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Profits for companies on the STOXX 600 index are forecast to have risen 61% to €79 billion in the first quarter

Europe Inc set to surge out of two year profit slump

European companies are set to exit a two-year profit slump with a 60%-plus jump that outperforms US peers and has spurred record-high stock prices, as the world economy rebounds from the worst downturn since World War Two.

Business • 22 Apr 21

New social distancing measures have triggered a loss of momentum for European companies

Europe Inc earnings between recession and recovery

Europe Inc's fourth quarter reporting season will test investor confidence in profit recovery as a new round of social restrictions is expected to have driven earnings down more than 25% while further blurring the outlook.

Business • 21 Jan 21

Fears about the scale of the recession triggered by the coronavirus outbreak continue to grow

Europe's corporate profit expectations plunge further

Europe Inc's profit expectations for the second and third quarters continued to deteriorate sharply, Refinitiv data showed today.

Business • 22 Apr 20

Companies on the pan-European STOXX 600 are now expected to report an average 30.2% decline in earnings in the second quarter

Europe Inc profit expectations plunge, Q2 seen down 30%

Profit expectations for European companies in the second and third quarters continue to deteriorate sharply, Refinitiv data showed today.

Business • 08 Apr 20

Companies listed on the pan-European STOXX 600 are expected to report a 21.9% decline in earnings in the second quarter

Profits at European firms set to deteriorate sharply

Europe Inc's profit expectations for the second and third quarters continued to deteriorate sharply, Refinitiv data shows, as businesses are sharply hit by lockdowns of major cities.

Business • 01 Apr 20

There have been a slew of profit warnings in recent weeks from European companies

More pain for Europe Inc as earnings drought continue

With markets taking fright again over trade tariffs and a faltering global economy, investors are braced for weak third quarter results in Europe and high expectations going forward could come crashing down to earth.

Business • 07 Oct 19