What are the trends of S&P500 EPS & P/E Ratios? (04May2023)
S&P 500 Earnings Per Share (I:SP500EPS) 39.61 USD for Q4 2022 The following data are extracted from Ychart S&P 500 Earnings Per Share is at a current level of 39.61, down from 44.41 last quarter and down from 53.94 one year ago. This is a change of -10.81% from last quarter and -26.57% from one year ago. The S&P 500 Earnings Per Share measures the composite earnings per share for the S&P 500. This metric comes from Standard & Poors, and gives an idea of the overall EPS earned from the major US companies. EPS numbers experienced tumultous times during the financial crisis in 2008. S&P 500 EPS reached as low as -23.25, when many companies were not able to return a profit. Note the downtrend of S&P500 EPS since Q4/2021 From the chart above, Q4/2022 sees S&P500 Earnings Per Share (I:SP500EPS) stand at USD39.61. Since the recent peak of Q4/2021, there is a general downtrend for 2022. This implies that the S&P500 companies are seei...