US Earnings Season
2024 Q4 US Stock Earnings Season
Reported 2024-10-01 – 2024-12-20 · US market
Beat the consensus estimate
76%97% of S&P 500 reported (488) · recent avg 81%
Beat-but-fell rate (beats that still fell the next day)
45%of beats · recent avg 47%
Results trailed the recent average, but the market was relatively forgiving of the beats.
Median EPS growth
+6.8%
Rose next day
48%
Avg move
±5.2%
Mega-cap scoreboard
Largest companies that reported
- NVNVIDIA CorporationNVDA · 11/20 · beat +8.5%+0.5%
- AAApple Inc.AAPL · 10/31 · beat +2.5%-1.3%
- GOAlphabet Inc. Class AGOOGL · 10/29 · beat +14.8%+2.8%
- MSMicrosoft CorporationMSFT · 10/30 · beat +6.1%-6.0%
- AMAmazon.com Inc.AMZN · 10/31 · beat +25.2%+6.2%
- AVBroadcom Inc.AVGO · 12/12 · beat +2.0%+24.4%
- MEMeta Platforms Inc. Class AMETA · 10/30 · beat +13.9%-4.1%
- TSTesla Inc.TSLA · 10/23 · beat +20.5%+21.9%
Sectors that beat most
- Healthcare90%
- IT89%
- Communication89%
Beat but fell most
- Real Estate67%
- Industrials52%
- Utilities50%
Biggest movers this season
- APApplovin Corporation Class AAPP · beat +34.8%+46.3%
- AXAxon Enterprise Inc.AXON · beat +21.0%+28.7%
- WSWilliams-Sonoma Inc. Common Stock (DE)WSM · beat +11.1%+27.5%
- HIHuntington Ingalls Industries Inc.HII · miss -31.7%-26.2%
- AVBroadcom Inc.AVGO · beat +2.0%+24.4%
- PLPalantir Technologies Inc. Class APLTR · beat +10.1%+23.5%
- GRGarmin Ltd. Common Stock (Switzerland)GRMN · beat +37.7%+23.3%
- MRMarvell Technology Inc.MRVL · beat +5.5%+23.2%
FAQ
What share of S&P 500 beat estimates in 2024 Q4?
76% of the 488 S&P 500 companies that reported beat consensus, versus a recent 7-season average of 81%.
Does a strong report mean the stock goes up?
Not always. Even among S&P 500 beats this season, 45% fell the next day (the beat-but-fell rate) — the market reacts to priced-in expectations and guidance, not just the headline number.
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