It’s not that easy to beat on the Zacks Consensus Estimate quarter after quarter for years.

Yet, these three companies have been doing it, in some cases, for five years.

Only a couple dozen companies are able to do it consistently. That doesn’t necessarily means it will continue to beat, but I like beating on the good track record.

Here are three doing it to end this week:

1.    General Electric (GE Quick QuoteGE - Free Report) fell into the abyss during the Great Recession but has turned it around with consistent earnings beats.

2.    Citizens Financial Group (CFG Quick QuoteCFG - Free Report) is the 13^th largest retail bank. The banks have been reporting solid earnings this quarter.

3.    ManpowerGroup (MAN Quick QuoteMAN - Free Report) is a global staffing company with lots of business in Europe. But most don’t know that it has beaten for 5 straight years.

All three of these companies should be on your short list if you’re trading the earnings report.

What else should you know about these earnings charts? Tune into the short video to find out.

Interested in Trading Options Around Earnings Reports?

Dave Bartosiak discusses the McDonald’s option trade in this video.

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