Earnings Calendar

How to use the MarketsHQ earnings calendar

The calendar above lists every US-listed company scheduled to release quarterly results in the next five trading days, ranked by reporting date and grouped into pre-market, after-hoursand time-to-be-confirmed slots. Use it to plan around expected volatility: an S&P 500 name reporting before the open can move index futures overnight, and a heavyweight after-hours report (Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Tesla) typically sets the tone for the following session.

For each ticker we show the analyst consensus EPS forecast, the prior-year EPS for the same quarter and the current market capitalisation. Comparing the forecast to last year's number is the fastest way to see whether the market is pricing in growth, contraction or a turnaround.

Why earnings season matters for traders and investors

Four times a year, listed companies are legally required to publish audited financial results. Those roughly six-week windows — known as earnings season — concentrate more single-stock volatility than any other event on the calendar. Roughly two-thirds of large-cap US stocks report an above-average move on the day of the release, and options implied volatility routinely doubles into the print before collapsing the moment results are out (the “volatility crush”).

Long-term investors watch earnings for the underlying trend in revenue, operating margin and forward guidance. Short-term traders focus on the gap between the reported number and consensus, and on how management frames the next quarter on the earnings call. Both use the same calendar: knowing when a name reports is the first step.

Reading a pre-market vs. after-hours release

Companies choose their reporting window carefully. Pre-market reports (typically 6:00–8:00 a.m. ET) give the buy-side a few hours to digest results before the 9:30 a.m. open — common for banks, industrials and consumer staples that also host a call before the bell. After-hours reports (usually 4:05–4:30 p.m. ET) are favoured by mega-cap technology names because the immediate reaction happens in a thinner session and the earnings call ends before Asian markets open.

Combining the earnings calendar with other MarketsHQ tools

• Pair a scheduled report with the economic calendar to check for macro releases (CPI, FOMC, non-farm payrolls) that could overshadow single-stock news.
• Open the ticker in technical analysis to see where price is sitting versus the last earnings gap.
• Convert reported figures across currencies with the currency converter when a non-US listing reports in a foreign currency.

Earnings calendar FAQ