December 25, 2025 — Apple Inc. stock (NASDAQ: AAPL) is spending Christmas Day doing what U.S. equities do every December 25: not trading at all. Both the NYSE and Nasdaq are closed for the holiday, following Wednesday’s shortened Christmas Eve session. ^[1]

But “markets closed” doesn’t mean “nothing changed.” On Dec. 25, fresh data out of China landed squarely in Apple’s wheelhouse, reigniting the biggest recurring AAPL debate of the past decade: Is iPhone demand re-accelerating—especially in China—enough to justify Apple’s premium valuation heading into 2026?

Below is the complete, up-to-date roundup of today’s Apple stock news, forecasts, and the most-circulated analyses dated Dec. 25, 2025, plus what investors…