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Profit margins hit record highs as earnings rise outpace sales
FactSet data cited by CNBC show the earnings surge is driven more by margins than by revenue growth alone.
CNBC reports that stock earnings are rising, and a key reason is that profit margins have reached record highs.
The outlet points to recent FactSet data showing that the increase in earnings is not explained by sales growth alone, with margins playing a larger role than revenue gains.
CNBCs charts also frame the margin expansion as a primary contributor to the broader stock rally, highlighting profitability rather than top line growth as the driver.
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