S&P 500 Earnings: Market Cap Weight Vs. Earnings Weight Updated
The biggest market cap stocks, with larger earnings weights, are driving the growth of the S&P 500, along with a healthy economy, stable interest rates, and disinflation; within the top 10 market cap weights in the S&P 500, 33.49% of the total market cap and 24.11% of the earnings weight is represented, with financial and energy sectors showing higher earnings weights than market cap weights, while emerging tech names often have smaller earnings weights than market cap weights.