New Delhi, July 30 -- CUPERTINO - Tim Cook's final earnings call as Apple's chief executive ran roughly an hour on Thursday, and when it ended, the company he leaves behind on September 1 had just delivered its strongest financial results in any single quarter since he took the position in 2011. For John Ternus, who assumes the chief executive role on that date, the numbers are not a gift. They are a standard.

Apple Inc. AAPL reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 revenue of $111.2 billion, a 16.6 percent increase from a year earlier, topping the Wall Street consensus of $109.7 billion, according to the company's quarterly earnings release. Diluted earnings per share came in at $2.01 against analyst expectations of $1.94, representing roughl...