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Gentherm (THRM) Q2 2026 — Gentherm (THRM), the world leader in automotive climate-controlled seats, reported a record Q2 2026: revenue rose 11% to a record $416.2M (+9.5% ex-FX), and ADJUSTED diluted EPS of $0.75 crushed the ~$0.56 estimate (+39% YoY). New automotive business awards hit $690M, management RAISED full-year guidance (revenue $1.55–1.65B, adj EBITDA $185–200M, adj FCF $85–100M), and t...

VeriSign (VRSN) Q2 2026 — VeriSign (VRSN), the government-sanctioned monopoly operator of the .com and .net domain registries, reported a solid Q2 2026: diluted EPS of $2.38 (+8% YoY) narrowly missed the ~$2.42 estimate, but revenue rose 6.0% to $434.6M (a beat), operating income grew to $296.3M (a ~68% operating margin), and net income was $217M. The story was the domain name base turning back up...

MaxLinear, Inc. (MXL) Q2 2026 — MaxLinear (MXL), the fabless communications-chip maker that has reinvented itself as an AI data-center optical play, reported an explosive fiscal Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026): revenue of $168.8M (+55% YoY, +23% QoQ) beat estimates, and non-GAAP EPS of $0.35 topped the ~$0.33 consensus (vs $0.02 a year ago). The engine was Infrastructure — the optical AI dat...

SAP SE (SAP) Q2 2026 — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP), the German enterprise-software giant and Europe's most valuable tech company, reported a strong Q2 2026: current cloud backlog of €22.9B (+27%, +26% cc), cloud revenue +22% to €6.28B, Cloud ERP Suite revenue +25%, total revenue +9% to €9.88B, and free cash flow +27% to €3.0B. Yet the U.S.-listed ADR fell to a fresh 52-week low near $146 — down ~51% over 1...

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX) Q2 2026 — Comfort Systems USA (FIX), the mechanical & electrical contractor at the center of the data-center construction boom, reported a record Q2 2026: GAAP EPS of $12.53 beat the ~$10.45 estimate (+92% YoY) on revenue of $3.27B (+50%), gross margin expanded to 25.9% and operating margin to 17.1% ($558M, +86%), and adjusted EBITDA rose 80% to $600M. Backlog h...

Intel Corporation (INTC) Q2 2026 — Intel Corporation (INTC), mid-turnaround under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, reported a blockbuster Q2 2026: adjusted EPS of $0.42 doubled the ~$0.21 estimate on revenue of $16.1B (+25% YoY — its fastest growth since 2011), gross margin inflected to 40.4% (+13 pts), and guidance topped the Street. Client (CCPG) rose 13% to $8.9B and Data Center (DCAI) surged 59% to $6.3B, toge...

Roper Technologies (ROP) Q2 2026 — Roper Technologies (ROP), the serial acquirer of niche vertical-market software and tech-enabled businesses (Deltek, Vertafore, Aderant, Neptune, Verathon), reported a clean Q2 2026 beat-and-raise: adjusted EPS of $5.38 topped its $5.25-5.30 guide (+10% YoY) on revenue of $2.11B (+9%, organic +5%), adjusted free cash flow rose 11% to $447M, and management RAISED...

argenx SE (ARGX) Q2 2026 — argenx (ARGX), the Dutch-Belgian immunology biotech behind the blockbuster VYVGART franchise (efgartigimod, an FcRn blocker), reported a strong Q2 2026: global product net sales of $1.5B (+60% YoY, +17% QoQ), operating profit more than doubled to $494M, net profit rose 93% to $472M, and diluted EPS nearly doubled to $7.32. The company is now solidly profitable and cash-g...

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Q2 2026 — West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), the near-monopoly maker of the elastomer stoppers, seals and delivery devices inside injectable drugs, reported a strong Q2 2026: adjusted EPS of $2.37 beat the ~$2.08 estimate (+29% YoY) on net sales of $872.3M (+13.8% reported, +12.7% organic), as High-Value Product Components (+19%) and Delivery Devices (+30%) rode...

Nokia (NOK) Q2 2026 — Nokia (NOK, NYSE ADR) reported Q2 & Half-Year 2026 on July 23, 2026. Comparable operating profit rose 18% YoY to €434M — a beat vs the ~€382M LSEG consensus — with comparable operating margin up 70bps to 9.0% and net sales of €4.82B, +8% reported (+9% constant currency). But on a REPORTED basis Nokia posted an operating LOSS of €50M, a −1.0% margin, as it accelerated rest...

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Q2 2026 — Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), North America's largest Class I railroad, reported RECORD Q2 2026 revenue of $6.86B (+12% YoY) with GAAP diluted EPS of $3.36 (+7%; adjusted $3.41, +13%), net income of ~$2.0B (+6%), and operating income of $2.76B (+9%) — a headline beat. But it was fuel-flattered: excluding fuel surcharge, freight revenue grew just +4% and...

Infosys Limited (INFY) Q1 FY2027 — Infosys (INFY), India's ~$43B #2 IT-services giant, reported Q1 FY2027 (quarter ended June 30) on July 23 — and the NYSE ADR sits at a fresh 52-week low near $10.60, down ~65% from a $30 high last December. The headline looked strong: revenue ₹48,211 cr (~$5.08B) +14% YoY and net profit ₹7,769 cr (~$805M) +12.2%, with operating margin a resilient 21.1%. But in th...

Rollins, Inc. (ROL) Q2 2026 — Rollins (ROL), the pest-control compounder behind Orkin, HomeTeam, Clark, Western and Fox, reported a rare Q2 2026 DOUBLE MISS: adjusted EPS of $0.32 missed the ~$0.34 estimate (though +6.7% YoY) and revenue of $1.079B came in light (still +7.9% YoY — its 99th straight quarter of growth). The real damage was margin: operating margin fell 110 bps to 18.7% and increment...

Badger Meter (BMI) Q2 2026 — Badger Meter (BMI), the debt-free leader in smart water metering (ORION/BEACON hardware + the BlueEdge software suite), reported a mixed Q2 2026: diluted EPS of $1.02 edged the ~$1.01 estimate but fell 13% YoY, on sales of $222.3M (-7% YoY vs last year's record $238.1M, +10% sequential). Operating margin slipped to 17.7% (-110 bps) and utility-water revenue fell ~8% Yo...

Lockheed Martin (LMT) Q2 2026 — Lockheed Martin (LMT), the world's largest pure-play defense prime (F-35, PAC-3/THAAD missile defense, Sikorsky, Space), reported a headline-grabbing Q2 2026: GAAP diluted EPS of $7.94 beat the ~$7.22 estimate (+444% YoY) on revenue of $20.1B (+11%), with free cash flow of $2.9B (vs -$150M a year ago) and every segment profitable. But the +444% is mostly optics — it...

RTX Corporation (RTX) Q2 2026 — RTX Corporation (RTX), the aerospace-and-defense prime (Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon), reported a blowout Q2 2026: adjusted EPS of $1.89 crushed the ~$1.66 estimate (+21% YoY) on sales of $24.7B (+14%, +16% organic), operating margin expanded across all three segments, and free cash flow swung to +$2.9B (from -$72M a year ago). Management RAISED...

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Q2 2026 — Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) — the 'picks-and-shovels' arms dealer of the life-science and diagnostics industry — reported a strong Q2 2026: adjusted EPS of $6.03 beat the ~$5.71 estimate (+13% YoY) on revenue of $11.99B (+10% reported, +5% organic — a beat), with adjusted operating margin EXPANDING 90 bps to 22.8% and free cash flow surging 52% to $1.68B...

Molina Healthcare (MOH) Q2 2026 — Molina Healthcare (MOH), a pure-play government-sponsored managed-care insurer (~4.9M members across Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA marketplace; ~$42B premiums, ~1% pretax margin at the trough), reported Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.51, beating the ~$1.40 estimate — but down 72% from $5.48 a year ago, with GAAP EPS just $1.19 (−75%). Revenue fell ~4.8% to $10.9B. T...

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) Q2 2026 — Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), the largest full-truckload carrier in North America, reported a Q2 2026 that signals the multi-year freight recession is finally inflecting: adjusted diluted EPS of $0.63 beat the ~$0.51 estimate (+80% YoY) on revenue of $2.10B (+12.6%), as the consolidated adjusted operating ratio improved 240 bps to 91.4% and...

STMicroelectronics (STM) Q2 2026 — STMicroelectronics (STM), one of Europe's largest chipmakers, reported a recovery quarter for Q2 2026: net revenue rose 26% YoY (and ~13% QoQ) to $3.49B — a touch ahead of estimates — as the deep automotive/industrial downturn finally turned. GAAP gross margin recovered to 34.8% (35.2% non-GAAP) and operating income swung to a $187M profit (5.4% margin) from a lo...

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q2 2026 — Southwest Airlines (LUV), the low-fare giant remaking itself under activist Elliott, reported a strong Q2 2026 — its first full quarter with the entire transformation live. ADJUSTED EPS of $0.94 nearly doubled the ~$0.51 estimate (adjusted net income $465M), on record operating revenue of $8.4B GAAP (+16.4%, an all-time high) / $8.7B adjusted (+20.3%). On a GAAP...

QuantumScape (QS) Q2 2026 — QuantumScape (QS), the solid-state lithium-metal battery developer, reported Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30) on July 22: a GAAP net loss of $98.2M, or -$0.16/share (beat the -$0.18 estimate; improved from -$0.20 a year ago), and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $64.2M (~flat YoY). Crucially, QuantumScape remains PRE-REVENUE: it booked $0 GAAP revenue (some data feeds erroneou...

Medpace Holdings (MEDP) Q2 2026 — Medpace Holdings (MEDP), the elite full-service contract research organization (CRO) that runs clinical trials for biotech and pharma, reported a strong Q2 2026: GAAP diluted EPS of $4.25 beat the ~$3.98 estimate on revenue of $707.3M (+17.2% YoY, from $603.3M). For a CRO the whole story is bookings — and net new business awards jumped 28% to $795.7M, a 1.13x book...

CSX Corporation (CSX) Q2 2026 — CSX Corporation (CSX) reported a record Q2 2026: revenue rose 10% YoY to a record $3.94B, diluted EPS of $0.54 beat the ~$0.52 estimate (+23% YoY), and net earnings rose 21% to ~$1.0B. The star was efficiency — the operating ratio improved 240 bps to 61.7% (best-in-class) as operating income jumped 17% to $1.51B and non-fuel costs fell 2% even as volume grew 6%. New...

International Business Machines (IBM) Q2 2026 — IBM (IBM) reported a genuine miss for Q2 2026 that it pre-announced 8 days early on July 14 — triggering a 25% single-day crash, its worst day on record (bigger than the 1987 crash; records go back to 1968) and roughly $60B of market value wiped out. Revenue was $17.16B, up just 1% YoY and about $700M short of the ~$17.86B consensus; operating (non-G...