Summary
Corporate Profits shows the aggregate net income reported across the covered listed companies for each financial year.
It provides a broad view of how the combined profitability of the market has changed over time.
Why it matters
Rising aggregate profits may indicate improving business performance, while falling profits may point to weaker conditions or pressure on company earnings.
How to read it
Positive values represent combined profits and negative values represent combined losses. A YTD value covers only the available part of the current year and should not be compared directly with a completed financial year.
Changes in company coverage can also affect the aggregate figure.