The tech giant's earnings and outlook topped forecasts amid a strong showing from enterprise services and printing. Shares jumped more than 10 percent.
Exxon Mobil reported quarterly earnings and revenue that was lifted by chemical product sales that allowed the company to counterbalance a decline in oil — its traditional strength.
Payments processor MasterCard reported profit that beat Wall Street's expectations, but its chief executive maintained a cautious outlook for the full year and said the second quarter quarter looks "dodgy" in the U.S.
Pfizer reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analysts' expectations on Tuesday, citing the stronger dollar and the spin-off of its animal health unit Zoetis.
Analyst expect a expect a 27 percent decline in quarterly revenue for DreamWorks, while IAC's quarterly revenue is to expected to increase by 18 percent.
Chrysler saw earnings growth slow last quarter. The lower profit was expected as Chrysler shipped fewer vehicles, handled higher costs due to the launch of new models, and saw its mix of sales shift more toward less profitable cars.
Amazon's numbers were helped by growing sales of digital content, cloud-computing services and gains in its main retail business. Shares wavered after-hours.
Online-travel agency Expedia beta on earnings but warned of a lower full-year profit from its discount travel website Hotwire due to higher car-rental rates and competition.
"The quality of earnings is in question right now," said Ashwani Kaul, Kaul Advisory Group, discussing recent results, with Jason Trennert, Strategas Research Partners; and Greg Ip, The Economist.
"A divestiture in Europe account for more than half of those revenue differences", said Andrew Liveris, President, Chairman & CEO of Dow Chemical, discussing his company's first quarter results.
Diversified U.S. manufacturer 3M missed Wall Street's earnings estimates and cut its 2013 profit forecast, citing weakening demand for electronics products as well as foreign currency fluctuations.