On the heels of a stronger than expected US June quarter results season, companies listed on the ASX posted results ahead of, or at least in line with, market expectations.

Opening the aperture on the growth of the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index over the past two decades makes for interesting reading.

Encouraging to read of the growing confidence around the 2025 earnings outlook for the S&P500. Goldman Sachs believe 2025 eps growth will be ~11%, following on from ~8% in 2024.