Intraday Research Brief · Q3 2026 edition

24 S&P 500 companies earned a wider margin last quarter and their stock fell anyway

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Margins Up, Shares DownQ3 2026 edition
CompanyOperating marginChangeShare price
SMCI4.0% → 13.4%+9.4 pt−40%
MDLZ13.0% → 20.8%+7.8 pt−14%
PAYX30.2% → 37.7%+7.5 pt−39%
Source: each company's SEC filing+21 more in the full list
Source
Company filings with the SEC
Screened
S&P 500, every issuer that filed
Published
Quarterly, after results are filed

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Figures are taken from companies' own filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are labelled with their fiscal period. Filings are restated and amended; derived figures such as margins and growth rates are calculated by us from those filings. Past reported results say nothing about future results.