Colton Thomas

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Charged Alpha reviews earnings for each stock in the Russel 1000 every quarter. Each podcast gives thorough analysis, along with an in-depth profile in the beginning of the episode of the company, what they do, how they earn money and what to look for.

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MercadoLibre (MELI): Revenue Up 50%. Operating Profit Down 17%. 05.08.2026 13:20

MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) Q2 2026 — Net revenues $10,169M UP 49.8% (up 43% FX-neutral), the fastest in four years. Income from operations $683M DOWN 17.2% - a 6.72% margin against 12.15%. EPS $9.19 beat a ~$8.69 bar but fell 10.9% from $10.31. Incremental operating margin on $3,379M of new revenue: NEGATIVE 4.2%. MercadoLibre grew revenue 49.8% - the fastest in four years - and beat the bar. Opera...

Everus (ECG): A 44% Beat, A Record Backlog - And It Closed At The Low. 05.08.2026 14:12

Everus Construction Group, Inc. (ECG) Q2 2026 — Revenue $1,231.5M UP 33.7% (organic UP 30.0%). EBITDA $128.6M UP 52.7%, a 10.4% margin. GAAP diluted EPS $1.64 vs $1.14 consensus - a 44% beat, no adjusted number. Record backlog $4.55B, UP 52.8%. FY26 EBITDA guide RAISED to $410-425M. Stock closed $140.75, up 3.4% - but $6.41 BELOW its own open. Everus beat by 44%, posted a record $4.55B backlog and...

Medline (MDLN): They Beat By 52%. The Beat Was A Tariff Refund. 05.08.2026 14:50

Medline Inc. (MDLN) Q2 2026 — Net sales $7,685M UP 11.6% (organic UP 11.5%). Adjusted EBITDA $1,060M UP 13.4% - but $243M of it is an IEEPA tariff refund. Adjusted EPS $0.50 vs $0.33 consensus; GAAP EPS $0.07. FY26 EBITDA guide CUT to $3.3-3.4B. Stock closed $35.86, DOWN 14.7%. Medline beat by 52% and raised its sales guide - and closed down 14.7%. The $0.50 contains a $243M tariff refund excluded...

CVS Health (CVS): They Beat By 71 Cents. They Raised By 60. 05.08.2026 14:57

CVS Health Corporation (CVS) Q2 2026 — Revenue $106,096M, UP 7.3% YoY, about $5.0B ahead of the bar. Adjusted operating income $5,157M, UP 35.4%. Adjusted EPS $2.58 vs a $1.87 consensus - a 38% beat, adjusted against adjusted. GAAP EPS $2.31 vs $0.80. Aetna MBR 87.4% vs 89.9%. FY26 adjusted guide RAISED to $7.90-$8.10 from $7.30-$7.50. Stock opened DOWN 10.4% and closed the day near $99.90, off 4....

Paramount Skydance (PSKY): They Raised Guidance. Q3 Is Guided DOWN. 05.08.2026 14:50

Paramount Skydance Corporation (PSKY) Q2 2026 — Revenue $6,913M, UP 1.0% YoY, ahead of a ~$6.88B bar. Adjusted EBITDA $1,099M, UP 27%, a 15.9% margin vs 12.6%. Adjusted EPS $0.18. But GAAP EPS was $0.04 vs $0.08 - net earnings fell 28% while the share count rose 65%. DTC +9%, Studios +16%, TV Media -9%. FY26 adj EBITDA guide RAISED to $3.8-3.9B. Stock +4.6% to $8.77. Paramount raised its full-year...

TeraWulf (WULF): A $19 Billion Anthropic Lease. The Stock Fell Anyway. 05.08.2026 13:09

TeraWulf Inc. (WULF) Q2 2026 — Revenue $44.8M, DOWN 6.0% YoY, against a $46.0M FactSet bar. HPC lease revenue $31.9M - 71% of the top line, up from ZERO. Bitcoin mining revenue $12.8M, down 73%. GAAP diluted EPS -$1.94 vs a -$0.31 bar, but $755.7M of the $939.9M net loss is a non-cash warrant mark; ex-warrants it is -$0.36. Adjusted EBITDA -$18.3M, negative for the first time. Stock -1.8% to $18.5...

Shopify (SHOP): A 4% Beat Moved The Stock 17%. It Was The Guide. 05.08.2026 12:44

Shopify Inc. (SHOP) Q2 2026 — Revenue $3,583M, UP 33.7% YoY, against a ~$3.45B bar. GMV $115.6B, up 31.6%. Operating income $488M, up 67.7%, margin 10.9% to 13.6%. Free cash flow $654M, an 18% margin. GAAP diluted EPS $1.16 - but $1,063M of the $1,502M net income is equity investments marked to market. Stock +17.0% to $144.22. Shopify beat by about 4% on revenue ($3.583B vs ~$3.45B) and 2 cents on...

United Therapeutics (UTHR): $7.27 Beat Consensus. Operating Income Fell 9%. 05.08.2026 14:00

United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR) Q2 2026 — Revenue $783.3M, DOWN 1.9% YoY (it beat a $765.9M bar). Operating income fell 9.2% to $330.8M, margin 45.6% to 42.2%. Net income still rose 7.6% and diluted EPS rose 13.4% to $7.27 - because tax expense fell from $98.9M to $39.7M and the share count fell 5.4%. Stock +1.0% to $524.05. United Therapeutics reported GAAP diluted EPS of $7.27 against a c...

Flutter (FLUT): FanDuel’s Parent Reported 49 Cents. It Lost $1.57. 05.08.2026 16:11

Flutter Entertainment plc (FLUT) Q2 2026 — Revenue $4,326M, up 3.3% and a small beat. But group adjusted EBITDA fell 45% to $508M, the US segment fell 70% to $119M, and GAAP was a $296M NET LOSS - $1.57 a share. The $0.49 the wires ran is adjusted, struck after $2.06/share of add-backs, and it still missed. Stock -9.8% to $94.71. Flutter, FanDuel's parent, reported adjusted EPS of $0.49 against a...

Eli Lilly (LLY): They Called It A 39% Beat. Both Numbers Were Wrong. 05.08.2026 14:00

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) Q2 2026 — Revenue $22,974M vs ~$20,490M expected, up 48% YoY - a $2.5B beat. Non-GAAP EPS $8.38 vs a REAL consensus near $8.81, not the $6.01 on the wires. But $8.38 is struck AFTER $3.03/share of acquired IPR&D. Like-for-like: $11.41 vs $8.81, a 30% beat. Eli Lilly grew revenue 48% to $23.0 billion and the wires called it a 39% beat against a $6.01 estimate. That e...

Kraft Heinz (KHC): A 3-Cent Beat, An 18.8% Earnings Drop, And A $7.4B Write-Off 05.08.2026 13:40

The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) Q2 2026 — Adjusted EPS $0.56 beat the $0.53 estimate - and fell 18.8% from $0.69. GAAP EPS was -$4.60 on a $5.46B net loss driven by $7.35B of impairments. Net sales $6,262M, -1.4%. The print landed PRE-MARKET; $26.64 is the prior session's close, not a reaction. Organic sales fell 1.3%: price +1.3 points, volume/mix -2.6. Kraft Heinz raised prices and gave back two p...

GlobalFoundries (GFS): Adjusted EPS Beat, Reported EPS -27% - And Free Cash Flow Of Minus $3M 05.08.2026 13:20

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GFS) Q2 2026 — Non-IFRS EPS $0.46 vs a consensus near $0.43, on revenue of $1,786M, +6%. Both revenue and gross margin beat the high end of guidance. But reported IFRS EPS was $0.30, DOWN 27%, and adjusted free cash flow was -$3M vs +$277M. The last close was $52.02, +4.0% - the session BEFORE the print. A foundry grows two ways: more wafers, or a higher price per wafer. GF s...

Uber (UBER): Bookings +24%, Revenue +12% - And 8 Points Of That Gap Is Accounting 05.08.2026 16:11

Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) Q2 2026 — Gross bookings $58.0B, +24% (+22% cc). Revenue $14.19B, +12% - but Uber's own release says business model changes cost 8 points of that growth. Adjusted EBITDA $2,819M, +33%, 4.9% of bookings vs 4.5%. GAAP EPS $1.17 includes a $1.6B equity revaluation; non-GAAP EPS $0.81. Last close $71.99. Every headline read Uber's 24% bookings growth against 12% revenue...

Arrowhead (ARWR): A 70% Revenue Beat - And Only $2.4M Of It Was Actual Medicine 05.08.2026 14:00

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (ARWR) Q3 FY2026 — Revenue $75,253K vs ~$44,170K expected - a 70% beat, +171% YoY. But the diluted loss was $1.36 vs $1.28 expected, an 8c MISS, on a $194,280K net loss. Of that $75.3M, $72.9M was collaboration revenue; REDEMPLO product sales were $2.4M. Arrowhead beat revenue by 70% and missed on earnings in the same release. Of $75.3M of revenue, $72.9M came from four p...

Expeditors (EXPD): Revenue +32%, Net Revenue +21% - And 40 Cents Of It Is A War 05.08.2026 12:44

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD) Q2 2026 — Diluted EPS $2.03 vs a $1.68 consensus that had been RAISED 5.7% in 60 days. Revenue $3,502M, +32% - but net revenue, what Expeditors keeps after paying the carriers, was $1,085M, +20.8%. The stock closed +6.4% at $181.48. A freight forwarder books the whole freight bill as revenue, then books what it pays the airlines and shipping line...

Emerson (EMR): A 3-Cent Beat, A 5-Cent Raise - And $82M Of It Was A Tariff Refund 05.08.2026 13:13

Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) Q3 FY2026 — Adjusted EPS $1.71 vs Emerson's own $1.65-$1.70 guide and the Street's $1.68. Net sales $4,873M, +7%. Free cash flow $1,323M, +36%. Orders +7%. GAAP EPS $1.28 - but $0.11 of that is a tariff refund. Emerson beat and raised - and both moves are smaller than the headlines suggest. The $1.71 cleared the top of Emerson's OWN $1.65-$1.70 guide, issued 91 days earl...

Marathon Petroleum (MPC): A 24% Beat, A $5.1B Quarter - And 45% Of It Is A Different Stock 05.08.2026 13:20

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) Q2 2026 — Net income attributable to MPC $5,138M, or $17.73 diluted, vs $14.27 consensus - a 24% beat, and GAAP equals adjusted with ZERO add-backs. Revenue $52,337M, +53.5%. Adjusted EBITDA $8,460M vs $3,286M. Refining margin $36.33/bbl vs $17.58. But throughput FELL 3.8% to 2,944 mbpd and utilisation dropped to 94% from 97%. MPC closed $312.61, up just 1.8%....

Toast (TOST): The 34 Cents Everyone Printed Wasn’t GAAP - And Cash Flow Fell 37% 05.08.2026 13:40

Toast, Inc. (TOST) Q2 2026 — Revenue $1,908M, +23.1%, vs ~$1,873M consensus. GAAP diluted EPS $0.26 vs $0.13 (FactSet est $0.20) - the $0.34 in the data feeds is an adjusted figure Toast never published. Net income $154M. Adjusted EBITDA $221M. ARR $2,409M +25%. ~180,000 locations, record 9,500 net adds. GPV $60.7B. Free cash flow $130M vs $208M. FY26 guidance RAISED. TOST closed $33.81. Toast bea...

Gilead (GILD): Revenue Beat, $10.5B Loss - And A Bar That Fell $9.50 05.08.2026 15:09

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) Q2 2026 — Q2 2026, quarter ended June 30, 2026. Revenue $7,803M, +10%, vs ~$7.37-7.40B consensus - a ~$400M beat. GAAP diluted EPS -$8.45 (net loss $10,496M); non-GAAP -$6.75 vs ~-$7.26 expected. Both driven by $11,183M of acquired IPR&D worth -$9.08/share. Add it back and the quarter earned $2.33 vs $2.01. HIV $5,693M +12%; Yeztugo $232M vs $15M. GILD closed $135....

Pinterest (PINS): Beat On Every Line - And Stock Comp Bigger Than All The Profit 05.08.2026 13:09

Pinterest, Inc. (PINS) Q2 2026 — Q2 2026, quarter ended June 30, 2026. Revenue $1,179.7M, +18.2%, vs ~$1,148M consensus (+17% constant currency). Non-GAAP EPS $0.43 vs $0.36 expected. Adjusted EBITDA $311.3M vs $269.6M expected. GAAP net LOSS $46.7M; GAAP EPS -$0.08. Share-based comp $319.7M = 27.1% of revenue - larger than adjusted EBITDA. MAUs 640M, +11%. Q3 guide $1,190-1,210M (13-15%). PINS cl...

DigitalOcean (DOCN): A 73% Earnings Beat — And Earnings Still Fell 24% 05.08.2026 13:20

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Q2 2026 — Q2 2026, quarter ended June 30, 2026. Revenue $281.2M, +28.6%, vs ~$279M consensus. Non-GAAP EPS $0.45 vs $0.26 expected - a 73% beat - but vs $0.59 a year ago. GAAP EPS $0.29. Pre-tax income $27.1M, -36%. Gross margin 55.0% from 59.9%. FY26 revenue guide RAISED to $1.170-1.180B (+30-31%); non-GAAP EPS guided $1.35-$1.40 vs $1.92 in 2025. DOCN opened $119.80...

TransDigm (TDG): Beat, Raised Guidance, Closed Red — Is TDG Stock a Buy? 05.08.2026 15:10

TransDigm Group (TDG) Q3 FY2026 — Fiscal Q3 2026, the 13 weeks ended June 27, 2026. Net sales $2,741M, +22.5% (organic +13%), vs ~$2.68B consensus. Adjusted EPS $10.87 vs $10.30 expected and $9.60 LY. GAAP EPS $9.39. EBITDA As Defined $1,447M, +18.9%, margin 52.8% from 54.4%. Interest expense $514M, +29.5%. FY26 guidance RAISED: sales $10,470-10,550M, adj EPS $40.62-41.46. TDG opened $1,355.60 (+5...

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM): Record Quarter, Negative Free Cash Flow — Is TSEM Stock a Buy? 05.08.2026 14:35

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Q2 2026 — Q2 2026, quarter ended June 30. Revenue $460.1M, +23.7% YoY, vs ~$463.8M consensus (a MISS). GAAP EPS $0.80 basic / $0.79 diluted; adjusted diluted $0.88 vs $0.77. Gross margin 29.9% from 21.5%. Operating profit $90.3M, 2.26x. Q3 guide $520M, a record. TSEM closed $239.53, +2.2%. Tower posted its best quarter ever and guided to a record. Then we split the reven...

Kratos (KTOS): Revenue +30.5%, A Double Beat — And An Operating LOSS. Is KTOS Stock a Buy? 05.08.2026 14:20

Kratos Defense (KTOS) Q2 2026 — Reported Aug 4, 2026 for Q2 2026, the quarter ended June 28. Revenue $458.8M, +30.5% YoY (+19.1% organic), vs ~$410.4M consensus. Adjusted EPS $0.21 vs $0.14 expected. GAAP EPS $0.02. Adjusted EBITDA $38.2M. FY26 revenue guide raised to $1.75-1.81B. KTOS closed $51.87, +5.4%. Kratos posted a double beat and raised guidance. Then we read the operating line: GAAP oper...

Astera Labs (ALAB): Revenue +104%, A Clean Beat — And Our Call Is SELL. Is ALAB Stock a Buy? 05.08.2026 14:59

Astera Labs, Inc. (ALAB) Q2 2026 — Reported Aug 4, 2026 AFTER the close (release 4:05pm ET) for Q2 2026, the quarter ended June 30. Revenue $392.4M, +104.5% YoY and +27.3% QoQ, vs ~$360M consensus. Non-GAAP EPS $0.80 vs $0.64 expected. GAAP EPS $0.83. Q3 guide $540-560M. ALAB closed $361.67, +12.65% - but that move is PRE-print. Astera Labs printed a record quarter and the operating beat is real:...