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S&P 500 Financials Sector Earnings Preview: Q3 2025
Explore key Financials sector trends in the FactSet earnings report, including double-digit growth and insights on Consumer Finance and Insurance industries.| insight.factset.com
U.S. M&A deal activity increased in September, going up 11.2% with 1,146 announcements compared to 1,031 in August. Aggregate M&A spending increased as well. In September 41.8% more was spent on deals compared to August.| FactSet Insight
A number of the companies in the “Magnificent 7” have been top contributors to year-over-year earnings growth for the S&P 500 in recent quarters. How many companies in the “Magnificent 7” are expected to be among the top five contributors to earnings growth for the S&P 500 for the third quarter?| FactSet Insight
At this early stage, the third quarter earnings season for the S&P 500 is off to a mixed start relative to analyst expectations. While the percentage of S&P 500 companies reporting positive earnings surprises is above recent averages, the magnitude of earnings surprises is below recent averages. Overall, the index is reporting higher earnings for the third quarter today relative to the end of last week and relative the end of the quarter. The index is also reporting year-over-year earnings gr...| FactSet Insight
Luke Giffen contributed to this article As renewable generation buildout has accelerated over the last 15 years, critics have often highlighted the problems arising from renewable generation’s output varying throughout the day. Natural gas has historically filled this generation gap since the shale revolution due to its ability to ramp quickly, but battery energy storage systems (BESS) have been becoming more popular since the start of the 2020s. In fact, BESS capacity is anticipated to gro...| FactSet Insight
When comparing two sets of data in private markets—whether divided by styles, geographies, or vintages—we often highlight the contrast between the two, or how they diverge in different market environments. However, it can also be insightful when two investment styles closely track each other over long stretches of time, as is the case in this month’s article looking at credit and real estate markets.| FactSet Insight
For financial advisors to serve their target-market clients and grow, they need to run efficient practices and bring in new assets. That is increasingly challenging in today’s wealth management environment, as the largest wealth firms and the most sophisticated RIAs face the headwinds of rising client expectations, fee pressure, increased competition, and scarcity of staff.| FactSet Insight
With the Q3 earnings season for the S&P 500 starting next week, what are analysts expecting for earnings for the Energy and Utilities sectors?| FactSet Insight
The one question I have received regularly since President Trump issued his executive order titled “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors” on August 7, 2025, is what happens next.| FactSet Insight
The estimated earnings growth rate for the S&P 500 for the third quarter is 8.0%, which would mark the 9th consecutive quarter of (year-over-year) earnings growth reported by the index. Given that most S&P 500 companies report actual earnings above estimates, what is the likelihood the index will report earnings growth of 8.0% for the quarter?| FactSet Insight
Explore key Financials sector trends in the FactSet earnings report, including double-digit growth and insights on Consumer Finance and Insurance industries.| insight.factset.com
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