Revenue and median earnings per share growth are both being picked at above 10% in the present reporting season, with 20 more companies scheduled to report.
While cloud accounting company Xero reported at the end of April and Z Energy yesterday, 20 more companies are due to report between now and the end of the month.
Forsyth Barr broker Suzanne Kinnaird was forecasting ''positive double-digit'' growth, at the median level, for earnings per share.
Median company revenues are expected at 11.1%, earnings before interest and tax (ebit) at 12.8%, earnings per share up 13.1% and dividend per share up 3.2%, she said.
She noted medians were being used, given just 22 companies were reporting, and large market capitalisation companies would skew some data.
''The season is largely dominated by the property sector, with six property companies reporting,'' she said.
The six are Augusta Capital, Argosy Property, DNZ Property Fund, NPT Ltd, Goodman Property Trust and the Kiwi Property Group.
Ms Kinnaird said the six ''listed property vehicles'' [LPVs] were all reporting full year 2015 results, with the best indicator of underlying growth being the dividend per share.
Four were predicted to deliver increased dividends.
Craigs Investment Partners broker Peter McIntyre also highlighted the property sector, given the low interest rates, high occupancy rates and good demand for commercial properties.
''Similar to the US [reporting season], the focus will be on revenue growth, solid earnings, outlooks and whether dividends will be maintained or increased,'' he said.
He said the result of Mainfreight would be closely scrutinised as a strong domestic barometer, but also to see whether it could continue its European earnings recovery.
Similarly, for Dunedin-based Pacific Edge, investors will be looking for growth in US sales and positive pointers on its outlook in US.
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare was a stock exchange top performer during the past year with its share price rising 38%, from $4.11 to $6.65.
''Its earnings will have to keep up with that gain,'' Mr McIntyre said.
Ms Kinnaird said during April, four of the LPVs announced positive annual portfolio revaluations.
DNZ booked the largest, at 5.1%''Its solid 5% revaluation gains centred predominantly on its Auckland assets, an increase in dividend, and that its key NorthWest project is on track,'' Ms Kinnaird said.
Augusta Capital, with its revaluations up 4.5%, is expected to see its earnings affected by the timing of syndications, while Argosy Property, with revaluations up 3%, would see its bottom line affected by paying tax this year, she said.
NPT Ltd is expected to deliver a ''solid result'', driven by a full rental period at the Roskill Centre and Goodman Property Trust a ''steady result'', with new developments and expectations of rental growth.
Kiwi Property Group is forecast to deliver a ''flat underlying result'', affected by paying tax in its second half 2015 trading, she said.
''Once again our focus will be on outlook comments from management and evidence of rental growth being achieved,'' she said.
Mr McIntyre said while the New Zealand dollar had eased this week against the Australian, its closeness to parity and impact on the listed companies ''would likely come into more prominence'' later in the year.
