said analyst Dan Ives of Wedbush, which has a $200 price target for AAPL.

Apple will look to build upon its success in 2022, with a wide range of products rumored to launch, including at least five new Macs, a redesigned iPad Pro with support for wireless charging, a rugged version of the Apple Watch, second-generation AirPods Pro, an AR/VR headset focused on gaming, content consumption, and communications, and more.

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Lounge vibes 05 Avatar
44 months ago
And people thought that the notch on the MacBook Pro would be their downfall
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nylonsteel Avatar
44 months ago
good work mr cook
mr jobs would have been proud
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djcerla Avatar
44 months ago
Law of large numbers be damned.

“If Apple’s share price grew even 20 percent a year for the next decade, which is far below its current blistering pace, its $500 billion market capitalization would be more than $3 trillion by 2022. That is bigger than the 2011 gross domestic product of France or Brazil.”

The New York Times, 2011
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tgwaste Avatar
44 months ago
great, now they'll care about their customers even less :)
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44267547 Avatar
44 months ago
Crazy impressive.

I’m naturally curious though, what happened to the people that said ‘Timmy Crook would put Apple in financial ruin?’ Are they still around? Just thought I would ask.
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44 months ago

It seems that Apple Cloth has its wonders.
It sure did. Best $19 I have ever spent. Impatiently waiting for Apple Cloth 2.0. Hopefully, it comes in different colors.



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