Second-Quarter Earnings Season Is Nearly Complete. Here's What Investors Should Know.
Both earnings and revenue growth were the highest since 2021.
Overview
Second-quarter earnings season is coming to a close, with just a handful of S&P 500 companies yet to report their results. And the verdict for the quarter is in: It was a spectacular three months for the 500 largest U.S.-listed companies (which represent about 80% of total U.S. market capitalization).
About 90% of these companies have published their quarterly results. Of those, 86% reported a positive earnings surprise, i.e., their reported earnings exceeded Wall Street's expectations. That's according to FactSet, which tracks S&P 500 results. Similarly, three-quarters of the companies that reported results had a positive revenue surprise.
Details
As for comparisons with the second quarter of the previous year (2025), the year-over-year earnings growth rate is 50.4% so far. If that figure remains (after the final few companies report), it will be the highest growth rate for the S&P 500 since the second quarter of 2021.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.