Earnings season
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What to watch this earnings season
For Q1 2024, S&P 500 companies are expected to report earnings growth of 3.4% year-over-year and revenue growth of 3.6%, marking the third straight quarter of earnings growth, though analysts have lowered earnings estimates by 2.6% since December.
However, 70% of companies issuing Q1 guidance provided negative outlooks, above historical averages, despite analysts forecasting double-digit earnings growth for the full year.
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Earnings season report calendar: key events
Take a look at some of the most anticipated global earnings announcements.
- June
- May
- April
- March
- February
- January
Most anticipated earnings releases – June 2024
Make the most of earnings announcements with our extended hours ‘All Sessions’ offering, which enables you to access 90+ of the most popular equities before and after the main market session.
* Please note: (i) the list of companies below does not construe investment advice; (ii) the dates shown include both confirmed (for those companies who have published their earnings dates) and estimated (for those companies who have not).
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June 2024 |
1 June |
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5 June |
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12 June |
Oracle Corp (US) |
13 June |
Halma PLC (UK) |
14 June |
Adobe Inc (US) |
18 June |
Ashtead Group PLC (UK) |
19 June |
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20 June |
DS Smith PLC (UK) |
25 June |
FedEx Corp (US) |
28 June |
NIKE Inc (US) |
Take a look at our earnings calendar for more.
When you trade on earnings season with us, you’ll do so via CFDs. This’ll allow you to predict what the markets will do and make a profit if you predict correctly – whether the share price rises or drops.
CFDs are leveraged, meaning you’ll put down a fraction of the full value of your trade size – known as margin – to open a larger position. Just note that leveraged trades are risky, as your total profit or loss will be calculated on the full position size, not your margin amount, so both can substantially outweigh your initial outlay.
Are you ready to trade earnings season?
Most anticipated earnings releases – May 2024
Make the most of earnings announcements with our extended hours ‘All Sessions’ offering, which enables you to access 90+ of the most popular equities before and after the main market session.
* Please note: (i) the list of companies below does not construe investment advice; (ii) the dates shown include both confirmed (for those companies who have published their earnings dates) and estimated (for those companies who have not).
Take a look at our earnings calendar for more.
When you trade on earnings season with us, you’ll do so via CFDs. This’ll allow you to predict what the markets will do and make a profit if you predict correctly – whether the share price rises or drops.
CFDs are leveraged, meaning you’ll put down a fraction of the full value of your trade size – known as margin – to open a larger position. Just note that leveraged trades are risky, as your total profit or loss will be calculated on the full position size, not your margin amount, so both can substantially outweigh your initial outlay.
Are you ready to trade earnings season?
Most anticipated earnings releases – April 2024
Make the most of earnings announcements with our extended hours ‘All Sessions’ offering, which enables you to access 90+ of the most popular equities before and after the main market session.
* Please note: (i) the list of companies below does not construe investment advice; (ii) the dates shown include both confirmed (for those companies who have published their earnings dates) and estimated (for those companies who have not).
Take a look at our earnings calendar for more.
When you trade on earnings season with us, you’ll do so via CFDs. This’ll allow you to predict what the markets will do and make a profit if you predict correctly – whether the share price rises or drops.
CFDs are leveraged, meaning you’ll put down a fraction of the full value of your trade size – known as margin – to open a larger position. Just note that leveraged trades are risky, as your total profit or loss will be calculated on the full position size, not your margin amount, so both can substantially outweigh your initial outlay.
Are you ready to trade earnings season?
Most anticipated earnings releases – March 2024
Make the most of earnings announcements with our extended hours ‘All Sessions’ offering, which enables you to access 90+ of the most popular equities before and after the main market session.
* Please note: (i) the list of companies below does not construe investment advice; (ii) the dates shown include both confirmed (for those companies who have published their earnings dates) and estimated (for those companies who have not).
| March 2024 | |
| 1 March | Reckitt Benckiser (UK) |
| 6 March | Legal & General (UK) |
| 8 March | Oracle (US) |
Take a look at our earnings calendar for more.
When you trade on earnings season with us, you’ll do so via CFDs. This’ll allow you to predict what the markets will do and make a profit if you predict correctly – whether the share price rises or drops.
CFDs are leveraged, meaning you’ll put down a fraction of the full value of your trade size – known as margin – to open a larger position. Just note that leveraged trades are risky, as your total profit or loss will be calculated on the full position size, not your margin amount, so both can substantially outweigh your initial outlay.
Are you ready to trade earnings season?
Most anticipated earnings releases – February 2024
Make the most of earnings announcements with our extended hours ‘All Sessions’ offering, which enables you to access 90+ of the most popular equities before and after the main market session.
* Please note: (i) the list of companies below does not construe investment advice; (ii) the dates shown include both confirmed (for those companies who have published their earnings dates) and estimated (for those companies who have not).
| February 2024 | |
| 1 February | Meta (US) Peloton (US) |
| 2 February | Alphabet (US) Apple (US) Amazon (US) BT (UK) Barclays (UK) |
| 5 February | McDonald’s (US) |
| 6 February | BP (UK) |
| 8 February | Disney (US) Unilever (UK) British American Tobacco (UK) AstraZeneca (UK) Uber (US) |
| 9 February | PayPal (US) |
| 13 February | Commonwealth Bank of Australia (AU) |
| 14 February | Coca-Cola (US) Airbnb (US) |
| 15 February | Telstra (AU) Wesfarmers (AU) |
| 16 February | Natwest Group (UK) |
| 19 February | Westpack Banking (AU) BHP Group (AU) |
| 20 February | Walmart (US) NVIDIA (US) Intercontinental (UK) Antofagasta (UK) |
| 21 February | HSBC (UK) Glencore (UK) BAE Systems (UK) Rio Tinto (UK) Woolworths (AU) |
| 22 February | Anglo American (UK) Lloyds Banking (UK) |
| 23 February | Alibaba (US) Standard Chartered (UK) Moderna (UK) |
| 27 February | Zoom (US) Woodside (AU) |
| 28 February | HP (US) Virgin Galactic (US) |
Take a look at our earnings calendar for more.
When you trade on earnings season with us, you’ll do so via CFDs. This’ll allow you to predict what the markets will do and make a profit if you predict correctly – whether the share price rises or drops.
CFDs are leveraged, meaning you’ll put down a fraction of the full value of your trade size – known as margin – to open a larger position. Just note that leveraged trades are risky, as your total profit or loss will be calculated on the full position size, not your margin amount, so both can substantially outweigh your initial outlay.
Are you ready to trade earnings season?
Most anticipated earnings releases – January 2024
Make the most of earnings announcements with our extended hours ‘All Sessions’ offering, which enables you to access 90+ of the most popular equities before and after the main market session.
* Please note: (i) the list of companies below does not construe investment advice; (ii) the dates shown include both confirmed (for those companies who have published their earnings dates) and estimated (for those companies who have not).
| January 2024 | |
| 12 January | Delta Airlines (US) JP Morgan (US) Wells Fargo&Co (US) Citigroup (US) Bank of America (US) |
| 16 January | Goldman Sachs (US) Morgan Stanley (US) NatWest (UK) |
| 23 January | Netflix (US) Johnson & Johnson (US) |
| 24 January | IBM (US) Tesla (US) |
| 25 January | Boeing (US) |
| 26 January | American Express (US) Visa (US) Chevron (US) Intel (US) |
| 30 January | Pfizer (US) Microsoft (US) |
| 31 January | AMD (US) Exxon (US) GSK (UK) |
Take a look at our earnings calendar for more.
When you trade on earnings season with us, you’ll do so via CFDs. This’ll allow you to predict what the markets will do and make a profit if you predict correctly – whether the share price rises or drops.
CFDs are leveraged, meaning you’ll put down a fraction of the full value of your trade size – known as margin – to open a larger position. Just note that leveraged trades are risky, as your total profit or loss will be calculated on the full position size, not your margin amount, so both can substantially outweigh your initial outlay.
Are you ready to trade earnings season?
Earnings season stocks to watch
- Inflation-beating stocks
- Tech stocks
- Bank stocks
- Healthcare stocks
- Consumer staple stocks
Although in several countries the inflation remains high, it’s falling faster than expected. In the UK, for instance, its current figure of 3.9% is significantly above the Bank of England's target of 2%, a percentage they’re not expected to reach until 2025.
Inflation is also coming down in the US and there’s an expectation that the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates unchanged later this month, with the view of reducing them in the months to come if inflation continues to decrease.
In this high inflationary environment, the spotlight is on inflation-beating stocks for earnings season. Also called ‘defensive stocks’, these are companies known to provide progressive dividends and able to weather inflation.
Here are some defensive stocks to watch, which have inflation-beating reputations.
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Whilst tech stocks generally don’t perform well during periods of high inflation, the recent hype around AI has bucked this trend and they continue to succeed despite the inflationary environment.
Companies such as NVDIA and AMD who create the chips needed to implement AI have seen a significant increase in their share price since the beginning of the hype.
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Over the past year, bank stocks have been somewhat turbulent, but following the Federal Reserve's recent indication that interests are likely to drop in the first half of 2024, they've rallied, reaching their highest level since the banking crisis early last year.
That said, inflation and interest rates remain high, and some smaller, less established banks may struggle, as customers look to invest their money into the larger banks which they perceive to be more stable, lower risk options. But in this increasingly dovish environment, this remains to be seen.
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Due to an ageing population, it’s anticipated that healthcare stocks will grow in the next year or so.
New developments in possible treatments for illnesses such as Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancer are predicted to positively impact the market.
In fact, analysts from BlackRock expect a new treatment for diabetes which has since been found to also help with obesity, could increase the revenue of the prescription drug market by $100 billion.
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Due to the consistent demand consumer staple stocks are generally able to perform well during periods of high inflation. These include sectors such as retail, food and beverage, tobacco and personal products.
PepsiCo, Estee Lauder and Unilever are just a few of the consumer staple stocks performing particularly well at the moment.
Prices above are subject to our website terms and conditions. Prices are indicative only. All shares prices are delayed by at least 15 mins.
What is an earnings season?
An earnings season is a quarterly period in which most public companies release their earnings reports. With these financial results releases instrumental in companies’ share prices, many traders and investors look forward to earnings season as a highlight on the calendar.
Quarterly reports are mandatory in the US. However, a large majority of companies from other countries choose to participate in earnings seasons due to the increasingly multinational nature of many sectors.
- When is earnings season
- Why are earnings seasons important
- Ways to trade earnings seasons
- What is an earnings report and call
- How to trade earnings reports
Earnings seasons occur four times a year and fall in the months of January to February, April to May, July and September to November. These are usually a couple of weeks after the final month of each financial quarter (end of December, March, June and August).
Although it’s not uncommon for companies to report outside of earnings seasons, large companies’ releases tend to fall within a few weeks of each other, leading to four discernible ‘seasons’ every year.
For more specific details, you can look at our earnings calendar to find out the exact date of a company’s earnings announcement.
Earnings announcements are released outside of market hours so that the reports reach as many people as possible and don’t interrupt the trading day. While this usually means you can’t take a position immediately, with us you can trade over 90 US stocks out of hours.
Earnings season gives insights into the outlook of a company and can help you to determine whether to take a position on the stock.
This is why earnings releases are usually accompanied by volatility in a company’s share price, because market sentiment is adjusting to the reports. Even more volatility is expected once CEOs have provided more information in earnings calls.
Market analysts will form estimates of whether a company’s earnings will rise or fall, which can change as it gets closer to the official announcement. If the actual numbers are above analysts’ expectations, the market could rise. But if the figures are below expectations, it’s likely that the market will fall.
It’s worth noting that this isn’t always the case. Sometimes, the market can move in the complete opposite direction – rising when the expectations aren’t met, and falling when the earnings exceed expectations.
It’s also important to look at a company’s historical figures for predicted and actual earnings and how the market responded to the reports. This could help you form an educated guess as to how volatility might play out.
When analysts’ expectations of a company’s earnings per share are in line with pre-released earnings guidance for that quarter, there tends to be little volatility. Just remember, the opposite is also true.
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An earnings report is a document given to shareholders and analysts that details items such as net income, earnings per share (EPS) and net sales.
An earnings call is a conference between the management of a company, analysts, investors and the media to discuss the outcome of an earnings report. It is a chance for questions to be asked about the main details of the reports.
Depending on when a company holds its earnings call, you can use the information to inform their decisions. However, not all companies hold earnings calls, and some will not fall within the earnings period.
- Choose which companies to focus on
It’s impossible to cover every company, so just stick to a few of your favourites. - Do your research and look at analysis
Find out when each company is due to report its earnings, see what analysts expectations are and how the share price normally responds. - Create a trading strategy and stick to it
Choose your goals, methodology for entering and exiting trades, and how you will manage your risk. - Open a trading account and take your first position
You can monitor your trade easily on our platform, or set price alerts to let you know when your targets are met. - Learn from each earnings season
Once you decide to close your trade, it’s important to review your results and perform post-analysis to prepare you for the next earnings season.
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