For the second quarter, 75 companies in the S&P 500 have issued negative EPS guidance and 37 companies in the S&P 500 have issued positive EPS guidance.
While the number of companies issuing negative EPS is slightly below the five-year average (79), the number of companies issuing positive EPS guidance is well above the five-year average (27). If 37 is the final number for the quarter, it will mark the highest number of S&P 500 companies issuing positive EPS guidance since Q1 2012 (also 37)
Source : Factset
