earnings
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“In that world, the only way to generate the historic 7% real rate of return is with an ever-rising price to earnings ratio.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Stocks in the S&P 500 recently traded at 21 times expected earnings over the next 12 months, above their 10-year average of 19 times, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Morgan’s earnings estimates for 2027 actually went down to $2.15 from $2.30.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
A higher cost of capital would be a headwind to future earnings growth, Mulberry noted in emailed comments.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
“Exxon comes out with its earnings and we need to get that as fast as possible up on screens around the world: ‘Exxon earned thirty-nine cents this quarter as opposed to thirty-six cents last quarter.’
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
Vocabulary lists containing earnings
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Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 11-14
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