[Analysis] Mag 7 earnings take the spotlight: What to expect

Key takeaways

The Mag 7 headlines the reporting docket this week, with META, AMZN, AAPL, GOOGL, and MSFT on the schedule.

GOOGL has reflected the outperformer of the bunch, whereas MSFT has been the laggard YTD.

Total 2026 Q1 earnings are expected to climb 14.5% on 9.7% higher revenues.

The earnings focus this week is on the Magnificent 7 group of mega-cap Tech companies, with Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Meta (META ) reporting results on Wednesday, April 29th, and Apple (AAPL) doing the same the day after.

Alphabet has truly outperformed among these five Mag 7 players, with the stock roughly doubling over the past year. Alphabet shares have led this group in the year-to-date period as well, as the chart below shows.