Should we ditch quarterly earnings reports? : The Indicator from Planet Money

✍️ Wailin Wong Darian Woods Julia Ritchey Kate Concannon, Wailin Wong, Darian Woods, Julia Ritchey, Kate Concannon 📅 October 21, 2025 12:00 AM 🕐 Scraped: October 21, 2025

Summary: Quarterly earnings reports are a long-standing requirement for public companies in the U.S. But the Trump administration wants to axe quarterly releases and just release them twice a year. And there is evidence to suggest this could be better in the long run for companies and investors. On today’s show, we look at the potential benefits and trade-offs of changing how often companies report their financial results. Related episodes: Can shareholders influence Elon Musk’s trillion dollar pay package? For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

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