04:49 PM EDT, 05/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Apple ( AAPL ) reported fiscal Q2 earnings late Thursday of $1.65 per diluted share compared with $1.53 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.62.

Net sales for the quarter that ended March 29 was $95.36 billion compared with $90.75 billion a year earlier.

Analysts expected $94.54 billion.

The technology company Thursday night increased its quarterly dividend by 4% to $0.26 per share, payable May 15 to shareholders of record on May 12.

Apple ( AAPL ) also disclosed a new program authorizing the repurchase of up to $100 billion of the company's shares.

Apple ( AAPL ) shares were falling 2.3% in after-hours activity.