The sales and profit figures--both quarterly records--increased last year's third-quarter performance by 82 percent and 125 percent, respectively. Apple reported earnings of $7.79 per share, which beat analyst estimates of $5.85. Analysts had also been looking for Apple to reach $24.92 billion in sales for the quarter.
Apple executives will hold a conference call with analysts to go over the results at 2 p.m. PT. will offer .
We'll have more details about Apple's performance for the third quarter shortly.