# S&P 500 Firms Beat EPS Estimates at an 82% Rate in Weekly Tally By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/40288 Published: 2026-10-24T19:52:36.000Z Updated: 2026-10-24T19:52:36.000Z Section: Business > Of 76 companies, 79% posted year-over-year earnings growth and 84% recorded revenue growth. Revenue estimate beats trailed EPS estimate beats, at 63%. A weekly tally of 76 S&P 500 companies showed that 82% beat earnings-per-share (EPS) estimates, offering a snapshot of results across five sectors as the U.S. reporting season advances. Year-over-year earnings growth was reported by 79% of the companies. Revenue results showed a different pattern: 63% beat estimates, while 84% recorded revenue growth from a year earlier. The companies in the tally reported results in Financials, Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Energy. Meta Platforms, AT&T, GE Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, RTX and IBM raised guidance or outlooks for revenue, EPS or capital spending. The weekly figures can be compared with a separate [season-to-date tally through Oct. 23](), when 83% of reporting companies had beaten EPS estimates and 66% had topped revenue forecasts. The weekly and season-to-date figures cover different reporting windows. ## Links in this article - [season-to-date tally through Oct. 23](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/40252)