Earnings Growth – Can S&P 500 Break Streak Of EPS Declines?

Earnings Growth – Can S&P 500 Break Streak Of EPS Declines? by John Butter – FactSet

As the second quarter comes to a close, analysts currently expect the S&P 500 index to report a year-over-year decline in earnings of -5.2% for the second quarter. If the index does report a decrease in earnings for the quarter, it will mark the fifth straight quarter that the index has reported a year-over-year decline in earnings.

However, this streak of consecutive declines is projected to end in Q2, as analysts believe the index will report earnings growth in both Q3 2016 (+1.1%) and Q4 2016 (+7.4%).

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