Rates & earnings monitor

The cost of money vs. big tech profits

10-year Treasury yield, 30-year mortgage and MBS spread, tracked next to what the largest tech companies earn.

10-yr Treasury yield

FRED: constant maturity (DGS10)

4.98%

as of Oct 29, 2026

+0.02past week
+0.30past quarter

30-yr mortgage rate

Freddie Mac weekly survey

7.24%

as of Oct 29, 2026

-0.08past week
+0.58past quarter

Mortgage / MBS spread

30-yr mortgage minus 10-yr Treasury

2.26%

as of Oct 29, 2026

-0.10past week
+0.28past quarter

Treasury yield vs. mortgage rate

Daily 10-year yield with the weekly 30-year mortgage rate carried forward.

  • 10-yr Treasury yield
  • 30-yr mortgage rate

Big Tech Earnings

Latest reported quarter per company. Figures marked as estimates haven't been reported yet — update them as earnings land.

Amazon

2026Q2

Operating margin

11.4%

-0.4 pts
Net margin
10.9%
Revenue
$186.1B+7.7%

Estimate — not yet reported

Alphabet

2026Q2

Operating margin

32.5%

-1.4 pts
Net margin
29.2%
Revenue
$109.9B+6.9%

Estimate — not yet reported

Apple

2026Q2

Operating margin

30.0%

-1.1 pts
Net margin
24.9%
Revenue
$99.6B-1.5%

Estimate — not yet reported

Microsoft

2026Q2

Operating margin

44.8%

-0.9 pts
Net margin
35.6%
Revenue
$87.9B+9.1%

Estimate — not yet reported

Nvidia

2026Q2

Operating margin

60.8%

+11.8 pts
Net margin
56.6%
Revenue
$66.3B+5.9%

Estimate — not yet reported

Meta

2026Q2

Operating margin

43.0%

+1.5 pts
Net margin
38.6%
Revenue
$57.0B+12.2%

Estimate — not yet reported

Operating margin by quarter

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Cost of money vs. earnings power

Combined big-tech operating margin against the 10-year yield at each quarter end.

Since 2024Q3, the 10-year yield has risen by 0.63 points while combined big-tech operating margin has risen by 1.4 points. They have moved in the same direction over this window, so higher funding costs have not yet dented earnings power.