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S&P 500 companies forecast to lift profits 29.5% in July–September
The US earnings season for July through September is getting underway.
Analysts expect earnings per share across companies in the S&P 500, a major US stock index, to rise 29.5% from the same period a year earlier.
The estimate was based on data available on October 2.
IT and energy companies are expected to account for about 80% of the overall profit increase.
This means forecast growth is concentrated in two sectors rather than spread evenly across the market.
The figures are expectations, not final results.
Companies will release their quarterly results as the earnings season progresses.
S&P 500 companies are forecast to report a 29.5% rise in third-quarter profits from a year earlier.
The forecast covers the July-to-September 2026 quarter.
Information technology and energy are estimated to account for about 80% of the increase in profits.
The forecast highlights how growth is concentrated in those two sectors.
- Who
- Companies in the S&P 500.
- What
- Their profits are forecast to rise 29.5% year on year in the third quarter.
- When
- July to September 2026.
- Where
- The United States.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Profit forecast
- 29.5% year-on-year increase
- Reporting period
- July to September 2026
- Sectors driving growth
- Information technology and energy
- Share of profit increase
- About 80% from information technology and energy
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