earnings season

English

Noun

earnings season (countable and uncountable, plural earnings seasons)

  1. (finance, informal) The time of year when corporate earnings are reported, usually in January, April, July, and October.
    • 2009, Matthew Krantz, Fundamental Analysis For Dummies‎, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
      Sports fans wait all year for the beginning of football, basketball, or baseball season. And children can't help but anticipate the holiday season. But it's earnings season that fundamental analysts look forward to.
    • 2023 January 22, “Big business is in for a rough earnings season”, in The Economist‎, →ISSN:
      The mood in corner offices may be about to sour. “Earnings season is going to be the confessional event,” says Jim Tierney of Bernstein, an investment firm, referring to the month or so when most companies report their quarterly results.
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