Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 25

The earnings crunch continues this week even as the month of July winds to a close. Quarterly reports of note scheduled for the week include those from Netflix (NASDAQ:

), United Parcel Service (NYSE:

), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:

), Starbucks (NASDAQ:

), Merck (NYSE:

) and Dow Chemical (NYSE:

), all of which are expected to post earnings growth. Here's a day-by-day rundown of the most anticipated quarterly reports of the week.

Kimberly Clark (NYSE:

), Netflix (NASDAQ:

) and Texas Instruments (NYSE:

) get the week's flood of quarterly reports started. But analysts expect Kimberly Clark and Texas Instruments to post earnings lower than a year ago: down about a nickel per share to $1.15 for the former and down about a dime per share to $0.53 for the latter. Netflix earnings, on the other hand, are expected to be up 27.9% year over year to $1.11 per share, with revenues 52.3% higher to $791.5 million. Other companies anticipated to post double-digit EPS growth on Monday include:

United Parcel Service (NYSE:

) is on deck Tuesday. This economic bellwether is forecast to report per-share earnings of $1.04 and revenues of $13.1 billion, which is up from $0.84 and $12.2 billion a year ago. But anyone looking for economic signals from Amazon.com (NYSE:

), Ford (NYSE:

) or Lockheed Martin (NYSE:

) maybe be disappointed if they don't offer positive surprises Tuesday, because analysts expect them to report per-share earnings that are lower than a year ago. Earnings declines are also expected from JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:

), Lexmark (NYSE:

) and Supervalu (NYSE:

). Analysts are looking for net losses from Eastman Kodak (NYSE:

), Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:

) and Office Depot (NYSE:

). Among the day's many anticipated earnings winners are:

Anticipated double-digit earnings gainers for Hump Day include:

Also look for earnings growth from Aetna (NYSE:

), Crocs (NASDAQ:

), Dr Pepper Snapple (NYSE:

), General Dynamics (NYSE:

), Moody's (NYSE:

), O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:

), Torchmark (NYSE:

) and Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:

). Analysts expect to see smaller earnings from Boeing (NYSE:

), Corning (NYSE:

) and Delta Airlines (NYSE:

).

The quarterly reports continue to roll out on Thursday, highlighted by the following:

Earnings expectations are also high for Coinstar (NASDAQ:

) and Motorola Solutions (NYSE:

). Analysts are looking for the coin-counting and DVD rental kiosk operator to report per-share earnings of $0.81 and revenues of $445.9 million, which is up from $0.39 and $342.4 million a year ago. The consensus forecast for the communication equipment giant calls for $0.51 per share earnings (up 45.1%) but revenues of $2.0 billion (down 62.6%). Others expected to post earnings growth on Thursday include Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:

), Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:

), Colgate Palmolive (NYSE:

), DuPont (NYSE:

), Goodyear Tire (NYSE:

), Nobel Energy (NYSE:

), Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:

) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE:

). Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE:

), Dominion Resources (NYSE:

) and MetLife (NYSE:

) are expected to report smaller earnings, as compared to the same period of last year. Net losses are anticipated from Liz Claiborne (NYSE:

) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE:

).

Chevron (NYSE:

) and Merck (NYSE:

) will highlight Friday reports. Here's what analysts foresee:

Also look for earnings growth from American Electric Power (NYSE:

), ITT (NYSE:

) and Newmont Mining (NYSE:

) as well. Per-share earnings from Amgen (NASDAQ:

), Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE:

) and Weyerhauser (NYSE:

) are anticipated to be lower than a year ago.