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European Earnings Surge to Strongest Growth in Over a Year
7 May
Summary
- European blue-chip earnings are projected for their strongest growth since Q1 2023.
- Energy majors' soaring profits are significantly boosting the overall average.
- Non-energy companies still expect a healthy 5.7% year-on-year earnings increase.

European blue-chip companies are on track for their most substantial earnings growth witnessed since the first quarter of 2023. The latest data indicates an average year-on-year increase of 10.2% for the first quarter.
This impressive growth is significantly influenced by a remarkable surge in profits reported by energy majors, who are collectively expected to see their earnings climb by an astounding 48.4%.
Even when excluding the outsized contributions from the energy sector, the broader non-energy companies within the STOXX 600 index are still projected to achieve a healthy 5.7% rise in earnings compared to the same period last year.