Big Earnings Beats: 10 Top Stocks That Crushed Q2 Expectations
Summary
The S&P 500 wrapped up a strong Q2 earnings season, with over 80% of companies reporting positive surprises, despite ris...
The S&P 500 wrapped up a strong Q2 earnings season, with over 80% of companies reporting positive surprises, despite rising tariffs, driven by resilient consumer demand and huge AI spending. The S&P 500 delivered EPS growth of 12% YoY, driven by communication and tech stocks. Communication services also led in magnitude of beats, while tech's surprise percentage underperformed. SA Quant identified ten stocks that crushed Q2 earnings by 110% on average, including companies that successfully navigated tariff headwinds, exploited AI megatrends, or rode the spike in gold prices.