US pre-tax corporate earnings hit $4.8 trillion in Q2 2026, reaching 18% of national income while workers' share falls to historic lows near 54%.

US corporate profits jumped $400.9 billion in Q2 2026, pushing after-tax profit margins to 19.4%, the highest level recorded since the 1940s.

US pre-tax corporate earnings hit $4.8 trillion in Q2 2026, reaching 18% of national income while workers' share falls to historic lows near 54%.