Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 24

The earnings crunch is in full swing this this week. Quarterly results are due from the likes of Caterpillar

, Exxon Mobil

, Procter & Gamble

and United Parcel Service

, from which analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings growth, as well as Amazon.com

, Boeing

and Ford

, which are forecast to post lower per-share earnings. Here is a day-by-day rundown of some of the most anticipated quarterly reports of this week.

Third-quarter reports from Caterpillar

and Netflix

will be among Monday's highlights. Analysts predict the heavy equipment maker will report that per-share earnings rose 21.3% from a year ago to $1.55, while revenues increased 35.0% to $15.0 billion. Netflix is forecast to post per-share earnings of $0.95, up 16.7%, and revenues that are 46.7% higher a year ago, or $811.8 million. The day's other anticipated earnings gainers include Eaton

, Kimberly-Clark

and Lorillard

. Lower earnings are expected from Amgen

and Texas Instruments

.

Amazon.com

is on deck to report its third-quarter results Tuesday. The forecast calls for earnings of $0.24 per share and revenues of $10.9 billion. That compares to $0.51 per share and $7.5 billion in the same quarter of last year. The consensus EPS forecast has not changed in the past 60 days. Analysts expect United Parcel Service

, sometimes considered a bellwether of the wider economy, to report that per-share earnings rose 11.4% from a year ago to $1.05. Revenues are forecast to have increased 8.1% to $13.2 billion. UPS has topped consensus EPS estimates in the past eight quarters. U.S. Steel

also reports on Tuesday and is expected to post its second consecutive profitable quarter. Earnings growth is also expected from Broadcom

, Coach

, DuPont

, Reynolds American

, Sherwin-Williams

, T. Rowe Price

and Xerox

. Per-share earnings are expected to have declined at DeVry

, Molex

and Peabody Energy

.

Aerospace will be the focus on Wednesday, with Boeing

, Lockheed Martin

and Northrop Grumman

due to release third-quarter results. While Boeing's per-share earnings are forecast to have slipped three cents from a year ago, those of the other two companies are expected to have increased by at least 10%. On the other hand, revenues are expected to have fallen 21.7% year-over-year in Northrop Grumman's case, but to have risen marginally for the other two. Note that all three companies have topped earnings expectations in the past few quarters. Ford

is also scheduled to report its third-quarter results Wednesday. The forecast calls for earnings of $0.45 per share and revenues of $29.9 billion. That compares to EPS of $0.48 on $26.7 billion in sales in the year-ago quarter. Ford has fallen short of consensus EPS estimates in just one of the past eight quarters. Aflac

, Automatic Data Processing

, ConocoPhillips

, Dr Pepper Snapple

, General Dynamics

, Norfolk Southern

, O'Reilly Automotive

, Visa

and Wynn Resorts

are among those expected to report earnings growth. Lower earnings are predicted from American Electric Power

, Corning

, Novellus

and WellPoint

. And Spring Nextel

is expected to post another net loss.

Analysts anticipate that per-share earnings from Exxon Mobil

will have surged 32.4% year-over-year to $2.13, but that EPS from Procter & Gamble

will be just a penny per share higher to $1.03. Revenues for the petrochemical giant are expected to be up 19.2% from a year ago, and that those of the Cincinnati-based consumer goods producer will be 7.1% higher. In the past 60 days, Exxon's EPS estimate has fallen three cents, but Procter & Gamble's is unchanged. Among the many companies expected to post higher earnings on Thursday are Aetna

, Avon

, Cardinal Health

, Coca-Cola Enterprises

, Colgate-Palmolive

, Dow Chemical

, Hershey

, MetLife

, Starwood Hotels

, Time Warner Cable

and Waste Management

. Earnings are predicted to be lower for Bristol-Myers Squibb

, International Paper

, Motorola Solutions

and Raytheon

. And video game maker Electronic Arts

and home builder Pulte Group

are expected to post net losses for the quarter.

Analysts expect solid to strong results from Chevron

, Merck

and Whirlpool

to end the week. Chevron's EPS are forecast to be 45.6% higher, Merck's to be up 6.6% and Whirlpool's to be 21.8% higher. Revenue growth is anticipated for all three as well, a jump of 39.9% for Chevron. Also look for Biogen Idec

, Constellation Energy

, Goodyear

and Newmont Mining

to reported earnings growth on Friday. Earnings from Cablevision

and Dominion Resources

are expected to be lower.