Apple Shares Break $200 br For First Time The tech giant surpassed the record-breaking price after strong Q3 earnings. The company reported an impressive ESP growth of 40 year-over-year. Apple's HomePod sales jumped 37 throughout the quarter. iPhone shipments were flat, seeing only br 41.3 million shipped in the quarter. Apple Pay continues to expand among iOS users. More than 1 billion transactions were made with the payment service Q3. That's triple the amount of transactions over a year ago. Tim Cook told CNBC he's "thrilled" with how br the company performed. The quarterly report comes after other major tech stocks struggle.