Earnings Scorecard: For Q2 2020 (with 89% of the companies in the S&P 500 reporting actual results), 83% of S&P 500
companies have reported a positive EPS surprise and 64% have reported a positive revenue surprise. If 83% is the final
percentage, it will mark the highest percentage of S&P 500 companies reporting a positive EPS surprise since FactSet began
tracking this metric in 2008.
Earnings Growth: For Q2 2020, the blended earnings decline for the S&P 500 is -33.8%. If -33.8% is the actual decline for the
quarter, it will mark the largest year-over-year decline in earnings reported by the index since Q1 2009 (-35.4%).
Earnings Guidance: For Q3 2020, 11 S&P 500 companies have issued negative EPS guidance and 34 S&P 500 companies
have issued positive EPS guidance.
Valuation: The forward 12-month P/E ratio for the S&P 500 is 22.3. This P/E ratio is above the 5-year average (17.0) and above
the 10-year average (15.3).