According to FactSet, while around 75% of S&P 500 companies typically beat EPS estimates, only around 60% top revenue expectations. This gap suggests that many earnings beats are driven by cost controls, share buybacks, and operational efficiencies rather than exceptional business growth. As a result, companies delivering very large EPS surprises remain a relatively small subset of all earnings reporters.
Research by LSEG has shown that analyst earnings forecasts become increasingly...
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