What does the earnings history tool show?

For any listed ticker it shows the last 12 quarterly reports: the consensus EPS estimate at the time, the reported figure, the surprise, the gap at the first open after the release and the first full session’s close. It also computes the beat rate, the average move and the largest single reaction.

What counts as an earnings beat?

A reported EPS above the consensus estimate on the row. The surprise percentage is computed from those same two figures, so every row reconciles by eye. A beat on EPS says nothing about revenue, guidance or the whisper number, which is why stocks regularly fall after a beat.

Why do stocks fall after beating estimates?

Because the market prices in more than the published consensus. Guidance for the next quarter, the unpublished whisper number and positioning into the print all move the reaction. The history table makes this visible: rows where the EPS surprise is positive and the reaction is negative are common for widely-followed names.

How is the post-earnings move measured?

Two ways, from split-adjusted daily session data. The open gap is the first regular-session open after the release against the last close before it, which captures the extended-hours reaction at the first price anyone can trade. The reaction close is that same session’s close against the same base, the figure usually quoted as the earnings-day move.

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Earnings History, Any Stock

The last 12 earnings reports for any ticker: EPS estimate against reported, the open gap, the next-session close, the beat rate and the average move. Type a symbol and the table builds from live data.

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US listings and most international tickers Yahoo Finance carries. Use the dash form for share classes: BRK-B, not BRK.B.

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What Each Column Means

Every ticker page uses the same two definitions, chosen so one rule covers companies that report after the close and before the open alike. The base close is the last regular-session close before the results were public. The open gap is the first open after the release against that base: the overnight or pre-market reaction, at the first price anyone can actually trade. The reaction close is that first session’s close against the same base, which is the number people mean by “the stock moved 8% on earnings”.

EPS estimate and reported EPS come from Yahoo Finance’s earnings data, and the surprise on each row is computed from the two figures shown, so the arithmetic checks out on the page. Prices are split-adjusted daily session data. Revenue against consensus is not shown: no free feed carries reliable revenue-estimate history, and a column that would sometimes be wrong is worse than one that is absent.

Common Questions

What counts as an earnings beat?: A reported EPS above the consensus estimate on the row. The surprise percentage is computed from those same two figures, so every row reconciles by eye. A beat on EPS says nothing about revenue, guidance or the whisper number, which is why stocks regularly fall after a beat.
Why do stocks fall after beating estimates?: Because the market prices in more than the published consensus. Guidance for the next quarter, the unpublished whisper number and positioning into the print all move the reaction. The history table makes this visible: rows where the EPS surprise is positive and the reaction is negative are common for widely-followed names.
How is the post-earnings move measured?: Two ways, from split-adjusted daily session data. The open gap is the first regular-session open after the release against the last close before it, which captures the extended-hours reaction at the first price anyone can trade. The reaction close is that same session’s close against the same base, the figure usually quoted as the earnings-day move.

Citing this data

Data compiled by Regards of Wallstreet. Please link to the ticker’s page when citing. Each page states its data sources and the exact definitions behind every figure, so a reader who follows your link can check the numbers themselves.

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