To date, 159 of the 195 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q4 2024, representing 82% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 74% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 7% delivered on-target results and 19% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q4 2024 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 14.6%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 159 companies in this index is 4.1% for Q4 2024. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 70% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

To date, 180 of the 200 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q2 2023, representing 90% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 79% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 5% delivered on-target results and 16% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q2 2023 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 20.3%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 200 companies in this index is 3.3% for Q2 2023. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 62% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

To date, 171 of the 204 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q1 2023, representing 84% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 77% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 2% delivered on-target results and 21% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q1 2023 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 33.6%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 204 companies in this index is 4.6% for Q1 2023. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 74% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

To date, 185 of the 204 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their earnings results for Q2 2022, representing 91% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 74% announced that profits beat analysts’ expectations, while 2% delivered on-target results and 24% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q2 2022 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at -5.8%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 204 companies in this index is 9.2% for Q2 2022. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 61% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’

Due to COVID-19, Amazon Prime Day is arriving later in the year, Oct. 13-14. The pandemic has substantially accelerated the pace and shift to online shopping. In its latest earnings call, Amazon said “We’ve accelerated the number of — the growth of Prime members, both in the U.S. and internationally. So that’s a good sign that we’re happy about. And we hope that that has long-term ramifications” (Source: Amazon Q2 2020 Earnings Call). Amazon gained a significant amount of new Prime members, and enough time to analyze the data to discover which types of promotions will entice shoppers to open

Retailers are reporting Q4 2019 earnings, coincidentally during Women’s History Month. The impact of women in leadership is symbolized by the well-known “Fearless Girl” statue facing the New York Stock Exchange. More corporations, including retailers, are being pushed to boost female participation on their boards and in their executive ranks. Goldman Sachs has joined the movement, saying it will no longer do a company’s IPO unless the company has one diverse board member. This is increasingly exerting change in the areas of corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Various authoritative studies show that companies with gender diversity, and especially

The outlook appears mixed for certain retailers' quarterly earnings reports this week.