Approximately 15% of the SPX reports 4Q25 earnings highlighted by APO, CVS, DDOG, KO, HOOD, MCD, CSCO and ANET. Thus far, 60% of SPX companies have reported with 76% posting an earnings surprise with a y/y blended earnings growth rate of 13%, the 5th straight quarter of double digit earnings growth (Factset).
A busy week of 4Q25 earnings begins with reports from PLTR, NXPI and DIS on Monday. In all, ~115 SPX companies are set to report including AMD, MRK, UBER, LLY, GOOGL and AMZN with investors parsing reports carefully as single stock volatility remains elevated.
4Q25 earnings season continues with ~ 30 SPX companies reporting this week representing a broad swath of the economy. Among the more impactful with be NFLX (Tues) which is attempting to purchase WBD and will provide details on its latest financing structure in addition to metrics around rev/member and traction of the advertising business.
4Q25 corporate earnings begin in earnest this week led by Financials including money center banks (JPM, BAC, C, WFC), regional banks (MTB, PNC, RF) and investment bank/asset managers (GS, MS, BLK). Investors will be focused on the '26 growth outlook for loans, capital markets and wealth management activity in addition to poring over credit quality which gave investors pause from time to time in '25.
Welcome to 2026 and a full week of trading as well as a bevy of earnings and economic releases. The oil market is at the forefront of investors minds following the US capture of Venezuela's Maduro and its impact on the global oil market that remains well supplied.
The US equity and bond markets enter into the final two holiday shortened trading weeks with volumes expected to be light as investors depart and traders have closed their books. The 24th will be a 1/2 day of trading, followed by a full day of market closure on the 25th (Christmas) and Jan 1st, 2026 (New Years). Earnings reports are light but economic reports continue as government agencies play catch up following the recent shutdown.