Q2 2026 Earnings Season Kicks Off with S&P 500 Growth Projected at 22%

실적/어닝스 | Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | 11 sources

Major companies began reporting earnings amid high Wall Street expectations, with individual stock previews released.

Analysis

[S&P 500] projected 22% earnings growth for Q2 earnings season ^[1]

• Q2 net income expected to grow approximately 22% year-over-year
• Q1 recorded approximately 21% year-over-year growth
• Full-year growth outlook of 24%
• more than triple the long-term average of 7.5%
• Piper Sandler expects companies to meet the high expectations

[Major Large-Cap Stocks] concentrated earnings releases scheduled for Wednesday pre-market ^[10]

• Johnson & Johnson
• ASML
• Morgan Stanley
• BlackRock
• and Elevance Health scheduled to report
• CAG
• CTAS
• FHN
• MTB
• PGR
• and PNC also releasing results

[HCLTech] beat Q1 earnings expectations on strong financial services segment ^[2]

• Indian IT services company posted an earnings surprise
• Financial services segment drove growth
• Announced new entry into data center business

[Kestra Medical Technologies] provided FY2027 revenue guidance of $137 million ^[9]

• Recorded Q4 FY2026 revenue of $28.6 million
• Achieved over 6
• 300 ASSURE system prescriptions
• Targeting 70%+ gross margin within the next few years

[Key Stock Earnings Previews] scheduled earnings releases from Visa, Republic Services, and Tyson Foods ^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

• Previews released ahead of earnings from Visa
• Republic Services
• and Tyson Foods
• Earnings previews posted for SBA Communications and Hubbell Incorporated
• Preview published for Williams Companies Q2 2026 earnings

[Large-Cap Tech Stock] received additional positive signal from Wall Street ^[11]

• A large-cap tech stock received an additional positive signal from Wall Street

Sources

• [1] Wall Street has set a sky-high bar for companies to clear this earnings season. They just might pull it off. - MarketWatch Top Stories
• [2] India's HCLTech results beat on financial services boost; enters data center business - Yahoo Finance
• [3] Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Republic Services’ Report - Yahoo Finance
• [4] Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Tyson Foods’ Report - Yahoo Finance
• [5] SBA Communications Earnings Preview: What to Expect - Yahoo Finance
• [6] What You Need To Know Ahead of Visa’s Earnings Release - Yahoo Finance
• [7] Hubbell Incorporated’s Earnings Preview: What to Expect - Yahoo Finance
• [8] What to Expect From Williams Companies' Q2 2026 Earnings Report - Yahoo Finance
• [9] Kestra expects $137M FY2027 revenue while targeting 70%+ gross margins in the next few years - Seeking Alpha Market News
• [10] Here are the major earnings before the open Wednesday - Seeking Alpha Market News
• [11] This tech stock just got another Wall Street boost. Why we're on the same page - CNBC World Markets