By Yahoo Finance
Publication Date: 2025-12-12 14:33:00
A handful of remaining major companies reported their quarterly results this week, including Oracle (ORCL) and Broadcom (AVGO).
The Q3 earnings season has largely brought solid results. As of Dec. 5, 99% of S&P 500 companies have reported, according to FactSet data, and analysts estimate a 13.4% jump in earnings per share during the third quarter. If it holds, that figure would mark the fourth straight quarter of double-digit earnings growth and an acceleration from the 12% earnings growth rate reported in Q2 of this year.
Expectations were much lower coming into the quarter, as analysts expected S&P 500 companies to report a 7.9% jump in earnings per share in Q3, as of Sept. 30.
Specialty retailers, including GameStop (GME), AutoZone (AZO), and Chewy (CHWY), provided further insight into consumer spending patterns. Another retail stalwart — Costco (COST) — also offered a quarterly update.
However, the marquee report in the week ahead came from…
