S&P 500 Earnings Yield Quarterly Trends: S&P 500 Earnings (2024)

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What is the earnings forecast for the SP 500? ›

As of today, the S&P 500 is expected to report (year-over-year) earnings growth of 4.9%, compared to the estimated (year- over-year) earnings growth rate of 7.8% on June 30. If 4.9% is the actual growth rate for the quarter, it will mark the fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year earnings growth for the index.

S&P 500 Operating Earnings Per Share is at a current level of 54.63, up from 53.90 last quarter and up from 52.54 one year ago.

As of June 30, 2024, the current S&P500 earnings yield is 3.54%.

As a whole, analysts are optimistic about the outlook for stock prices in 2024. The consensus analyst price target for the S&P 500 is 5,090, suggesting roughly 8.5% upside from current levels.

Overall, Yardeni Research forecasts S&P 500 operating earnings at $250 in 2024, up 12% vs 2023. He puts them at $270 in 2025 (up 8%) and $300 in 2026 (up 11.1%). These figures compare with analysts' consensus forecasts of $244.70 in 2024, $279.70 in 2025 and $314.80 in 2026.

S&P 500 P/E Ratio is at a current level of 27.45, up from 24.79 last quarter and up from 23.46 one year ago. This is a change of 10.76% from last quarter and 17.03% from one year ago.

Bond yields refer to the current yield that is the interest income on the bond divided by the market price of the bond. Earnings yield, on the other hand is the EPS of the stock dividend by the market price of the stock and shows how much the company is yields in the form of EPS returns.

Industry analysts in aggregate predict the S&P 500 will report year-over-year earnings growth of 11.3% in 2024 and 14.4% in 2025.

Introduction. Earnings yield refers to the earnings per share in a financial period, divided by the current share price. It is the reciprocal of the P/E ratio. The earnings yield helps investors know how much he has earned per share.

What is the S&P 500 earnings estimate for 2025? ›

Analysts are predicting that profits for the S&P 500 will rise more than 15% in 2025, up from their 12.8% forecast at the start of this year and a hotter pace than 2024's expected earnings growth of 10.7%.

S&P 500 Earnings Yield is at 3.64%, compared to 4.03% last quarter and 4.26% last year.

Basic Info. S&P 500 Dividend Yield is at 1.32%, compared to 1.35% last month and 1.54% last year.

In other words, the Rule of 20 suggests that markets may be fairly valued when the sum of the P/E ratio and the inflation rate equals 20. The stock market is deemed to be undervalued when the sum is below 20 and overvalued when the sum is above 20.

Overall, Q1 2024 revenue for the S&P 500 recorded a growth rate of 10.9%, year-over-year, an increase from 9.3% last quarter, 5.9% in Q3 2023, and 3.9% in Q2 and Q1. Communication Services was once again the highest revenue growth sector, increasing 15.7% (Q1 2024 vs.

Analysts are predicting that profits for the S&P 500 will rise more than 15% in 2025, up from their 12.8% forecast at the start of this year and a hotter pace than 2024's expected earnings growth of 10.7%.

S&P 500 P/E Ratio Forward Estimate is at a current level of 22.53, down from 23.38 last quarter and down from 26.47 one year ago. This is a change of -3.61% from last quarter and -14.86% from one year ago.

Basic Info. S&P 500 Real Earnings is at a current level of 197.16, up from 195.43 last month and up from 186.77 one year ago. This is a change of 0.88% from last month and 5.56% from one year ago.