Huge earnings growth doesn't mean a huge rise in stocks
Earnings growth for companies in the S&P 500 Index has been off the charts this year... According to Charlie Bilello's Week in Charts, as of August 18, second-quarter earnings growth of 29% was "the biggest upside surprise in history." And it has risen to more than 50% year over year – the highest quarterly growth rate in five years. As a result, Bilello notes, "S&P 500 earnings are now expected to surge 32% in 2026, more than double the 15% growth expected at the start of the year." In this chart, you can see how growth has been climbing steadily […]
August 26, 2026
|Whitney Tilson