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For the 466 S&P 500 members that reported Q3 results, total earnings increased by 14.0% year-over-year with revenues up by 7.9%. Notably, 83.0% exceeded EPS estimates, while 75.3% surpassed revenue estimates. The combined percentage of companies beating both metrics stands at 65.9%.
In the Retail sector, 76.7% of the companies reported earnings growth of 18.5% on revenues that rose by 8.4%. Among these, 69.6% beat EPS estimates and 82.6% exceeded revenue benchmarks. For the small-cap S&P 600 index, 69.7% of retailers reported a 17.9% increase in earnings with revenues up by 6.1%.
Looking ahead to Q3 2025, total S&P 500 index earnings are projected to increase by 14.8% with an 8.1% rise in revenues.
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