Applereason 03 of 4it can hold its price and keep the customerderived 2026-09-08accession 0000320193-26-000020
Apple's ability to raise prices and shift product mix to protect gross margin amid rising component costs and tariff volatility demonstrates pricing power, though the filing explicitly warns price increases may reduce demand and fail to offset cost pressures.
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the finding
The disclosure now explicitly names price increases as an action taken and warns they may not effectively mitigate cost pressures, bearing on the stated pricing-power reason.
before · MD&A · 2026-03-28 → 2026-06-27
“actions that may be taken by the Company in response to such trends, may materially adversely affect demand”
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the claims it rests on
“Products gross margin and gross margin percentage increased during the third quarter and first nine months of 2026 primarily due to a different mix of products and tariff refunds, partially offset by higher costs, including memory”
“The Company has applied for a refund of tariffs paid, following the processes established by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and has recognized any refunds received as a reduction of products cost of sales”
“Actions, such as price increases, that have been and may in the future be taken by the Company may not effectively mitigate these negative impacts”
what it was checked against
rising component costs context
“The Company is experiencing a period of supply constraints and increasing costs for components driven by factors such as industry supply-demand imbalances for components, including advanced semiconductors, storage (NAND) and memory (DRAM).”