Factoid - Tuesday, May 12, 2026
FactSet reported that 89% of S&P 500 Index ("Index") companies had reported actual Q1'26 earnings per share (EPS) results as of 5/8/26. Of these companies, 84% reported that EPS increased compared to a year earlier, the largest share of year-over-year (y-o-y) EPS increases since Q2'21. The Index's blended y-o-y EPS growth rate was 27.7%. Should this hold, it will mark the Index's highest y-o-y EPS growth rate since Q4'21.
Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 @ 10:53 AM

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