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The term “COVID” was mentioned at least once during the earnings conference calls of 444 S&P 500 companies from Sep 15 through Nov 17.
The Health Care sector reported the highest earnings growth of all 11 sectors in the S&P 500 at 13%.
weekly update | 4.27.2020
The S&P 500 reported a decline in earnings of -6.6%—its fourth-largest decline since Q3 2009.
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2020
45.6%
93.8%
57.9%
81.3%
69 S&P 500 companies provided EPS guidance for Q3—well below the five-year average of 104.
Guidance
For the 20 DJIA companies
reporting non-GAAP EPS, the median difference between
non-GAAP and GAAP was 32%.
Non-GAAP vs. GAAP
84% of S&P 500 companies reported actual EPS above estimated EPS—the highest percentage since FactSet began tracking this metric in 2008.
EPS Estimates
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Health Care
13%
444
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-6.6
%
of financial services’ customers
expect higher levels of digital service
79%
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32%