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Feb.18
11:39 AM ET

As of this morning, 399 companies or nearly 80% of the S&P 500 have reported earnings.

Here's how things stand:

  • Companies Exceeding Estimates: 57%
  • Companies Matching Estimates: 8%
  • Companies Falling Below Estimates: 35%

Compared to three weeks ago when only 20% had reported, the breakdown has shifted with a larger increase in companies beating vs. missing estimates.  Even compared to one week ago, the trend shows a slight increase in companies beating.  On a percentage basis, steel players US Steel [X  Loading...      ()   ] and Nucor [NUE  Loading...      ()   ] continue to lead the list of upside surprises.  In absolute dollars, energy and tech rule.  Chevron's [CVX  Loading...      ()   ] $549 million surprise passes Pfizer's [PFE  Loading...      ()   ] $405 million surprise followed by Marathon Oil's $381 million and Apple's [AAPL  Loading...      ()   ] $347 million surprise.  IBM [IBM  Loading...      ()   ] is next in line with a $336 surprise.

  Earnings Leaderboard - Best Performers (as of 2/18)
CompanySymbolSectorDateEPS Est.Actual%Chg
US SteelXMaterials1/27/20090.752.00167%
NucorNUEMaterials1/27/20090.130.34162%
Stanley WorksSWKCons Disc1/28/20090.340.6694%
Texas InstrumentsTXNTech1/26/20090.120.2175%
CF IndustriesCFMaterials2/10/20092.113.5970%
Janus CapitalJNSFinancials1/22/20090.030.0567%

On the downside, Financials continue to take all 5 of the 5 worst surprises.  Fifth Third [FITB  Loading...      ()   ] leads the losers, reporting the biggest miss in that sector, off by a whopping 38,000%.  In absolute dollars, Citigroup [C  Loading...      ()   ] leads with its $6.3 billion negative surprise followed by Regions Financial's [RF  Loading...      ()   ] $6.2 billion and Wells Fargo's [WFC  Loading...      ()   ] $4.7 billion downside surprises.  

  Earnings Leaderboard - Biggest Losers (as of 2/18)
CompanySymbolSectorRpt DateEPS Est.Actual%Chg
Fifth Third BancorpFITBFinancials1/22/20090.01-3.82-38,300%
Bank of AmericaBACFinancials1/16/20090.01-0.48-4,900%
Marshall & IlsleyMIFinancials1/15/20090.07-1.55-2,314%
Suntrust BankSTIFinancials1/22/20090.07-1.08-1,643%
Capital OneCOFFinancials1/22/20090.31-3.74-1,306%

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