Francis Gannon on Small-Caps’ Promising Earnings Picture on CNBC’s Power Lunch—Royce
article 02-03-2026

Francis Gannon on Small-Caps’ Promising Earnings Picture on CNBC’s Power Lunch

Co-CIO Francis Gannon speaks with co-anchors Kelly Evans and Brian Sullivan on CNBC’s Power Lunch about the recent run for small-cap stocks and why the Industrials, Information Technology, and Financials sectors still have many attractive small-cap companies.

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On 2/2/26, Co-CIO Francis Gannon was interviewed by co-anchors Kelly Evans and Brian Sullivan about small-cap’s long awaited upswing and outperformance versus large-caps since the market’s lows in April 2025. Francis Gannon said that he expects the asset class’s recently dynamic performance appears sustainable into 2026 and beyond, basing his conviction in both the more promising earnings prospects for small-cap companies as well as data that shows that small-cap outperformance typically lasts about a decade.

Small caps have a promising earnings picture this year, says Royce Investment's Francis Gannon

Francis went on to discuss a few high-confidence holdings as well as the sectors in which he and our investment teams continue to find attractive opportunities.

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