For the quarter, analysts are predicting net earnings of $2.06 per share on revenue of $12.05 billion, above Apple's guidance of $1.70-$1.78 profit on $11.3-$11.6 billion of revenue. The Street is calling for, on a unit by unit basis, three million Macs (an 18% jump from the fourth quarter of 2009 last year); nine million iPhones (more than double the number from Q4 2009); and 20 million iPods. Apple's year-ago results for the first fiscal quarter of 2009 included net earnings of $1.78 per share on revenue of $10.17 billion.

Here's what the Sellers Research Firm sees: Mac sales will be 3.2 million. Apple will have sold 18.5 million iPods and 9.5 million iPhones during the quarter. Come back this afternoon for complete coverage -- and to see how I did.