09/01/2026
One of the strongest earnings seasons in years, per Seaport Research Partners — and the typical S&P 500 company grew earnings about a quarter as fast as the index did.
That gap is what August was really about. Seaport Research Partners put second-quarter growth at 53.1% for the index and roughly 13.8% for the median company. Bespoke Investment Group found the equal-weighted index outpacing the cap-weighted one from mid-May through late August.
The market got wider. It also got more expensive to borrow in, with the Treasury selling thirty-year debt at the highest auction yield in 25 years.
Tom Moran's August commentary looks at both halves — and why they aren't a contradiction.
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