Big Tech Earnings Week: What to Watch
Four companies report this week. Here's the one number in each report that matters more than revenue.
Big technology companies can have an outsized influence on major stock indexes, making earnings season particularly important for market participants.
Revenue growth gets most of the attention, but investors often need to look deeper into margins, guidance and forward expectations.
The market reaction can be just as important as the headline results because share prices already reflect expectations before earnings are released.