#q3-earnings

#q3-earnings

Expectations are high following second-quarter results that one analyst said "blew the doors off." Analysts project Meta will post sales of $49.5 billion for the September-ended quarter, according to FactSet, representing 22% year-over-year growth. That's the highest growth target for Meta this year. For Meta's Q2 and Q1 results earlier this year, analysts were forecasting sales growth of 14% and 13%, respectively, ahead of the results. Meta beat both of those marks with 22% sales growth in Q2 and 16% in Q1.

Coca-Cola is among the world's most well-recognized brands and debatably the popular drink on Earth. In addition to its iconic Coke Classic, Coca-Cola has drastically expanded its menu of selections over the decades to include other popular brands, such as Sprite, Fresca, Smart Water, Dasani Water, Minute Maid lemonade and juices, Barq's Root Beer, Monster Energy Drinks, Seagram's Ginger Ale, teas and many others, totaling over 300.

Google parent Alphabet ( GOOGL) delivered third-quarter earnings and revenue that handily beat consensus estimates while internet search advertising and cloud computing revenue came in well above expectations. Google stock soared to a record high on the news in early trading on Thursday. Over a dozen Wall Street firms on Thursday hiked price targets on Google stock. On the stock market today, Google stock hit a record high of 291.59 after the market open, then pared gains. Shares gained 2.5% to close at 281.48 as the Nasdaq composite retreated. Heading into the Google earnings report, shares had advanced over 43% in 2025, rebounding from a rough start.

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) reported Q3 earnings after the bell, and investors like what they see. Here are the key things to know from earnings. The Good: Adjusted EPS of $.23 beat Wall Street expectations of $.01. Revenue of $13.7 billion also beat expectations of $13.4 billion Intel's Client Computing and Data Center and AI groups both soundly exceeded expectations. Intel's CFO said "Current demand is outpacing supply, a trend we expect will persist into 2026."

Newmont ( NYSE: NEM) delivered a substantially stronger third quarter than Wall Street anticipated, with earnings per share of $1.71 beating consensus estimates of $1.44 by 19%, and revenue of $5.52 billion exceeding expectations of $5.27 billion by 4.7%.The gold producer's net income surged 95% year-over-year to $1.8 billion, driven by higher gold production and improved operational efficiency across its global portfolio.

Over halfway through: In its H1 results in June Barclays highlighted the midpoint of its 3-year revamp and noted it had achieved over half (£17bn) of the c.£30bn planned UK risk weighted assets (RWAs) growth, half of the target income growth and realised two-thirds of the £2bn planned gross cost efficiency savings. Group income of £14.9bn was up 12% year-on-year, with group net interest income (NII) up 13% to £6.1bn.