With nearly 40% of S&P 500 companies having reported their Q2 earnings, the overall picture is one of continued strength and steady improvement. A higher-than-usual number of companies are surpassing analysts’ expectations, and projections for both the current and upcoming quarters are being revised upward, per Earnings Trends issued on July 29, 2025. Among the 198 S&P 500 companies that have reported their Q2 results so far, total earnings are up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year, driven by a 5.5 ...