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Jul 24, 2025
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Alphabet Inc. increased 3.7% to $198.50, and the parent company of the Google search engine reported better-than-expected quarterly results.
Revenue in the second quarter rose 14% to $96.4 billion from $84.7 billion, net income advanced to $28.2 billion from $23.6 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.31 from $1.89 a year ago.
Google Services revenues increased 12% to $82.5 billion, reflecting strong performance across Google Search & other Google subscriptions, platforms, and devices, and YouTube ads.
Google Cloud revenues increased 32% to $13.6 billion, which includes revenues from cloud and AI-related services.
The company also lifted its spending outlook for the year, as the company ramped up its investment in cloud and AI infrastructure.
"We are increasing our investment in capital expenditures in 2025 to approximately $85 billion and are excited by the opportunity ahead,” said CEO Sundar Pichai. -
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. dropped 12.0% to $46.51 after the fast-casual restaurant operator reported second-quarter results.
Revenue increased to $3.1 billion from $3 billion, net income declined to $436.1 million from $455.7 million, and diluted earnings per share inched down to 32 cents from 33 cents a year ago.
Comparable restaurant sales declined 4.0%, driven by a 4.9% drop in customer transactions and partially offset by a slight 0.9% rise in average ticket size.
Chipotle is expecting flat same-store sales for the full year compared to its previous guidance of an increase in low-single-digit growth, with plans to open 315 to 345 new company-owned restaurants, and over 80% will include a Chipotlane drive-thru.
The company also estimates a full-year effective tax rate between 25% and 27%, excluding any unusual tax items.
Total revenue grew by 3% to $3.1 billion, but comparable restaurant sales declined by 4%.
The operating margin narrowed to 18.2% from 19.7%, while the restaurant-level operating margin came in at 27.4%, down from 28.9%.
Diluted earnings per share dropped slightly to $0.32 from $0.33, and adjusted diluted EPS was 33 cents, down from 34 cents.
During the quarter, the company opened 61 new company-owned restaurants, with 47 of them featuring a Chipotlane drive-thru. -
CoStar Group Inc. jumped 6.3% to $90.64 after the technology provider to the property investors reported second-quarter 2025 results.
Consolidated revenue in the quarter inched higher to $781 million from $678 million, net income dropped to $6 million from $19 million, and diluted earnings per share decreased to 1 cent from 5 cents a year ago.
CoStar guided full-year revenue to be between $3.135 billion and $3.155 billion and diluted earnings per share between 76 cents and 80 cents a year earlier, respectively.
The company estimated third-quarter revenue between $800 million and $805 million and diluted earnings per share to be between 15 cents and 17 cents for the third quarter of 2025. -
Texas Instruments Inc. dropped 12.4% to $188.22 after the semiconductor company reported a second quarter ending in June.
Revenue increased 16% to $4.4 billion from $3.8 billion, net income jumped 15% to $1.3 billion from $1.1 billion, and earnings per share rose 16% to $1.41 from $1.22 a year ago.
The company guided third-quarter revenue between $4.45 billion and $4.80 billion, compared to $4.4 billion, and diluted earnings per share between $1.36 and $1.60, compared to $1.41 a quarter earlier, respectively.
During the same quarter, the company also paid $4.9 billion in dividends to its shareholders.
The Board of Directors of the company announced a $1.36 cash dividend per share for the third quarter of 2025. -
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. declined 1.6% to $270.10 despite the hotel operator reporting an increase in revenue and earnings in the second quarter ended in June.
Consolidated revenue in the quarter inched higher to $745 million from $689 million, net income increased to $442 million from $422 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.84 from $1.67 a year ago.
For the six-month period, revenue advanced to $1.3 billion from $1.2 billion, net income soared to $742 million from $690 million, and diluted earnings per share edged higher to $3.07 from $2.71 a year ago.
During the second quarter, Hilton returned a total of $791 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 3.2 million shares of common stock.
Year-to-date capital returned $1.88 billion through July.
Hilton guided full-year net income to be between $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion. diluted earnings per share between $6.82 and $6.99. Capital return is projected to be approximately $3.3 billion.
Hilton guided third-quarter net income to be between $453 million and $467 million. diluted earnings per share between $1.89 and $1.95. -
General Motors Company declined 1.8% to $52.25, and the vehicle maker reported better-than-expected quarterly results.
Revenue in the second quarter declined 1.8% to $47.1 billion from $47.9 billion, net income dropped 35.1% to $1.9 billion from $2.9 billion, and diluted earnings per share dropped 25% to $1.91 from $2.55.
The net income includes $1.1 billion in tariff-linked expenses, and the company retained its annual tariff expenses between $4.0 billion and $5.0 billion.
The company retained its adjusted earnings per share outlook of between $8.25 and $10.0. -
Lockheed Martin dropped 8% to $423.42 after the aerospace and defense company's quarterly results fell short of market expectations.
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Coca-Cola Company jumped 1% to $69.34 after the beverage maker’s revenue increased 1% to $12.5 billion from $12.38 billion, net income soared 58% to $3.8 billion from $2.41 billion, and earnings per diluted share rose 58% to 88 cents from 56 cents a year ago.
The beverage company lifted its annual comparable earnings per share estimate to an increase of 3% to $2.88, or comparable currency-neutral earnings growth of 8%.
The company's comparable earnings per share estimate includes a 5% currency headwind and the impact of hedged positions. -
D.R. Horton Inc. jumped 13.4% to $148.8 despite the home builder reporting a decline in revenue and earnings in the second quarter.
Revenue decreased to $9.2 billion from $10 billion, net income dropped to $1 billion from $1.3 billion, and diluted earnings per share edged down to $3.36 from $4.10 a year ago.
For the nine-month period, revenue declined to $24.5 billion from $26.8 billion, net income fell to $2.7 billion from $3.5 billion, and diluted earnings per share inched lower to $8.53 from $10.43 a year ago.
The company repurchased 9.7 million shares of its common stock for $1.2 billion and paid $122.4 million in cash dividends to shareholders.
The company estimated total consolidated revenue to range between $33.7 billion and $34.2 billion for fiscal 2025, and guided share repurchases to total between $4.2 billion and $4.4 billion during the fiscal year.
The company also intends to return approximately $500 million to shareholders through dividend payments. -
MSCI Inc. dropped 4.1% to $555.54 after the custom index and financial data analytics company reported financial results for the second quarter ending in June.
Revenue surged 9.1% to $777.7 million from $707.9 million, net income soared 13.5% to $303.6 million from $266.8 million, and diluted earnings per share rose 16.3% to $3.92 from $3.37 a year ago.
For the six-month period, revenue advanced 9.4% to $1.5 billion from $1.3 billion, net income gained 13% to $592.2 million from $522.7 million, and diluted earnings per share edged higher to 15.8%, or $7.63, from $6.59 a year ago.
Total operating expenses were $347.4 million, up 6.8%. and operating income was $425.2 million, up 11.1%.
Operating income margin in the second quarter of 2025 was 55.0%, compared to 54.0% in the second quarter of 2024.
In the second quarter, the MSCI repurchased 250,818 shares for a total of $131.2 million, at an average price of $523.20.
During the same quarter, MSCI also paid $139.3 million in dividends to its shareholders.
For the third quarter of 2025, the company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $1.80 per share.
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