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S&P500 Sales Per Share & Reported EPS from 1988 Q1 - 2026 Q1. All numbers nominal.
2026 Q1 is of course is the last quarter available with actual (not estimated) earnings.
74.98 in 2026 Q1 is a stunning jump compared to preceding quarters. For historical context, It is 1256% higher than 5.53 in 1988 Q1.
Nominal earnings have grown 6.52% annually in the 38 year period from 1988 - 2026.
You can observe the dips during the .com bust, GFC, Covid & the 2022 decline.
NOMINAL NOMINAL
QUARTERLY QUARTERLY
QUARTER SALES REPORTED
ENDING PER SHARE EPS
3/31/26 544.25 $74.98
12/31/25 537.16 $63.07
9/30/25 531.47 $64.71
6/30/25 513.69 $58.96
3/31/25 488.42 $53.89
12/31/24 508.59 $57.69
9/30/24 501.35 $51.99
6/30/24 488.71 $53.12
3/31/24 471.95 $47.37
12/31/23 490.20 $47.79
9/30/23 468.52 $47.65
6/30/23 462.13 $48.58
3/31/23 451.44 $48.41
12/31/22 461.44 $39.61
9/30/22 446.33 $44.41
6/30/22 431.39 $42.74
3/31/22 413.73 $45.99
12/31/21 423.17 $53.94
9/30/21 395.07 $49.59
6/30/21 384.51 $48.39
3/31/21 364.05 $45.95
12/31/20 367.48 $31.44
9/30/20 346.71 $32.98
6/30/20 315.61 $17.83
3/31/20 332.59 $11.88
12/31/19 369.23 $35.53
9/30/19 355.02 $33.99
6/30/19 351.91 $34.93
3/31/19 338.85 $35.02
12/31/18 346.71 $28.96
9/30/18 341.27 $36.36
6/30/18 334.64 $34.05
3/31/18 320.39 $33.02
12/31/17 329.59 $26.96
9/30/17 308.22 $28.45
6/30/17 300.98 $27.01
3/31/17 292.78 $27.46
12/31/16 301.12 $24.16
9/30/16 290.94 $25.39
6/30/16 284.59 $23.28
3/31/16 274.03 $21.72
12/31/15 288.87 $18.70
9/30/15 283.72 $23.22
6/30/15 281.35 $22.80
3/31/15 273.19 $21.81
12/31/14 297.91 $22.83
9/30/14 293.09 $27.47
6/30/14 292.35 $27.14
3/31/14 279.96 $24.87
12/31/13 289.46 $26.48
9/30/13 279.41 $24.63
6/28/13 277.17 $24.87
3/28/13 270.77 $24.22
12/31/12 288.03 $20.65
9/28/12 268.99 $21.21
6/29/12 268.03 $21.62
3/30/12 267.33 $23.03
12/30/11 272.64 $20.64
09/30/2011 265.99 $22.63
06/30/2011 263.31 $22.24
03/31/2011 250.89 $21.44
12/31/10 252.73 $20.67
09/30/2010 240.84 $19.52
06/30/2010 236.75 $19.68
03/31/2010 232.38 $17.48
12/31/09 236.02 $15.18
09/30/2009 227.34 $14.76
06/30/2009 223.24 $13.51
03/30/2009 221.80 $7.52
12/31/08 230.21 -$23.25
09/30/2008 268.00 $9.73
06/30/2008 278.53 $12.86
03/31/2008 265.72 $15.54
12/31/07 268.16 $7.82
09/30/2007 258.81 $15.15
06/30/2007 255.63 $21.88
03/31/2007 242.48 $21.33
12/31/06 248.20 $20.24
09/30/2006 239.80 $21.47
06/30/2006 234.71 $20.11
03/31/2006 229.80 $19.69
12/31/05 232.52 $17.30
09/30/2005 220.90 $17.39
06/30/2005 214.80 $18.29
03/31/2005 206.10 $16.85
12/31/04 210.14 $13.94
09/30/2004 197.06 $14.18
06/30/2004 193.64 $15.25
03/31/2004 187.33 $15.18
12/31/03 178.85 $13.16
09/30/2003 179.60 $12.56
06/30/2003 181.15 $11.10
03/31/2003 171.21 $11.92
12/31/02 165.94 $3.00
09/30/2002 166.12 $8.53
06/30/2002 175.33 $6.87
03/31/2002 167.20 $9.19
12/31/2001 189.10 $5.45
09/30/2001 178.68 $5.23
06/30/2001 183.03 $4.83
03/31/2001 186.07 $9.18
12/31/2000 191.03 $9.07
09/30/2000 188.10 $13.71
06/30/2000 186.07 $13.48
03/31/2000 180.50 $13.74
12/31/1999 $12.77
09/30/1999 $11.93
06/30/1999 $12.51
03/31/1999 $10.96
12/31/1998 $8.56
09/30/1998 $8.99
06/30/1998 $9.87
03/31/1998 $10.29
12/31/1997 $8.94
09/30/1997 $9.87
06/30/1997 $10.44
03/31/1997 $10.47
12/31/1996 $9.86
09/30/1996 $9.78
06/30/1996 $10.13
03/31/1996 $8.96
12/31/1995 $7.13
09/30/1995 $8.69
06/30/1995 $9.26
03/31/1995 $8.88
12/31/1994 $8.35
09/30/1994 $7.94
06/30/1994 $7.38
03/31/1994 $6.93
12/31/1993 $5.08
09/30/1993 $5.81
06/30/1993 $4.89
03/31/1993 $6.11
12/31/1992 $3.60
09/30/1992 $4.73
06/30/1992 $5.40
03/31/1992 $5.36
12/31/1991 $2.55
09/30/1991 $3.74
06/30/1991 $4.54
03/31/1991 $5.14
12/31/1990 $4.40
09/30/1990 $5.33
06/30/1990 $6.07
03/31/1990 $5.54
12/31/1989 $4.80
09/30/1989 $4.85
06/30/1989 $6.48
03/31/1989 $6.74
12/31/1988 $5.62
09/30/1988 $6.38
06/30/1988 $6.22
03/31/1988 $5.53
