Apple's posted fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday afternoon, with investors focused on the company's ability to contend in AI and financially manage the evolving tariff landscape.

As anticipation builds for Apple Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) upcoming earnings report, investors are closely watching how the tech giant’s performance might impact its stock and dividend yields. Apple will release earnings results for the third quarter after the closing bell on Thursday.

Apple reported blowout earnings on Thursday, beating Wall Street’s predictions with its biggest revenue growth since December 2021. However, the market reaction was muted, with analysts citing concerns over long-term issues including tariffs and AI.

Apple CEO Tim Cook boasted about the potential of AI and the company’s approach to developing it in a rare all-hands today that was reported on by Bloomberg. Apple has been slow to roll out some of its AI features and has stumbled with a planned AI-powered upgrade to Siri, which it delayed earlier this year.

Apple CEO Tim Cook signaled on Thursday the iPhone maker was ready to spend more to catch up to rivals in artificial intelligence by building more data centers or buying a larger player in the segment,

In a Q3 earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company would be open to mergers and acquisitions related to AI to accelerate the roadmap.