Tech Giants: Earnings Per Second
Data as of latest quarterly reports: Jan 25, 2026
$631 billion in net income—this is the combined result of the Magnificent Seven over the latest twelve months (Trailing Twelve Months). Alphabet, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla continue to dominate in profitability.
Earnings per second
To make these sums more relatable, we have broken down their profits to net income per second. Based on the latest data, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads at $4.19k per second. Next are NVIDIA (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT), with $3.81k and $3.78k, followed by Apple (AAPL) ($3.73k), Amazon (AMZN) ($2.46k), Meta (META) ($1.92k), and Tesla (TSLA) ($120).
Putting it in perspective
To put these numbers in context: the U.S. Census Bureau reports the real median household income at $83,730 for 2024. The top earner in this ranking generates that amount—a typical American household's annual income—in under 20 seconds.
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How is earnings per second calculated?
- How is earnings per second calculated?
- We take each company's Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) net income and divide it by the number of seconds in a year (31,536,000). Formula: earnings per second = TTM net income ÷ 31,536,000.
- What is TTM net income?
- Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) net income is the sum of net income from the four most recent fiscal quarters. It provides a rolling annual view of the company's bottom-line performance, updated as each new quarter is reported.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Magnificent Seven?
- The Magnificent Seven refers to seven dominant U.S. tech stocks: Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, and Tesla. They are among the largest and most profitable companies in the world.
- Where does this data come from?
- Earnings data is sourced from quarterly financial reports (10-Q and 10-K filings). TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) values reflect the sum of the four most recent fiscal quarters and are updated as new reports are filed.
- How often is this data updated?
- Data is updated as companies report new quarterly results. Each company's TTM reflects its most recent four quarters.