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Below is a look at the current and historical earnings and revenue beat rates for U.S. companies on a quarterly basis going back to 1998.  So far this earnings season, the earnings beat rate (% of companies beating consensus analyst estimates) stands at 64%, while the top-line revenue beat rate is much lower at 52%.  It’s still very early in earnings season this quarter, but so far companies  have posted numbers versus expectations that have been roughly in-line or better than the historical averages.