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Top 5 Earnings of the Week
Aug 17 – Aug 21, 2026 · The five U.S. reports with the widest market impact this week, ranked automatically on market cap, index weight, sector read-through and confirmed timing.
- EPS estimate
- 0.75
- Revenue estimate
- $188.8B
- Relevance score
- 76/100
Why it made the list
- Mega-cap weighting — moves index-level exposure
- Index-relevant name traders track closely
- Read-through across Retail
- Full consensus coverage — a clear bar to clear
What the market is watching
- Sector read-through: Results tend to reset expectations across consumer staples and mass retail demand.
- Guidance versus consensus: The published estimate is the bar the market is measuring the print against.
- EPS estimate
- 4.84
- Revenue estimate
- $11.1B
- Relevance score
- 72/100
Why it made the list
- Mega-cap weighting — moves index-level exposure
- Index-relevant name traders track closely
- Read-through across Machinery
- Full consensus coverage — a clear bar to clear
What the market is watching
- Sector read-through: Results tend to reset expectations across ag equipment and global industrial capex.
- Guidance versus consensus: The published estimate is the bar the market is measuring the print against.
- EPS estimate
- 4.88
- Revenue estimate
- $48.7B
- Relevance score
- 70/100
Why it made the list
- Mega-cap weighting — moves index-level exposure
- Index-relevant name traders track closely
- Read-through across Retail
- Full consensus coverage — a clear bar to clear
What the market is watching
- Sector read-through: Results tend to reset expectations across home improvement and housing-linked demand.
- Guidance versus consensus: The published estimate is the bar the market is measuring the print against.
- EPS estimate
- 2.31
- Revenue estimate
- $26.3B
- Relevance score
- 67/100
Why it made the list
- Large-cap name with broad institutional ownership
- Index-relevant name traders track closely
- Read-through across Retail
- Full consensus coverage — a clear bar to clear
What the market is watching
- Sector read-through: Results tend to reset expectations across discretionary retail and consumer trade-down.
- Guidance versus consensus: The published estimate is the bar the market is measuring the print against.
- 5
Company earnings pageLOW — Lowe's Companies Inc
Wednesday · Before the open (confirmed) · Retail · $120.9B
- EPS estimate
- 4.29
- Revenue estimate
- $26.5B
- Relevance score
- 66/100
Why it made the list
- Mega-cap weighting — moves index-level exposure
- Index-relevant name traders track closely
- Read-through across Retail
- Full consensus coverage — a clear bar to clear
What the market is watching
- Sector read-through: Results tend to reset expectations across home improvement and housing-linked demand.
- Guidance versus consensus: The published estimate is the bar the market is measuring the print against.
FAQ
- How are the top 5 earnings chosen?
- Automatically and deterministically: every U.S. company reporting this week is scored on market cap, index membership, sector read-through, estimate coverage, recent attention and whether the reporting time is confirmed. The five highest scores are published — no manual picking, no AI.
- How often does this page update?
- It refreshes every trading week as the new earnings calendar is confirmed, and re-checks reporting dates and times throughout the week.
- Is this investment advice?
- No. This is a research and education resource. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
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