United States Corporate Profits

Last Release

Sep 30, 2022

Actual

2,543

Units In

USD Billion

2,522.6

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Jun 29, 2023

Time to Release

3 Months 3 Days 16 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,543 Sep 2022	14.67 Mar 1951	574.05 USD Billion	1950-2022	U.S. Bureau of Economics Analysis

Corporate profits represents the portion of the total income earned from current production that is accounted for by U.S. corporations. It is one of the most closely watched U.S. economic indicators, as it provides a summary measure of corporate financial health and thus serves as an essential indicator of economic performance.

Latest Updates

Corporate profits in the United States increased 0.8 percent to USD 2.54 trillion in the third quarter of 2022, following a 6.2 percent gain in the previous period and compared with preliminary estimates of a 0.2 percent drop. Net cash flow with inventory valuation adjustment, the internal funds available to corporations for investment, rose 6.2 percent to USD 3.14 trillion, while net dividends fell 3.2 percent to USD 1.68 trillion. Meanwhile, undistributed profits climbed 9.8 percent to USD 0.86 trillion.