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If this is correct, then it is technically record breaking:

"Apple just announced its Q1 2013 earnings, and the company posted a record $13.1b profit on a record $54.5b in revenue. That's just over last year's record of $13.06b profit on $46.33b in revenue at this time last year, and well over the $8.2b profit on $36 billion in revenue in the last quarter."

http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/23/3908330/apple-q1-2013-earn...

$13.1 > $13.06 but just a bit.

Last year had an extra week. So per-week profit is higher (which is what should matter).

This can't be overstated and I am loathe to admit it but I have a feeling that a large part of the panic today was the fact that it was widely reported that Apple's earnings were "flat" year over year. They weren't, they were up by about 7%, which isn't stellar but is a far cry from flat.

Last year they were record breaking.

`Apple reported record-breaking net profits for the three months to 31 December 2011 of $13.06bn (£8.36bn), up 118% from the same period in 2010.` - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16712089