Alphabet beat Q2 revenue expectations, but missed on underlying earnings.
Revenue rose 24% to $119.8 billion, led by an 82% increase in Google Cloud revenue to $24.8 billion. Cloud operating margin reached 36%. Reported net income was boosted by roughly $99 billion in unrealised gains on investments including Anthropic and SpaceX. Excluding these gains, adjusted EPS was $2.85 versus $2.90 expected. The stock fell 3% after hours. Source: App Economy Insights @EconomyApp Bull Theory Yahoo Finance
Tesla $TSLA is getting pounded after-hours after missing badly on earnings
Adjusted EPS came in at 33 cents, well below the 51 cent estimate. Gross margin fell to 16.8%, versus 19.4% expected. Tesla sold more cars than ever this quarter, but had to cut prices and lean on incentives to do it. More volume, less profit per car. $TSLA Tesla Q2 FY26: • Revenue +26% Y/Y to $28.2B ($1.8B beat) • Gross margin 17% (flat Y/Y) • Operating margin 1% (-3pp Y/Y) • CapEx +142% Y/Y to $5.8B • Free cash flow flips negative -$1.1B • Non-GAAP EPS $0.33 (versus $0.51 expected = MISS) Source: App Economy Insights Barc chart
$TSM Q2 EARNINGS DOUBLE BEAT
EPS: $4.31 vs $3.77 est REV: $40.20B vs $39.76B est Gross Margin: 67.7% Operating Margin: 60.3% Net Profit Margin: 55.6% Source: Trend Spider
Peak optimism?
Source: Peter Berezin
🔴 $ASML fantastic Q2 2026 earnings ‼️
ASML on Wednesday raised its guidance for the second time this year and reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results as its customers continue to ramp up production of AI chips. The Dutch semiconductor-equipment maker said it now expects full-year sales to come in between 43 billion euros ($49 billion) and 45 billion euros, and a gross margin of between 54 and 56%. It previously predicted annual net sales of between 36 billion and 40 billion euros, and a gross margin between 51% and 53%. The opened up 7% and is now up 64% YTD. Market cap is close to EUR 630 billion. ASML Q2 results In a nutshell: • EPS: €7.59 vs €6.88 est. • Revenue: €9.33B vs €8.87B est. • Gross Margin: 54.0% vs 51.9% est. 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗤𝟯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Revenue: €11B-$12B vs €10.34B est. 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Revenue: €43B-$45B vs €39.34B est. Source: Investing visuals @InvestingVisual CNBC
JP MORGAN $JPM
Q2’26 EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS 🔹 Revenue: $58.02B (Est. $51.39B) 🟢; +27% YoY 🔹 EPS: $7.70 (Est. $5.72) 🟢; incl. $1.56/share from significant items 🔹 NII: $25.62B (Est. $25.64B) 🟡; +10% YoY 🔹 Net Charge-Offs: $2.37B (Est. $2.62B) 🟢 🔹 Investment Banking: $3.9B (Est. $3.06B) 🟢; +45% YoY 🔹 Equities S&T: $6.03B (Est. $3.98B) 🟢; +86% YoY 🔹 FICC S&T: $6.05B (Est. $6.29B) 🔴; +6% YoY Other Metrics: 🔹 Loans: $1.54T (Est. $1.52T) 🟢 🔹 Total Deposits: $2.71T (Est. $2.69T) 🟢 🔹 AUM: $5.1T; +18% YoY Segment Performance: 🔹 Consumer & Community Banking Revenue: $20.27B; +8% YoY 🔹 Commercial & Investment Bank Revenue: $24.85B; +27% YoY 🔹 Asset & Wealth Management Revenue: $6.85B; +19% YoY Financials: 🔹 Net Income: $21.2B; +41% YoY 🔹 Provision for Credit Losses: $2.52B 🔹 ROE: 24% (Est. 18%) 🟢 🔹 ROTCE: 29% 🔹 Standardized CET1 Ratio: 14.1% Capital Return: 🔹 Dividend: $1.50/share 🔹 Buybacks: $6.2B of common stock net repurchases 🔹 Authorization: New $50B buyback program effective July 1, 2026 Source: Wall St Engine
Since the start of 2026, the S&P 500 has risen by +8%, consensus forward 12-month EPS estimates have risen by +13%, and the P/E multiple has declined from 22x to 21x.
Source: Neil Sethi, Goldman Sachs
Upward revisions to earnings, which have been very sharp, have come mostly from AI infrastructure stocks where growth is very strong.
Source: Lance Roberts, Goldman Sachs, The Daily Shot
