S&P 500 Year-over-Year EBITDA Growth (TTM)

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Source: Company filings (aggregated)

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What it measures

The S&P 500 EBITDA growth rate measures the year-over-year percentage change in aggregate trailing-twelve-month EBITDA for index constituents. A reading of +6% means aggregate operating earnings before non-cash charges and financing costs grew 6% versus the equivalent twelve-month window one year earlier.

Why it matters

EBITDA growth strips out the effects of depreciation policy, amortization of intangibles, and tax rate changes, making it a cleaner measure of operating momentum across companies with different accounting methods. It is the operating metric most closely watched in credit markets because EBITDA underpins debt service coverage calculations. At the index level, EBITDA growth that consistently outpaces revenue growth signals ongoing margin expansion; EBITDA growth that lags revenue growth is an early warning of cost pressure entering the system.

How it is calculated

EBITDA Growth (YoY, TTM) = (Σ TTM EBITDA_t − Σ TTM EBITDA_t−4Q) ÷ |Σ TTM EBITDA_t−4Q| × 100

LENSE computes the S&P 500 EBITDA growth rate as the year-over-year change in aggregate TTM EBITDA — the sum across current index constituents — not an average of individual company growth rates. EBITDA per constituent is computed as operating income plus depreciation and amortization from as-reported quarterly filings; TTM figures are constructed by summing the four most recently reported quarters. Periods where the prior-period aggregate EBITDA is zero or negative are excluded. Index constituency is resolved point-in-time via the S&P 500 point-in-time index constituency.

Recent (monthly)

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Data source: Company filings (aggregated). Computed and published by LENSE Analytics.