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Each week on Quarters, we sit with public earnings calls and listen for the human part.
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These calls are long, mostly numbers and caution language, but every once in a while a person leaks through or tries to.
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Sometimes the leak is a catchphrase.
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Sometimes it's a goodbye that almost pretends it isn't one.
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I'm Terry and today, Apple, Tim Cook.
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July 30th, his last earnings call as CEO.
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He opens like a man who still has one more game to win.
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Today, Apple is pleased to report $109.4 billion in revenue, up 16% from a year ago and a June quarter record.
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We were able to achieve this despite supply constraints and sequential foreign exchange headwinds.
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We continue to see enormous customer enthusiasm for our most popular
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lineup ever with iPhone revenue growing 22% from a year ago to reach a June quarter record.
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We saw so much excitement around the best Mac lineup we've ever had, growing a strong 29% to achieve a June quarter revenue record.
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Services also set a June quarter record with $30.7 billion in revenue.
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109.4, best June they've ever had.
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iPhone up 22, Mac up 29, services another record.
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That's a freaking parade of results.
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And after hours, Wall Street looked at the guide.
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Second, we expect the impact from supply constraints to increase significantly sequentially.
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The projected supply constraints in the September quarter affect iPhone, Mac, and iPad.
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As a result, we expect our September quarter total company revenue to grow between 9 and 11 percent year over year.
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Supply constraints, growth cooling to something like 9 to 11 percent and the stock slipped roughly 6-7 percent.
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Throughout all of it, we will remain guided by our North Star,
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building the best products and services to enable people to do magical things.
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It's a special privilege to be part of people's lives in lasting and meaningful ways, helping them to create, connect, and experience the world around them.
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I couldn't be more excited to watch our phenomenal story of innovation continue to unfold.
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And I've never been more confident that the best is yet to come.
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The quick and ugly.
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Revenue $109.4 billion.
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Beat June quarter record.
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EPS $2.02.
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Up pretty hard.
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That includes about 11 cents from tariff refunds.
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Gross margin over 50% with that refund help.
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Installed base, over two and a half billion active devices.
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September guide, revenue growth, 9% to 11%, soft versus what the street wanted.
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Because FX and mostly supply, he wins the quarter.
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And so we've got a quarter that we're going to be scrambling on the supply side, essentially.
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The parts department writes the next sentence.
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That's the episode.
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Okay, so the antagonist isn't nobody wants an iPhone.
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The antagonist is physics and dram.
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He says the quiet part with Tim Cook manners.
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Demand ran hotter than even their high expectations.
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iPhone and Mac remarkably better.
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They're scrambling.
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Memory is a hundred year flood.
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And then if you look beyond September, we see the market pricing for memory continuing to increase,
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which could drive an increasing impact on our business, and we're continuing to evaluate this.
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We could actually end it on the chips.
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We won't.
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Before questions, he does the thing you can't put in a spreadsheet.
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Final earnings call, John will lead these going forward.
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Never been more optimistic.
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Tim is now a man putting his coat on the back of the chair and thanking the room.
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Analysts start the Q&A by saying goodbye back.
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Tim, best of luck.
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It's been a pleasure working with you over the years.
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Tim, congratulations on the extraordinary run.
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Obviously, Tim, I've known you a long time.
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I really miss you.
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Which is weirdly tender for a phone full of people who argue about basis points for a living.
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John Turnus is on the call, hardware guy, takes over September 1st. Somebody finally asks him about the competitive landscape,
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open AI devices, weird phone rumors, the whole circus.
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That's it, that's the incoming CEO on the most historic Apple earnings call in years.
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So much opportunity, focused on our plans, very excited.
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Yes, I think there are enormous opportunities for Apple moving forward in AI.
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And, you know, I'm so excited about Siri AI and kind of where it is and where it's going.
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And I'm excited about the feedback that we're getting there.
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And of course, the ability to run some percentage of requests on device is also very strategic
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and sort of a competitive weapon, if you will.
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If Tim does a novel, then John does a fortune cookie.
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Reiterate what Tim said, there is so much opportunity for us with everything that's happening in this space.
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And so we're just really focused on our plans and very excited about it.
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Quirk of the quarter.
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An analyst points out when Tim joined as CEO in 2011,
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Apple did about $108 billion in revenue for the year.
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Hi, yes.
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Thank you.
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Tim, first, congrats on your tenure as CEO.
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You joined back in 2011 when Apple reported $108 billion in revenue,
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and you just delivered a quarter of $109 billion.
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So just an amazing journey.
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I don't know what to do with that except sit with it.
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Same number, different planet, thing that actually means something, the business plainly.
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Apple's machine still prints desire.
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iPhone cycle hot macbook neo and pro pulling services big even
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if a little shy of the dream capex stays relatively light
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versus the hyperscaler arms race that's been part of the stock story
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and then tim the human ending i'm going to be gentle
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here this isn't the zuck episode tim cook does not sound
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on this call like a man performing certainty he doesn't feel
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he sounds like a man who already decided the hand off is the point
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and use the last microphone of the job to bless the next guy
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and thank the weird little congregation of shareholders
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and analysts who show up every 90 days to be honest
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tim kind of sounded like the principal at graduation proud careful
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already halfway down the hallway as you know this will be my final earnings call
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and john will lead these calls going forward the transition is going seamlessly
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and I am beyond excited for John to step into his new role and lead Apple into its next era.
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He is truly one of a kind and there is no better person to take the helm of the company.
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As I've said, I couldn't be more confident in his leadership, in our executive team,
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and in the extraordinary people at Apple who are determined to enrich the lives of our users all over the world.
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That's the character this week, not a ticker, a throat saying goodbye without making a scene.
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I'm Terry.
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If you like this, please subscribe to Quarters.
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No stock tips, just the human part.
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See you next print.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Tim Cook’s Final Lines from Apple’s Q3 2026 Earnings Call”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: tim, quarter, revenue, Apple, billion. Deze video bevat 107 zinnen en 1130 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:06. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 140 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| constraint zelfstandig naamwoord | /kənˈstɹeɪnt/ | beperking, inperking |
| refund zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ | teruggave |
| leak zelfstandig naamwoord | /liːk/ | lek |
| catchphrase zelfstandig naamwoord | catchphrase | |
| enrich werkwoord | /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ | verrijken |
| headwind werkwoord | /ˈhɛdˌwɪnd/ | tegenwind |
| seamlessly bijwoord | naadloos | |
| sequentially bijwoord | /səˈkwɛntʃəli/ | op volgorde |
| spreadsheet zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/ | spreadsheet, rekenblad |
| tariff zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtæɹəf/ | tarief, douanerecht |
| unfold werkwoord | /ʌnˈfoʊld/ | openvouwen, uitspreiden |
| helm zelfstandig naamwoord | /hɛlm/ | helmstok |
| microphone zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ | microfoon |
| hallway zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɔlˌweɪ/ | gang |
| rumor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹumɚ/ | gerucht |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| point out werkwoord | aanwijzen, aanduiden |
| show up werkwoord | tentoonstellen |
| take over werkwoord | overnemen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | we've ever had · they've ever had · I've never been |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | man who still · people who argue · man who already |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 25 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, we're, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: spreadsheet /ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/, shareholder /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/, congregation /ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/, caution /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: antagonist /ænˈtæɡənɪst/, reiterate /ɹiːˈɪt.ə.ɹeɪt/, sequentially /səˈkwɛntʃəli/, phenomenal /fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/, remarkably /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: refund /ɹɪˈfʌnd/, headwind /ˈhɛdˌwɪnd/, unfold /ʌnˈfoʊld/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: analyst /ˈænəlɪst/, antagonist /ænˈtæɡənɪst/, scramble /ˈskɹæmbl̩/, tariff /ˈtæɹəf/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: antagonist /ænˈtæɡənɪst/, congregation /ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als constraint, refund, leak.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.