Tesla, Alphabet, IBM Among Five Giants Reporting Earnings Today
Five major companies release quarterly results after Tuesday's close, with Wall Street watching consensus EPS and revenue targets closely.
Five of the most closely watched names in U.S. equities — Tesla, Alphabet, ServiceNow, IBM, and Texas Instruments — are set to report quarterly earnings after Tuesday's market close, giving investors a sweeping look at technology and industrial sector health in a single afternoon.
Alphabet leads the pack in sheer scale, with analysts expecting earnings per share of $2.88 on revenue of $117.1 billion. Tesla, under continued scrutiny over margins and delivery volumes, faces a consensus adjusted EPS target of $0.53 against projected revenue of $26.4 billion. ServiceNow is expected to post adjusted EPS of $0.86 on $3.93 billion in revenue.
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IBM enters its report with an unusual degree of visibility: the company has already signaled that results should land near consensus levels of $2.94 in adjusted EPS and $17.42 billion in revenue. Texas Instruments rounds out the slate with a consensus EPS of $1.93 and expected revenue of $5.24 billion, metrics that analysts see as a bellwether for broader semiconductor demand.
The breadth of today's reports — spanning cloud computing, electric vehicles, enterprise software, legacy IT infrastructure, and chips — makes the after-hours session a potential market-moving event. Analysts caution that EPS figures can shift slightly depending on whether results are presented on a GAAP or adjusted basis, and which data provider is cited.
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