2025-12-16 20:34:26

How concentrated are the earnings in the US stock market? A look at a set of data makes it clear.

The top seven companies in the S&P 500 now account for nearly a record high—26% of total earnings. It’s worth noting that these seven giants also account for 67% of the total profits of the entire tech sector (about 70 companies).

In other words, a few tech leaders dominate the vast majority of profits. This highly concentrated profit structure is reshaping the market’s risk distribution. For investors, this not only reflects the monopoly advantages of leading companies but also hints at the accumulation of market structural risks. When earnings are highly concentrated, the volatility of the entire index is actually mainly driven by a few companies.

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HashBrownies

· 2025-12-19 15:53

Seven companies take over most of the profits. This is the current US stock market. How do retail investors play?

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BearMarketBro

· 2025-12-19 04:35

Seven companies took 67% of the tech profits. Isn't this a blatant monopoly? Retail investors are still dreaming and buying funds.

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NoodlesOrTokens

· 2025-12-18 07:39

Seven companies took 26% of all profits, and that's not even the most outrageous... Tech stocks are even more extreme, with the seven giants among 70 companies taking 67%, and the rest are just sipping soup? That's why everyone only dares to copy the seven big players.

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LootboxPhobia

· 2025-12-17 13:41

Seven companies eating up seventy companies' shares, this is just outrageous. --- Damn, 67%? This is basically playing a monopoly game. --- Most people think that holding the S&P 500 diversifies risk, but in fact, they are just betting on seven oligarchs. --- No wonder the recent market dropped 2% and felt like the end of the world—it's all these few monsters controlling the moves. --- People investing in technology are now just betting on a black box, betting on who can survive until the end. --- So, trading US stocks is not as good as directly buying mega caps, since it's just these seven. --- This data is shocking; it feels like a change is coming. --- If this continues, will the other five hundred companies still survive? --- Extreme concentration is a risk bomb; it will blow up sooner or later.

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ZkProofPudding

· 2025-12-16 21:00

Seven companies have taken most of the meat in the tech circle. How satisfying is that? --- Once again, seven monsters have finished the plate. Retail investors should really think about their holdings. --- NGL, this is why I never chase the major indices. The risk is all on these few. --- Wait, 67% of the profits are taken by seven companies? How distorted is this pattern? --- The big players monopolize so aggressively. How can ordinary people survive a crash? --- No wonder the market reacts strongly to any slight disturbance—these giants decide the whole game, completely led by them. --- This data really can't hold up anymore. Is market concentration already dangerous to this extent? --- Is risk concentration just a time bomb? It's lurking quite deep. --- Tech leaders eat the meat, retail investors drink the soup—nothing wrong with that. --- The breathing of these seven giants determines the heartbeat of the entire market. A big drop isn't far off.

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DaoDeveloper

· 2025-12-16 20:46

ngl this concentration pattern feels like a bad merkle tree design - when you've got 7 nodes holding 26% of the total value, you're basically one consensus failure away from systemic collapse. the governance implications here are wild tbh

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GigaBrainAnon

· 2025-12-16 20:35

Seven companies took the biggest share. Isn't this a monopoly game? Retail investors are still chasing high-tech, unaware that the risks are all concentrated on these few giants.

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