Apple's ultimate increase soared past expectations as sales of its best-known iPhone and iPad products more than doubled.
The company's net income was $7.31bn (4.6bn) in the third quarter, 125% aloft than is to same time a year ago.
Apple sole more than 20 million iPhones in the entertain and 9.25 million iPads.
Mac computers sole 3.95 million, nonetheless iPod sales one after another to slip, down by 20% to 7.54 million units.
The results assuaged concerns about the supply of the iPad 2, partly since tools supply interruptions caused by Japan's tsunami and trembler in March.
Apple arch financial officer, Peter Oppenheimer, said: "We are exceedingly gratified with our performance.
"Looking forward to the fourth mercantile entertain of 2011, you design income of about $25bn."
Mr Oppenheimer moreover mentioned that Lion, the new chronicle of the Mac OS X working system, will go on sale Wednesday.
The Lion program mimics a few of the features of the iPhone and iPad interface.
The firm has a repute for being regressive with its forecasts.
Shares jumped 5.3% in lengthened after-hours trade to their top for a year.
The cost had suffered after its owner and Chief Executive, Steve Jobs, took a long-term break final January for medical reasons.
The future stewardship of the firm waste an open question. On Tuesday the Wall Street Journal was stating that several Apple house members had discussed a inheritor to Mr Jobs, and had talked about the matter with at least one head of a high-profile tech company.
Another doubt is to firm is a web of obvious battles with rivals.
It claims Taiwanese opponent HTC has infringed its patents, with HTC claiming a number of infringements against Apple.
Apple is moreover in disagreement over the rights to technology with South Korea's Samsung and US contestant Motorola.
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