Gross Margin: S&P 500 Large Cap vs. S&P 600 Small Cap and S&P 400 Mid Cap Gross margins between large and small caps are widening. Industries with highest concentrations are getting all of the gross margin improvement. Image: Arbor Research & Trading LLC
Profit Margins of S&P Large Caps and Small Caps Profit margins between small and large caps are widening. Industries with highest concentrations are getting all of the profit margin improvement. Image: Arbor Research & Trading LLC
Small Caps Debt-to-Equity Exceeds Large Caps The debt-to-equity ratio of small caps exceeds large caps for the first time. Image: Arbor Research & Trading LLC
S&P 500 and Large-Cap Funds Outperformance Over Benchmarks Only 28% of large-cap funds are outperforming their benchmarks this year. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
FMS Global Yield Curve Expectations vs. U.S. Large/Small Cap Price Relative History suggests that U.S. small cap stocks outperform large cap stocks, when the yield curve steepens. Image: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Fund Manager Survey
Equity Market Concentration – Market Capitalization of 10 Largest Companies as Share of S&P 500 Total The market capitalization of the 10 largest companies as share of S&P 500 total is significantly above average. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Growth Stocks vs. Value Stocks and Large-Cap vs. Small-Cap Around first rate cut, when growth stocks and large-cap stocks outperform, it does not suggest a recession is coming. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
10-Year Annualized Returns of US Large-Cap Stocks Since 1936 This chart puts the last ten years into perspective. Image: BofA Merrill Lynch
Large-Cap Growth/Value Equity Series Ratio Around First Rate Cut: Recession vs. No Recession The chart suggests no recession, when growth stocks outperform value stocks, around first Fed rate cut. Image: Ned Davis Research
Russell 2000 vs. Russell 1000 and Subsequent 10-Year Annualized Relative Returns Chart suggesting that small caps should outperform large caps over the next 10 years (R² = 0.42). Image: BofA Merrill Lynch US Equity & US Quant Strategy