Three of the FTSE 100's five largest companies are reporting in the coming week, with financial results also due from three more from the top 30, while across the pond there's plenty more big names still dishing out earnings.
As well as numbers from AstraZeneca, BP, Unilever, Compass, BAT, SSE and Vodafone, there's also a trio of housebuilders, plus in the US we hear from ARM Holdings, Disney, Ford, PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP), Illumina, Spotify, Paypal, Uber and Take-Two.
Monday 5 February
Company previews:
Vodafone Group PLC (LSE:VOD) investors still have no clearer picture of how the business will look once the widespread restructuring underway settles down, with this third-quarter update expected to again contain a lot of good intentions but minimal growth …read the preview.
Others due to report:
Finals: Porvair (AIM:PRV) PLC
US earnings: Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT, ETR:CAT1) (pre market open), The Estee Lauder Companies (pre), McDonald's Corp (pre), Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) (afterhours)
Economic announcements: PMI Services (UK, EU, US), PMI Composite (UK, EU, US)
Tuesday 6 February
Company previews:
Final results from BP PLC on Tuesday will be the first since interim chief executive Murray Auchincloss was confirmed as the new permanent boss and are expected to be a bit of a mixed bag ...read the preview.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: DiscoverIE Group PLC, Virgin Money UK PLC (LSE:VMUK)
Interims: Alumasc Group PLC (AIM:ALU), Mattioli Woods PLC (AIM:MTW), Renishaw PLC (LSE:RSW)
US earnings: Amgen (pre), Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY) (pre), Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) (pre), Willis Towers Watson (pre), Ford Motor Co (after), Gilead Sciences (after), MicroStrategy Inc (after)
AGMs: BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust PLC, Ten Lifestyle Group (AIM:TENG) PLC
Economic announcements: BRC Shop Price Index (UK), PMI Construction (UK), Factory Orders (GER), Retail Sales (EU)
Wednesday 7 February
Company previews:
Barratt is one of three housebuilders reporting this week, with share prices having been on the up since the autumn as investors spy green shoots for the sector… read the preview.
In the US it's a big day for the media sector, with Disney reporting as pressure is ramped up by activist investor Nelson Peltz, while Fox Corp (NASDAQ:FOXA) and News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA), owners of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal both publish their own earnings too.
Others due to report:
Interims: Ashmore Group (LSE:ASHM) PLC, Barratt Developments PLC (LSE:BDEV), PZ Cussons (LSE:PZC) PLC
Finals: Smurfit Kappa Group plc (LSE:SKG)
US earnings: Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) Holding (pre), Fox Corp (NASDAQ:FOXA)oration (pre), Roblox Corporation (pre), Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) (pre), ARM Holdings (after), News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA)oration (after), PayPal Holdings (after), The Walt Disney Co (after), Uber Technologies (after)
GMs: eEnergy Group plc, Mosman Oil & Gas Ltd
Economic announcements: Halifax House Price Index (UK), MBA Mortgage Applications (US), Balance of Trade (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US), Consumer Credit (US)
Thursday 8 February
Company previews:
Having lost its number one spot on the FTSE 100 last year, AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN) boss Pascal Soriot will no doubt be looking to wrestle back the crown in 2024, though analysts have offered up mixed views on the value of the shares ahead of final results on Thursday.
Compass Group PLC (LSE:CPG) has been on the up ever since the pandemic and it will be a major shock if the caterer ladles out anything but dollops of more upbeat news its first-quarter update ...read the preview.
After sinking to a 14-year low in recent weeks on the back of the write-down associated with becoming a 'smokeless company', British American Tobacco PLC shares got a legal boost ahead of its final results ...read the preview.
It's a different story for renewable energy producer SSE PLC (LSE:SSE), with a sharp fall in UK power prices so far in 2024 not boding well for its third-quarter update, but analysts still expect earnings guidance to be maintained.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: International Distributions Services PLC (LSE:IDS), Tate & Lyle PLC (LSE:TATE)
Interims: Redrow PLC (LSE:RDW)
Finals: AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN), Unilever PLC
FTSE 100 ex-dividends: n/a
US earnings: Philip Morris International (pre), Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) (pre), Cloudflare (after), Illumina (after), Pinterest (after), Take-Two Interactive Software (after)
AGMs: Agronomics Ltd (AIM:ANIC, OTC:AGNMF), Benchmark Holdings PLC (AIM:BMK), Compass Group PLC (LSE:CPG), easyJet PLC, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT PLC, Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust PLC (LSE:PCGH), Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust PLC
Economic announcements: RICS Housing Market Survey (UK), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Wholesales Inventories (US)
Friday 9 February
Company previews:
A 30% uptick in the share prices of Bellway PLC since the start of September suggests the market reckons the worst of the storm has passed for the housebuilding sector. Bellway is one of three housebuilders reporting this week …read the preview.
Other news:
Trading updates: Victrex PLC (LSE:VCT)
US earnings: PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP, ETR:PEP)
AGMs: Catenae Innovation PLC (AIM:CTEA), Kibo Energy PLC (LSE:KIBO, JSE:KBO), Victrex PLC (LSE:VCT)
Economic announcements: Consumer Price Index (Ger)