Earnings season is off to a very strong start relative to expectations. Only about 5% of S&P 500 companies have reported results, but 96% have beaten estimates. Forward 12 months’ estimates have already increased by 0.5% since January 1, 2021. Stability of estimates...
Quarterly Updates
LPL Financial Research Q2 2020 Earnings Season Dashboard
S&P 500 Index earnings are tracking to a 43% year-over-year decline for the second quarter, the worst since fourth quarter 2009, amid pandemic-related disruptions in economic activity.
LPL Financial Research Q1 2020 Earnings Season Dashboard
S&P 500 Index earnings are tracking to a mid-teens year-over-year decline amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has shut down a significant portion of global economic activity. Many companies have pulled their guidance due to the unprecedented uncertainty, though consensus...
LPL Financial Research Q4 2019 Earnings Season Dashboard
With just 45 S&P 500 Index companies having reported, fourth quarter 2019 earnings growth is tracking to a 2.4% yearover-year decline on 2.5% revenue growth….
LPL Financial Research Q3 2019 Earnings Season Dashboard
With 200 S&P 500 companies having reported, third quarter 2019 earnings growth is tracking to a 3.8% year-over-year decline.
LPL Financial Research Q2 2019 Earnings Season Dashboard
With just 17 S&P 500 companies left to report, first quarter 2019 earnings are up 1.5% year over year, 3.6 percentage points above January 1, 2019, estimates.
LPL Financial Research Q1 2019 Earnings Season Dashboard
With 92% of the S&P 500 companies’ results in, Q1 2019 earnings are up 1.4% year over year, 3.5 percentage points above January 1, 2019, estimates…
LPL Financial Research Q4 2018 Earnings Season Dashboard
With 484 S&P 500 companies having reported, Q4 2018 earnings growth is tracking to 16.7% year over year, 2.5 percentage points above mid-January estimates.
LPL Financial Research Q3 2018 Earnings Season Dashboard
With 92% of S&P 500 Index companies having reported, earnings growth is tracking to a 28.1% year-over- year increase, the highest since Q4 2010 and 6.5 percentage points above September 30, 2018, expectations.
Over the Second Quarter of 2018, the LPL Financial Current Conditions Index (CCI) Rose 12 Points to 247
A decline in stock market volatility and improved retail sales were the main contributors to the CCI’s improvement, while wider credit spreads and a small decline in shipping traffic were slight offsets…