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, 128 of the 195 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q4 2024, representing 66% 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 14.4%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 195 companies in this index is 4.0% for Q4 2024. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 73% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

To date, 115 of the 196 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q4 2024, representing 59% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 72% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 8% delivered on-target results and 20% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q4 2024 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 13.9%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 196 companies in this index is 3.9% for Q4 2024. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 72% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

The LSEG U.S. Retail and Restaurant Q4 earnings index, which tracks changes in the growth rate of earnings within the sector, is expected to show a 13.0% growth over last year’s levels. Our metrics show that six of 10 consumer-related industries have turned negative. (Exhibit 1) Of the 195 retailers tracked by LSEG, the Broadline Retail sector is headed for the highest earnings growth rate in the fourth quarter, recording a 71.0% surge over last year’s level. The second-strongest sector is Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure with a 6.2% growth estimate. Consumer Confidence improved towards the end of the fourth quarter,

To date, 169 of the 194 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q3 2024, representing 87% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 63% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 4% delivered on-target results and 33% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q3 2024 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 7.5%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 194 companies in this index is 3.7% for Q3 2024. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 52% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

To date, 143 of the 194 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q3 2024, representing 74% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 62% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 5% delivered on-target results and 33% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q3 2024 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 7.1%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 194 companies in this index is 3.6% for Q3 2024. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 53% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

To date, 196 of the 199 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q2 2024, representing 99% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 71% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 5% delivered on-target results and 24% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q2 2024 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 14.4%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 199 companies in this index is 3.6% for Q2 2024. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 49% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

To date, 187 of the 199 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q2 2024, representing 94% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 71% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 5% delivered on-target results and 24% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q2 2024 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 14.3%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 199 companies in this index is 3.6% for Q2 2024. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 51% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

To date, 183 of the 199 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q2 2024, representing 91% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 72% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 4% delivered on-target results and 24% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q2 2024 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 14.4%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 199 companies in this index is 3.6% for Q2 2024. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 51% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

To date, 181 of the 199 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q2 2024, representing 91% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 72% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 4% delivered on-target results and 24% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q2 2024 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 14.4%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 199 companies in this index is 3.7% for Q2 2024. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 51% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

To date, 162 of the 199 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q2 2024, representing 81% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 72% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 4% delivered on-target results and 24% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q2 2024 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 14.0%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 199 companies in this index is 3.7% for Q2 2024. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 50% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and

To date, 158 of the 199 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q2 2024, representing 79% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 72% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 4% delivered on-target results and 24% reported earnings that fell below estimates. The Q2 2024 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at 13.9%. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 199 companies in this index is 3.6% for Q2 2024. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results so far, 49% announced revenue that exceeded analysts’ expectations and