You're right, the $1T valuation is neither surprising, considering inflation, nor record breaking as a share of the S&P 500: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/art

You're right, the $1T valuation is neither surprising, considering inflation, nor record breaking as a share of the S&P 500: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-04/apple-s-1-trillion-chase-unprecedented-try-totally-logical https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-04/apple-s-1... And I think that's why the NYT article quickly moves on from its clickbait headline (they had to put that number up there!) to far more interesting comparisons.