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158 S&P 500 Firms Report Earnings in Busiest Week

7/26/2026

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158 S&P 500 firms will report earnings this week, the season’s busiest week.
FactSet says 27% of the index has reported Q2, with 82% beating forecasts.
The S&P 500 fell 0.6% last week, its second straight decline.
Forecasts anticipate Apple profit growth around 20%, Microsoft earnings and revenue growth, Meta revenue growth over 25% with marginal earnings rise, and Amazon earnings up about 8% year over year, driven by AWS.

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The 2008 financial crisis saw the S&P 500 plunge 38.5% as Lehman Brothers collapsed on September 15, 2008, sparking a volatile earnings season where only 15% of constituents beat forecasts. Today, 158 S&P 500 companies report earnings, with 27% already out and 82% surpassing estimates, echoing that historic turbulence. Analysts focus on Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon as market direction hinges on profit growth.

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Story summary

158 S&P 500 firms will report earnings this week, the season’s busiest week.
FactSet says 27% of the index has reported Q2, with 82% beating forecasts.
The S&P 500 fell 0.6% last week, its second straight decline.
Forecasts anticipate Apple profit growth around 20%, Microsoft earnings and revenue growth, Meta revenue growth over 25% with marginal earnings rise, and Amazon earnings up about 8% year over year, driven by AWS.

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