Services Could Generate Half of Apple's Profits by Mid-Decade

Services Could Generate Half of Apple's Profits by Mid-Decade

Tim Cook set out to double Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) services business revenue from 2016 to 2020 -- and the iPhone maker's CEO succeeded. Last year, Apple's services brought in nearly $54 billion in revenue, more than double the amount they generated in 2016. Importantly, most of Apple's services have much higher gross margins than its hardware sales.