Although iPhone sales were not as strong as some analysts had targeted, they were still a record for the September quarter.
Minutes before Apple reported, Amazon.com AMZN.O added to tech sector misery, predicting a holiday profit slump that sent its shares down 20%.
Apple's iPhone sales for the company's fiscal fourth quarter rose to $42.6 billion, when Wall Street expected sales of $43.21 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES.
The company reported sales of iPads were $7.2 billion, compared with the average estimate of $7.94 billion.
In China, which has experienced a sharp economic slowdown, Apple reported fourth-quarter sales of $15.5 billion.