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2026-07-31 12:00 1mo ago
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Amazon překonal odhady zisku na akcii i tržeb
AMZN Amazon
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Posted by Defense World Staff on Jul 31st, 2026

Gryphon Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 7.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 73,085 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 5,125 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up approximately 1.6% of Gryphon Financial Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $15,221,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Narwhal Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 216,606 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $49,997,000 after buying an additional 4,854 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in Amazon.com by 21.0% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 24,653,228 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,690,463,000 after acquiring an additional 4,275,942 shares in the last quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 13.6% in the fourth quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 39,264 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $9,063,000 after acquiring an additional 4,713 shares during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 36,485 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $8,421,000 after purchasing an additional 3,196 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. now owns 30,444 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $7,027,000 after purchasing an additional 2,412 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $239.77, for a total value of $239,770.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 484,527 shares in the company, valued at approximately $116,175,038.79. This trade represents a 0.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total value of $2,489,273.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,060,750.70. This represents a 18.37% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 135,719 shares of company stock worth $36,438,002. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Trading Up 3.9% Shares of AMZN opened at $235.50 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.53 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.17, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.46. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.00 and a twelve month high of $278.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $245.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $235.97.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. The firm had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.68 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.76 EPS for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:

Positive Sentiment: AWS growth reaccelerated sharply: Amazon Web Services revenue rose 37% year over year—the fastest growth in several years—beating expectations as enterprise AI spending increased. New arrangements with Meta and OpenAI further support demand for Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. Amazon’s AWS posts fastest growth since 2021 Positive Sentiment: Amazon delivered a broad earnings beat: Second-quarter revenue increased approximately 20% to $200.6 billion, surpassing the $197.0 billion consensus estimate, while EPS of $5.75 exceeded expectations of $1.82. Operating income reached $27.5 billion, and AWS operating profit was approximately $16.6 billion. Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Results Positive Sentiment: Advertising and retail added momentum: Advertising revenue climbed 26% to nearly $20 billion, while Prime Day activity supported the North American e-commerce business. Amazon also said a $600 million tariff refund will be partly passed on to customers. Amazon Thrives On Big Q2 Positive Sentiment: AI strategy is increasingly focused on monetization: Coverage suggests Amazon is emphasizing AWS infrastructure, partnerships and customer access rather than competing exclusively to build the industry’s top proprietary model. This could improve returns on AI spending and reduce the cost of a frontier-model race. Amazon is proving you don’t need the best model Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s Anthropic investment produced a substantial non-operating gain, boosting reported profitability, but the benefit may be volatile and does not represent recurring operating earnings. Negative Sentiment: Spending and guidance remain investor concerns: Amazon’s planned roughly $200 billion of 2026 capital expenditures is pressuring free cash flow, while its third-quarter revenue outlook of $197 billion to $202 billion is below the approximately $204.6 billion analyst consensus. Reports of costly AI deployment errors add to execution risk. Amazon Contends With Unplanned Overspending on AI Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of brokerages recently weighed in on AMZN. KeyCorp set a $335.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $319.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $275.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price (down from $350.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $325.00 price target (up from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $313.43.

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Amazon.com Company Profile (Free Report)

Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.

Key businesses and offerings include Amazon’s online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.

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ExxonMobil v Guyaně získal zpět náklady dříve
XOM ExxonMobil
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A Guyanese flag flies outside the ExxonMobil offices, as Guyana's fast-growing economy is set to benefit from a reshaped global energy market due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, in... Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Read more

SummaryCompaniesHistoric development costs recouped two years earlier than expected, CFO saysGuyana and oil consortium to split remaining profit oil evenly under contract termsExxon will receive 100,000 bpd fewer ​in Q3, but free cash flow will riseHOUSTON, July 31 (Reuters) - An ‌ExxonMobil-led (XOM.N), opens new tab joint venture has recovered the billions of dollars it invested to develop a large oilfield in Guyana, its chief financial officer told Reuters, and the South American country will now receive more ​oil money.

Guyana's Stabroek Block, estimated to hold at least 11 billion barrels of ​oil equivalent, has become one of the top assets of the U.S. ⁠oil producer's portfolio since its discovery in 2015. Revenue from the field has made ​Guyana one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, with the country now producing more ​than 900,000 barrels per day.

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The joint venture's production sharing contract (PSC) with Guyana allowed Exxon and its partners to take up to 75% of the oil to cover their exploration and development costs.

The accumulated $55 billion ​invested since 2014 has been recouped about two years faster than expected because of ​the rapid development of the block, Exxon Chief Financial Officer Neil Hansen said in an interview.

"We brought ‌these ⁠investments on at an unprecedented pace and cost advantage," Hansen said.

Under the PSC, the consortium splits profit oil evenly with Guyana after recovering costs. Exxon will now book about 100,000 fewer bpd from the country as it enters the third quarter, but free cash ​flow will increase by ​2030 to twice ⁠the level seen in 2025, he said.

Exxon operates the Stabroek Block with a 45% interest. Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab holds a 30% stake in the ​block after acquiring Hess Corp, the original partner in the consortium, ​and Chinese ⁠oil firm CNOOC (600938.SS), opens new tab holds 25%.

The consortium's fifth and sixth projects in the Stabroek Block — Uaru and Whiptail — are expected to begin oil production this year and next year, respectively.

Guyana, with a ⁠population of ​about 1 million people, still faces the challenge of ​diversifying its economy beyond oil. While many local businesses have thrived, residents continue to struggle with prolonged electricity blackouts ​and ailing infrastructure.

Reporting by Sheila Dang in Houston; Editing by Nathan Crooks and Tom Hogue

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2026-07-31 11:57 1mo ago
2026-07-31 06:02 1mo ago
McDonald’s čeká EPS 3,32 USD na akcii
MCD McDonald's
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Investors aren't lovin' it. McDonald's (MCD -1.13%) is slated to hit the earnings drive-thru on Tuesday, Aug. 4, and ahead of that report, the fast food stock is slumping.

As of July 29, shares of the burger chain are off 9.6% year to date, a showing that's more than 400 basis points worse than that of the broader consumer discretionary sector. McDonald's is also laboring 20.4% below its 52-week high.

McDonald's has a dependable dividend, but a lot needs to go right for the stock to rebound. Image source: Getty Images.

For those mulling the stock as an earnings play, Wall Street expects McDonald's to report earnings per share of $3.32 on sales of $7.3 billion compared with year-earlier earnings of $3.19 and revenue of $6.8 billion. With inflation weighing on some of the Big Mac's core customers, the earnings report likely needs to be exceptional to spark a rally, but patient investors may find comfort in the dividend.

$10,000 in McDonald's stock equals decent income So, how much does $10,000 worth of this consumer discretionary stock generate in yearly income? Here's the math.

At a share price of $272, a $10,000 stake in McDonald's yields nearly 37 shares. The annual dividend on this stock is currently $7.35 per share, so 37 shares equal $271.95 in annual payouts. That's decent. It's actually pretty good for investors who don't need that income right now and can leverage the benefit of time by consistently reinvesting McDonald's dividends, allowing them to compound into a larger share position over the long term.

On the other hand, $272 a year in dividends isn't life-changing money, particularly for retirees facing inflationary pressures and high healthcare and long-term care costs. That underscores the point that investors should be diversified and not depend on a single stock, McDonald's or otherwise, for equity income.

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Putting McDonald's dividend into a direct Golden Arches context, Big Mac prices ranged from $4.67 to $6.72 about a year ago across the U.S. Call the average $5.70, and that means McDonald's dividend currently pays for 47.7 Big Macs -- and, no, these restaurants aren't serving partial burgers.

Good dividend news For investors who aren't overly impressed with McDonald's dividend, don't fret, because there's still something to see here. The fast-food giant is a committed dividend grower, as evidenced by a 5% increase last October.

That marked the 49th consecutive year the company raised its payout. Should it repeat that feat this year, and it likely will, that would make McDonald's a Dividend King, or one of the companies with 50 consecutive years of higher dividends.

Dividend growth is a safe bet with this stock because the company generated $2.4 billion in operating cash flow in the first quarter, easily surpassing capital spending of $1.7 billion. Additionally, McDonald's is a dedicated buyer of its own shares, thus shrinking its share count while making its dividend obligations more manageable.
2026-07-31 11:53 1mo ago
2026-07-31 05:48 1mo ago
Linde překonala odhady a zvýšila výhled zisku
LIN Linde
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The logo of Linde is pictured at the Global Industrie exhibition in Villepinte near Paris, France, March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

July 31 (Reuters) - Linde , the world's largest industrial gases company, ‌reported second-quarter earnings above market expectations on Friday, driven by strong demand in its electronics business, and raised the lower end of its full-year ​earnings forecast.

The U.S.-German company, which supplies gases such as oxygen, ​nitrogen and hydrogen to factories and hospitals, reported a ⁠10% rise in its adjusted earnings per share to $4.50 in ​the April-June period.

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That was ahead of analysts' mean estimate of $4.48 per ​share, according to LSEG data.

Second-quarter sales in Linde's electronics end markets grew 18%, a company presentation showed. Total sales grew 9% to $9.29 billion, which also ​beat analysts' forecast of $8.99 billion.

"Customer proposal activity remains robust, primarily ​across the electronics end market, giving us confidence to further grow the backlog," ‌CEO ⁠Sanjiv Lamba said in a statement.

Earlier on Friday, Linde said it had secured a new long-term agreement to supply ultra-high-purity industrial gases to one of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers and would invest ​about $1 billion in ​Arizona related to ⁠that.

As semiconductor manufacturers ramp up capacity to meet demand for AI and high-performance computing chips, investors ​are increasingly focused on whether Linde can translate ​its growing ⁠exposure to the sector into sustained earnings growth.

Linde now expects 2026 adjusted earnings of $17.70 to $17.90 per share, having previously guided for $17.60 to $17.90 ⁠per ​share.

For the third quarter, it expects adjusted ​diluted earnings of $4.45 to $4.55 per share, up 6% to 8% from the same period ​last year.

Reporting by Bartosz Dabrowski in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak

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2026-07-31 11:50 1mo ago
2026-07-31 07:00 1mo ago
Enbridge potvrdila celoroční výhled na rok 2026 a zvýšila objem rozpracovaných projektů na 41 miliard
ENB Enbridge
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, /PRNewswire/ - Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge or the Company) (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) today reported second quarter 2026 financial results, reaffirmed its 2026 financial guidance and provided a quarterly business update.

Highlights
(All financial figures are unaudited and in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. * identifies non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliations Appendices.)

Second quarter GAAP earnings attributable to common shareholders of $1.4 billion or $0.64 per common share, compared with GAAP earnings attributable to common shareholders of $2.2 billion or  $1.00 per common share in 2025  Adjusted earnings* of $1.4 billion or $0.63 per common share*, compared with $1.4 billion or $0.65 per common share in 2025  Adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes and depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)* of $4.8 billion, compared to $4.6 billion in 2025  Cash provided by operating activities of $4.1 billion, compared with $3.2 billion in 2025  Distributable cash flow (DCF)* of $2.9 billion, in-line with results in 2025  Reaffirmed 2026 full year financial guidance and medium-term financial outlook  Sanctioned and began construction of the US$1.0 billion Line 5 Relocation project in Wisconsin, supporting the continued safe and reliable delivery of energy to the Midwest, Ontario and Quebec  Signed exclusive option to acquire TTC Connector Pipeline (TTC Connector), expanding existing U.S. Gulf Coast footprint and increasing connectivity between Tres Palacios and Freeport LNG  Sanctioned the 2.6 Bcf/d Bay Runner Twin Pipeline (Bay Runner Twin), providing Permian natural gas supply to the Rio Grande LNG facility under long-term take-or-pay agreements  Completed Project Beacon open season for increased capacity on Algonquin Gas Transmission with demand exceeding initial expectations; working to commercialize potential expansion CEO COMMENT
Greg Ebel, President and CEO commented the following:

"Shaped by ongoing geopolitical developments around the world, energy markets have remained volatile in recent months. While supply disruptions persist and uncertainty continues, one thing is clear; energy security, reliability, and affordability are more important than ever. Against this backdrop, Enbridge's scale, connectivity, and portfolio of strategic infrastructure assets position us to help strengthen North America's energy future while delivering value for customers and shareholders. We are advancing projects all across our businesses and in the second quarter added $1 billion to our now $41 billion growth project backlog. Year-to-date, we have sanctioned $9 billion of new projects and are well on track to meet our targeted $10-20 billion of new project announcements over the 2026 to 2027 timeframe. 

"We continue to see a wide array of high-quality opportunities in our Gas Transmission business, driven by customer demand across the continent. In the U.S. Northeast, we completed an open season for Project Beacon, a proposed expansion of our Algonquin Gas Transmission system, which received significantly more interest than our initial expectations. We also signed an exclusive option to acquire the TTC Connector Pipeline. This pipeline will connect Enbridge's Tres Palacios Gas Storage facility to Freeport LNG and is expected to enter service by the end of the year. Lastly in our Permian JV, the Blackcomb Pipeline has begun commissioning and we've sanctioned the Bay Runner Twin to service additional trains at Rio Grande LNG.

"The accelerating momentum we're seeing in Canada to support growth in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin presents a differentiated opportunity for Enbridge. As production continues to increase, Enbridge is ideally positioned to help enable that growth through new WCSB egress, including various Mainline Optimizations, as well as opportunities on our other industry-leading Liquids assets. Our Regional Oil Sands system serves around 50% of all Alberta oil sands production, while our Southern Lights and Norlite systems provide critical diluent supply and are expandable alongside future production growth. These assets will become increasingly important to our growth profile as Canadian oil production rises in response to favourable market fundamentals and the implementation of more supportive policies by Canadian governments. As a result, Mainline Optimization Phase 2 has evolved into a broader suite of expansion opportunities, and as greater clarity emerges around policies supporting production growth later this year, Enbridge is well positioned to provide the egress solutions our customers require. This quarter we sanctioned and began construction on the Line 5 Relocation project in Wisconsin, which we expect to enter service in early 2027. The relocation reinforces the long-term reliability of Line 5, which remains essential to delivering secure, affordable energy to the Great Lakes region.

"Our Gas Distribution and Storage business continues to provide year-round reliable and affordable service to over 7 million customers. This quarter the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Staff filed its report on our Enbridge Gas Ohio rate case. The report was constructive and we look forward to working with the Commission towards a settlement in 2027.

"Lastly, our Renewable Power segment continues to advance over 1.5 GW of safe harboured opportunities. This builds on the momentum we've seen over the past 12 months, which saw us sanction over 1.4 GW of solar and onshore wind generation capacity and 1.6 GWh of battery storage capacity, all underpinned by long-term power purchase agreements with Meta. We expect to sanction additional safe harboured projects during the remainder of the year. 

"As our secured capital backlog continues to grow, our teams also remain focused on execution. This quarter we began construction on our largest project, the $4 billion Sunrise Expansion of our B.C. Pipeline system. This is in addition to a number of projects that are progressing well, including Tennessee Ridgeline, Aspen Point and the second phase of Sequoia Solar, all which are expected to enter service later this year.

"Looking ahead, we remain committed to being the first choice for our customers, policymakers, and regulators to advance essential infrastructure across North America under our all-of-the-above approach to energy investment. With an unmatched incumbent footprint, a $41 billion secured capital backlog, and $10 to $11 billion of annual growth investment capacity, Enbridge is well positioned to capitalize on the best macro environment for growth in the last 10 years. We will continue to add visibility to, and extend, our 5% growth outlook further into the future. Enbridge remains on track to deliver on our financial guidance this year, reinforcing the strength of our first-choice investment proposition."

FINANCIAL RESULTS SUMMARY

Financial results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 are summarized in the table below:

Three months ended
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Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts; number   
   of shares in millions)

GAAP Earnings attributable to common shareholders

1,396

2,177

3,067

4,438

GAAP Earnings per common share

0.64

1.00

1.41

2.04

Cash provided by operating activities

4,111

3,238

6,453

6,291

Adjusted EBITDA1

4,776

4,644

10,586

10,472

Adjusted Earnings1

1,382

1,418

3,512

3,660

Adjusted Earnings per common share1

0.63

0.65

1.61

1.68

Distributable Cash Flow1

2,948

2,903

6,799

6,680

Weighted average common shares outstanding

2,184

2,180

2,183

2,180

1 Non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliations Appendices.

GAAP earnings attributable to common shareholders for the second quarter of 2026 decreased by $0.8 billion, or $0.36 per share, compared with the same period in 2025. This decrease was primarily due to non-cash, unrealized changes in the value of derivative financial instruments used to manage foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity price risks. In addition, a non-cash pre-issuance hedge loss was recorded on an exchange of medium-term notes and a non-cash adjustment to crude oil inventory was recorded in our Liquids Pipelines segment. This was partially offset by the absence of an impairment of rate-regulated assets in Enbridge Gas Ohio and the operating performance items discussed below.

The period-over-period comparability of GAAP earnings attributable to common shareholders is impacted by certain unusual, infrequent or other non-operating factors which are noted in the reconciliation schedule included in Appendix A of this news release. Refer to the Company's Management's Discussion & Analysis for Q2 2026 filed in conjunction with the quarter-end financial statements for a detailed discussion of GAAP financial results.

Adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter of 2026 increased by $132 million compared with the same period in 2025. This was primarily as a result of the increased revenues attributable to the East Tennessee, Texas Eastern, and the Enbridge Gas Utah rate cases.

Adjusted earnings in the second quarter of 2026 decreased by $36 million, or $0.02 per share, compared with the same period in 2025, due to higher depreciation from assets placed into service and higher interest expense on incremental debt balances, partially offset by the operating performance discussed above.

DCF for the second quarter of 2026 increased $45 million compared with the same period in 2025, due primarily to EBITDA factors discussed above and the timing of maintenance capital expenditures, partially offset by higher incremental debt balances driving higher interest expense.

Detailed financial information and analysis can be found below under Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results.

FINANCIAL OUTLOOK

The Company reaffirms its 2026 financial guidance for adjusted EBITDA between $20.2 billion and $20.8 billion and DCF per share between $5.70 and $6.10.

The Company also reaffirms its post-2026 adjusted EBITDA, DCF per share, and EPS near-term average compound annual growth rate of approximately 5%.

FINANCING UPDATE

The Company's rolling 12-month Debt-to-EBITDA metric at the end of the second quarter of 2026 was 5.1x, elevated in part due to the period end debt balance translating at a 1.42 CAD/USD foreign exchange rate compared to EBITDA translating at an average trailing 12-month rate of 1.38.

SECURED GROWTH PROJECT EXECUTION UPDATE

Enbridge added over $1 billion to its secured growth backlog through the sanctioning of the Line 5 Relocation project. In addition, the Enbridge Houston Oil Terminal entered service during the quarter.

The secured growth backlog now sits at approximately $41 billion. Financing of the secured growth program is expected to be provided through the Company's anticipated $10 to $11 billion of annual growth capital investment capacity.

SECOND QUARTER BUSINESS UPDATES

Liquids Pipelines: Line 5 Relocation Project

Enbridge has sanctioned and begun construction of the Line 5 Relocation project in Wisconsin, which involves a 41-mile re-route of the existing pipeline system. Upon entering service, Recoverable Line 5 Capital will be added to Mainline rate base. All key state and federal permits have been secured, including right-of-way agreements and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Clean Water Act permit.  Enbridge expects the project to cost US$1.0 billion and enter service in early 2027.

Gas Transmission: TTC Connector

Enbridge has signed an exclusive option agreement to purchase the TTC Connector, an under-construction natural gas development connecting Tres Palacios Gas Storage to the Coastal Bend Header pipeline for delivery to Freeport LNG. TTC Connector is a 25-mile, 300 MMcf/d greenfield pipeline with direct connection to Tres Palacios Gas Storage. The development is supported by long-term service agreements with bp for all available capacity. Upon the pipeline entering service, Enbridge has the option to acquire TTC Connector at an accretive valuation.

Gas Transmission: Bay Runner Twin

Within the Whistler Joint Venture, Enbridge and partners have sanctioned the Bay Runner Twin, a twinning of the under-construction Bay Runner extension project delivering Permian natural gas supply to NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG facility in Texas. The project will run along Bay Runner's existing right-of-way, offering up to 2.6 Bcf/d of incremental capacity between Agua Dulce and Rio Grande. The Bay Runner Twin is underpinned by long-term take-or-pay agreements for all incremental service capacity, and is expected to enter service by 2030.

SECOND QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS

GAAP Segment EBITDA and Cash Flow from Operations

Three months ended
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Six months ended
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2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)

Liquids Pipelines

2,623

2,331

4,580

4,924

Gas Transmission

1,433

1,442

3,003

2,915

Gas Distribution and Storage

878

510

2,587

2,110

Renewable Power Generation

118

109

306

332

Eliminations and Other

(216)

1,167

(620)

1,207

EBITDA1

4,836

5,559

9,856

11,488

Earnings attributable to common shareholders   

1,396

2,177

3,067

4,438

Cash provided by operating activities

4,111

3,238

6,453

6,291

1 Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliations Appendices.

For purposes of evaluating performance, the Company makes adjustments to GAAP reported earnings, segment EBITDA and cash flow provided by operating activities for unusual, infrequent or other non-operating factors, which allow management and investors to more accurately compare the Company's performance across periods, normalizing for factors that are not indicative of underlying business performance. Tables incorporating these adjustments follow below. Schedules reconciling EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA by segment, adjusted earnings, adjusted earnings per share and DCF to their closest GAAP equivalent are provided in the Appendices to this news release.

Adjusted EBITDA By Segment

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June 30,

Six months ended
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2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)   

Liquids Pipelines

2,341

2,336

4,644

4,957

Gas Transmission

1,421

1,384

2,939

2,823

Gas Distribution and Storage

878

840

2,587

2,440

Renewable Power Generation

131

120

333

361

Eliminations and Other

5

(36)

83

(109)

Adjusted EBITDA1

4,776

4,644

10,586

10,472

Adjusted Earnings1

1,382

1,418

3,512

3,660

1 Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliations Appendices.

Adjusted EBITDA generated from U.S. dollar denominated businesses was translated to Canadian dollars at a similar average exchange rate (C$1.38/US$) in the second quarter of 2026 when compared with the same quarter in 2025 (C$1.38/US$). A significant portion of U.S. dollar earnings are hedged under the Company's enterprise-wide financial risk management program.

Liquids Pipelines

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

20261

20251

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)

Mainline & Market Access Systems2

1,567

1,491

3,016

3,160

Regional Oil Sands & Express-Platte Systems   

351

376

741

725

Gulf Coast & Other Systems3

423

469

887

1,072

Adjusted EBITDA4

2,341

2,336

4,644

4,957

1

Effective January 1, 2026, to better align with our operational structure, Enbridge reorganized the reporting sub-segments of Liquids Pipelines. Prior year comparatives have also been restated to reflect the reporting change.

2

Consists of Mainline System, Flanagan South Pipeline, Spearhead Pipeline, and Seaway Pipeline.

3

Consists of Gray Oak Pipeline, Cactus II Pipeline, Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center, Southern Lights, Bakken System, and others.

4

Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliations Appendices.

Liquids Pipelines adjusted EBITDA increased $5 million compared with the second quarter of 2025, primarily related to:

higher Mainline volumes, net of earnings sharing, higher Line 9 volumes, and benefits from system optimization initiatives; and  higher equity earnings from Seaway Pipeline due to higher spot volumes; partially offset by  lower Mainline tolls on Line 9 deliveries; and  lower revenue from Southern Lights following expiry of cost of service agreements on June 30, 2025. Gas Transmission

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)   

U.S. Gas Transmission

1,175

1,098

2,351

2,269

Canadian Gas Transmission

143

150

365

317

Other1

103

136

223

237

Adjusted EBITDA2

1,421

1,384

2,939

2,823

1

Other consists of Tomorrow RNG, Gulf Offshore assets, our investment in DCP Midstream, and others.

2

Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliations Appendices.

Gas Transmission adjusted EBITDA increased $37 million compared with the second quarter of 2025, primarily related to:

increased revenues attributable to East Tennessee rate case settlement and Texas Eastern previously approved rate increase; partially offset by  lower equity earnings from our investment in DCP Midstream. Gas Distribution and Storage

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)   

Enbridge Gas Ontario1

481

499

1,432

1,368

U.S. Gas Utilities1

380

335

1,113

1,050

Other

17

6

42

22

Adjusted EBITDA2

878

840

2,587

2,440

1

Enbridge Gas Inc. doing business as Enbridge Gas Ontario. U.S. Gas Utilities consist of The East Ohio Gas Company (doing business as Enbridge Gas Ohio), Questar Gas Company (doing business as Enbridge Gas Utah) and Public Service Company of North Carolina Incorporated (doing business as Enbridge Gas North Carolina).

2

Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliations Appendices.

Adjusted EBITDA for Enbridge Gas Ontario, Enbridge Gas Utah and Enbridge Gas North Carolina typically follows a seasonal profile. EBITDA is generally highest in the first and fourth quarters of the year. Seasonal profiles for Enbridge Gas Ontario, Enbridge Gas Utah and Enbridge Gas North Carolina reflect greater volumetric demand during the heating season and the magnitude of the seasonal adjusted EBITDA fluctuations will vary from year-to-year in Ontario reflecting the impact of colder or warmer than normal weather on distribution volumes. Enbridge Gas Ohio's earnings are largely decoupled from volumes and less impacted by weather fluctuations. Enbridge Gas Utah and Enbridge Gas North Carolina have revenue decoupling mechanisms that are not impacted by weather or gas volume variability, but revenues are shaped to align with the seasonal usage profile.

Gas Distribution and Storage adjusted EBITDA increased $38 million compared with the second quarter of 2025 primarily related to:

higher base rates for Enbridge Gas Utah and Enbridge Gas North Carolina due to recent rate cases. When compared with the normal weather forecast embedded in rates, the positive impact of weather to adjusted EBITDA for Enbridge Gas Ontario was approximately $9 million in the second quarter of 2026, net of sharing, in line with the a positive impact of approximately $10 million in the same period of 2025.

Renewable Power Generation

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)   

Adjusted EBITDA1

131

120

333

361

1 Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliations Appendices.

Renewable Power Generation adjusted EBITDA increased $11 million compared with the second quarter of 2025 primarily related to:

contributions from assets placed into service since the second quarter of 2025. Eliminations and Other

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)

Operating and administrative recoveries

79

94

162

225

Realized foreign exchange hedge settlement (loss)/gain   

(74)

(130)

(79)

(334)

Adjusted EBITDA1

5

(36)

83

(109)

1 Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliations Appendices.

Operating and administrative recoveries captured in this segment reflect the cost of centrally delivered services (including depreciation of corporate assets) inclusive of amounts recovered from business units for the provision of those services. U.S. dollar denominated earnings within operating segment results are translated at average foreign exchange rates during the quarter, and the impact of settlements made under the Company's enterprise foreign exchange hedging program are captured in this corporate segment.

Eliminations and Other adjusted EBITDA increased $41 million compared with the second quarter of 2025 primarily due to:

Lower realized foreign exchange losses on hedge settlements in 2026. Distributable Cash Flow

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars; number of shares in millions)

Liquids Pipelines

2,341

2,336

4,644

4,957

Gas Transmission

1,421

1,384

2,939

2,823

Gas Distribution and Storage

878

840

2,587

2,440

Renewable Power Generation

131

120

333

361

Eliminations and Other

5

(36)

83

(109)

Adjusted EBITDA1,3

4,776

4,644

10,586

10,472

Maintenance capital

(227)

(316)

(445)

(545)

Interest expense1

(1,283)

(1,202)

(2,530)

(2,449)

Current income tax1

(232)

(227)

(581)

(617)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest1

(116)

(95)

(215)

(195)

Cash distributions in excess of equity earnings1

135

190

247

197

Preference share dividends

(105)

(104)

(212)

(206)

Other receipts of cash not recognized in revenue2

17

43

(41)

53

Other non-cash adjustments1

(17)

(30)

(10)

(30)

DCF3

2,948

2,903

6,799

6,680

Weighted average common shares outstanding

2,184

2,180

2,183

2,180

1

Presented net of adjusting items.

2

Consists of cash received, net of revenue recognized, for contracts under make-up rights and similar deferred revenue arrangements.

3

Non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliations Appendices.

Second quarter 2026 DCF increased $45 million compared with the same period of 2025 due to factors discussed above contributing to higher adjusted EBITDA, and:

lower maintenance capital due to timing; partially offset by higher interest expense due to incremental debt issuances. Adjusted Earnings

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars; except per share amounts)   

Adjusted EBITDA1,2

4,776

4,644

10,586

10,472

Depreciation and amortization

(1,482)

(1,441)

(2,967)

(2,900)

Interest expense2

(1,288)

(1,213)

(2,541)

(2,474)

Income taxes2

(450)

(429)

(1,201)

(1,138)

Noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest2

(69)

(41)

(153)

(95)

Preference share dividends

(105)

(102)

(212)

(205)

Adjusted earnings1

1,382

1,418

3,512

3,660

Adjusted earnings per common share1

0.63

0.65

1.61

1.68

1 Non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliations Appendices.

2 Presented net of adjusting items.

Adjusted earnings decreased $36 million and adjusted earnings per share decreased by $0.02 when compared with the second quarter of 2025, due to:

higher interest expense due to incremental debt issuances; and higher depreciation from assets placed into service since the second quarter of 2025; partially offset by higher adjusted EBITDA due to the operating factors discussed above.  CONFERENCE CALL

Enbridge will host a conference call and webcast on July 31, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (7:00 a.m. Mountain Time) to provide a business update and review 2026 second quarter results. Analysts, members of the media and other interested parties can access the call toll free at 1-800-606-3040. The call will be webcast live at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/193728984/. It is recommended that participants dial in or join the webcast fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled start time. A webcast replay will be available soon after the conclusion of the event and a transcript will be posted to the website. The replay will be available for seven days after the call toll-free 1-(800)-606-3040 (conference ID: 9581867).

The conference call format will include prepared remarks from the executive team followed by a question and answer session for the analyst and investor community only. Enbridge's media and investor relations teams will be available after the call for any additional questions.

DIVIDEND DECLARATION

On July 27, 2026, our Board of Directors declared the following quarterly dividends. All dividends are payable on September 1, 2026 to shareholders of record on August 14, 2026.

Dividend per share

Common Shares

$0.9700

Preference Shares, Series A

$0.34375

Preference Shares, Series B

$0.32513

Preference Shares, Series D

$0.33825

Preference Shares, Series F

$0.34613

Preference Shares, Series G1

$0.30247

Preference Shares, Series H

$0.38200

Preference Shares, Series I2

$0.27789

Preference Shares, Series L

US$0.36612

Preference Shares, Series N

$0.41850

Preference Shares, Series P

$0.36988

Preference Shares, Series R

$0.39463

Preference Shares, Series 1

US$0.41898

Preference Shares, Series 3

$0.33050

Preference Shares, Series 43       

$0.29427

Preference Shares, Series 5

US$0.41769

Preference Shares, Series 7

$0.37425

Preference Shares, Series 9

$0.35450

Preference Shares, Series 11

$0.34231

Preference Shares, Series 13

$0.33719

Preference Shares, Series 15

$0.35163

Preference Shares, Series 19

$0.38825

1

The quarterly dividend per share paid on Preference Shares, Series G was increased to $0.30247 from $0.29616 on June 1, 2026 due to the reset of the dividend on a quarterly basis.

2

The quarterly dividend per share paid on Preference Shares, Series I was increased to $0.27789 from $0.27159 on June 1, 2026 due to the reset of the dividend on a quarterly basis.

3

The quarterly dividend per share paid on Preference Shares, Series 4 was increased to $0.29427 from $0.28797 on June 1, 2026 due to the reset of the dividend on a quarterly basis.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Forward-looking information, or forward-looking statements, have been included in this news release to provide information about Enbridge and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including management's assessment of Enbridge and its subsidiaries' future plans and operations. This information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as ''anticipate'', ''believe'', "estimate'', ''expect'', ''forecast'', ''intend'', "likely", ''plan'', ''project'', ''target'', and similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Forward-looking information or statements included or incorporated by reference in this document include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the following: our corporate vision and strategy, including our strategic priorities and enablers; 2026 financial guidance and near-term outlook, including projected DCF per share, EPS and adjusted EBITDA and expected growth thereof; expected dividends, dividend growth and payout policy; expected supply of, demand for, exports of and prices of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGL), liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable energy; industry and market conditions; anticipated utilization of our assets; expected EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA; expected earnings/(loss) and adjusted earnings/(loss); expected DCF and DCF per share; expected future cash flows; expected shareholder returns and asset returns; expected performance of Enbridge's businesses; financial strength, capacity and flexibility; financing costs and plans; expectations on leverage, including Debt-to-EBITDA ratio; expectations on sources of liquidity and sufficiency of financial resources; expected costs, benefits and in-service dates related to announced projects and projects under construction; investable capacity and capital allocation priorities; impact of weather and seasonality; expected future growth, development and expansion opportunities, including with respect to the Line 5 Relocation, Bay Runner Twin, and the TTC Connector; the characteristics, anticipated benefits, financing and timing of our acquisitions, dispositions and other transactions; government trade policies, as well as possible impacts of potential and announced tariffs, duties, fees, economic sanctions, or other trade measures and the timing thereof; expected future actions and decisions of regulators and courts and the timing and impact thereof; and toll and rate case discussions and proceedings and anticipated outcomes, timelines and impacts therefrom.

Although Enbridge believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable based on the information available on the date such statements are made and processes used to prepare the information, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. By their nature, these statements involve a variety of assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, levels of activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Material assumptions include assumptions about the following: the expected supply of, demand for, export of and prices of crude oil, natural gas, NGL, LNG, RNG and renewable energy; energy transition, including the drivers and pace thereof; global economic growth and trade; anticipated utilization of our assets; exchange rates; inflation; interest rates; tax laws and tax rates; evolving government trade policies, including potential and announced tariffs, duties, fees, economic sanctions, or other trade measures; availability and price of labour and construction materials; the stability of our supply chain; operational reliability and performance; maintenance of support and regulatory approvals for our projects and transactions; anticipated in-service dates and final investment decisions; weather; the timing, terms and closing of announced and potential acquisitions, dispositions and other transactions and projects and the anticipated benefits thereof; governmental legislation; litigation; credit ratings; capital project funding; hedging program; expected EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA; expected earnings/ (loss) and adjusted earnings/(loss); expected earnings/(loss) or adjusted earnings/(loss) per share; expected future cash flows; expected future DCF and DCF per share; estimated future dividends; financial strength and flexibility; debt and equity market conditions; general economic and competitive conditions. Assumptions regarding the expected supply of and demand for crude oil, natural gas, NGL, LNG, RNG and renewable energy and the prices of these commodities are material to and underlie all forward-looking statements, as they may impact current and future levels of demand for our services. Similarly, exchange rates, inflation, interest rates and tariffs impact the economies and business environments in which we operate and may impact levels of demand for our services and cost of inputs and are therefore inherent in all forward-looking statements. The most relevant assumptions associated with forward-looking statements regarding announced projects and projects under construction, including estimated completion dates and expected capital expenditures, include the following: the availability and price of labour and construction materials; the stability of our supply chain; the effects of inflation and foreign exchange rates on labour and material costs; the effects of interest rates on borrowing costs; the impact of weather; and customer, government, court and regulatory approvals on construction and in-service schedules and cost recovery regimes.

Enbridge's forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties pertaining to the successful execution of our strategic priorities; operating performance; legislative and regulatory parameters and decisions; litigation; acquisitions, dispositions and other transactions and the realization of anticipated benefits therefrom; evolving government trade policies, including potential and announced tariffs, duties, fees, economic sanctions or other trade measures; operational dependence on third parties; project approval and support; renewals of rights-of-way; weather; economic and competitive conditions; global geopolitical conflicts and conditions; political decisions; public opinion; dividend policy; changes in tax laws and tax rates; exchange rates; interest rates; inflation; commodity prices; access to and cost of capital; our ability to maintain adequate insurance in the future at commercially reasonable rates and terms; and supply of, demand for, and prices of commodities and other alternative energy, including but not limited to those risks and uncertainties discussed in this news release and in Enbridge's other filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators. The impact of any one assumption, risk, uncertainty or factor on a particular forward-looking statement is not determinable with certainty, as these are interdependent, and our future course of action depends on management's assessment of all information available at the relevant time. Except to the extent required by applicable law, Enbridge assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement made in this news release or otherwise, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.

ABOUT ENBRIDGE INC.

At Enbridge, we safely connect millions of people to the energy they rely on every day, fueling quality of life through our North American natural gas, oil and renewable power networks and our European offshore wind portfolio. We're investing in modern energy delivery infrastructure to sustain access to secure, affordable energy and building on more than a century of operating conventional energy infrastructure and two decades of experience in renewable power. We're advancing new technologies including hydrogen, renewable natural gas, and carbon capture and storage. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Enbridge's common shares trade under the symbol ENB on the Toronto (TSX) and New York (NYSE) stock exchanges. To learn more, visit us at enbridge.com.

None of the information contained in, or connected to, Enbridge's website is incorporated in or otherwise forms part of this news release.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

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Toll Free: (888) 992-0997

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NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS APPENDICES

This news release contains references to EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings, adjusted earnings per common share (EPS) and DCF per share. Management believes the presentation of these metrics gives useful information to investors and shareholders, as they provide increased transparency and insight into the performance of the Company.

EBITDA represents earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA adjusted for unusual, infrequent or other non-operating factors on both a consolidated and segmented basis. Management uses EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA to set targets and to assess the performance of the Company and its business units.

Adjusted earnings represent earnings attributable to common shareholders adjusted for unusual, infrequent or other non-operating factors included in adjusted EBITDA, as well as adjustments for unusual, infrequent or other non-operating factors in respect of depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense, income taxes, noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests on a consolidated basis. Management uses adjusted earnings as another measure of the Company's ability to generate earnings and uses EPS to assess performance of the Company.

DCF is defined as cash flow provided by operating activities before the impact of changes in operating assets and liabilities (including changes in environmental liabilities) less distributions to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests, preference share dividends and maintenance capital expenditures and further adjusted for unusual, infrequent or other non-operating factors. Management also uses DCF to assess the performance of the Company and to set its dividend payout target.

This news release also contains references to Debt-to-EBITDA, a non-GAAP ratio which utilizes adjusted EBITDA as one of its components. Debt-to-EBITDA is used as a liquidity measure to indicate the amount of adjusted earnings to pay debt, as calculated on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), before covering interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

Reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios to comparable GAAP measures are not available due to the challenges and impracticability of estimating certain items, particularly certain contingent liabilities and non-cash unrealized derivative fair value losses and gains subject to market variability. Because of those challenges, a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios is not available without unreasonable effort.

Our non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios described above are not measures that have standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are not U.S. GAAP measures. Therefore, these measures may not be comparable with similar measures presented by other issuers.

The tables below provide a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to comparable GAAP measures.

APPENDIX A
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS – ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EARNINGS
CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)

Liquids Pipelines

2,623

2,331

4,580

4,924

Gas Transmission

1,433

1,442

3,003

2,915

Gas Distribution and Storage

878

510

2,587

2,110

Renewable Power Generation

118

109

306

332

Eliminations and Other

(216)

1,167

(620)

1,207

EBITDA

4,836

5,559

9,856

11,488

  Depreciation and amortization

(1,429)

(1,391)

(2,862)

(2,799)

  Interest expense

(1,395)

(1,181)

(2,617)

(2,515)

  Income tax expense

(442)

(666)

(1,029)

(1,363)

  Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests and   
     redeemable noncontrolling interest

(69)

(42)

(69)

(168)

  Preference share dividends

(105)

(102)

(212)

(205)

Earnings attributable to common shareholders

1,396

2,177

3,067

4,438

ADJUSTED EBITDA TO ADJUSTED EARNINGS

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars; except per share amounts)   

Liquids Pipelines

2,341

2,336

4,644

4,957

Gas Transmission

1,421

1,384

2,939

2,823

Gas Distribution and Storage

878

840

2,587

2,440

Renewable Power Generation

131

120

333

361

Eliminations and Other

5

(36)

83

(109)

Adjusted EBITDA

4,776

4,644

10,586

10,472

Depreciation and amortization

(1,482)

(1,441)

(2,967)

(2,900)

Interest expense

(1,288)

(1,213)

(2,541)

(2,474)

Income tax expense

(450)

(429)

(1,201)

(1,138)

Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests and
   redeemable noncontrolling interest

(69)

(41)

(153)

(95)

Preference share dividends

(105)

(102)

(212)

(205)

Adjusted earnings

1,382

1,418

3,512

3,660

Adjusted earnings per common share

0.63

0.65

1.61

1.68

EBITDA TO ADJUSTED EARNINGS

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars; except per share amounts)   

EBITDA

4,836

5,559

9,856

11,488

Adjusting items:

Change in unrealized derivative fair value (gain)/loss

(276)

(1,323)

496

(1,481)

Gain on sale of assets







(114)

Realized hedge loss







139

Asset impairments



330



330

Other

216

78

234

110

Total adjusting items

(60)

(915)

730

(1,016)

Adjusted EBITDA

4,776

4,644

10,586

10,472

Depreciation and amortization

(1,429)

(1,391)

(2,862)

(2,799)

Interest expense

(1,395)

(1,181)

(2,617)

(2,515)

Income tax expense

(442)

(666)

(1,029)

(1,363)

Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests and
   redeemable noncontrolling interest

(69)

(42)

(69)

(168)

Preference share dividends

(105)

(102)

(212)

(205)

Adjusting items in respect of:

Depreciation and amortization

(53)

(50)

(105)

(101)

Interest expense

107

(32)

76

41

Income tax expense

(8)

237

(172)

225

Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests



1

(84)

73

Adjusted earnings

1,382

1,418

3,512

3,660

Adjusted earnings per common share

0.63

0.65

1.61

1.68

APPENDIX B
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION – ADJUSTED EBITDA TO SEGMENTED EBITDA
LIQUIDS PIPELINES

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)

Adjusted EBITDA

2,341

2,336

4,644

4,957

Change in unrealized derivative fair value gain/(loss)   

432

33

80

38

Other

(150)

(38)

(144)

(71)

Total adjustments

282

(5)

(64)

(33)

EBITDA

2,623

2,331

4,580

4,924

GAS TRANSMISSION

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)

Adjusted EBITDA

1,421

1,384

2,939

2,823

Change in unrealized derivative fair value gain/(loss)   

17

40

36

(21)

Gain on sale of assets







87

Other

(5)

18

28

26

Total adjustments

12

58

64

92

EBITDA

1,433

1,442

3,003

2,915

GAS DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)   

Adjusted EBITDA

878

840

2,587

2,440

Asset impairment



(330)



(330)

Total adjustments



(330)



(330)

EBITDA

878

510

2,587

2,110

RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)

Adjusted EBITDA

131

120

333

361

Change in unrealized derivative fair value gain/(loss)   







105

Realized hedge loss







(139)

Gain on sale of assets







27

Other

(13)

(11)

(27)

(22)

Total adjustments

(13)

(11)

(27)

(29)

EBITDA

118

109

306

332

ELIMINATIONS AND OTHER

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)

Adjusted EBITDA

5

(36)

83

(109)

Change in unrealized derivative fair value gain/(loss) -
   Foreign exchange

(194)

1,216

(622)

1,286

Other

(27)

(13)

(81)

30

Total adjustments

(221)

1,203

(703)

1,316

EBITDA

(216)

1,167

(620)

1,207

APPENDIX C
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION – CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO DCF

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

(unaudited; millions of Canadian dollars)

Net cash provided by operating activities

4,111

3,238

6,453

6,291

Adjusted for changes in operating assets and liabilities1

(1,234)

(58)

687

841

2,877

3,180

7,140

7,132

Distributions to noncontrolling interests and redeemable   
   noncontrolling interest

(116)

(95)

(215)

(195)

Preference share dividends

(105)

(104)

(212)

(206)

Maintenance capital

(227)

(316)

(445)

(545)

Significant adjusting items:

Other receipts of cash not recognized in revenue

17

43

(41)

53

Distributions from equity investments in excess of
   cumulative earnings2

183

208

425

396

Other items

319

(13)

147

45

DCF

2,948

2,903

6,799

6,680

1 Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of recoveries.

2 Presented net of adjusting items.

SOURCE Enbridge Inc.
2026-07-31 11:50 1mo ago
2026-07-31 05:20 1mo ago
Realty Income očekává růst tržeb o 7 % a vyšší FFO
O Realty Income
FMP Stock News 78
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It's historically been one of the market's favorite real estate investment trusts, and for good reason. That's not likely to change when the company reports its second-quarter numbers after the closing bell rings on Aug. 5, either. If anything, in fact, investors' appreciation for Realty Income's (O -1.69%) track record is apt to continue improving in step with its fiscal results.

The kicker: With its yield already as high as it is, there's no waiting period for newcomers to start generating meaningful income from this stock.

But first things first.

Image source: Getty Images.

Continued progress in the cards As was noted, Realty Income is a real estate investment trust, or REIT. That just means it owns a portfolio of rental or revenue-bearing real estate, and as long as it passes the majority of its profits along to shareholders as they're generated, those profits aren't taxed at the corporate level first.

Even by REIT standards, though, Realty Income is something of a standout. See, its focus is brick-and-mortar retailing. Its top tenants include the industry's most resilient names, such as Walmart, Home Depot, Dollar General, and Tractor Supply. Their staying power is why this REIT's occupancy rate has consistently been above 98% and why Realty Income's not only been able to pay a monthly (yes, monthly) dividend like clockwork for nearly 56 years, but has also upped its annual dividend payment every year for the past 31 years.

This resiliency is likely to be confirmed again by Realty Income's upcoming Q2 numbers. Analysts expect reported revenue growth of 7% year over year, reaching $1.45 billion, pushing per-share funds from operations (a REIT's equivalent to profit) up from $1.05 in the comparable quarter a year ago to $1.09 this time.

Today's Change

(

-1.69

%) $

-1.11

Current Price

$

64.16

One quarter's results, however, don't mean much for anyone who owns or is eyeing this stock right now. This ticker's big selling point has been and remains its dividend.

Dividend income potential Cutting straight to the chase, Realty Income's forward-looking dividend yield currently stands at just under 5%. For perspective on the number, a $15,000 stake in the REIT -- roughly 229 shares -- would generate nearly $750 in annual dividend income. Just remember that it pays on a monthly basis, so you'd be getting on the order of $62 per month.

No, that's not a huge amount of money. You'd be hard-pressed to find a higher-yielding holding of similar risk, though. Also keep in mind that this dividend grows pretty quickly, at an average annualized rate of 4.1% since the stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

These monthly payments are also likely to continue growing at a similar pace despite the retailing industry's saturation-driven headwind. In addition to serving the retail industry's most enduring names, Realty Income is easing into the data center business. Since cloud-based access to remote data centers' servers is often paid for monthly, they're also well suited to be REIT-owned, as this business structure is designed to cost-effectively pass this recurring rental income along to shareholders.

Keep your eyes and ears open for more information on that budding business on Aug. 5, too, which could move this ticker more than the rest of its results.
2026-07-31 11:49 1mo ago
2026-07-31 07:47 1mo ago
AbbVie ve 2. čtvrtletí zvýšila tržby a uzavřela dohodu o převzetí Apogee Therapeutics
ABBV AbbVie
FMP Stock News 96
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Reports Second-Quarter Diluted EPS of $2.03 on a GAAP Basis, an Increase of 290.4 Percent; Adjusted Diluted EPS of $3.65, an Increase of 22.9 Percent; These Results Include an Unfavorable Impact of $0.17 Per Share Related to Acquired IPR&D and Milestones Expense Delivers Second-Quarter Net Revenues of $16.990 Billion, an Increase of 10.2 Percent on a Reported Basis or 9.5 Percent on an Operational Basis Second-Quarter Global Net Revenues from the Immunology Portfolio Were $8.786 Billion, an Increase of 15.1 Percent on a Reported Basis, or 14.6 Percent on an Operational Basis; Global Skyrizi Net Revenues Were $5.505 Billion; Global Rinvoq Net Revenues Were $2.525 Billion; Global Humira Net Revenues Were $756 Million Second-Quarter Global Net Revenues from the Neuroscience Portfolio Were $3.228 Billion, an Increase of 20.3 Percent on a Reported Basis, or 19.8 Percent on an Operational Basis; Global Vraylar Net Revenues Were $1.071 Billion; Global Botox Therapeutic Net Revenues Were $1.042 Billion; Combined Global Ubrelvy and Qulipta Net Revenues Were $742 Million; Global Vyalev Net Revenues Were $256 Million Second-Quarter Global Net Revenues from the Oncology Portfolio Were $1.650 Billion, a Decrease of 1.5 Percent on a Reported Basis, or 2.4 Percent on an Operational Basis; Global Venclexta Net Revenues Were $771 Million; Global Imbruvica Net Revenues Were $532 Million; Global Elahere Net Revenues Were $211 Million Second-Quarter Global Net Revenues from the Aesthetics Portfolio Were $1.282 Billion, an Increase of 0.3 Percent on a Reported Basis, or a Decrease of 0.9 Percent on an Operational Basis; Global Botox Cosmetic Net Revenues Were $728 Million; Global Juvederm Net Revenues Were $245 Million Announced Definitive Agreement to Acquire Apogee Therapeutics, Deepening AbbVie's Immunology Portfolio Updates 2026 Adjusted Diluted EPS Guidance Range from $13.91 - $14.11 to $13.87 - $14.07; Now Includes a $0.14 per Share Dilutive Impact Related to the Proposed Acquisition of Apogee Therapeutics, Which is Anticipated to Close in the Third Quarter of 2026; Includes an Unfavorable Impact of $0.58 Per Share Related to Acquired IPR&D and Milestones Expense Incurred Year-To-Date Through the Second Quarter 2026  , /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

"AbbVie delivered another excellent quarter, marked by outstanding execution and pipeline advancement. We also announced the proposed acquisition of Apogee Therapeutics, which strengthens our ability to deliver innovative medicines to patients, bolsters our immunology leadership and creates significant shareholder value," said Robert A. Michael, chairman and chief executive officer, AbbVie. "Based on our substantial momentum, AbbVie's long-term outlook remains very strong."

Second-Quarter Results

Worldwide net revenues were $16.990 billion, an increase of 10.2 percent on a reported basis, or 9.5 percent on an operational basis. Global net revenues from the immunology portfolio were $8.786 billion, an increase of 15.1 percent on a reported basis, or 14.6 percent on an operational basis. Global Skyrizi net revenues were $5.505 billion, an increase of 24.4 percent on a reported basis, or 24.0 percent on an operational basis. Global Rinvoq net revenues were $2.525 billion, an increase of 24.5 percent on a reported basis, or 23.7 percent on an operational basis. Global Humira net revenues were $756 million, a decrease of 35.9 percent on a reported basis, or 36.1 percent on an operational basis. Global net revenues from the neuroscience portfolio were $3.228 billion, an increase of 20.3 percent on a reported basis, or 19.8 percent on an operational basis. Global Vraylar net revenues were $1.071 billion, an increase of 18.9 percent. Global Botox Therapeutic net revenues were $1.042 billion, an increase of 12.2 percent on a reported basis, or 11.6 percent on an operational basis. Global Ubrelvy net revenues were $392 million, an increase of 16.0 percent on a reported basis, or 15.9 percent on an operational basis. Global Qulipta net revenues were $350 million, an increase of 30.9 percent on a reported basis, or 30.3 percent on an operational basis. Global Vyalev net revenues were $256 million. Global net revenues from the oncology portfolio were $1.650 billion, a decrease of 1.5 percent on a reported basis, or 2.4 percent on an operational basis. Global Venclexta net revenues were $771 million, an increase of 11.6 percent on a reported basis, or 9.6 percent on an operational basis. Global Imbruvica net revenues were $532 million, a decrease of 29.4 percent.  Global Elahere net revenues were $211 million, an increase of 33.1 percent on a reported basis, or 31.8 percent on an operational basis. Global net revenues from the aesthetics portfolio were $1.282 billion, an increase of 0.3 percent on a reported basis, or a decrease of 0.9 percent on an operational basis. Global Botox Cosmetic net revenues were $728 million, an increase of 5.2 percent on a reported basis, or 3.4 percent on an operational basis. Global Juvederm net revenues were $245 million, a decrease of 6.0 percent on a reported basis, or 6.6 percent on an operational basis. On a GAAP basis, the gross margin ratio in the second quarter was 74.7 percent. The adjusted gross margin ratio was 84.7 percent. On a GAAP basis, selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense was 21.4 percent of net revenues. The adjusted SG&A expense was 21.0 percent of net revenues. On a GAAP basis, research and development (R&D) expense was 13.8 percent of net revenues. The adjusted R&D expense was 13.6 percent of net revenues. Acquired IPR&D and milestones expense was 1.7 percent of net revenues. On a GAAP basis, the operating margin ratio in the second quarter was 37.9 percent. The adjusted operating margin ratio was 48.3 percent. Net interest expense was $679 million. On a GAAP basis, the tax rate in the quarter was 15.5 percent. The adjusted tax rate was 14.7 percent. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) in the second quarter was $2.03 on a GAAP basis. Adjusted diluted EPS, excluding specified items, was $3.65. These results include an unfavorable impact of $0.17 per share related to acquired IPR&D and milestones expense. Note: "Operational" comparisons are presented at constant currency rates that reflect comparative local currency net revenues at the prior year's foreign exchange rates.

Recent Events

AbbVie and Apogee Therapeutics announced a definitive agreement under which AbbVie will acquire Apogee and its diverse pipeline of clinical-stage candidates in development across inflammatory and immunological diseases. The proposed acquisition includes zumilokibart (APG777), a late-stage, half-life extended monoclonal antibody targeting IL-13 for atopic dermatitis (AD), as well as APG273, a potential best-in-category long-acting combination targeting IL-13 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) in asthma. The acquisition holds potential for substantial shareholder value creation, with mega-blockbuster peak sales potential across Apogee's pipeline of assets, and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026. The transaction values Apogee at a total equity value of approximately $10.9 billion. Additional information on the transaction can be found at investors.abbvie.com. AbbVie announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Commission (EC) approved Skyrizi (risankizumab) for the treatment of children six years of age and older with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The FDA also approved Skyrizi for pediatric use in psoriatic arthritis. These approvals were supported by data from Phase 3 OptIMMize clinical trial program. AbbVie announced the EC approved Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with non-segmental vitiligo. With this approval, Rinvoq is the first systemic medication approved in the European Union (EU) for patients with non-segmental vitiligo. This approval is supported by data from the Phase 3 Viti-Up clinical program, in which Rinvoq met both co-primary endpoints, with statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in total body and facial repigmentation at week 48, as well as key ranked secondary endpoints. AbbVie announced the EC approved Rinvoq for the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with severe alopecia areata. This approval is supported by data from the Phase 3 UP-AA clinical program, in which Rinvoq met the primary endpoint of severity of alopecia tool score ≤ 20 as well as key secondary endpoints, including improvements in eyebrows and eyelashes, at week 24. At the 2026 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual Meeting, AbbVie presented new data across its gastroenterology portfolio, including 18 abstracts in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Presentations included real-world evidence and long-term findings that reinforced the efficacy, safety profile and durability of Skyrizi and Rinvoq in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). AbbVie announced the EC approved Aquipta (atogepant) for the acute treatment of migraine in adults with or without aura. This approval marks the second indication for Aquipta in the EU, where it is now approved as both an acute treatment option for migraine attacks and as a preventive treatment option for adults with chronic or episodic migraine who experience at least four migraine days per month. The approval is supported by data from the Phase 3 ECLIPSE trial, which showed that Aquipta resulted in statistically significant pain freedom at two hours versus placebo during the first migraine attack, with sustained pain freedom from 2 to 48 hours and a clinically meaningful and consistent effect across multiple migraine attacks. AbbVie announced the FDA approved Decnupaz (pivekimab sunirine) for the treatment of adult patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN), an ultra-rare and aggressive hematologic malignancy. Decnupaz is the first antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) approved for BPDCN that is initiated in an outpatient setting and marks AbbVie's first ADC approved for blood cancer. The approval is supported by data from the Phase 1/2 CADENZA trial, in which newly diagnosed patients with BPDCN treated with Decnupaz demonstrated clinically meaningful and durable responses. AbbVie announced the EC authorized an expanded label for Venclyxto (venetoclax) to include use in combination with acalabrutinib and use in combination with Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The authorization provides an all-oral, fixed-duration, chemotherapy-free treatment option for patients with CLL and supports the potential for time off treatment. The expanded label is supported by data from the Phase 3 AMPLIFY trial, Phase 3 GLOW trial and Phase 2 CAPTIVATE trial. AbbVie announced the EC granted marketing authorization for Tepkinly (epcoritamab) in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab (R2) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL). The approval is based on results from the pivotal Phase 3 EPCORE FL-1 trial, in which fixed-duration Tepkinly plus R2 achieved statistically significant improvement of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall response rates (ORR) compared to R2, with approximately three out of four patients achieving a complete response (CR). This approval marks the first bispecific-based therapy approved in Europe for the treatment of R/R FL in the second-line setting, offering patients a chemotherapy-free option. Tepkinly/Epkinly is being co-developed by AbbVie and Genmab. AbbVie announced topline results from the Phase 3 EPCORE DLBCL-4 trial evaluating the combination of Epkinly (epcoritamab) and lenalidomide, compared to rituximab plus gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin in adult patients with R/R diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who received at least one prior line of therapy. In the trial, the chemotherapy-free combination of Epkinly plus lenalidomide demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in PFS. The safety profile of Epkinly when administered in combination with lenalidomide was consistent with the known safety profiles of the individual agents. At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, AbbVie announced new data demonstrating the breadth and momentum of its next-generation oncology pipeline. Presentations highlighted the potential of AbbVie's novel topoisomerase 1 inhibitor–based ADC and T‑cell engager platforms within solid tumors and blood cancers, including oral presentations in prostate cancer, small cell lung cancer (SCLC), platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) and multiple myeloma (MM). At the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2026 Congress, AbbVie presented data that reinforced its leadership and commitment to ongoing research to improve outcomes for people living with blood cancers. Featured data from AbbVie's blood cancer portfolio and pipeline included 21 oral and poster presentations, which highlighted etentamig (ABBV-383), Epkinly and Decnupaz. The presentations also showcased Venclexta (venetoclax) data, including a final analysis of the Phase 3 CLL14 trial which demonstrated that after a median follow-up of 9.2 years, treatment with Venclexta plus obinutuzumab resulted in superior PFS compared to treatment with obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil in previously untreated CLL. Allergan Aesthetics announced the FDA approved Skinvive by Juvederm as the first hyaluronic acid injectable indicated to reduce neck lines for the improvement of neck appearance in adults over the age of 21. This approval is supported by a randomized, multicenter, evaluator-blinded, controlled pivotal clinical study in which participants treated with Skinvive by Juvederm saw a clinically significant improvement in neck lines at one month. This approval represents the second FDA-approved indication for Skinvive by Juvederm, which is also approved to improve skin smoothness of the cheeks in adults. Allergan Aesthetics announced the EC and Health Canada approved Boey (trenibotulinumtoxinE) as the first rapid-onset, short-duration neurotoxin for the temporary improvement of moderate to severe glabellar lines in adults. These approvals are supported by data from two Phase 3 clinical trials, in which Boey demonstrated rapid onset of action as early as eight hours after administration and observed efficacy duration of two to three weeks, with treatment-emergent adverse events similar to placebo. AbbVie announced the EC approved Maviret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) for the treatment of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in adults and children aged 3 years and older. This approval gives clinicians an option to initiate treatment as soon as acute infection is confirmed and makes Maviret the only treatment approved in the EU for both acute and chronic HCV infection. Full-Year 2026 Outlook

AbbVie is updating its adjusted diluted EPS guidance to include the impact of the proposed Apogee Therapeutics acquisition, which is expected to be $0.14 dilutive in 2026, based upon an anticipated close in the third quarter of this year. This dilution is partially offset by $0.10 of overperformance. As a result, AbbVie is updating its adjusted diluted EPS guidance range for the full year 2026 from $13.91 - $14.11 to $13.87 - $14.07, reflecting a change of $0.04 at the midpoint.

The company's 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance includes an unfavorable impact of $0.58 per share related to acquired IPR&D and milestones expense incurred year-to-date through the second quarter 2026. This guidance excludes any impact from acquired IPR&D and milestones that may be incurred beyond the second quarter of 2026, as both cannot be reliably forecasted.

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, neuroscience and oncology – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Conference Call

AbbVie will host an investor conference call today at 8:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss our second-quarter performance. The call will be webcast through AbbVie's Investor Relations website at investors.abbvie.com. An archived edition of the call will be available after 11:00 a.m. Central Time.

Non-GAAP Financial Results

Financial results for 2026 and 2025 are presented on both a reported and a non-GAAP basis. Reported results were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and include all revenue and expenses recognized during the period. Non-GAAP results adjust for certain non-cash items and for factors that are unusual or unpredictable, and exclude those costs, expenses, and other specified items presented in the reconciliation tables later in this release. AbbVie's management believes non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors regarding AbbVie's results of operations and assist management, analysts and investors in evaluating the performance of the business. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some statements in this news release are, or may be considered, forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project" and similar expressions and uses of future or conditional verbs, generally identify forward-looking statements. AbbVie cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks related to the proposed acquisition of Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. ("Apogee"), including the possibility that such acquisition may not be consummated on the anticipated timeframe or at all, risks related to the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed acquisition on the anticipated timeframe or at all, risks that the costs to consummate the acquisition or to obtain the anticipated benefits of the proposed acquisition could be greater than expected, the failure to obtain applicable regulatory or Apogee stockholder approval in a timely manner or otherwise, the risk that an event occurs that could give rise to the right of AbbVie or Apogee to terminate the merger agreement, risks related to the ability of AbbVie and Apogee to successfully integrate the businesses and the possibility that such integration may be more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected, risks that the proposed acquisition disrupts Apogee's or AbbVie's current plans and operations and makes it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships, the diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities due to the proposed transaction, negative effects of the consummation of the proposed acquisition on business or employee relationships or the market price of AbbVie's common stock and/or operating results, significant transaction costs, the assumption of unknown liabilities, the risk of litigation and/or regulatory actions related to the proposed acquisition, the risk that zumilokibart (APG777) or other Apogee pipeline assets may not demonstrate the anticipated success, safety, or efficacy in ongoing or future clinical trials, the risk that positive interim clinical trial results for zumilokibart (APG777) may not be predictive of results in later-stage or larger clinical trials, challenges to intellectual property, competition from other products, difficulties inherent in the research and development process, adverse litigation or government action, changes to laws and regulations applicable to AbbVie's industry, the impact of global macroeconomic factors, such as economic downturns or uncertainty, international conflict, trade disputes, tariffs and other uncertainties and risks associated with global business operations. Additional information about the economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that may affect AbbVie's and Apogee's operations is set forth in Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of AbbVie's 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as updated by its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in other documents that AbbVie subsequently files with the Securities and Exchange Commission that update, supplement or supersede such information; and Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of Apogee's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in other documents that Apogee subsequently files with the Securities and Exchange Commission that update, supplement or supersede such information. AbbVie undertakes no obligation, and specifically declines, to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events or developments, except as required by law.

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AbbVie Inc.

Key Product Revenues

Quarter Ended June 30, 2026

(Unaudited) 

% Change vs. 2Q25

Net Revenues (in millions)

Reported

Operationala

U.S.

Int'l.

Total

U.S.

Int'l.

Total

Int'l.

Total

NET REVENUES

$12,861

$4,129

$16,990

9.3 %

12.8 %

10.2 %

10.2 %

9.5 %

Immunology

6,957

1,829

8,786

14.1

19.2

15.1

16.8

14.6

Skyrizi

4,767

738

5,505

24.0

27.3

24.4

24.2

24.0

Rinvoq

1,765

760

2,525

21.6

31.9

24.5

29.2

23.7

Humira

425

331

756

(47.0)

(12.5)

(35.9)

(13.2)

(36.1)

Neuroscience

2,771

457

3,228

18.8

29.9

20.3

25.7

19.8

Vraylar

1,068

3

1,071

18.9

30.1

18.9

28.5

18.9

Botox Therapeutic

864

178

1,042

11.4

16.2

12.2

12.5

11.6

Ubrelvy

379

13

392

15.0

54.9

16.0

52.5

15.9

Qulipta

289

61

350

22.1

>100.0

30.9

95.9

30.3

Vyalev

128

128

256

>100.0

67.7

>100.0

62.2

>100.0

Other Neuroscience

43

74

117

(38.6)

(8.9)

(22.7)

(12.4)

(24.6)

Oncology

936

714

1,650

(8.7)

9.9

(1.5)

7.6

(2.4)

Venclexta

369

402

771

14.8

8.8

11.6

5.0

9.6

Imbruvicab

337

195

532

(37.8)

(7.8)

(29.4)

(7.8)

(29.4)

Elahere

161

50

211

17.1

>100.0

33.1

>100.0

31.8

Epkinlyc

36

67

103

62.4

39.7

46.8

41.7

48.1

Other Oncology

33



33

>100.0

n/m

>100.0

n/m

>100.0

Aesthetics

761

521

1,282

(4.4)

8.1

0.3

5.0

(0.9)

Botox Cosmetic

400

328

728

(2.4)

16.4

5.2

12.1

3.4

Juvederm Collection

103

142

245

(2.0)

(8.6)

(6.0)

(9.7)

(6.6)

Other Aesthetics

258

51

309

(8.3)

14.1

(5.2)

11.8

(5.5)

Other Key Products             

761

174

935

(9.1)

(13.4)

(9.9)

(15.5)

(10.3)

Mavyret

133

162

295

(27.7)

(14.9)

(21.2)

(16.9)

(22.2)

Creon

345



345

(14.7)

n/m

(14.7)

n/m

(14.7)

Linzess

283

12

295

13.9

14.7

13.9

11.1

13.7

a

"Operational" comparisons are presented at constant currency rates that reflect comparative local currency net revenues
at the prior year's foreign exchange rates.

b

Reflects profit sharing for Imbruvica international revenues.

c

Epkinly U.S. revenues reflect profit sharing. International revenues reflect product revenues as well as profit sharing from
certain international territories.

n/m = not meaningful

AbbVie Inc.

Key Product Revenues

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026

(Unaudited)

% Change vs. 6M25

Net Revenues (in millions)

Reported

Operationala

U.S.

Int'l.

Total

U.S.

Int'l.

Total

Int'l.

Total

NET REVENUES

$23,830

$8,162

$31,992

9.6 %

16.2 %

11.2 %

10.7 %

9.9 %

Immunology

12,494

3,582

16,076

13.8

22.9

15.7

17.1

14.5

Skyrizi

8,542

1,446

9,988

26.3

33.1

27.3

26.0

26.3

Rinvoq

3,170

1,474

4,644

18.6

37.3

24.0

30.9

22.2

Humira

782

662

1,444

(49.4)

(12.4)

(37.2)

(15.3)

(38.2)

Neuroscience

5,230

873

6,103

21.5

32.0

22.9

23.9

21.8

Vraylar

1,970

6

1,976

18.6

45.6

18.6

41.1

18.6

Botox Therapeutic

1,706

345

2,051

13.9

16.3

14.3

9.7

13.2

Ubrelvy

709

22

731

26.1

43.3

26.5

39.1

26.4

Qulipta

539

107

646

31.9

>100.0

40.5

97.5

39.2

Vyalev

217

240

457

>100.0

80.7

>100.0

68.4

>100.0

Other Neuroscience

89

153

242

(38.8)

(5.2)

(21.2)

(12.0)

(24.8)

Oncology

1,818

1,463

3,281

(11.4)

16.4

(0.9)

11.5

(2.8)

Venclexta

710

831

1,541

12.0

15.0

13.6

7.5

9.6

Imbruvicab

669

419

1,088

(37.6)

(0.3)

(27.1)

(0.3)

(27.1)

Elahere

321

88

409

6.2

>100.0

21.2

>100.0

19.3

Epkinlyc

61

125

186

42.7

59.0

53.3

57.3

52.2

Other Oncology

57



57

>100.0

n/m

>100.0

n/m

>100.0

Aesthetics

1,465

1,003

2,468

1.9

6.4

3.7

1.9

1.9

Botox Cosmetic

771

625

1,396

9.4

15.2

11.9

9.7

9.5

Juvederm Collection

188

289

477

3.9

(7.0)

(3.0)

(10.0)

(4.9)

Other Aesthetics

506

89

595

(8.3)

(0.9)

(7.3)

(4.5)

(7.8)

Other Key Products             

1,577

353

1,930

7.1

(5.8)

4.5

(11.9)

3.3

Mavyret

316

330

646

(3.2)

(6.9)

(5.1)

(13.0)

(8.3)

Creon

706



706

(7.0)

n/m

(7.0)

n/m

(7.0)

Linzess

555

23

578

43.6

13.7

42.1

7.2

41.8

a

"Operational" comparisons are presented at constant currency rates that reflect comparative local currency net revenues
at the prior year's foreign exchange rates.

b

Reflects profit sharing for Imbruvica international revenues.

c

Epkinly U.S. revenues reflect profit sharing. International revenues reflect product revenues as well as profit sharing from
certain international territories.

n/m = not meaningful

AbbVie Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)

Second Quarter

Ended June 30

Six Months

Ended June 30

2026

2025

2026

2025

Net revenues

$    16,990

$    15,423

$    31,992

$    28,766

Cost of products sold

4,291

4,346

8,509

8,348

Selling, general and administrative

3,632

3,253

7,210

6,546

Research and development

2,344

2,131

4,816

4,198

Acquired IPR&D and milestones

291

823

1,035

1,071

Other operating income



(24)



(24)

Total operating costs and expenses

10,558

10,529

21,570

20,139

Operating earnings

6,432

4,894

10,422

8,627

Interest expense, net

679

678

1,324

1,305

Other expense, net

1,475

2,662

3,781

4,107

Earnings before income tax expense

4,278

1,554

5,317

3,215

Income tax expense

662

613

1,004

985

Net earnings

3,616

941

4,313

2,230

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

3

3

5

6

Net earnings attributable to AbbVie Inc.

$      3,613

$        938

$      4,308

$      2,224

Diluted earnings per share attributable to AbbVie Inc.                            

$        2.03

$       0.52

$        2.42

$        1.24

Adjusted diluted earnings per sharea

$        3.65

$       2.97

$        6.30

$        5.43

Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding

1,771

1,771

1,773

1,772

a

Refer to the Reconciliation of GAAP Reported to Non-GAAP Adjusted Information for further details.

AbbVie Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP Reported to Non-GAAP Adjusted Information

(Unaudited)

1.     Specified items impacted results as follows:

Quarter Ended June 30, 2026

(in millions, except per share data)

Earnings

Diluted

Pre-tax

After-taxa

EPS

As reported (GAAP)

$        4,278

$        3,613

$          2.03

Adjusted for specified items:

Intangible asset amortization

1,689

1,436

0.81

Change in fair value of contingent consideration                                                   

1,518

1,479

0.83

Other

128

(37)

(0.02)

As adjusted (non-GAAP)

$        7,613

$        6,491

$          3.65

a  Represents net earnings attributable to AbbVie Inc. Specified items reflect the impact of applicable statutory tax rates.

Reported GAAP earnings and adjusted non-GAAP earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2026 included acquired IPR&D
and milestone expense of $291 million on a pre-tax and $288 million on an after-tax basis, representing an unfavorable impact of
$0.17 to both diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS.

2.     The impact of the specified items by line item was as follows:

Quarter Ended June 30, 2026

(in millions)

Cost of
products
sold

SG&A

R&D

Other
expense,
net

As reported (GAAP)

$   4,291

$   3,632

$   2,344

$   1,475

Adjusted for specified items:

Intangible asset amortization

(1,689)







Change in fair value of contingent consideration                                           







(1,518)

Other

(4)

(58)

(30)

(36)

As adjusted (non-GAAP)

$   2,598

$   3,574

$   2,314

$      (79)

3.     The adjusted tax rate for the second quarter of 2026 was 14.7 percent, as detailed below:

Quarter Ended June 30, 2026

(dollars in millions)

Pre-tax
earnings

Income taxes

Tax rate

As reported (GAAP)

$        4,278

$          662

15.5 %

Specified items

3,335

457

13.7 %

As adjusted (non-GAAP)                                                                                    

$        7,613

$       1,119

14.7 %

AbbVie Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP Reported to Non-GAAP Adjusted Information

(Unaudited)

1.     Specified items impacted results as follows:

Quarter Ended June 30, 2025

(in millions, except per share data)

Earnings

Diluted

Pre-tax

After-taxa

EPS

As reported (GAAP)

$        1,554

$          938

$          0.52

Adjusted for specified items:

Intangible asset amortization

1,864

1,571

0.89

Change in fair value of contingent consideration                                                     

2,795

2,709

1.53

Other

91

60

0.03

As adjusted (non-GAAP)

$        6,304

$        5,278

$          2.97

a  Represents net earnings attributable to AbbVie Inc. Specified items reflect the impact of applicable statutory tax rates.

Reported GAAP earnings and adjusted non-GAAP earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2025 included acquired IPR&D
and milestone expense of $823 million on a pre-tax and $737 million on an after-tax basis, representing an unfavorable impact of
$0.42 to both diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS.

2.     The impact of the specified items by line item was as follows: 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2025

(in millions)

Cost of
products
sold

SG&A

R&D

Other
operating
income

Other
expense,
net

As reported (GAAP)

$   4,346

$   3,253

$   2,131

$     (24)

$   2,662

Adjusted for specified items:

Intangible asset amortization

(1,864)









Change in fair value of contingent consideration                    









(2,795)

Other

(69)

(14)

(16)

24

(16)

As adjusted (non-GAAP)

$   2,413

$   3,239

$   2,115

$      —

$    (149)

 3.     The adjusted tax rate for the second quarter of 2025 was 16.2 percent, as detailed below:

Quarter Ended June 30, 2025

(dollars in millions)

Pre-tax
earnings

Income taxes

Tax rate

As reported (GAAP)

$        1,554

$          613

39.4 %

Specified items

4,750

410

8.6 %

As adjusted (non-GAAP)                                                                                     

$        6,304

$       1,023

16.2 %

AbbVie Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP Reported to Non-GAAP Adjusted Information

(Unaudited)

1.     Specified items impacted results as follows:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026

(in millions, except per share data)

Earnings

Diluted

Pre-tax

After-taxa

EPS

As reported (GAAP)

$        5,317

$        4,308

$          2.42

Adjusted for specified items:

Intangible asset amortization

3,437

2,934

1.66

Change in fair value of contingent consideration                                                 

3,905

3,804

2.14

Other

523

156

0.08

As adjusted (non-GAAP)

$       13,182

$       11,202

$          6.30

a  Represents net earnings attributable to AbbVie Inc. Specified items reflect the impact of applicable statutory tax rates.

Reported GAAP earnings and adjusted non-GAAP earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2026 included acquired IPR&D
and milestones expense of $1.0 billion on a pre-tax and after-tax basis, representing an unfavorable impact of $0.58 to both
diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS.

2.     The impact of the specified items by line item was as follows: 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026

(in millions)

Cost of
products
sold

SG&A

R&D

Other
expense,
net

As reported (GAAP)

$    8,509

$    7,210

$    4,816

$    3,781

Adjusted for specified items:

Intangible asset amortization

(3,437)







Change in fair value of contingent consideration                                   







(3,905)

Other

(12)

(235)

(234)

(42)

As adjusted (non-GAAP)

$    5,060

$    6,975

$    4,582

$     (166)

3.     The adjusted tax rate for the first six months of 2026 was 15.0 percent, as detailed below:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026

(dollars in millions)

Pre-tax
earnings

Income taxes

Tax rate

As reported (GAAP)

$        5,317

$        1,004

18.9 %

Specified items

7,865

971

12.3 %

As adjusted (non-GAAP)                                                                               

$       13,182

$        1,975

15.0 %

AbbVie Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP Reported to Non-GAAP Adjusted Information

(Unaudited)

1.     Specified items impacted results as follows:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

(in millions, except per share data)

Earnings

Diluted

Pre-tax

After-taxa

EPS

As reported (GAAP)

$        3,215

$        2,224

$          1.24

Adjusted for specified items:

Intangible asset amortization

3,722

3,145

1.78

Change in fair value of contingent consideration                                                

4,313

4,186

2.36

Other

153

93

0.05

As adjusted (non-GAAP)

$       11,403

$        9,648

$          5.43

 a         Represents net earnings attributable to AbbVie Inc. Specified items reflect the impact of applicable statutory tax rates. 

Reported GAAP earnings and adjusted non-GAAP earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2025 included acquired IPR&D
and milestones expense of $1.1 billion on a pre-tax and $975 million on an after-tax basis, representing an unfavorable impact
of $0.55 to both diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS.

2.     The impact of the specified items by line item was as follows: 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

(in millions)

Cost of
products
sold

SG&A

R&D

Other
operating
income

Other
expense,
net

As reported (GAAP)

$   8,348

$   6,546

$   4,198

$     (24)

$   4,107

Adjusted for specified items:

Intangible asset amortization

(3,722)









Change in fair value of contingent consideration                  









(4,313)

Other

(97)

(27)

(32)

24

(21)

As adjusted (non-GAAP)

$   4,529

$   6,519

$   4,166

$      —

$    (227)

3.     The adjusted tax rate for the first six months of 2025 was 15.3 percent, as detailed below:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

(dollars in millions)

Pre-tax
earnings

Income taxes

Tax rate

As reported (GAAP)

$        3,215

$          985

30.6 %

Specified items

8,188

764

9.3 %

As adjusted (non-GAAP)                                                                                 

$       11,403

$        1,749

15.3 %

SOURCE AbbVie
2026-07-31 11:47 1mo ago
2026-07-31 05:45 1mo ago
CXMT při debutu na burze v Šanghaji vyskočil o 466 %
MU Micron Technology
FMP Stock News 72
Original source text
It's not unusual for an IPO to "pop" on its first day of trading. Underwriters typically price new issues conservatively to guarantee adequate demand. But newly listed shares of Chinese DRAM supplier ChangXin Memory Technologies (SHSE: 688825), better known as CXMT, rocketed 466% higher on their first day of trading on the Shanghai exchange.

That price performance is just another indication of the excitement around memory chip stocks like Micron Technology (MU +18.36%) and SK Hynix (SKHY +17.52%). And investors in leading memory chipmakers may be wondering how the Chinese competitor could affect them after its recent capital injection.

Image source: Getty Images.

The fourth mega memory chipmaker While it seemingly left money on the table, the CXMT IPO raised at least $8.6 billion for the company. If the company exercises its option to sell additional shares, it could push that total close to $10 billion.

CXMT is capitalizing on the severe DRAM chip shortage driven by massive demand from artificial intelligence (AI) build-outs. As SK Hynix, Micron, and Samsung dedicate more capacity to high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which is essentially stacks of DRAM chips, CXMT has been able to increase its prices and gain market share. Its bit share of the DRAM market expanded to 8% in the first quarter, up from 3% in the first quarter of 2025, according to Counterpoint Research.

As a result, profits soared to approximately $3.66 billion in the first quarter as revenue increased 7.5-fold. Additionally, it signed long-term deals with ByteDance and Tencent totaling $10 billion.

That is to say, CXMT has growing cash reserves. How CXMT uses that cash could have a meaningful impact on its competition. In its IPO prospectus, CXMT says it plans to use half its fresh capital to upgrade and expand its DRAM production, but makes no mention of plans to expand its HBM efforts, which currently account for a small single-digit percentage of its total production.

CXMT has been playing with a handicap. Import restrictions prevent it from using the most advanced wafer-fabrication equipment, resulting in a significant gap between its chips and those of the competition. CXMT has made technological innovations to close the gap created by its physical limitations, but further improvements may come more slowly. That's especially true, given that advanced HBM chip production requires cutting-edge equipment that's impossible to acquire in China. CXMT is expected to ship HBM3 chips this year, approximately four years behind SK Hynix.

That's important for Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung. The current demand cycle is driven by HBM chips, which are packaged with GPUs and AI accelerators for deployment in data centers. CXMT appears focused on the near-term opportunity to improve its DRAM production capacity and lower its costs, thereby maximizing its profits as it takes DRAM market share. Its HBM efforts may be confined to meeting the needs of Chinese AI companies, limiting its opportunities.

Today's Change

(

18.36

%) $

135.66

Current Price

$

874.66

Over the long run, however, CXMT could have a meaningful impact on the memory chip market. It's already expected to rival Micron in wafer capacity this year, and it's growing significantly quicker than its other competitors. If it overcomes physical manufacturing limitations or gains access to more advanced production equipment in the future, it could meaningfully increase the global supply of advanced HBM chips.
2026-07-31 11:47 1mo ago
2026-07-31 07:05 1mo ago
Tržby MercadoLibre vzrostly o 49 %
MELI MercadoLibre
FMP Stock News 72
Original source text
When MercadoLibre (MELI +1.20%) releases its earnings report on Aug. 5, there's one stat I'll be looking at in particular: revenue growth.

Last quarter, MercadoLibre's revenue jumped 49%, its fastest pace in four years. Revenue topped analysts' expectations, and it's a clear indication that the e-commerce and fintech company is rapidly expanding through Latin America as planned.

Today's Change

(

1.20

%) $

22.42

Current Price

$

1,885.73

MercadoLibre's Brazilian market saw a 56% increase. At the same time, its unit shipping costs dropped 17% year over year. This is due to the company's efforts to improve infrastructure and logistics within emerging markets.

Wall Street has still punished the stock despite clear evidence that the company's strategic investments are really starting to pay off. MercadoLibre's executive team deliberately reinvested capital in growth, which caused a temporary drop in operating margin that investors apparently did not like.

Image source: The Motley Fool.

For those focused on the long term, however, MercadoLibre is priced quite attractively right now. The stock is down more than 20% in the past 12 months. The company is currently trading at less than 3 times its sales, with a price-to-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 1.15. This suggests that MercadoLibre is either fairly priced or slightly undervalued.

Getting back to the one stat that tells a bigger story: 49% revenue growth. If MercadoLibre can maintain this pace or accelerate it, the stock will eventually begin to reflect the incredible investments the company has made over the past decade to build a viable e-commerce and fintech business in Latin America. The opportunity there is too massive to ignore.

Catie Hogan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends MercadoLibre. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
2026-07-31 11:36 1mo ago
2026-07-31 07:04 1mo ago
Invitation Home zvýšila celoroční výhled core FFO
INVH Invitation Homes
FMP Stock News 92
Original source text
Invitation Home NYSE: INVH reported second-quarter results marked by occupancy above 97%, accelerating new-lease pricing through June and higher funds from operations, while executives raised full-year guidance and highlighted capital deployment through stock repurchases, home sales and construction lending.

President and Chief Executive Officer Dallas Tanner said the single-family rental company’s average occupancy remained above 97% during the quarter, while new-lease rate growth accelerated for a sixth consecutive month. Core FFO per share rose 5% year over year and adjusted FFO per share increased just under 6%, he said.

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Tanner also discussed the recently enacted 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which he said provides clarity for the company and broader housing industry. He said the legislation includes provisions intended to accelerate and encourage new construction, a policy objective Invitation Homes supports through its homebuilder partnerships and new-construction activities.

According to Tanner, John Burns data show it is, on average, more than $1,000 per month cheaper to lease than own a comparable home in Invitation Homes’ markets. Based on the company’s average resident tenure of slightly more than 40 months, he said that represents more than $40,000 of savings for a typical household.

Operating trends strengthen through July Chief Operating Officer Tim Lobner said same-store net operating income increased 1.5% from a year earlier in the second quarter. The increase reflected 1.6% core revenue growth and 1.9% growth in core operating expenses.

Second-quarter renewal rent growth averaged 3.3%, rising to 3.7% in June. New-lease rent growth was 1.1% for the quarter. Blended lease rent growth was 2.7%. Turnover improved 50 basis points year over year to 5.7%. Average occupancy was 97.1% during the quarter. Lobner said controllable expenses declined 1% year over year, while fixed costs, including property taxes and insurance, rose 3.5%. He attributed the controllable-cost result to operational execution and said both fixed and controllable expenses were tracking in line with the company’s expectations.

The company’s preliminary July figures showed renewal rent growth of 4.3%, new-lease growth of 1.2% and blended growth of 3.4%. July occupancy averaged 96.5%, which Lobner said reflected normal seasonal move-outs. He said August renewals were shaping up similarly to July, while new-lease growth is expected to moderate through the remainder of the year following its seasonal peak.

Management said supply conditions were improving, though some markets still have excess inventory to absorb. Lobner said build-to-rent deliveries have declined and growth in new single-family rental supply has slowed, while markets that had been most oversupplied were experiencing sharper reductions in unsold new-home inventory.

Home sales fund buybacks and reduce revolver borrowings Chief Financial Officer Jon Olsen said core FFO was $0.51 per share during the second quarter, up 5% from the prior year, while AFFO was $0.44 per share, an increase of nearly 6%.

Invitation Homes sold 657 wholly owned homes, primarily to end users, for approximately $309 million in gross proceeds during the quarter. It acquired 196 homes from homebuilder partners for about $74 million.

As dispositions have exceeded the company’s earlier expectations, Olsen said Invitation Homes increased its full-year guidance for sales of wholly owned homes by $300 million at the midpoint, to $850 million. Acquisition guidance was unchanged, with midpoints of $250 million for wholly owned homes purchased from builder partners and $100 million through joint ventures.

The company repurchased another $100 million of stock in the second quarter, bringing total repurchases since the program began late last year to $600 million. Invitation Homes has repurchased about 22.8 million shares at an average price of $26.30 each, according to Olsen.

Olsen said the average repurchase price represented an implied value of slightly more than $270,000 per wholly owned home, compared with the company’s year-to-date average home sale price of $450,000. Proceeds from asset sales and free cash flow helped reduce the company’s revolver balance to $280 million at June 30 from $560 million at March 31.

Net debt to trailing 12-month adjusted EBITDA stood at 5.4 times at quarter-end, slightly below the company’s 5.5-times to 6-times target range. Invitation Homes ended the quarter with more than $1.5 billion in available liquidity, with substantially all debt fixed or swapped to fixed rates and approximately 90% of wholly owned homes unencumbered.

Earlier in July, the company issued $500 million of 2032 senior notes carrying a 4.95% coupon. It used net proceeds to prepay approximately half of its 2017-1 securitization, which had a $988 million balance at June 30 and matures next summer.

Guidance rises as management cites second-half risks Invitation Homes raised its full-year core FFO guidance midpoint by $0.01 to $1.95 per share and its AFFO midpoint by $0.01 to $1.65 per share. The company also narrowed its same-store core revenue and NOI growth guidance ranges around unchanged midpoints.

Olsen said the outlook reflected “cautious optimism,” while noting risks related to seasonally higher turnover, the need to maintain occupancy amid an improving but still elevated supply backdrop, and uncertainty around property-tax assessments. Property taxes represent about 55% of total operating expenses, he said, with California, Georgia and Florida accounting for about 70% of the property-tax line item.

Management also said the disruption created by earlier versions of the ROAD to Housing Act delayed or canceled some ResiBuilt projects scheduled to begin during the first half. As a result, ResiBuilt’s 2026 earnings contribution is expected to trail original expectations, although executives said its development pipeline has begun to refill following the legislation’s passage.

Chief Investment Officer Scott Eisen said the company had begun seeing more interest in smaller acquisition portfolios after legislative uncertainty subsided, though transaction activity remained limited and he did not provide pricing expectations. The company has construction loan commitments, including deals still under diligence, totaling just under $350 million, with roughly 10% funded. Tanner said the loans typically generate high-single-digit yields and may provide an opportunity to acquire completed communities.

About Invitation Home (NYSE:INVH)Invitation Homes NYSE: INVH is a real estate investment trust that specializes in the ownership, operation and leasing of single-family rental homes across the United States. The company focuses on acquiring suburban and urban-adjacent single-family residences and managing them as rental properties for households seeking professionally managed, long-term housing alternatives to traditional homeownership or multifamily rentals.

Operationally, Invitation Homes is involved in the full lifecycle of the single-family rental business: sourcing and acquiring homes, performing renovations and ongoing maintenance, marketing and leasing properties, and providing property management and resident services.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected].

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2026-07-31 11:13 1mo ago
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GATX zvýšil zisk na akcii a výhled zisku
GATX GATX Corporation
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3 transportation stocks gearing up for a new rallyGATX NYSE: GATX reported second-quarter 2026 diluted earnings per share of $2.84, up from $2.06 a year earlier, and raised its full-year earnings guidance to a range of $9.90 to $10.30 per share. Year-to-date diluted EPS was $5.19, compared with $4.21 in the first half of 2025.

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Management attributed the higher outlook to strong year-to-date results, favorable market conditions in Rail North America and engine leasing, benefits from the Wells Fargo Rail acquisition and a positive outlook across its businesses.

Rail North America Maintains High Utilization Rail North America fleet utilization remained high at 98% at quarter end, while GATX reported an 82.6% lease renewal success rate. The company’s lease price index increased 16.8%, with an average renewal term of 54 months.

Paul Titterton, executive vice president and president of Rail North America, said favorable supply-demand conditions continued to support renewal economics across most railcar types. Management said the second-quarter lease price index was affected by a higher-than-expected volume of sand-car renewals from the Wells Fargo portfolio.

Robert Lyons, GATX’s president and chief executive officer, said the company had expected some of those cars to come off lease, which would have removed them from the lease price index calculation. Instead, more cars were renewed than anticipated, a result he described as economically beneficial over the long term despite its effect on the index.

Management did not provide railcar-type-specific lease pricing details, citing the competitive nature of the market. Titterton said GATX expected continued sand-car exposure for the rest of the year but said the activity was consistent with the company’s expectations when it acquired the Wells Fargo fleet.

The company placed about 9,500 railcars under its 2022 Trinity supply agreement, with the earliest available scheduled delivery under that agreement in the first quarter of 2027. Titterton said a long-term supply agreement remains a core part of GATX’s sourcing strategy, though the company did not discuss specific plans to renew its existing agreement.

Remarketing Gains Support Results and Guidance Strong secondary-market demand contributed to meaningful asset remarketing activity during the quarter. GATX reported gains on asset dispositions of $67.7 million in the second quarter and $117.5 million for the first half of the year.

Lyons said gains from the Wells Fargo-related joint venture were tracking in line with the company’s full-year expectation of about $70 million. Meanwhile, gains from GATX’s legacy portfolio were running ahead of expectations, and management said they could exceed the company’s initial $130 million outlook for the full year.

Tom Ellman, executive vice president and chief financial officer, said the company was roughly at or slightly above its initial full-year expectations across several major metrics at midyear. He cited stronger-than-anticipated remarketing income and segment profit in Rail North America and engine leasing as key drivers of the increased earnings guidance.

Management also said the Wells Fargo Rail acquisition was contributing more than initially anticipated. GATX had previously expected the transaction to add roughly $0.20 to $0.30 per share in 2026. Ellman said the company now expects the contribution to be at least double that original estimate, supported by management fees, day-to-day portfolio performance and potential asset-sale-related fees.

GATX exercised its first option to acquire an additional interest in the Wells Fargo-related joint venture on June 30. The purchase represented 3.5% of the joint venture and had a total cash outlay of $66 million. Lyons said the company expects to exercise future options, though they remain subject to annual review.

Maintenance and Fleet Strategy Rail North America maintenance expense was approximately $250 million through the first half, in line with GATX’s expectation of roughly $500 million for the full year. Ellman said quarterly maintenance spending may vary, but the company remained on track for its annual target.

GATX said it is already seeing benefits from applying its maintenance-management processes to the Wells Fargo portfolio’s third-party maintenance network. However, Lyons said it may take about two years before the company has capacity to move some Wells Fargo railcars through its own maintenance facilities, which are currently operating at full capacity with GATX’s legacy fleet.

Management emphasized that it is focused on optimizing portfolio economics rather than targeting a specific fleet size. Lyons said GATX will continue to sell assets when secondary-market demand makes doing so attractive and will add railcars when purchase prices, financing costs and leasing demand support investment returns.

Titterton said North American railcar market conditions remain supported by a shrinking overall railcar fleet and improving railcar loadings, particularly in intermodal, agricultural and chemical markets. He also cited tighter trucking capacity as a favorable factor, while noting uncertainty in the broader economic environment.

International Rail and Engine Leasing GATX Rail Europe ended the quarter with 95.3% utilization despite what management described as challenging economic conditions. GATX Rail India’s fleet was fully utilized as demand remained robust. Rail International investment volume totaled approximately $46 million during the quarter, reflecting new railcar deliveries in Europe and India.

Lyons said Rail International segment profit could come in somewhat below the company’s initial expectation of about $130 million, though he said the difference was not significant enough to affect the revised full-year guidance.

Engine leasing delivered what management called excellent second-quarter results, supported by favorable market fundamentals and continued air-travel trends that drove demand for spare aircraft engines. GATX also identified investment opportunities through its 50/50 joint venture with Rolls-Royce.

Ellman said year-to-date engine leasing results were driven approximately 70% by operating income and 30% by remarketing activity. He also noted that other income in the segment included maintenance reserve releases, which can be uneven from quarter to quarter and should not be viewed as a recurring quarterly run rate.

Lyons said GATX does not currently plan to add engines to its wholly owned engine portfolio in 2026, though the company may pursue selective opportunities. He said the existing portfolio, which exceeds $1 billion of investment, is expected to remain a strong, high-return asset base over time.

About GATX (NYSE:GATX)GATX Corporation NYSE: GATX is a global railcar leasing and asset management company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1898 as General American Transportation Corporation, GATX has grown into one of the world's leading lessors of railcars, marine vessels and industrial assets. The company's core business focuses on leasing and managing high-value equipment for customers in the energy, industrial, chemical, agricultural and metals markets.

In its Rail North America segment, GATX owns and manages a diverse fleet of more than 60,000 railcars, including tank cars, covered hoppers, boxcars and flatcars.

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Balchem hlásí rekordní tržby i zisk ve 2. čtvrtletí
BCPC Balchem
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MONTVALE, N.J., July 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC) today reported financial results for its 2026 fiscal second quarter ended June 30, 2026. For the quarter, the Company reported net sales of $284.0 million, net earnings of $44.6 million, adjusted EBITDA(a) of $77.9 million, and free cash flow(a) of $36.2 million.

Ted Harris, Chairman, President and CEO of Balchem, said, “The second quarter was another very strong quarter for Balchem with healthy growth in all three of our reporting segments. On a consolidated basis, we delivered record quarterly net sales, net earnings, and adjusted EBITDA, as well as solid cash flows.”

Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights:

Net sales were $284.0 million, an increase of 11.2% from the prior year quarter.GAAP net earnings were $44.6 million, an increase of 16.6% from the prior year quarter.Adjusted EBITDA was $77.9 million, an increase of 12.6% from the prior year quarter.GAAP earnings per share were $1.39 compared to $1.17 in the prior year quarter and adjusted earnings per share(a) were $1.49 compared to $1.27 in the prior year quarter.Cash flows from operations were $46.7 million, with free cash flow(a) of $36.2 million.Excellent sales and earnings from operations growth in all three of our reporting segments. Recent Highlights:

On July 24, 2026, we entered into an amendment to our existing credit agreement, that was due July 27, 2027, with lenders in the form of a senior secured revolving credit facility, now due July 24, 2031. This amendment increased the allowed borrowing from $550 million to $650 million, and expanded the company's ability to fund growth, innovation, and acquisitions.Balchem repurchased $29 million of common stock during the second quarter and $114 million over the trailing twelve months, reflecting the Company's balanced capital allocation strategy and commitment to long-term shareholder value creation. Mr. Harris said, “I am extremely pleased with our second quarter financial performance and the strong execution around our strategic priorities across our businesses.”

Mr. Harris added, “These excellent first half of 2026 results continue the strong growth momentum we have built over the years and we remain excited about the future outlook of our company.”

 Results for Period Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)         Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,  2026 2025 2026 2025Net sales $283,997  $255,467  $554,706  $505,986 Gross margin  103,683   93,113   204,767   181,281 Operating expenses  44,462   41,671   89,920   78,824 Earnings from operations  59,221   51,442   114,847   102,457 Interest and other expenses  1,440   2,431   4,544   5,506 Earnings before income tax expense  57,781   49,011   110,303   96,951 Income tax expense  13,166   10,733   25,403   21,620 Net earnings $44,615  $38,278  $84,900  $75,331              Diluted net earnings per common share $1.39  $1.17  $2.63  $2.30              Adjusted EBITDA(a) $77,943  $69,224  $152,225  $135,514 Adjusted net earnings(a) $48,096  $41,561  $91,087  $81,578 Adjusted net earnings per common share(a) $1.49  $1.27  $2.83  $2.49              Shares used in the calculations of diluted and adjusted net earnings per common share  32,200   32,682   32,242   32,744  (a)See “Non-GAAP Financial Information” for a reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures.    Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2026:

The Human Nutrition and Health segment generated record quarterly sales of $176.9 million, an increase of $16.1 million, or 10.0%, compared to the prior year quarter. The increase was driven by higher sales within both the nutrients business and the food ingredients and solutions businesses. Record earnings from operations for this segment of $42.4 million increased $4.0 million, or 10.5%, compared to $38.3 million in the prior year quarter, primarily due to the aforementioned higher sales and favorable mix, partially offset by certain higher manufacturing input costs and higher operating expenses. Excluding the effect of non-cash expense associated with amortization of acquired intangible assets and other adjustments, record adjusted earnings from operations(a) for this segment were $45.9 million, compared to $41.4 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 10.9%.

The Animal Nutrition and Health segment generated quarterly sales of $64.5 million, an increase of $8.4 million, or 15.0%, compared to the prior year quarter. The increase was driven by higher sales in both the monogastric and ruminant species markets. Second quarter earnings from operations for this segment of $5.2 million increased $1.7 million, or 48.7%, compared to $3.5 million in the prior year quarter, primarily due to the aforementioned higher sales, partially offset by certain higher manufacturing input costs and higher operating expenses. Excluding the effect of non-cash expense associated with amortization of acquired intangible assets and other adjustments, adjusted earnings from operations for this segment were $5.6 million compared to $3.8 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 47.7%.

The Specialty Products segment generated record quarterly sales of $40.5 million, an increase of $3.3 million, or 8.9%, compared to the prior year quarter, due to higher sales in both the performance gases and plant nutrition businesses. Record earnings from operations for this segment of $12.9 million increased $1.6 million, or 14.4%, compared to $11.3 million in the prior year quarter, primarily driven by the aforementioned higher sales and favorable mix, partially offset by certain higher manufacturing input costs and higher operating expenses. Excluding the effect of non-cash expense associated with amortization of acquired intangible assets and other adjustments, record adjusted earnings from operations for this segment were $13.9 million, compared to $12.4 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 12.1%.

Record consolidated quarterly gross margin of $103.7 million increased by $10.6 million, or 11.4%, compared to $93.1 million for the prior year comparable period. Gross margin as a percentage of sales was 36.5% compared to 36.4% in the prior year period, an increase of 10 basis points, primarily due to sales growth and manufacturing efficiencies, partially offset by certain higher manufacturing input costs. Operating expenses of $44.5 million for the quarter increased $2.8 million from the prior year comparable quarter, primarily due to higher compensation-related costs.

Net interest expense was $1.9 million and $2.8 million in the second quarters of 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to lower outstanding borrowings and lower interest rates. Our effective tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were 22.8% and 21.9%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to lower tax benefits from stock-based compensation.

Second quarter cash flows provided by operating activities were $46.7 million and free cash flow was $36.2 million. Net working capital of $242.7 million as of June 30, 2026 included a cash balance of $63.2 million. Significant cash payments during the quarter included repurchases of common stock of $28.8 million, income taxes paid of $27.8 million, net debt payments of $17.0 million, and capital expenditures and intangible assets acquired of $10.9 million. Outstanding debt on our revolving loan was $152.0 million as of June 30, 2026 and our net debt (b) was $88.8 million, with an overall leverage ratio (c) on a net debt basis of 0.3 times.

Ted Harris said, “The Balchem team delivered another strong quarter in Q2 of 2026, and we remain confident in the long-term growth outlook for our company as we continue to execute our strategic growth initiatives.”

(b)Net debt is defined as the outstanding balance on our revolving loan less cash and cash equivalents.(c)Leverage ratio is defined as net debt divided by trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA.   Quarterly Conference Call

A quarterly conference call will be held on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) to review second quarter 2026 results. Ted Harris, Chairman, President and CEO and Martin Bengtsson, CFO will host the call. Institutional investors, analysts and other members of the financial community are invited to join the live call by dialing +1-833-461-5787 (USA/Canada toll free) or +1-585-542-9983 (International Toll), and referencing Meeting ID: 980453675, five minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the conference call. Investors and the public are invited to listen to the live webcast at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/980453675. The conference call will be available for replay shortly after the conclusion of the call at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/980453675 for one year.

Segment Information

Balchem Corporation reports three business segments: Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products. The Human Nutrition and Health segment delivers customized food and beverage ingredient systems, as well as key nutrients into a variety of applications across the food, supplement and pharmaceutical industries. The Animal Nutrition and Health segment manufactures and supplies products to numerous animal health markets. Through Specialty Products, Balchem provides specialty-packaged performance gases for use in healthcare and other industries, and also provides chelated minerals to the micronutrient agricultural market. Sales and production of products outside of our reportable segments and other minor business activities are included in "Other and Unallocated".

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect our expectation or belief concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "forecast," "outlook," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar expressions generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may relate to such matters as projections of revenue, margins, expenses, tax provisions, earnings, cash flows, benefit obligations, dividends, share repurchases or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including those relating to any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to our products and services; any statements regarding future economic conditions or our performance; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These statements are based on the Company's currently available information and our current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. They are subject to future events, risks and uncertainties - many of which are beyond the Company’s control - as well as potentially inaccurate assumptions, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Important factors and other risks that may affect the Company's business or that could cause actual results to differ materially are included in filings the Company makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, its Current Reports on Form 8-K, and in its other SEC filings. Reference should be made to such factors and all forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the above cautionary statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact: Jacqueline Yarmolowicz, Balchem Corporation (Telephone: 845-326-5600)

Selected Financial Data (unaudited)
($ in 000’s)

Business Segment Net Sales: Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
  2026
 2025
 2026
 2025
Human Nutrition and Health $176,894  $160,773  $348,522  $319,230 Animal Nutrition and Health  64,454   56,028   126,643   113,305 Specialty Products  40,511   37,185   75,238   70,460 Other (d)   2,138   1,481   4,303   2,991 Total $283,997  $255,467  $554,706  $505,986              (d) Other consists of a few minor businesses which individually do not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation.  Business Segment Earnings Before Income Taxes: Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,  2026 2025 2026 2025Human Nutrition and Health $42,381  $38,342  $82,401  $76,316 Animal Nutrition and Health  5,227   3,514   10,919   8,750 Specialty Products  12,893   11,269   24,828   20,854 Other and Unallocated (e)  (1,280)  (1,683)  (3,301)  (3,463)Interest and other expenses  (1,440)  (2,431)  (4,544)  (5,506)Total $57,781  $49,011  $110,303  $96,951          (e) Other and Unallocated consists of a few minor businesses which individually do not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation and corporate expenses that have not been allocated to a segment. Unallocated corporate expenses consist of transaction and integration costs of $22 and $917 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and $405 and $894 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. Selected Balance Sheet Items       (Dollars in thousands) June 30, 2026
 December 31, 2025
  (unaudited)
         Cash and cash equivalents $63,174  $74,570 Accounts receivable, net  148,973   143,596 Inventories  161,551   131,449 Other current assets  14,726   15,999 Total current assets  388,424   365,614        Property, plant and equipment, net  304,702   306,648 Goodwill  808,809   816,375 Intangible assets with finite lives, net  151,643   163,289 Right of use assets  14,120   16,192 Other assets  19,306   18,134 Total non-current assets  1,298,580   1,320,638        Total assets  $1,687,004  $1,686,252        Current liabilities $145,755  $176,384 Revolving loan  152,000   164,000 Deferred income taxes  52,943   54,143 Other long-term obligations  33,928   34,312 Total liabilities  384,626   428,839        Stockholders' equity  1,302,378   1,257,413        Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $1,687,004  $1,686,252  Balchem Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)(unaudited)    Six Months Ended June 30,  2026 2025Cash flows from operating activities:    Net earnings $84,900  $75,331 Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:    Depreciation and amortization  24,711   22,417 Stock compensation expense  11,277   9,648 Other adjustments  1,100   (1,192)Changes in assets and liabilities  (35,216)  (22,495) Net cash provided by operating activities  86,772   83,709      Cash flows from investing activities:    Capital expenditures and intangible assets acquired  (17,138)  (12,372)Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired  —   (323)Proceeds from the sale of assets  7   267 Investment in affiliates  (95)  (105) Net cash used in investing activities  (17,226)  (12,533)     Cash flows from financing activities:    Proceeds from revolving loan  80,000   63,000 Principal payments on revolving loan  (92,000)  (63,000)Principal payments on finance leases  (102)  (97)Proceeds from stock options exercised  7,742   6,222 Dividends paid  (30,772)  (28,265)Repurchases of common stock  (44,484)  (38,589) Net cash used in financing activities  (79,616)  (60,729)     Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  (1,326)  5,465      (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (11,396)  15,912      Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  74,570   49,515 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $63,174  $65,427           Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to disclosing financial results in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are helpful in understanding and comparing our past financial performance and our future results. The non-GAAP financial measures in this press release include adjusted gross margin, adjusted earnings from operations, adjusted net earnings and the related adjusted diluted per share amounts, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted income tax expense, free cash flow, net debt, and leverage ratio. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company exclude certain business combination accounting adjustments and certain other items related to acquisitions, certain equity compensation, nonqualified deferred compensation plan expense (income), and certain one-time or unusual transactions. Detailed non-GAAP adjustments are described in the reconciliation tables below and also explained in the related footnotes. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated. Investors should not consider non-GAAP measures as alternatives to the related GAAP measures.

Set forth below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Table 1
(unaudited)     Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)       Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,  2026 2025 2026 2025Reconciliation of adjusted gross margin        GAAP gross margin $103,683  $93,113  $204,767  $181,281 Amortization of intangible assets and finance leases (1)  718   724   1,447   1,417 Adjusted gross margin $104,401  $93,837  $206,214  $182,698          Reconciliation of adjusted earnings from operations        GAAP earnings from operations $59,221  $51,442  $114,847  $102,457 Amortization of intangible assets and finance leases (1)  4,353   4,313   8,804   8,425 Transaction and integration costs (2)  22   405   917   894 Nonqualified deferred compensation plan expense (3)  631   401   617   435 Restructuring costs (4)  —   (192)  —   (192)Adjusted earnings from operations $64,227  $56,369  $125,185  $112,019          Reconciliation of adjusted net earnings        GAAP net earnings $44,615  $38,278  $84,900  $75,331 Amortization of intangible assets and finance leases (1)  4,425   4,384   8,948   8,568 Transaction and integration costs (2)  22   405   917   894 Restructuring costs (4)  —   (192)  —   (192)Income tax adjustment (5)  (966)  (1,314)  (3,678)  (3,023)Adjusted net earnings $48,096  $41,561  $91,087  $81,578          Adjusted net earnings per common share - diluted $1.49  $1.27  $2.83  $2.49  Table 2
(unaudited)     Reconciliation of GAAP Net Earnings to EBITDA and to Adjusted EBITDA
(Dollars in thousands)       Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
 2025 2026
 2025Net earnings - as reported $44,615  $38,278  $84,900  $75,331 Add back:          Provision for income taxes  13,166   10,733   25,403   21,620 Interest and other expenses  1,440   2,431   4,544   5,506 Depreciation and amortization  12,148   11,330   24,567   22,272 EBITDA  71,369   62,772   139,414   124,729 Add back:          Non-cash compensation expense related to equity awards  5,921   5,838   11,277   9,648 Transaction and integration costs (2)  22   405   917   894 Nonqualified deferred compensation plan expense (3)  631   401   617   435 Restructuring costs (4)  —   (192)  —   (192)Adjusted EBITDA $77,943  $69,224  $152,225  $135,514  Table 3
(unaudited)
   Reconciliation of GAAP Effective Income Tax Rate to Non-GAAP Effective Income Tax Rate
(Dollars in thousands)
     Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 Effective Tax Rate 2025
 Effective Tax RateGAAP Income Tax Expense $13,166  22.8 % $10,733  21.9 %Impact of ASU 2016-09 (6)  (24)    283   Adjusted Income Tax Expense $13,142  22.7 % $11,016  22.5 %   Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
 Effective Tax Rate 2025
 Effective Tax RateGAAP Income Tax Expense $25,403  23.0 % $21,620  22.3 %Impact of ASU 2016-09 (6)  1,290     873   Adjusted Income Tax Expense $26,693  24.2 % $22,493  23.2 % Table 4
(unaudited)     Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow
(Dollars in thousands)       Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,  2026 2025 2026 2025Net cash provided by operating activities $46,711  $47,252  $86,772  $83,709 Capital expenditures and proceeds from the sale of assets  (10,480)  (6,554)  (16,696)  (11,975)Free cash flow $36,231  $40,698  $70,076  $71,734                                    (1) Amortization of intangible assets and finance leases: Amortization of intangible assets and finance leases consists of amortization of customer relationships, trademarks and trade names, developed technology, regulatory registration costs, patents and trade secrets, capitalized loan issuance costs, other intangibles acquired primarily in connection with business combinations, and finance leases. We record expense relating to the amortization of these intangibles and finance leases in our GAAP financial statements. Amortization expenses for our intangible assets and finance leases are inconsistent in amount and are significantly impacted by the timing and valuation of acquisitions. Consequently, our non-GAAP adjustments exclude these expenses to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.

(2) Transaction and integration costs: Transaction and integration costs related to acquisitions and divestitures are expensed in our GAAP financial statements. Management excludes these items for the purposes of calculating adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that excluding these items from our non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because these are items associated with transactions that are inconsistent in amount and frequency causing comparison of current and historical financial results to be difficult.

(3) Nonqualified deferred compensation plan (income) expense: Gains and losses on rabbi trust assets related to our nonqualified deferred compensation plan are recorded in other (income) expense while the offsetting increases or decreases to the deferred compensation liability are recorded within earnings from operations. The increases and decreases in the deferred compensation liability are driven by market volatility and are not a true reflection of company performance. We believe excluding these amounts from our non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because these items are inconsistent in amount based on market conditions causing comparison of current and historical financial results to be difficult.

(4) Restructuring costs: Restructuring costs related to a reorganization of the business are recorded in our GAAP financial statements. Management excludes these items for the purposes of calculating adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that excluding these items from our non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because these are items associated with transactions that are inconsistent in amount and frequency causing comparison of current and historical financial results to be difficult.

(5) Income tax adjustment: For purposes of calculating adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted earnings per share, we adjust the provision for (benefit from) income taxes to tax effect the taxable and deductible non-GAAP adjustments described above as they have a significant impact on our income tax (benefit) provision. Additionally, the income tax adjustment is adjusted for the impact of adopting ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” and uses our non-GAAP effective rate applied to both our GAAP earnings before income tax expense and non-GAAP adjustments described above. See Table 3 for the calculation of our non-GAAP effective tax rate.

(6) Impact of ASU 2016-09: The primary impact of ASU No. 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting" ("ASU 2016-09"), was the recognition during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, of excess tax benefits as a reduction to the provision for income taxes and the classification of these excess tax benefits in operating activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows instead of financing activities. Management excludes this item for the purpose of calculating adjusted Income Tax Expense. We believe that excluding the item in our non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because it is inconsistent in amount and frequency causing comparison of current and historical financial results to be difficult.
2026-07-31 11:03 1mo ago
2026-07-31 06:05 1mo ago
Hilton Grand Vacations zvýšila upravenou EBITDA, tržby před úhradami nákladů
HGV Hilton Grand Vacations
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Hilton Grand Vacations NYSE: HGV reported second-quarter adjusted EBITDA to shareholders of $293 million, up 5% from a year earlier, as cost controls and operating-efficiency initiatives helped offset lower contract sales and sales productivity pressures at portions of its Bluegreen business.

The company said adjusted EBITDA margin, excluding cost reimbursements, expanded 40 basis points year over year to 23%. Total revenue before cost reimbursements rose 3% to $1.3 billion. Management said reported GAAP results excluded $54 million in net contract-sales deferrals tied to presales at its Ka Haku project, along with $26 million in associated direct expenses. Adjusting for those items would add a net $28 million to adjusted EBITDA, according to the company.

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Tour Growth Continued, but Contract Sales Declined Hilton Grand Vacations generated 239,000 tours during the quarter, a 6% increase from the prior-year period and its fourth consecutive quarter of consolidated tour growth. CEO Mark Wang said the results demonstrated continued demand across the platform, with occupancy and on-the-book arrivals for the second half of the year remaining ahead of the prior year.

However, real estate contract sales declined 3% to $810 million. Volume per guest, or VPG, fell 9% to about $3,400. Wang said the decline reflected a faster-than-expected moderation in Bluegreen VPG following the prior-year launch of HGV Max, sales-execution challenges at several high-volume locations, and a greater mix of trust transactions and new-buyer sales.

New-buyer contract sales accounted for 28% of total volume, up 70 basis points from the prior-year period. The company reported high-single-digit growth in both new-buyer tours and transactions, supported by prior marketing investments and stable close rates.

Wang said the company did not view the sales shortfall as a demand problem. In particular, Bluegreen tour flow increased 10% year over year and new-buyer transactions at Bluegreen rose 16%, he said. But owner VPG at Bluegreen faced a difficult comparison after the HGV Max rollout drove a 45% increase in VPG during the second quarter of 2025.

Management also identified execution issues at Bluegreen operations in Orlando and Myrtle Beach. Wang said the company installed new leadership and increased recruiting and training investments in those markets. He said Hilton Grand Vacations expects performance to improve through the third quarter and return to expected levels by the fourth quarter.

Margins Benefit From Product Mix and Cost Discipline Real estate profit increased 7% to $173 million, while real estate margins expanded 220 basis points to 28%. Cost of product was 10%, down 130 basis points from a year earlier and consistent with the first quarter.

President and CFO Dan Mathewes said the larger mix of trust sales contributed to the cost-of-product performance. Trust transactions generally carry lower VPG than traditional deeded sales, but also have a lower cost of product, he said. Management also said inventory recapture from prior acquisitions is expected to contribute to cost-of-product benefits in the second half.

Real estate sales and marketing expense was $397 million, or 49% of contract sales, 40 basis points below the prior-year period. The financing business produced $144 million in revenue and $86 million in profit. Excluding amortization related to acquired receivables, financing margins were 62%, up 100 basis points year over year.

The company’s provision for bad debt was 17% of owned contract sales, at the high end of its targeted mid-teens range. Mathewes attributed the increase primarily to a higher customer borrowing propensity and a greater mix of trust and new-buyer sales, which carry higher provisions than deeded sales. He said the increase was not caused by portfolio deterioration, citing stable or improving early-stage delinquency trends across the company’s portfolios.

Combined gross receivables totaled $5 billion, with a $1.4 billion allowance for bad debt, or 28% of the portfolio. The weighted average interest rate on originated loans was 14.4%.

Member Growth, Asset Disposition and Capital Returns Hilton Grand Vacations ended the quarter with 722,000 consolidated members. Nearly 300,000 members, or 40% of its base, were enrolled in HGV Max, representing 24% growth from a year earlier. Wang said the company continues to invest in HGV Max and its member experience platform to support engagement, upgrades and recurring revenue opportunities.

Its HGV Ultimate Access events platform hosted more than 137,000 guests over the past year and generated what management described as strong contract sales. The company said the platform has become a core part of its member offering.

Rental and ancillary revenue rose 8% to $210 million, supported by higher revenue per available room and increased room nights. However, developer maintenance fees remained the largest driver of profitability trends in that business and contributed to a $10 million loss during the period.

The company completed the disposition of a group of non-core assets on June 30. It recorded a $48 million non-cash loss related to the transaction, though management expects the deal to reduce the annualized maintenance-fee burden on EBITDA by $10 million to $12 million, all else equal. The benefit in 2026 is expected to be minimal because many maintenance fees are paid at the beginning of the year. Hilton Grand Vacations said it may participate in proceeds if the third party managing and marketing the properties completes future sales.

Adjusted free cash flow was $180 million, representing 61% conversion from adjusted EBITDA. During the quarter, the company repurchased 3.1 million shares for $150 million, followed by another 488,000 shares for $25 million between July 1 and July 23. Year to date, share repurchases exceeded $300 million. As of July 23, $103 million remained under the company’s repurchase authorization.

Full-Year EBITDA Outlook Maintained Hilton Grand Vacations reaffirmed its 2026 adjusted EBITDA-before-deferrals guidance of $1.225 billion to $1.265 billion. Management said cost discipline, lower expected cost of product and improving bad-debt provisions in the second half should help support the outlook despite sales pressure.

The company now expects full-year VPG to decline in the low- to mid-single digits, compared with its prior outlook for flat to slightly lower VPG. For the third quarter, it expects high-single-digit VPG declines. Full-year contract sales are now expected to be flat to down slightly, versus its earlier expectation for a slight increase; third-quarter contract sales are expected to decline in the mid-single digits.

As of June 30, the company had $735 million of liquidity, including $272 million of unrestricted cash and $463 million available under its revolving credit facility. Total net leverage was 3.8 times on a pro forma trailing-12-month basis, down 0.1 turns from the first quarter and consistent with year-end levels.

About Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV)Hilton Grand Vacations Inc is a leading developer and marketer of premium vacation ownership resorts. The company specializes in selling timeshare interests in vacation properties under the Hilton Grand Vacations brand, enabling members to purchase deeded real estate interests and utilize a points-based system for booking stays. Alongside new sales, the company provides ongoing management services for its portfolio of resorts, ensuring high standards of guest services, resort maintenance, and member engagement through its proprietary technology platform.

In addition to vacation ownership sales, Hilton Grand Vacations offers a comprehensive suite of membership benefits.

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2026-07-31 10:40 1mo ago
2026-07-31 06:05 1mo ago
Hyatt zvedl výhled RevPAR navzdory poklesu na Blízkém východě
H Hyatt Hotels Corporation
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UnitedHealth Just Gave Wall Street a Clearer Turnaround SignalHyatt Hotels NYSE: H said second-quarter system-wide RevPAR rose 5.9% from a year earlier, exceeding the company’s expectations as premium leisure demand, group travel and FIFA World Cup-related activity supported results.

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Hoplamazian said the company delivered growth in RevPAR, fees and adjusted EBITDA despite regional headwinds affecting parts of its portfolio. He pointed to continued momentum in Hyatt’s luxury brands, loyalty program and development pipeline as evidence of the company’s increasingly asset-light business model.

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Chips & Clips: Memory Tariffs Rewire Tech Supply Chains“Our second quarter results provide another example of that model in action,” Hoplamazian said, citing growth in the company’s commercial platform, brand preference and fee earnings.

U.S. and international RevPAR gains In the United States, RevPAR increased 6.7% in the second quarter, driven by leisure travel and group demand. Chief Financial Officer Joan Bottarini said the FIFA World Cup contributed roughly 70 basis points of U.S. RevPAR growth, with host cities posting double-digit growth during the second half of June.

Confidence Is Back, But Earnings Show the Consumer Is Being PickyGroup RevPAR rose more than 7% companywide, while business transient RevPAR increased approximately 2%. Leisure transient RevPAR climbed about 7%, led by luxury brands. In U.S. World Cup host cities, group RevPAR rose more than 13% in June and leisure transient RevPAR increased more than 17%, according to Hoplamazian.

Outside the U.S., RevPAR grew nearly 5%, or 7.5% excluding the Middle East. The Americas excluding the U.S. recorded 9.5% growth, Greater China rose 7.2%, and Asia Pacific excluding Greater China grew more than 10%. Europe posted 4.5% RevPAR growth as domestic leisure demand offset softer inbound travel from the Middle East.

The Middle East was a significant exception, with RevPAR declining 36% due to the ongoing regional conflict. Hyatt continues to estimate that reduced Middle East hotel revenues will lower full-year fees by approximately $10 million.

Hyatt’s all-inclusive business faced separate pressure. Net Package RevPAR declined 1.2% in the quarter, affected by a security incident in Mexico earlier in the year and lower flight capacity. Net Package RevPAR at Dominican Republic hotels increased more than 8%.

Bottarini said demand trends in Mexico are improving sequentially, particularly in Cancun, though they have not recovered as much as Hyatt had anticipated. The company now expects Mexico-related softness to reduce fees by about $15 million relative to its earlier outlook. Hyatt expects third-quarter Net Package RevPAR to be moderately below the prior year.

Fees, loyalty and development pipeline Gross fees increased 8% to $324 million, supported by managed-hotel performance, newly opened hotels, management agreements from the Playa portfolio and higher license fees. Adjusted EBITDA from the owned and leased segment rose 16%, adjusted for asset sales, while total adjusted EBITDA increased approximately 9% after adjusting for asset sales.

Hyatt ended the quarter with approximately 69 million World of Hyatt members, up 17% from a year earlier. The company also announced a collaboration with Air Canada intended to expand earning and redemption opportunities across the two loyalty programs.

The development pipeline reached a record approximately 154,000 rooms, up 10% year over year. Net Rooms Growth was 4.4% in the second quarter, excluding Playa Hotels acquisition rooms that were removed from Hyatt’s room count during the second half of 2025.

Hyatt expects full-year Net Rooms Growth of approximately 6%, with more than half of expected openings scheduled for the fourth quarter. Hoplamazian cautioned that the heavy concentration of openings late in the year, particularly among luxury, lifestyle and full-service projects, means that some projects could slip into early 2027.

The company cited conversion timing as another factor, saying property improvement plan requirements for the newer Hyatt Select and Unscripted by Hyatt brands have sometimes been more extensive than initially expected.

Hyatt opened Miraval, the Red Sea, its first Miraval property outside the U.S. The company also opened THE BARAI Hua Hin, its first Unbound Collection by Hyatt property in Thailand. Hyatt signed a master franchise agreement with Dossen Group to introduce Hyatt Select in mainland China. Outlook maintained for fees, EBITDA and cash flow Hyatt raised its full-year system-wide RevPAR growth forecast to 3.5% to 4.5%. It expects U.S. RevPAR growth of 3% to 4% for the year, with international growth excluding the Middle East conflict expected to be slightly higher than the U.S.

The company maintained its full-year gross-fee outlook of $1.305 billion to $1.335 billion, representing growth of 9% to 11%. It also reaffirmed adjusted EBITDA guidance of $1.155 billion to $1.205 billion, representing growth of 13% to 18%, and adjusted free cash flow guidance of $580 million to $630 million.

For the third quarter, Hyatt expects global RevPAR growth near the low end of its full-year range, high-single-digit gross-fee growth and Net Package RevPAR that is moderately below the prior year.

Hyatt had approximately $2.1 billion in total liquidity at June 30, including $1.5 billion available under its revolving credit facility. It returned about $175 million to shareholders through dividends and repurchases year to date and expects to return $325 million to $375 million during 2026. About $1.5 billion remained under its repurchase authorization at quarter end.

Asset sales and owner economics Hyatt said it continues to advance a planned sale of the Hyatt Grand Central New York, but no longer expects the transaction to close in 2026. The company said it is also discussing the sale of other owned assets, with the aim of unlocking value while retaining hotels in the Hyatt system under long-term management or franchise agreements.

Hoplamazian said investor demand has been strongest for quality properties in high-barrier-to-entry markets. He also emphasized Hyatt’s efforts to support hotel owners through lower technology costs and commercial tools. Hyatt has removed IT implementation fees for new openings, he said, and reduced property-management-system costs per room by 40% after deploying new technology platforms.

Looking ahead, Hoplamazian said Hyatt remains focused on fee growth rather than quarterly room-growth fluctuations. He said the company expects its pipeline, premium brand mix and expanding loyalty platform to support continued growth through 2027 and beyond.

About Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H)Hyatt Hotels Corporation NYSE: H is a global hospitality company that develops, owns, manages and franchises luxury and business hotels, resorts and vacation properties. Its portfolio spans a range of price points and styles under brands such as Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Andaz, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Centric, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House, Thompson Hotels, Alila and Destination by Hyatt. In addition to accommodations, the company provides meeting and event spaces, food and beverage outlets, spa and wellness centers, and a variety of guest services designed to cater to both leisure and business travelers.

Hyatt's business model combines property ownership, management contracts and third-party franchising.

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2026-07-31 10:37 1mo ago
2026-07-31 05:13 1mo ago
Arthur J. Gallagher oznámila konferenční hovor k výsledkům za 2. čtvrtletí 2026
AJG Arthur J Gallagher & Co
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 30, 2026 5:15 PM EDT

Company Participants

J. Gallagher - Chairman & CEO
Douglas Howell - Corporate VP & CFO

Conference Call Participants

Michael Zaremski - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division
Charles Peters - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division
Dean Criscitiello - Wolfe Research, LLC
David Motemaden - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division
Andrew Andersen - Jefferies LLC, Research Division
Yaron Kinar - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division
Mark Hughes - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division
Meyer Shields - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division
Andrew Kligerman - TD Cowen, Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Good afternoon, and welcome to Arthur J. Gallagher & Company's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call.

[Operator Instructions]

Today's call is being recorded. If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time.

Some of the comments made during this conference call, including answers given in response to questions, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. The company does not assume any obligation to update information or forward-looking statements provided on this call. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially. Please refer to the information concerning forward-looking statements and Risk Factors sections contained in the company's most recent 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filings for more details on such risks and uncertainties.

In addition, for reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures discussed on this call as well as other information regarding these measures, please refer to the earnings release and other materials in the Investor Relations section of the company's website.

It is now my pleasure to introduce J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher & Company. Mr. Gallagher, you may begin.
2026-07-31 10:33 1mo ago
2026-07-31 06:30 1mo ago
Ares uzavřela v USA úvěrové závazky za 8,2 miliardy USD
ARES Ares Management
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Approximately $8.2 Billion in New Commitments Closed in the Second Quarter and approximately $52.3 Billion Closed in the 12 Months Ended June 30, 2026

, /PRNewswire/ -- Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) announced today that Ares Credit funds (collectively "Ares") closed U.S. direct lending commitments of approximately $8.2 billion across 69 transactions during the second quarter of 2026 and approximately $52.3 billion across 347 transactions in the 12 months ended June 30, 2026. Below is a description of selected transactions that Ares closed during the second quarter of 2026.

AeriTek / Mill Point Capital
Ares served as administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner for a senior secured credit facility to support Mill Point Capital-backed AeriTek's acquisition of National Refrigeration & A/C Products ("NRAC"). AeriTek is a leading international manufacturer of commercial refrigeration and foodservice equipment.

Atwell / Advent International
Ares served as administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner for a senior secured credit facility to support Advent International's acquisition of Atwell. Atwell is a scaled, full-service engineering, consulting and construction management firm operating within the power & energy, residential and commercial development, and digital infrastructure segments.

Firebird Music / Raine Group
Ares supported Raine Group-backed Firebird Music in its continued growth plan. Firebird Music is a next-generation music company that integrates artist management, recorded music, expanded rights & brands, and music IP acquisition into a holistic, artist-centered ecosystem.

Frontline Road Safety Holdings / Bain Capital
Ares served as a lead arranger and bookrunner for a senior secured credit facility to support Bain Capital's continued growth plans for Frontline Road Safety Holdings. Frontline Road Safety Holdings is a leading national provider of pavement marking services to roadways and airports across the U.S.

Jiffy Lube / Monomoy Capital Partners
Ares served as a joint lead arranger for a senior secured credit facility to support Monomoy Capital Partners' acquisition of Jiffy Lube International, Inc. Jiffy Lube is the leading quick lube and automotive service franchisor in North America, serving approximately 19 million customers annually through more than 2,000 service centers across the country.

Mai Capital Management / Carlyle
Ares served as a lead arranger and bookrunner for a senior secured credit facility to support MAI Capital Management's continued M&A strategy following its acquisition by Carlyle. MAI Capital Management is a provider of financial planning, investment advisory, investment management, family office administration, and advisory services.

Precinmac / Centerbridge Partners
Ares served as administrative agent, joint lead arranger, and joint bookrunner for an incremental commitment to Precinmac's senior secured credit facility to support the company's continued growth. Precinmac is a leading manufacturer of high-complexity precision components, serving aerospace, defense, space, semiconductor, and power generation customers.

Relation Insurance / BayPine LP
Ares served as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner for a senior secured credit facility to support BayPine's acquisition of Relation Insurance. Relation Insurance is a leading insurance brokerage platform providing commercial lines, personal lines, and employee benefits solutions to clients across a diverse range of industries, including construction, transportation, agriculture, entertainment, healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, and real estate.

Sunvair Aerospace Group / Greenbriar Equity Group
Ares served as administrative agent, lead arranger and bookrunner for a senior secured credit facility to support Greenbriar Equity Group's continued growth plans for Sunvair Aerospace Group. Sunvair Aerospace Group is a global provider of aircraft component maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, offering a broad range of engineered solutions across accessory component repair and landing gear overhaul.

Valcourt Group / Littlejohn & Co. ("Littlejohn")
Ares served as administrative agent, lead arranger, and bookrunner for a senior secured credit facility to support Littlejohn's continued growth plans for Valcourt Group ("Valcourt"). Valcourt is a leading provider of building envelope maintenance and restoration services for mid- and high-rise properties.

About Ares Management Corporation
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to advance our stakeholders' long-term goals by providing flexible capital that supports businesses and creates value for our investors and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30, 2026, Ares Management Corporation's global platform had over $671 billion of assets under management, with operations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information, please visit www.ares.com.

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2026-07-31 10:28 1mo ago
2026-07-31 05:00 1mo ago
Portland General Electric potvrdila výhled na zisk na akcii
POR Portland General Electric
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Second quarter financial results were consistent with guidance and reflect strong operational execution Industrial customer demand grew 11% year-over-year, driven by continued growth from high-tech and data center customers Reaffirming 2026 adjusted earnings guidance of $3.33 to $3.53 per diluted share , /PRNewswire/ -- Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) today reported second quarter 2026 net income of $68 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis. After adjusting for business transformation, optimization and acquisition expenses, second quarter 2026 non-GAAP net income was $74 million, or $0.64 per diluted share. This compares with second quarter 2025 GAAP net income of $62 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $73 million, or $0.66 per diluted share.

"Affordability remains a national focus, and we have taken proactive steps to address customer cost pressures while supporting continued economic growth in our region. The approval of our large customer tariff reflects several years of legislative and regulatory work. It results in data center pricing increasing by approximately 30%, while lowering costs for all other customers," said Maria Pope, President and CEO. "As we enter the second half of 2026, we are focused on operational execution, meeting the opportunities of continued customer growth, and advancing major regulatory proceedings including our holding company and Washington acquisition filings."

Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Compared to Second Quarter 2025 Earnings

On a GAAP basis, total revenues increased due to higher cost recovery and increased energy deliveries, primarily driven by continued industrial load growth of 11.2%, while residential and commercial loads were relatively flat year over year. Purchased power and fuel expense increased due to expected intra-year timing differences between power cost recognition and revenue collections. Operations and maintenance expense decreased, reflecting ongoing cost management efforts, while depreciation and interest expense increased due to continued capital investment in the system.

Additional Company Updates

Regulatory Update

The New Large Load Tariff (docket UM 2377) was approved by the OPUC in May 2026 and established a new rate class for large load customers. It also established an important framework that better aligns infrastructure costs with the customers driving new system growth while helping reduce costs for residential and small business customers. New prices became effective July 8, 2026, which included an average rate increase of approximately 30% for data center and other new large load customers, while lowering rates for all other customers.

Corporate Structure / Holding Company Update

PGE continued to advance its proposed holding company structure, with OPUC Staff recommending approval of the proposal, subject to certain conditions. The proposed structure is expected to enhance financing flexibility and support continued investment in clean energy, reliability, and infrastructure needed to serve customers over time. 

General Rate Case

Next week, PGE will file its 2027 general rate case with the OPUC. As proposed, the case would result in an approximate 4.8% overall increase relative to currently approved prices. If approved, new rates would take effect July 1, 2027. This increase is expected to be partially offset by lower net variable power costs in 2027, which are addressed separately through the Annual Power Cost Update Tariff, and are currently forecasted to reduce customer prices by approximately 2.4% beginning January 1, 2027.

2025 All-Source Request for Proposals

The OPUC acknowledged our 2025 RFP final shortlist on May 26, 2026, marking an important milestone in the resource procurement process. We are now moving into commercial negotiations and expect to execute contracts by early 2027, subject to final negotiations and Board approvals.

Quarterly Dividend

As previously announced, on July 24, 2026, the board of directors of Portland General Electric Company approved a quarterly common stock dividend of 55.125 cents per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on or before October 15, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 25, 2026.

2026 Earnings Guidance

PGE is reaffirming its estimate for full-year 2026 adjusted earnings guidance of $3.33 to $3.53 per diluted share based on the following assumptions:

An increase in energy deliveries between 1.5% and 2.5%, weather adjusted; Execution of power cost and financing plans; Execution of operating cost management plan; Normal temperatures in its utility service area for the remainder of the year; Hydro conditions for the year that reflect current estimates; Wind generation based on five years of historical levels or forecast studies when historical data is not available; Normal thermal plant operations; Operating and maintenance expense between $810 million and $830 million which includes approximately $150 million of wildfire, vegetation management, deferral amortization and other expenses that are offset in other income statement lines and $26 million of business transformation, optimization and acquisition expenses and $4 million of regulatory deferral adjustments related to the January 2024 storm and 2024 reliability contingency event; Depreciation and amortization expense between $570 million and $590 million; Effective tax rate of 15% to 20%; Cash from operations of $1,000 to $1,200 million; Capital expenditures of $1,655 million; and Average construction work in progress balance of $780 million. Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call and Webcast — July 31, 2026

PGE will host a conference call with financial analysts and investors on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 11 a.m. ET. The conference call will be webcast live on the PGE website at investors.portlandgeneral.com. A webcast replay will also be available on PGE's investor website "Events & Presentations" page beginning at 2 p.m. ET on July 31, 2026.

Maria Pope, President and CEO; Joe Trpik, Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO; and Erin Schwartz, Senior Manager of Investor Relations, will participate in the call. Management will respond to questions following formal comments.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains certain non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted earnings, adjusted EPS and adjusted earnings guidance. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude significant items that are generally not related to our ongoing business activities, are infrequent in nature, or both. PGE believes that excluding the effects of these items provides an alternative measure of the Company's comparative earnings per share and enables investors to evaluate the Company's operating financial performance trends, exclusive of items that are not normally associated with ongoing operations. Management utilizes non-GAAP measures to assess the Company's current and forecasted performance, and for communications with shareholders, analysts and investors. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplementary information that should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Items in the periods presented, which PGE believes impact the comparability of comparative earnings and do not represent ongoing operating financial performance, include the following:

Business transformation and optimization expenses, including strategic advisory, workforce realignment, corporate structure update costs and Washington acquisition related expenses including legal, financing and strategic advisory costs. Due to the forward-looking nature of PGE's non-GAAP adjusted earnings guidance, and the inherently unpredictable nature of items and events which could lead to the recognition of non-GAAP adjustments (such as, but not limited to, regulatory disallowances or extreme weather events), management is unable to estimate the occurrence or value of specific items requiring adjustment for future periods, which could potentially impact the Company's GAAP earnings. Therefore, management cannot provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share guidance to the most comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable effort. For the same reasons, management is unable to address the probable significance of unavailable information.

PGE's reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings for the quarters ended June 30, 2026 is below.

Non-GAAP Earnings Reconciliation for the quarter ended June 30, 2026

(Dollars in millions, except EPS)

Net Income

Diluted EPS

GAAP as reported for the quarter ended June 30, 2026

$        68

$        0.59

Exclusion of business transformation, optimization and acquisition expenses

8

0.07

Tax effect (1)

(2)

(0.02)

Non-GAAP as reported for the quarter ended June 30, 2026

$        74

$        0.64

(1)

Tax effects were determined based on the Company's full-year blended federal and state statutory rate.

About Portland General Electric Company

Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) is an integrated energy company that generates, transmits and distributes electricity to nearly 960,000 customers serving an area of approximately 2 million Oregonians. Since 1889, Portland General Electric (PGE) has been powering economies, delivering safe, affordable and reliable electricity while working to transform energy systems to meet evolving customer needs. PGE continues to make progress towards emissions reduction targets, and customers have set the standard for prioritizing clean energy with the No. 1 voluntary renewable energy program in the country. PGE is ranked a top ten utility in the 2025 Forrester U.S. Customer Experience Index. In 2025, PGE employees and retirees volunteered over 18,300 hours to more than 400 nonprofits organizations. Through the PGE Foundation, along with corporate contributions and the employee matching gift program, more than $5 million was directed to charitable organizations supporting economic growth and community resilience across our service area. For information: portlandgeneral.com/news.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements in this press release that relate to future plans, objectives, expectations, performance, events and the like may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions as of the date of this report, and PGE assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other factors. Investors should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements include statements, other than statements of historical or current fact, regarding PGE's earnings guidance (including all the assumptions and expectations  upon which such guidance is based), PGE's proposed purchase of electric utility operations and certain assets in Washington state from PacifiCorp (Acquisition), and PGE's operating and financing plans, as well as other statements containing words such as "anticipates," "assumptions," "believes," "continue," "could," "estimates," "expected," "forecast," "guidance," "may," "plans," "proposed," "seeks," "should," "will," "working to," or similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, which could cause future events and actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: wildfire and public safety risks, including ignitions caused by PGE assets, the effectiveness of wildfire mitigation, vegetation management, and system hardening, the ability to implement public safety power shutoffs (PSPS), related liability exposure, and the timing and extent of regulatory cost recovery; severe weather, climate, and catastrophe risks, including extreme or unseasonable weather and other natural or human caused disasters that could endanger public safety, disrupt operations, damage assets, limit access to power or fuel supplies, increase costs, or adversely affect cost recovery; electric system operational risks, including forced outages, fires, equipment failures, adverse hydro or wind conditions, fuel supply disruptions, and complications at jointly owned facilities, resulting in increased costs or the need to procure replacement power; power and fuel supply and price risks, including availability, counterparty nonperformance, and volatility in wholesale electricity, natural gas, coal, and other fuel markets; regulatory, legislative, and policy risks, including new or revised laws, regulations, executive actions, audits, investigations, and proceedings that could affect rates, cost recovery, operations, capital plans, or financial results; Acquisition risks, including risks related to regulatory approvals, financing and joint‑venture arrangements, integration and operational execution, cost recovery, and the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the Acquisition are delayed, not realized, or cost more than expected; environmental compliance and permitting risks, including evolving environmental laws and permitting requirements and site specific remediation obligations, such as Superfund liabilities, where uncertainties regarding remediation scope, cost allocation, litigation, and regulatory cost recovery could result in material costs or adversely affect PGE's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows; capital investment and execution risks, including supply chain disruptions, cost inflation, labor constraints, permitting delays, contractual disputes, counterparty failures, or project abandonment, which could impair timely completion or cost recovery; load growth and demand uncertainty, including accelerated or uneven growth from large customers such as data centers, changes in customer usage patterns, variability in demand driven by weather variations, and reduced consumption or load shifting resulting from price increases, energy efficiency measures or other changes in customer behavior; customer choice and market structure risks, including reduced demand or usage shifts due to distributed generation or increased procurement from alternative providers, such as registered Electricity Service Suppliers (ESSs) or community choice aggregation programs; cybersecurity and physical security risks, including cyberattacks, data breaches, physical attacks, the use or misuse of artificial intelligence technologies, or other malicious acts that could damage assets, disrupt systems, or result in the disclosure of sensitive information; geopolitical and macroeconomic risks, including acts of war, terrorism, or civil unrest—such as the escalation of US operations in the Middle East—that could disrupt energy markets or supply chains, increase costs, or contribute to volatility in capital markets, inflation, or interest rates; economic and financial market risks, including availability and cost of capital, interest rate and equity market volatility, inflation, and trade tariffs affecting operating or capital costs; legal and litigation risks, including the timing and outcome of judicial, administrative, or regulatory proceedings, which may result in material liabilities or costs; workforce and labor risks, including labor strikes, work stoppages, collective bargaining disputes, the ability to attract and retain skilled employees, and transitions in senior management; resource procurement and All-Source Request for Proposals (RFP) project risks, including uncertainties related to the availability, cost, permitting, financing, and performance of resources selected through RFP or other regulatory processes and associated regulatory and counterparty risks; insurance availability and cost, particularly for wildfire or catastrophe related coverage; accounting, tax, and policy changes, including changes in accounting standards, tax laws, or regulatory accounting policies that could affect reported results or cash flows; and the other risks and uncertainties set forth in PGE's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the SEC.

Source: Portland General Electric Company

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Revenues:

Revenues, net

$

811

$

798

$

1,674

$

1,730

Alternative revenue programs, net of amortization

3

9

19

5

Total revenues

814

807

1,693

1,735

Operating expenses:

Purchased power and fuel

296

294

657

662

Generation, transmission and distribution

112

114

222

224

Administrative and other

90

96

196

192

Depreciation and amortization

143

139

287

279

Taxes other than income taxes

52

46

103

92

Total operating expenses

693

689

1,465

1,449

Income from operations

121

118

228

286

Interest expense, net

61

57

121

113

Other income:

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

6

6

9

11

Miscellaneous income, net

14

7

18

12

Other income, net

20

13

27

23

Income before income tax expense

80

74

134

196

Income tax expense

12

12

21

34

Net income and Comprehensive income

$

68

$

62

$

113

$

162

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in thousands):

Basic

115,733

109,522

115,687

109,473

Diluted

116,376

109,765

116,285

109,725

Earnings per share:

Basic

$

0.59

$

0.56

$

0.97

$

1.48

Diluted

$

0.59

$

0.56

$

0.97

$

1.47

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

June 30,

2026

December 31,

2025

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

35

$

76

Accounts receivable, net

410

460

Inventories

126

124

Regulatory assets—current

255

168

Other current assets

218

244

Total current assets

1,044

1,072

Electric utility plant, net

11,535

10,993

Regulatory assets—noncurrent

521

619

Nuclear decommissioning trust

46

42

Non-qualified benefit plan trust

38

36

Other noncurrent assets

459

468

Total assets

$

13,643

$

13,230

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, continued

(In millions, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

June 30,

2026

December 31,

2025

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

451

$

330

Liabilities from price risk management activities—current

140

158

Current portion of finance lease obligation

27

27

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

451

478

Total current liabilities

1,069

993

Long-term debt, net of current portion

4,928

4,662

Regulatory liabilities—noncurrent

1,507

1,490

Deferred income taxes

639

601

Deferred investment tax credits

190

194

Unfunded status of pension and postretirement plans

94

107

Liabilities from price risk management activities—noncurrent

66

56

Asset retirement obligations

301

299

Non-qualified benefit plan liabilities

67

70

Finance lease obligations, net of current portion

256

263

Other noncurrent liabilities

403

362

Total liabilities

9,520

9,097

Commitments and contingencies (see notes)

Shareholders' Equity:

Preferred stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and
outstanding as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025





Common stock, no par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized; 115,785,254
and 115,559,079 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2026 and
December 31, 2025, respectively

2,385

2,382

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(4)

(4)

Retained earnings

1,742

1,755

Total shareholders' equity

4,123

4,133

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

13,643

$

13,230

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2026

2025

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$

113

$

162

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

287

279

Deferred income taxes

13

25

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

(9)

(11)

Alternative revenue programs

(19)

(5)

Regulatory assets

3

(3)

Regulatory liabilities

4

(16)

Tax credit sales

12

13

Other non-cash income and expenses, net

61

49

Changes in working capital:

Accounts receivable, net

47

52

Inventories

(2)

(9)

Margin deposits

50

85

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(53)

(35)

Margin deposits from wholesale counterparties

8



Other working capital items, net

12

22

Other, net

(39)

(41)

Net cash provided by operating activities

488

567

Cash flows from investing activities:

Capital expenditures

(635)

(596)

Sales of Nuclear decommissioning trust securities

3

1

Purchases of Nuclear decommissioning trust securities

(3)

(3)

Other, net

(15)

(11)

Net cash used in investing activities

(650)

(609)

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, continued

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2026

2025

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

$

270

$

310

Payments on long-term debt



(102)

Dividends paid

(120)

(109)

Other

(29)

(13)

Net cash provided by financing activities

121

86

Change in cash and cash equivalents

(41)

44

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

76

12

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

35

$

56

Supplemental cash flow information is as follows:

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

$

103

$

94

Cash received for income taxes, net

(2)

(3)

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING STATISTICS

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Retail:

Residential

$

334

41

%

$

311

39

%

$

728

43

%

$

740

43

%

Commercial

248

31

234

29

483

29

476

27

Industrial

156

19

128

16

295

17

255

15

Subtotal

738

91

673

84

1,506

89

1,471

85

Direct access:

Commercial

4



4



7



8



Industrial

8

1

6

1

14

1

11

1

Subtotal

12

1

10

1

21

1

19

1

Subtotal Retail

750

92

683

85

1,527

90

1,490

86

Alternative revenue programs, net of amortization

3

0

9

1

19

1

5



Other accrued revenues, net

(2)



6



(5)



10

1

Total retail revenues

751

92

698

86

1,541

91

1,505

87

Wholesale revenues

39

5

88

11

102

6

188

11

Other operating revenues

24

3

21

3

50

3

42

2

Total revenues

$

814

100

%

$

807

100

%

$

1,693

100

%

$

1,735

100

%

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2026

2025

%
Change


Change
(Weather-
Adjusted)

2026

2025

%
Change

%
Change
(Weather-
Adjusted)*

Energy deliveries:

Retail:

Residential

1,591

1,571

1.3

%

(1.4)

%

3,678

3,797

(3.1)

%

(3.3)

%

Commercial

1,529

1,546

(1.1)

(2.0)

3,123

3,178

(1.7)

(1.8)

Industrial

1,633

1,416

15.3

15.2

3,161

2,814

12.3

12.3

Subtotal

4,753

4,533

4.9

3.5

9,962

9,789

1.8

1.6

Direct access:

Commercial

118

135

(12.6)

(12.6)

234

264

(11.4)

(11.4)

Industrial

513

513





1,010

956

5.6

5.6

Subtotal

631

648

(2.6)

(2.6)

1,244

1,220

2.0

2.0

Total retail

5,384

5,181

3.9

2.7

%

11,206

11,009

1.8

1.7

%

Wholesale

1,515

2,439

(37.9)

2,914

4,418

(34.0)

Total

6,899

7,620

(9.5)

%

14,120

15,427

(8.5)

%

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2026

2025

% Change

2026

2025

% Change

Average number of retail customers:

Residential

846,367

839,923

1

%

845,926

838,516

1

%

Commercial

114,523

114,230



114,533

114,211



Industrial

222

218

2

221

217

2

Direct access

502

729

(31)

518

659

(21)

Total

961,614

955,100

1

%

961,198

953,603

1

%

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING STATISTICS, continued

(Unaudited)

Heating Degree-days

Cooling Degree-days

2026

2025

Avg.

2026

2025

Avg.

First Quarter

1,737

1,772

1,828



4



April

303

248

349





3

May

122

160

169

27

14

26

June

52

56

62

106

88

86

Second Quarter

477

464

580

133

102

115

Year-to-date

2,214

2,236

2,408

133

106

115

(Decrease)/Increase from the 15-year average

(8)

%

(7)

%

16

%

(8)

%

Note: "Average" amounts represent the 15-year rolling averages provided by the National Weather Service (Portland Airport).

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Generation:

Thermal:

Natural gas

1,395

21

%

2,279

32

%

3,735

28

%

5,396

37

%

Coal

193

3

294

4

515

4

827

6

Total thermal

1,588

24

2,573

36

4,250

32

6,223

43

Hydro

242

4

328

5

591

4

770

5

Wind

767

12

866

12

1,315

10

1,465

10

Total generation

2,597

40

3,767

53

6,156

46

8,458

58

Purchased power:

Hydro

1,196

18

2,024

29

2,691

20

3,772

26

Wind

416

6

302

4

735

5

591

4

Solar

672

10

419

6

934

7

593

4

Natural Gas

193

3





624

5





Waste, Wood, and Landfill Gas

26



29



49



54



Source not specified

1,398

23

554

8

2,213

17

1,170

8

Total purchased power

3,901

60

3,328

47

7,246

54

6,180

42

Total system load

6,498

100

%

7,095

100

%

13,402

100

%

14,638

100

%

Less: wholesale sales

(1,515)

(2,439)

(2,914)

(4,418)

Retail load requirement

4,983

4,656

10,488

10,220

Media Contact:
Drew Hanson
Corporate Communications
Phone: 503-464-2067

Investor Contact:
Erin Schwartz
Investor Relations
Phone: 503-464-7751

SOURCE Portland General Company
2026-07-31 10:16 1mo ago
2026-07-31 06:05 1mo ago
Granite Construction zvýšila tržby i výhled na rok 2026
GVA Granite Construction
FMP Stock News 92
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Granite Construction NYSE: GVA reported higher second-quarter revenue, profit and operating cash flow, citing growth in both its construction and materials operations, a record committed and awarded projects balance and contributions from acquisitions.

Revenue rose 29% from a year earlier to $1.5 billion, while gross profit increased 20% to $239 million, Chief Financial Officer Staci Woolsey said during the company’s second-quarter earnings call. Adjusted net income increased by $15 million to $101 million, and adjusted EBITDA climbed $34 million to $186 million. Year-to-date cash provided by operating activities reached $142 million, compared with $5 million in the prior-year period.

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The company raised its 2026 revenue outlook to a range of $5.3 billion to $5.5 billion, from prior guidance of $5.2 billion to $5.4 billion. It also raised its expectation for organic revenue growth in 2027 to more than 10%, compared with a previous range of 6% to 8%.

Record Project Balance Supports Growth Outlook President and Chief Executive Officer Kyle Larkin said Granite’s committed and awarded projects, or CAP, increased by $250 million sequentially to a record $7.4 billion. Project wins exceeded revenue burn during the quarter, with the acquisition of Kenny Seng Construction also contributing to the balance.

“This record CAP underscores the strength of our end markets, the effectiveness of our growth initiatives, and provides strong visibility into future revenue,” Larkin said.

Construction-segment revenue increased 29% to $1.2 billion. Acquired businesses contributed $98 million of the growth, while organic growth accounted for $172 million. Woolsey said gross profit margin rose slightly year over year despite a difficult comparison with the prior-year period, when the company also recognized favorable claim recoveries.

Granite pointed to public transportation infrastructure, federal projects, rail and transit work, and data center site development as important avenues for growth. Larkin said the company expects infrastructure funding to remain supportive whether through new legislation or an extension of existing programs.

The company said the proposed Build America 250 Act, intended as a successor to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that expires in September, would shift more funding toward formula-based programs and bridge investments rather than larger discretionary projects. Granite views that framework favorably because it aligns with its markets and capabilities, according to Larkin.

Data center-related CAP rose to $223 million at the end of the second quarter, from $65 million a year earlier. Granite launched a dedicated data center division earlier this year and said it has more than a decade of experience serving civil infrastructure needs for data center construction, particularly in the Pacific Northwest and Nevada. Larkin said the company aims for data center work to represent about 10% or more of annual revenue and believes it is progressing toward that target.

Materials Revenue Rises Despite Weather and Cost Pressure Materials-segment revenue increased by $60 million year over year to $248 million, with acquired businesses, led by Warren Paving, accounting for the increase. Aggregate and asphalt revenue before intersegment consolidation adjustments increased $111 million, including a $42 million, or 73%, increase in internal asphalt sales.

Aggregate and asphalt volumes increased both through acquisitions and organically, Granite said. Demand remained healthy, with orders ahead of prior-year levels, while aggregate pricing was tracking at targeted mid-single-digit increases through the second quarter.

However, severe weather in the Southeast disrupted production and sales activity during the latter half of the quarter. Woolsey said the materials segment’s gross profit margin declined 800 basis points and cash gross profit margin fell 310 basis points, reflecting weather-related disruption and higher quarry-development production costs.

Larkin estimated that severe weather represented about a $10 million impact during the quarter, while plant setup and quarry development activities accounted for approximately $5 million. He said the company does not expect a similar quarry-development drag in the third and fourth quarters and expects volumes affected by weather to shift later in the year.

Granite said higher liquid asphalt and diesel costs had a minimal impact in the quarter, as the company used fixed forward contracts, storage, financial hedges and energy surcharges to mitigate volatility. Larkin said the company was “a little bit more positive than negative” on energy costs overall.

Debt Actions and Acquisition Plans During the quarter, Granite secured inaugural credit ratings from Moody’s and S&P, completed a $600 million senior unsecured notes offering and called its remaining 3.75% convertible notes. The company intends to use most of the notes proceeds to settle the convertible notes.

Granite expects to use approximately $570 million in cash, net of proceeds from the unwind and termination of related cap call transactions, to settle conversions, with the remainder to be settled in shares. Woolsey said the approach is expected to reduce adjusted diluted shares outstanding by approximately 2 million shares under current assumptions.

The company recorded $363 million of non-operating charges related to the convertible notes during the quarter, which it excluded from adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA. Granite expects the remaining $270 million debt discount to be recognized as interest expense in the third quarter.

Management also said merger-and-acquisition activity remains active. Granite closed the Kenny Seng Construction acquisition during the quarter, which added roughly $150 million of CAP. Larkin said the company expects to complete additional deals in 2026 and estimated acquisition spending for the remainder of the year could be in a range of $200 million to $400 million.

About Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA)Granite Construction Inc is a publicly traded heavy civil contractor and construction materials producer based in Watsonville, California. The company specializes in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects for government and private clients, focusing on the development, rehabilitation and maintenance of transportation, water resource and industrial facilities. Its turnkey solutions span the full project lifecycle, from preconstruction and design-build to construction management and facilities maintenance.

In its construction segment, Granite undertakes highway and bridge building, airport runway and taxiway construction, marine terminal and port improvements, dam and reservoir projects, transit systems and underground utilities.

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2026-07-31 09:45 1mo ago
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CSG staví centrum pro pohonné jednotky UAS
CSG CSG
FIO Stock News 78
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31.7.2026 11:37, BAACSG

Zbrojně-průmyslová skupina Czechoslovak Group uvedla, že ve Středočeském kraji vzniká nové technologické centrum dceřiné společnosti AviaNera Technologies, které se v první etapě zaměří na rozvoj technologií a průmyslových kompetencí ve výrobě pokročilých pohonných jednotek pro bezpilotní letecké systémy (UAS).

Společnost AviaNera Technologies představila skupina CSG v loňském roce jako platformu pro rozvoj technologií bezpilotních systémů. Koncem loňského roku ji posílila akvizice srbské společnosti MUST Solutions, o kterou se dnes opírají vývojové a konstrukční kapacity v oblasti pohonných jednotek. České centrum má navázat průmyslovou přípravou a budováním výrobních kompetencí.

„Naší ambicí nikdy nebylo stát se pouze výrobcem proudových motorů. Budujeme technologickou společnost nové generace, která propojuje vlastní vývoj, pokročilé průmyslové technologie, digitalizaci a automatizaci. České technologické centrum bude důležitou součástí této dlouhodobé strategie a vytvoří referenční koncept, jehož know-how budeme postupně přenášet i do dalších zemí,“ říká Michal Strnad, majitel a generální ředitel skupiny CSG.

Technologické centrum je součástí širší strategie CSG vybudovat prostřednictvím AviaNera mezinárodní platformu pro vývoj a sériovou výrobu pohonných jednotek pro drony. Další rozvoj výrobních aktivit skupina plánuje mimo jiné v Indii a Spojených arabských emirátech.

Akcie CSG Akcie Czechoslovak Group (BAACSG) na Free Marketu pražské burzy posilují o 1,67 % na 408,7 Kč, na RM-SYSTÉMu akcie rostou o 1,02 % na 407 Kč.

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Apple klesá kvůli omezeným dodávkám a slabému výhledu
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July 31 (Reuters) - Apple shares dropped 7.3% before the bell on Friday as the tech giant warned that supply constraints would hurt growth, prompting ​investors to look beyond near-term shortages to gauge the hit from ‌an expected iPhone price hike.

The decline puts Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab on track to shed roughly $361.6 billion in market value, if the losses hold.

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The company's outlook highlighted a broader industry challenge, with ​AI-driven demand tightening supplies of advanced chips and memory, driving up ​costs and prolonging supply-chain bottlenecks across the technology sector.

Apple said on ⁠Thursday that shortages of advanced chipmaking capacity were limiting supplies of iPhones, ​Macs and some iPads, with Chief Executive Tim Cook saying supply constraints, rather ​than weak demand, was driving the softer outlook.

Cook will vacate the top job at the tech firm for John Ternus at the start of September, capping a leadership era that ​helped build Apple into the world's most valuable company and a top-performing ​member of the "Magnificent Seven".

"Demand robustness is running into a wall of supply and cost challenges," ‌J.P. ⁠Morgan analysts led by Samik Chatterjee said, adding that supply constraints were likely to defer sales rather than destroy them, with revenue expected to be realized in future quarters.

Apple forecast 9% to 11% revenue growth for the current quarter, ​below Wall Street expectations ​of about 12%, ⁠while projecting mid-teens percentage growth in iPhone revenue that also lagged analyst estimates.

iPhone sales in the June quarter rose ​21.7% to $54.25 billion, above estimates of $53.86 billion and marking the ​best-ever ⁠iPhone sales for the third quarter.

Apple is widely expected to raise iPhone prices later this year, but investors are increasingly focused on whether it can raise them ⁠without denting ​demand.

TD Cowen analysts said the upcoming iPhone ​cycle, AI-powered Siri features and Apple's upgrade program could allow the company to increase prices "without significant demand ​destruction."

Reporting by Rashika Singh and Kanishka Ajmera in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala

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Rashika reports on brokerages and financial markets, alongside technology and corporate developments for Reuters, with a focus on U.S. and global companies. Her coverage spans analyst actions, earnings-driven stock moves, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, aerospace and defense, and high‑growth technology stocks, often through breaking news and market‑moving “hot stock” coverage. Her reporting primarily appears in the Technology, Business, and Markets sections of the Reuters website and wire service, examining how brokerage research, corporate strategy and earnings influence investor sentiment and global competition. She regularly contributes to Reuters’ spot and breaking‑news coverage, rather than a named column or standalone newsletter.
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Indická policie stíhá šéfa Meta India kvůli videím o Módím
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SummaryCompaniesPolice preparing to send notice to MetaCase follows India's tightening of content rulesIndia is Facebook's biggest market by usersNEW DELHI, July 31 (Reuters) - Police in the southern Indian city of ​Hyderabad have registered a case against the head of Meta India, Arun Srinivas, over multiple videos ‌posted on the company's Facebook platform that depicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an "abusive manner," a senior police officer said on Friday.

The videos spread as Modi contended with the biggest wave of youth-led protests India has seen in more than a decade, a movement ​over leaked papers in national examinations that has led to the resignation of his education minister.

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Police are ​preparing to send a notice to Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab regarding the case, said V Aravind ⁠Babu, deputy commissioner of police for cyber crimes in Hyderabad.

Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request ​for comment on Friday.

It was not immediately clear why Srinivas had been named personally, a rare move against a ​senior executive of a global tech firm. India has tightened its content rules this year, narrowing the legal shield that protects platforms from liability for what their users post and raising the exposure of the executives who run them.

Since February, platforms must remove ​unlawful content flagged by courts or the government within three hours, down from 36, or lose that protection.

Holding someone ​personally responsible normally requires proof of "an active role and knowledge," said Akash Karmakar, a technology law partner at Indian law firm ‌Panag & Babu.

Meta ⁠has repeatedly drawn the ire of Indian government over content posted by its users, and faced criticism that it does too little to police hate speech and misinformation on Facebook and Instagram.

FACEBOOK'S BIGGEST MARKET BY USERSThe case builds on a run of tensions between Meta and Modi's government over content tied to the prime minister. Modi has ​faced a barrage of online ​criticism, jokes and ridicule ⁠by protesters in recent weeks.

India's IT ministry summoned Meta executives this week after Facebook briefly restricted a Modi post, with a top official saying the government wanted the company ​to explain the matter at the highest level.

A Meta spokesperson said at the time ​that the ⁠post, which was Modi's first where he addressed the massive student protests, had been blocked inadvertently.

India is Facebook's biggest market by users. Srinivas is Meta's managing director and head for India since July 2025.

The case against him is among many others ⁠that ​were filed based on complaints by supporters of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, ​who alleged that manipulated videos and images of the prime minister were being circulated on Meta-owned social media platforms, such as Facebook and ​Instagram, local media reported earlier.

Reporting by Munsif Vengattil; Writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by Tom Hogue and Raju Gopalakrishnan

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Based in Bengaluru, Munsif Vengattil leads Reuters' technology news coverage in India. He tracks themes at the intersection of tech, business, and labor. A reporter for nine years, Munsif has written extensively on India's electronics manufacturing aspirations and its tech policy space, AI and election interference, satellite internet, streaming wars, and data breaches. His stories also focus on investigating corporate strategies and revealing India-specific initiatives and challenges of the biggest of tech firms - from Apple, Facebook, and Google, to Foxconn, Samsung, and Nvidia.
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Amazon roste, Apple klesá kvůli výhledu
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Amazon shares surged on Friday while Apple dropped as investors reacted starkly differently to their June quarter earnings reports.

Shares of Amazon were 12% higher in premarket trading, while Apple fell 7%. Amazon was nearly 4% higher at Thursday's close while Apple was down by more than 1%.

Both companies reported their June quarter earnings on Thursday with Amazon impressing the market while Apple disappointed.

Apple's earnings, revenue and iPhone sales were all above market expectations, however the company issued weak guidance for the current quarter, citing "supply constraints." Apple said revenue growth in the current quarter will be between 9% and 11%, missing analysts' expectations for 12% growth, according to LSEG.

The company is grappling with a huge shortage of memory, a key component in its devices, as well as competition for chip manufacturing capacity.

This has led Apple to raise prices on the Mac and iPad, and analysts expect an iPhone price rise to come this year.

Amazon, meanwhile, said revenue at its cloud computing business jumped 37% year-on-year in the second quarter, marking the strongest expansion since 2021. Its Amazon Web Services business is closely watched by the market, as this is where the company books most of its sales related to AI. Investors monitor this unit as an indication of the demand Amazon is seeing for its AI products.

Apple and Amazon shares this year.

Amazon shares surged even as the company forecast its capital expenditures to hit $220 billion this year, up from a prior forecast of $200 billion, as it continues to invest in AI infrastructure.

Investors have been scrutinizing spending from Big Tech on AI as concerns grow that these companies are spending ahead of demand. But Amazon's own cloud growth appeared to justify the company's capex.

AWS's strong growth "is a clear indicator that its infrastructure investments are meeting market demand rather than outpacing it," Tracy Woo, principal analyst at Forrester, said in a note on Thursday.

Amazon's stock has been a laggard in 2026 and is up around 4% year-to-date. Apple meanwhile, has risen 23% across the same period. The iPhone maker is partly seen as an alternative trade to the tech players who have been spending heavily, as Apple has not gone on a huge capex expansion journey.

Investors appear to be picking their AI winners during this earnings season, with the stock price moves of tech giants diverging.

On Thursday, Meta sank 8% while Microsoft rallied 15% as investors took a different view on both companies' AI strategies.

— CNBC's Kif Leswing contributed to this report.
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Prime Video v Německu a Rakousku ukončí FAST kanál
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There is a lot of discussion in the entertainment industry press that every major major SVOD is likely to add free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels to their platform right alongside their original productions and licensed programs.

The biggest rumors along that line center around Netflix, where stories arguing that FAST channels are on the way to that streamer have circulated for months.

But adding those free, ad-supported channels are no guarantee of success, and the latest example of that is in Germany and Austria, where Prime Video is shutting down its “Prime” FAST channel on August 1st, 15 months after their launch.

Prime was backended by Palo Alto, Calif.-based Wurl, which supports more than 4 billion monthly hours of viewing across hundreds of channels and more than 50 streaming platforms worldwide through cloud-based software and scheduling service.

This is just the latest example of the struggles to launch curated FAST channels designed to blend a linear television experience with original SVOD programming. One of the earliest attempts came from Netflix, which launched a series of curated FAST channels on its platform in France.

While Prime Video might still be working out its long-term strategy for curated FAST channels, it continues to aggressively pursue a much-more lucrative business: Prime Video Channels, which offers Prime members access to third-party streaming services through a unified billing process.

Prime Video just announced that it is adding a number of new third-party streaming services to subscribers in Denmark, Norway, and Switzerland. They include HBO Max, SkyShowtime, Apple TV, MGM+, Lionsgate+, MUBI, Hayu, Crunchyroll, Universal+ and BritBox.

“We are thrilled to bring add-on subscriptions to customers in Denmark, Norway, and Switzerland,” said Elisabetta Carruba, Director, Channels, EMEA. “Customers can now enjoy an unrivalled portfolio of series and movies alongside Prime Originals and Exclusives. This is an important step in our goal of becoming the number 1 entertainment destination for our customers across Europe.”

“Expanding our partnership into Norway and Denmark is an important next step as we bring HBO Max to even more Prime Video customers,” added Qaisar Rafique, EVP, Commercial Development EMEA & APAC, at Warner Bros Discovery. “Following successful launches of HBO Max on Amazon Prime Video in territories including the UK, Germany, Australia, and recently New Zealand, this expansion into new territories helps us scale with trusted partners and make it easier for customers to discover and subscribe to the premium entertainment offered by HBO Max on both Prime Video and HBO Max app and website.”

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Berkshire zvýšila podíl v Alphabetu, který je pátou největší pozicí v portfoliu
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One of the biggest stories surrounding Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB +0.10%)(BRKA +0.24%) this year is the company's large purchases of Alphabet (GOOG -0.62%) (GOOGL -0.91%) stock for its massive, nearly $359 billion equities portfolio.

Alphabet has quickly become a top position for the conglomerate. It's an interesting move for Berkshire, as it's the first time it's gone all-in on an artificial intelligence (AI) stock. Will CEO Greg Abel and executive chairman Warren Buffett make Alphabet Berkshire's next Apple?

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Berkshire's artificial intelligence horse Berkshire initiated its Alphabet position last year. Recently, Buffett actually revealed that he was the one who initiated it. Under Abel's leadership, Berkshire has significantly increased its position.

In the first quarter, Berkshire's holdings of Alphabet class A and C shares increased by over $11 billion. Then Berkshire acquired an additional $10 billion from Alphabet in a private placement at an average price of about $350 per share across class A and C shares.This makes Alphabet the fifth-largest position in Berkshire's portfolio.

While Alphabet has a wide variety of large tech businesses that had been doing quite well before AI, the company is a hyperscaler driving the AI revolution by investing heavily in AI infrastructure, so this is Berkshire making a real bet on AI.

Sure, Apple is set to benefit from AI in several ways, but Apple is not one of the large cloud providers and is not spending massively on AI.

On its recent earnings call, Alphabet management raised its capital expenditure guidance to $200 billion or potentially more, almost all of which will be for AI infrastructure.

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In a CNBC interview regarding the Alphabet position, Buffett said, "The trick in life is to find -- I mean investing -- is to find businesses that are going to earn high returns on capital for an extended period of time."

While Alphabet has done this historically, the $200 billion-plus in capital expenditures (capex) this year and likely more in 2027 will put Buffett's theory to the test. Free cash flow has already turned negative, and that trend is likely to accelerate.

Buffett also expressed concerns about all the AI spending, so the question becomes whether this is a company that Berkshire can really live and die with, given that the AI trade is likely to face significant obstacles at one point.

Could Alphabet be Berkshire's new Apple? At roughly 8.1% of the portfolio, Berkshire's Alphabet position still pales in comparison to Apple, which currently accounts for 21.6% of Berkshire's portfolio. At one point, Apple consumed roughly 40% of the portfolio.

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While Buffett certainly loves Apple's business due to its strong moat, he also likes how shareholder-friendly the company has been. Since its share repurchase program began in 2012, Apple has repurchased over $850 billion worth of stock.

Now, Alphabet has also repurchased a massive amount of stock over the past decade -- $346 billion since 2016.

However, large amounts of spending on AI infrastructure led Alphabet to halt buybacks earlier this year. And it seems likely that repurchases will be on pause for the foreseeable future, with free cash flow expected to remain negative.

While I don't know the exact thinking of Abel and Buffett, they may have felt they had to invest in some level of AI for the same reason Alphabet feels like it has to invest in all this AI infrastructure: Missing the revolution could be just as costly as getting burned by it. And Alphabet is a safer pick in AI than some other stocks trading at massive valuations that lack the ancillary businesses, scale, and earnings power that Alphabet has.

While I wouldn't expect Berkshire to make Alphabet as big as Apple, especially while they are investing in all this capex, if there is more evidence that the capex will yield adequate returns, Berkshire might then likely consider increasing the position.
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Disney čeká výsledky 5. srpna po růstu tržeb
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A $25,000 investment in Disney (DIS -2.36%) stock would pay about $379 in annual dividend income. This is based on Disney's current $1.50 annualized dividend ($0.75 per share, paid twice per year) and on buying 253 shares at a price of $98.80 per share at the time of writing.

The stock has been stuck in a trading range for the last three years and is still trading 51% below its all-time high over five years ago. Weaker margins and heavy spending to support streaming content kept the share price in check.

However, the company has been steadily growing its revenue recently. The stock trades at a modest 14 times forward earnings estimates. If Disney's upcoming earnings report on Aug. 5 shows improving margins and growth, investors may finally see a lift in the share price on top of a 1.5% yield.

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Disney's flywheel is working Disney has steadily increased its dividend over the past few years. The pandemic disruptions in 2020 led to a suspension of dividend payments until they were reinstated in 2023 at $0.30 per share,paid semiannually. Since then, the company has raised it multiple times, culminating in the current $0.75 semi-annual payment.

The growing dividend reflects improving profitability in the business. Since fiscal second-quarter 2023 (ended in March), trailing 12-month net income nearly tripled to $12.3 billion, representing a net profit margin of 12.7%.

New CEO Josh D'Amaro has been focused on building direct-to-consumer connections with customers and driving growth in experiences (parks, resorts, cruises, and consumer products). This is the Disney flywheel in action -- popular films and characters ultimately drive interest in Disney's theme parks, products, and streaming services.

This flywheel strategy has been working. Total revenue across the business grew 7% year over year last quarter to $25.2 billion, with adjusted earnings per share up 8% to $1.57. This was led by a 10% increase in entertainment (streaming, studios, etc.) revenue, followed by experiences (+7%), and sports (+2%), including ESPN.

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What matters on Aug. 5 When Disney reports fiscal third-quarter earnings on Aug. 5, investors will want to make sure it meets revenue and earnings expectations. The consensus analyst estimate calls for adjusted revenue of $25.4 billion, up 7.5% year over year, and earnings of $1.85, up 15%.

Disney has been facing pressure on domestic park attendance, so worsening consumer spending could cause it to miss estimates. That said, Disney is coming off a strong quarter in its experiences business and also saw accelerating revenue growth in streaming. This momentum could carry over to fiscal Q3, as implied by analysts' expectations.

Over the long term, growth in park attendance and cruise passengers, which grew 2% globally last quarter, and margin improvement in streaming will be key drivers of earnings and dividend growth. These are the two areas to watch closely when Disney reports earnings.
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Ford zvýšil upravený EBIT a potvrdil eyes-off řízení do roku 2028
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Back in January, at the CES technology show, Ford Motor Company (F -2.75%) made one of the most specific promises in the auto industry: eyes-off, hands-free driving, road-ready in 2028. And not reserved for some six-figure priced luxury car. The system is slated for the company's new Universal Electric Vehicle platform, and the platform's first vehicle is a roughly $30,000 electric pickup due in 2027.

Then came Tuesday's second-quarter report, which lifted the company's full-year profit and cash flow guidance.

These are some things to be excited about. Yet what exactly is the market paying for Ford's autonomy program at about 9 times forward earnings? As far as I can tell, almost nothing. And that may be an opportunity.

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The promise, and why it stands out Automakers talk about autonomy constantly. What made Ford's CES announcement different is the detail attached to it. The company said its BlueCruise system (which today allows hands-free driving on more than 130,000 miles of approved highways, but requires the driver's eyes on the road) will evolve into a Level 3, eyes-off system by 2028. Put simply, the car takes over the driving task in approved conditions, and the driver can look away.

Ford is developing the system in-house and says the new version will be about 30% cheaper to build.

"Autonomy shouldn't be a premium feature," said Doug Field, who was Ford's chief EV, digital, and design officer when he made the announcement.

A dated, mass-market autonomy commitment like this is arguably unique among the legacy automakers.

Of course, it's also just a commitment. Field has since left Ford, departing in the spring as the company folded its EV group into a new product organization. And nothing about a 2028 software milestone is guaranteed. This is, after all, the same company that spent late 2025 canceling large parts of its previous electric vehicle plan.

What the market is paying for it Tuesday's report showed what a 9-times-earnings price is actually buying. In the second quarter of 2026, Ford's adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) came in at $2.5 billion, up from $2.1 billion a year earlier, and the margin expanded to 5.2% from 4.3%. Through the first half, adjusted EBIT reached $6.0 billion, nearly double the $3.2 billion Ford earned in the first half of 2025.

Management responded by raising its outlook. It now expects full-year adjusted EBIT of $10 billion to $11 billion, up from a prior range of $8.5 billion to $10.5 billion, and adjusted free cash flow in a range of $6 billion to $7 billion.

The gasoline-and-hybrid business is doing the pulling. Ford Blue earned $1.1 billion in the quarter, up $474 million year over year.

The commercial-focused Ford Pro segment added $1.7 billion, down from a year ago as the company recovers from an aluminum supply disruption. And Ford Credit contributed $757 million of pre-tax earnings, up $112 million.

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And the trailing loss that makes Ford look profitless on paper? The quarter's reported bottom line was a $1.3 billion net loss, but that included $4.2 billion of pre-tax special charges, mostly a largely noncash charge tied to exiting a battery joint venture, plus further costs from the electric vehicle program cancellations announced in December. The cash keeps flowing regardless, which is why the $0.60 annual dividend, yielding about 3.9%, remains comfortably covered by management's guidance.

The autonomy program, meanwhile, isn't some separate effort awaiting funding. It's already in the numbers. Ford expects its Model e electric vehicle segment to lose about $4 billion this year, and that guidance includes roughly $1 billion of incremental investment in the Universal Electric Vehicle platform and the company's Ford Energy business. The platform is the same one the 2028 promise rides on. The segment's second-quarter loss of $919 million marked its third straight quarter of year-over-year improvement.

So at about 9 times forward earnings, investors are paying a legacy-automaker price for the trucks, the commercial business, and the dividend, while the autonomy program is treated purely as a cost. If the 2028 date holds and eyes-off driving arrives on Ford's affordable Universal Electric Vehicle platform, that pricing would look like a mistake. Ford would own something no legacy competitor sells at that price point.

I wouldn't buy Ford stock because of a promised software date, and the canceled EV programs show how quickly this company's plans can change. But nobody is being asked to pay for the promise here. For now, I think the stock is a reasonable buy on the business Ford already runs, and I'd watch whether the $30,000 pickup actually arrives in 2027. Whatever autonomy turns out to be worth comes on top.
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Apple hlásí prudké zdražení pamětí, což prospívá Micronu
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Micron Technology NASDAQ:MU has received an unlikely boost from Apple after Tim Cook described the surge in memory prices as a “100-year flood.”

The remarks strengthened the argument that today’s shortage reaches beyond artificial-intelligence data centres.

Apple’s chief executive said exponential memory-cost increases had contributed to reluctant price rises.

Apple paid more for memory in the June quarter than in March and expects another increase during the September quarter, with market prices continuing to climb beyond that period.

For Micron, the comments provide evidence that limited supply is supporting pricing across DRAM and NAND.

Yet Cook also said Apple was “evaluating all options” for sourcing, highlighting how extreme prices could eventually encourage customers to seek alternatives.

Apple’s warning carries unusual weight because the iPhone maker has enormous purchasing power and a supply chain.

If it cannot fully shield itself from memory inflation, smaller electronics customers are likely facing tougher conditions.

The shortage reflects a shift in manufacturing priorities. Producers are directing more wafer capacity towards high-bandwidth memory and server products used in AI systems.

That leaves less conventional DRAM and NAND for smartphones, personal computers and industrial equipment, even as memory requirements increase.

Micron’s latest results already captured this imbalance. Fiscal third-quarter revenue reached a record $41.46 billion, compared with $23.86 billion in the previous quarter.

Management said AI demand and structural supply constraints should keep conditions tight beyond calendar 2027.

The company has signed 16 strategic customer agreements spanning data centres, consumer devices and automobiles.

Micron said these arrangements provide committed supply and could place at least half of company revenue under longer-term agreements when its target programme is completed.

Apple’s comments therefore broaden Micron’s investment case.

The shortage is not simply a company forecast or a story about Nvidia-linked HBM. It is affecting mainstream electronics and giving established suppliers greater negotiating power across a wider portfolio.

“The memory trade is alive and well,” Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C.J. Muse said in comments reported by MarketWatch.

Muse expects DRAM and NAND to remain undersupplied through 2028 and argues that AI demand, restricted capacity and stronger contracts may permanently improve long-term earnings power.

Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore offered a similar warning.

“There’s no quick fix to the memory shortage,” he wrote, according to Yahoo Finance, suggesting constraints could persist for another two to three years.

Raymond James analyst Melissa Fairbanks called Micron “one of the best beneficiaries of the current memory cycle”, MarketWatch reported.

She said AI was lifting demand not only for HBM but also conventional DRAM and enterprise solid-state drives.

Cook noted that DRAM supply is primarily controlled by Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron and more suppliers would improve availability and could help pricing.

That creates the long-term risk for incumbents. Severe price increases can encourage customers to redesign products, reduce memory specifications, postpone purchases or support emerging competitors.

Apple has reportedly examined sourcing from China’s CXMT, although Cook did not confirm a decision.

New manufacturing capacity could restore supply and send selling prices lower, repeating the pattern that has historically made memory cyclical.

Micron acknowledges that capacity growth without matching demand could hurt pricing and financial performance.
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T. Rowe Price čeká zisk na akcii 2,52 USD
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T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW) will release its second quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Friday, July 31.

Analysts expect the Baltimore, Maryland-based company to report quarterly earnings of $2.52 per share, up from $2.24 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for T. Rowe Price’s quarterly revenue is $1.92 billion. It reported $1.76 billion last year, according to Benzinga Pro.

On June 15, T. Rowe Price named Mike Barry as head of Global Marketing.

T. Rowe Price shares rose 0.3% to close at $119.28 on Thursday.

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Lucid zveřejní výsledky za 2. čtvrtletí 4. srpna
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Lucid Group (LCID +2.01%) reports second-quarter earnings on Aug. 4. On that date, investors should get a better idea of whether Lucid is moving closer to becoming a sustainable electric vehicle business.

The first quarter offered mixed signals.

In Q1 2026, revenue increased 20% year over year to $282.5 million, while vehicle production surged 149% to 5,500 units. Deliveries reached 3,093 vehicles, though they were hurt by a supplier issue that temporarily disrupted deliveries of the Lucid Gravity SUV. That problem has since been resolved, and management said North American order intake jumped 144% in March compared with February.

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That said, Lucid is still burning a lot of cash. The company reported a net loss of roughly $1.03 billion during the quarter and suspended its full-year production guidance while new CEO Silvio Napoli reviews the business. That's not the kind of update you want to see as an investor, particularly in an industry where execution is everything.

On the other hand, liquidity isn't an immediate concern. In April, Lucid raised approximately $1.05 billion through a combination of equity and preferred stock offerings while expanding its financing agreement with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. And more recently, Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal disclosed a new 5% stake in Lucid.

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While that investment doesn't change Lucid's operating fundamentals overnight, it does reinforce the idea that the company continues to attract well-capitalized, long-term backers. Management believes its existing capital resources are sufficient to fund operations into the second half of 2027.

When the company reports Q2 earnings, investors should focus on delivery growth, operating expenses, and whether management is ready to reinstate production guidance.

Lucid still has attractive technology and a well-funded balance sheet, but the long-term investment thesis ultimately depends on scaling production while narrowing losses. The company must show meaningful progress on both fronts. Investors will soon find out if that's a reality or just wishful thinking. In the meantime, patience is a must.

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2026-07-31 09:08 1mo ago
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Toyota opraví software u 39 552 elektromobilů bZ7 EV
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Visitors surround Toyota's new bZ7 electric vehicle (EV) during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

CompaniesBEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) - Toyota's (7203.T), opens new tab joint venture with GAC (601238.SS), opens new tab ​will fix software for ‌39,552 bZ7 electric sedans from August 1 over ​safety hazards, China's ​market regulator said on ⁠Friday.

The action, classified as ​a product recall ​under Chinese regulations, affects 15,266 bZ7 EVs with faulty smart ​Bluetooth module software ​that may cause unintended gear ‌shifts ⁠while driving, disrupting power delivery.

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It also covers 24,286 vehicles with defects ​in ​the ⁠thermal management controller software that could, ​in extreme cases, ​reduce ⁠defrosting and defogging performance, affecting driver visibility, ⁠the ​regulator said ​in a statement.

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2026-07-31 03:47 1mo ago
Rivian: Čínská výroba je levnější, získal 250 milionů USD
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Chinese Cost Structure Differs From the USScaringe was asked about how benchmarking Chinese platforms could help develop future Rivian products like the R3 and so on. The Rivian CEO said that Chinese vehicles, like Rivians, were probably purchased not just by automakers, but also by benchmarking companies to take apart.

He then said that there was not much of a difference in “how a Chinese vehicle is built relative to a vehicle built in the West in terms of the manufacturing approaches.” He added that methods like “high-pressure die castings” and more were deployed across all “best-in-class vehicles.”

Scaringe then weighed in on the differences between the manufacturing costs between China and the U.S., saying that there was a “much lower labor cost in China,” as well as a lower capital cost structure. “In many cases, the capital cost is zero, meaning it’s being provided by the local government,” he said.

The result is, according to Scaringe, a much lower production cost compared to the West. He then said these factors raise questions around supply chain strategy.

Scaringe outlined that if the world was operating on completely open trade, Rivian would optimize around countries with the “lowest input cost structure, the lowest labor cost, lowest energy cost, lowest land cost, lowest cost of capital.” He then said that given the current situation, Rivian thought it best if certain components are “sourced from the United States.”

Rivian’s Uber PartnershipRivian’s CFO and Executive VP, Claire McDonough, also shared that Rivian received an additional $250 million investment from Uber. Rivian is targeting Level 3 eyes-off self-driving capabilities in its vehicles by 2027 and Level 4 robotaxi functionality in 2028.

Rivian reported its second-quarter revenue of $1.66 billion, up 27% YoY and beating the market consensus of $1.51 billion. The automaker also recorded an EPS loss of 63 cents per share, beating a Street estimate of a loss of 74 cents per share. The automaker expects to deliver 65,000 to 70,000 vehicles for the full year.

Benzinga Edge Rankings show Rivian scores well on the Momentum metric, while also providing a favorable price trend in the Short, Medium and Long term.

Price Action: Rivian Automotive shares were up 3.15% to $17.36 during overnight trading on Thursday.

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AutoNation zveřejní výsledky za 2. čtvrtletí, akcie klesly o 6,7 %
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AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) will release its second quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Friday, July 31.

Analysts expect the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company to report quarterly earnings of $5.46 per share, compared to $5.46 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for AutoNation’s quarterly revenue is $7 billion. It reported $6.97 billion last year, according to Benzinga Pro.

On June 23, AutoNation acquired three premium luxury dealerships in San Francisco.

Shares of AutoNation fell 6.7% to close at $214.65 on Thursday.

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DT Midstream dosáhla FID na projekty za zhruba 300 milionů USD
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3 Stocks Flashing Rare Buy Signals After the Market's Wildest MonthDT Midstream NYSE: DTM said it reached final investment decisions on approximately $300 million of new organic growth projects during the second quarter, advancing expansions across its Haynesville, Midwest and Appalachian operations as natural-gas demand from LNG exports, power generation and data centers continues to support development activity.

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Executive Chairman and CEO David Slater said the company has now commercialized 60% of its $3.4 billion organic project backlog, with more than 80% of the commercialized backlog tied to pipeline projects. Management said the projects are supported by long-term contracts and durable customer demand.

The company reported second-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $305 million, down $3 million from the prior quarter. It reaffirmed its 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance range and its early 2027 adjusted EBITDA outlook, though specific guidance figures were not discussed on the call.

New Projects Advance Haynesville, Viking and Appalachia Growth President and COO Chris Zona said the newly approved investments include an expansion of the company’s Haynesville system that will increase access to East Texas supply and add 200 million cubic feet per day of capacity to the LEAP pipeline. The expansion is backed by new long-term agreements with two producer customers and is expected to enter service in the second half of 2028.

The project would bring LEAP’s total capacity to 2.3 billion cubic feet per day through a combination of incremental compression and looping. Slater said DT Midstream has been intentional about improving connectivity to Carthage, Texas, which it views as a potential landing point for Permian Basin gas moving eastward toward LNG and domestic demand markets.

“We’re in a robust demand environment right now where all basins will need to grow,” Slater said, adding that he believes the market will require additional Permian and Haynesville production.

Other projects reaching FID include the first phase of modernization work on the Viking pipeline, serving the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. That work is intended to improve reliability and is expected to be in service in the fourth quarter of 2028.

DT Midstream also signed a new long-term gathering agreement supporting a 100 million-cubic-feet-per-day expansion of its Appalachia Gathering System. The expansion is expected to be in service in the fourth quarter of 2027 and will deliver supply into the NEXUS and Texas Eastern systems.

Data Center Demand Supports NEXUS Interconnects The company commercialized another NEXUS interconnect during the quarter with capacity of 380 million cubic feet per day. The interconnect will provide supply to a natural-gas-fired power generation facility supporting a new data center in Ohio.

Combined with an interconnect disclosed in the first quarter, DT Midstream is adding more than 500 million cubic feet per day of demand pull to the NEXUS mainline, Zona said.

Slater said NEXUS currently has capacity of about 1.4 billion cubic feet per day and is effectively fully contracted, although certain shorter-term contracts periodically roll over. He said the pipeline is positioned to add capacity through compression, noting that a planned compressor station was not built when the asset was originally developed but that the site and related infrastructure are in place.

“The market is ripening,” Slater said, describing the company’s approach as strategic and patient as new demand emerges.

Midwest Expansion Discussions Continue Management also discussed potential expansions on its Midwestern Gas Transmission system, including the MIST project. Zona said MIST is expected to develop in multiple southbound and northbound phases, with the first phase potentially entering service as early as the end of 2029. The company is working toward binding precedent agreements, with a binding open season identified as the next commercial milestone.

Slater said MIST could be similar to the company’s Guardian G3 project in both size and scale, though management did not provide project-specific capacity or capital estimates. He emphasized that Midwestern Gas Transmission’s ability to access multiple supply sources is a competitive advantage, including connections to Vector, Alliance, Rockies Express, Texas Gas Transmission and Tennessee Gas Pipeline.

DT Midstream said it also sees future opportunities around Guardian, including potential demand tied to utilities and data center development in Wisconsin and Iowa. Management said the timing of any additional Guardian expansion will depend on utility regulatory processes in those markets.

Financial Position and Outlook Pipeline segment results were $14 million lower than the first quarter, which CFO Jeff Jewell attributed to seasonally lower revenue from joint-venture pipelines and higher revenue on Stonewall in the prior period. Gathering segment results rose $11 million sequentially, helped by higher Blue Union volumes.

Growth capital investment totaled $86 million in the second quarter, in line with the company’s plan. Jewell said growth capital spending is expected to increase over the remainder of 2026.

The projects approved during the quarter raise committed capital to approximately $425 million in 2026 and about $560 million in 2027, according to Jewell. The company also said Moody’s raised its leverage downgrade threshold to 4.25 times on a proportionate basis from 4.0 times, while Fitch increased its threshold to 4.5 times on an on-balance-sheet basis from 4.0 times.

DT Midstream’s board approved a quarterly dividend of $0.88 per share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The company said it remains committed to growing the dividend in line with adjusted EBITDA.

About DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM)DT Midstream Inc NYSE: DTM is a midstream energy company that owns and operates infrastructure for gathering, processing and treating hydrocarbons and produced water. Its core business activities encompass natural gas gathering, cryogenic processing, natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation, and produced-water handling services. These integrated operations enable the company to capture and transport multiple hydrocarbon streams from wellhead to market and to provide essential water management solutions.

The company’s asset footprint is concentrated in the Delaware Basin in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, where it serves a diverse range of exploration and production customers.

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2026-07-31 08:05 1mo ago
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Siemens Healthineers zvýšil celoroční výhled očištěného zisku na akcii
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31.7.2026 09:55, IFX, HOT, SHL, ENR

Index DAX připisuje 0,94 % na 25 852,43 b.

Německé akcie, měřené indexem DAX, v úvodu pátečního obchodování posilují. Po včerejším růstu čipových společností v USA a dnešním historickém růstu v Jižní Koreji se i v Německu daří akciím, které jsou napojené na boom umělé inteligence a výstavbu datacenter. Daří se tak například akciím polovodičové společnosti Infineon Technologies (+6,8 %) a energeticko-technologické společnosti Siemens Energy (+3,4 %).

Daří se také akciím zdravotnicko-technologické společnosti Siemens Healthineers (+1,7 %) po reportu výsledků za 3Q FY 2026. Tržby dosáhly 5,76 mld. EUR, což je pod odhadem 5,83 mld. EUR, a očištěný zisk na akcii činil 0,70 EUR, čímž překonal konsensus 0,53 EUR. Společnost upravila svůj celoroční výhled a nově očekává očištěný zisk na akcii ve výši 2,35 až 2,45 EUR (původně 2,20 až 2,30 EUR), přičemž odhad analytiků činil 2,23 EUR. Porovnatelné tržby by měly vzrůst o 3,5 % až 4,0 % (původně +4,5 % až +5 %) oproti odhadu +4,46 %.

Stavební společnost Hochtief (+3,3 %) oznámila, že jedna z jejích dceřiných společností získala zakázku od firem Neoen a Tesla na realizaci druhé fáze velkokapacitního bateriového úložiště energie v Jižní Austrálii. Druhá fáze přidá dalších 227 megawattů (MW) výkonu a 907 megawatthodin (MWh) úložné kapacity.

Index DAX +0,94 % na 25852,43 b. Nejsilnější akcie Změna Nejslabší akcie Změna Infineon Technologies (IFX) +6,8 % Scout24 SE (G24) -2,1 % Siemens Energy (ENR) +3,4 % Symrise (SY1) -1,6 % HOCHTIEF AG (HOT) +3,3 % Deutsche Telekom (DTE) -1,5 % Siemens (SIE) +1,8 % Adidas (ADS) -1,3 % Rheinmetall AG (RHM) +1,7 % Zalando (ZAL) -1,2 % Zdroj: Bloomberg

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2026-07-31 07:13 1mo ago
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CNX zvýšila výhled monetizace kreditů 45Z na 40 milionů USD
CNX CNX Resources
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$7 Billion in Clean Hydrogen Grants: Winners and LosersCNX Resources NYSE: CNX outlined its outlook for federal clean-fuel tax credits, capital allocation, drilling activity and production timing during its second-quarter 2026 question-and-answer conference call.

Management said updated Treasury guidance and confirmation regarding qualifying methane streams have increased the company’s expectations for monetizing credits under Section 45Z. The company also reiterated that its capital-allocation approach remains centered on long-term per-share value, including potential share repurchases when management sees a substantial margin of safety.

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45Z Credit Expectations Rise Chief Financial Officer Everett Good said CNX received confirmation that methane captured during the first four months of 2025 qualified for the 45Z credit. That confirmation supported an increase in the company’s expected cash flows for 2026.

Good said Treasury also refined carbon-intensity calculations in its GREET model, raising CNX’s projected annual 45Z monetization value to about $40 million. He said CNX expects to combine future 45Z credit sales with environmental attributes to target a run rate of approximately $90 million annually beginning in 2027.

President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Shepard said Treasury guidance is expected during the second half of 2026.

CNX said it monetized $30 million of credits, with the cash-flow impact expected to appear in the third quarter. Shepard said the accounting treatment will be reflected through the income-tax expense line rather than EBITDA.

On potential expansion of its methane-remediation activities, Shepard said the company is monitoring whether lower carbon-intensity scores and higher credit values could support additional investment. CNX has rights and opportunities to expand the system, he said, but no definitive expansion plans are in place.

“Nothing near term, no. Nothing for the rest of this year,” Shepard said in response to a question about additional remediation projects beyond the Buchanan Mine.

Good also addressed the Pennsylvania alternative energy credit, or AEC, market. He said CNX is using observed ICE market pricing in its assumptions and is currently modeling the market as stable to flat, while recognizing that the market can be volatile.

Capital Spending and Share Repurchases CNX said its projected capital spending remains positioned around the midpoint of its full-year 2026 guidance range. While third-quarter spending is expected to rise from second-quarter levels and then level out in the fourth quarter, Shepard said that timing reflects field activity rather than cost inflation.

“Not seeing really anything on the inflation side to note,” Shepard said.

Management declined to provide quarterly capital-spending guidance, emphasizing that investors should evaluate the company against its full-year guidance range.

Shepard said CNX has not changed the capital-allocation process it has followed for roughly six and a half years. He said the company’s priority is creating long-term value per share and that CNX has flexibility to act when it identifies attractive opportunities in its equity.

Asked about the company’s willingness to use debt, including its revolving credit facility, to support additional repurchases, Shepard said the near-term natural-gas outlook appears softer heading into 2027, while the longer-term outlook for Appalachian gas remains strong.

Under that view, he said, an upstream operator could be more interested in repurchasing shares, subject to appropriate constraints and risk management. He added that CNX would continue evaluating capital deployment through its established process.

Drilling Activity and Production Timing Management said second-quarter drilling activity and spending were in line with its plans, despite questions from analysts about whether spending was lower than expected. CNX drilled two Utica wells during the quarter, and Shepard said the pace reflected the company’s planned activity schedule.

For the second half of the year, CNX expects a large Marcellus pad currently in progress to enter production during the third quarter. Shepard said the pad represents approximately 12 to 13 annualized wells.

The company’s current Utica pad is expected to come online later in the fourth quarter. Shepard said that schedule should result in a couple of larger wells coming online in the third quarter, followed by additional production growth in the fourth quarter.

He said CNX does not over-engineer its production schedule around seasonal gas-price expectations, though the company’s planned completion timing naturally positions some production later in the year.

Utica Performance and Well Costs CNX said it continues to see operational improvement in its Utica drilling program. Shepard said the company has achieved recent 24-hour drilling records and continues to improve drilling performance as it returns to pads and advances through additional wells.

The company continues to use an estimated well-cost level of approximately $1,700 per foot for the Utica, according to Shepard. He said the most significant potential for future improvement remains in drilling, while completions and other well-construction costs have been relatively steady.

CNX plans to provide a further update when it has a more complete data set, he said.

Shepard also said the company’s Utica wells in central Pennsylvania are performing in line with CNX’s prior guidance. Based on state data and other available information, he said management is pleased with the results and considers the asset “top tier in the basin.”

Regarding longer lateral lengths in southwestern Pennsylvania during the second quarter, Shepard said the lengths are primarily determined by acreage configuration. CNX seeks to maximize lateral length where possible because longer laterals generally improve well economics.

About CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX)CNX Resources Corporation is a natural gas and natural gas liquids producer with operations concentrated in the Appalachian Basin. Established as an independent, publicly traded entity in 2018 following its spinoff from Consol Energy, the company focuses on the exploration, development and production of hydrocarbon resources in the Marcellus and Utica shales across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.

In addition to its upstream activities, CNX Resources has invested in midstream infrastructure through its subsidiary that gathers, processes and transports natural gas.

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Colgate-Palmolive oznámí výsledky za 2. čtvrtletí v pátek
CL Colgate-Palmolive
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Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) will release its second quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Friday, July 31.

Analysts expect the New York-based company to report quarterly earnings of 95 cents per share, up from 92 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Colgate-Palmolive’s quarterly revenue is $5.36 billion. It reported $5.11 billion last year, according to Benzinga Pro.

On June 11, Colgate-Palmolive declared a quarterly cash dividend of 53 cents per common share.

Shares of Colgate-Palmolive fell 2% to close at $91.60 on Thursday.

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AB InBev zahájil konferenční hovor k výsledkům za 2. čtvrtletí 2026
BUD Anheuser-Busch
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Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 30, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

Company Participants

Michel Doukeris - Chief Executive Officer
Fernando Tennenbaum - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Edward Mundy - Jefferies LLC, Research Division
Mitchell Collett - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division
Robert Ottenstein - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division
Jean-Olivier Nicolai - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division
Christopher Carey - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division
Sanjeet Aujla - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
Chris Pitcher - Rothschild & Co Redburn, Research Division
Laurence Whyatt - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division
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Trevor Stirling - Bernstein Institutional Services LLC, Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Welcome to AB InBev's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. Hosting the call today from AB InBev are Mr. Michel Doukeris, Chief Executive Officer; and Mr. Fernando Tennenbaum, Chief Financial Officer. To access the slides accompanying today's call, please visit AB InBev's website at www.ab-inbev.com and click on the Investors tab and the Reports and Results Center page. Today's webcast will be available for on-demand playback later today. [Operator Instructions]

Some of the information provided during the conference call may contain statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements. These expectations are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. It is possible that AB InBev's actual results and financial condition may differ possibly materially, from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in these forward-looking statements.

For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect AB InBev's future results, see risk factors in the company's latest annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2026. AB InBev assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information provided during the conference call and shall not be liable for
2026-07-31 06:44 1mo ago
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Camping World snížil výhled upraveného EBITDA kvůli slabým RV
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Lower Rates Put RV Stocks Back in the Fast LaneCamping World NYSE: CWH said second-quarter results were pressured by a weaker-than-expected new RV retail market during the peak selling season, prompting the company to reduce its full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook while emphasizing market-share gains, inventory reductions and planned cost savings.

Chief Executive Officer and President Matthew Wagner said the company operated in what it described as the weakest new RV retail environment in more than 15 years. Camping World chose to clear aged and prior-model-year inventory rather than carry those units into the second half, a decision that weighed on vehicle gross profit in the quarter.

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3 Stocks Gaining Traction in Their Turnaround Stories“This was not the quarter we expected back in April,” Wagner said. “The new RV sales market weakened during the peak selling season, and we made the decision to move through aged and prior model year inventory rather than carry those assets into the back half of the year.”

Revenue Declines as Vehicle Margins Compress Chief Financial Officer Tom Kirn said total second-quarter revenue was $1.9 billion, down 2.1% from a year earlier. New vehicle revenue declined 5% to $869 million, as new unit sales fell 16.4%. Used vehicle revenue increased 1.4% to $580 million, supported by a 5% rise in used vehicle unit sales.

Camping World: when dividend cuts are a good thingThe inventory-clearing actions and competitive promotional environment reduced vehicle margins. New vehicle gross margin was 10.9%, compared with 13.8% in the prior-year period, while used vehicle gross margin was 16.5%, compared with 20.5% a year earlier.

Management said it expects vehicle margins to improve sequentially in the second half, citing early margin progression in July and a cleaner inventory position. Wagner said the company expects full-year new vehicle margins of roughly 11.5% to 12% and used vehicle margins of 17.5% to slightly above 18%.

New vehicle average selling price rose 13% during the quarter, driven largely by product mix and targeted gains in the fifth-wheel and motorized segments. Wagner said the travel-trailer category remained under pressure, while the company gained share in Class C and fifth-wheel products. Used vehicle average selling price was about $29,000 in the second quarter, and management said it could recover toward roughly $30,000 for the full year as sales of higher-priced products typically increase in the fall and winter.

Lower Industry Forecast Drives Revised Outlook Camping World reduced its outlook for the 2026 new RV retail market to 290,000 to 310,000 units, from a prior estimate of 325,000 to 350,000 units. Wagner cited geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, gas prices, affordability concerns, consumer confidence and higher interest rates as constraints on new-RV demand.

The company now expects 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $230 million to $270 million. Management said the lower end of the range assumes approximately 290,000 industry new-RV sales and 715,000 used-RV sales, while the upper end reflects 310,000 new units and 750,000 used units.

Wagner said preliminary SSI data showed new vehicle retail registrations declined 16% through May, and the company expected weak trends to continue into June and July. He said July demand appeared somewhat weaker than June, which management associated with renewed geopolitical tensions overseas.

Despite the softer market, Wagner said Camping World exceeded a 29% share of all new RVs sold in the United States through May. The company expects to hold about 22.5% to 23% total North American new-RV market share for the full year and approximately 8.8% to 9% share in used RVs.

Inventory Cleanup and Cost Program Camping World reported substantial reductions in inventory and floorplan borrowings. Total RV and outdoor retail inventory dollars were down nearly 10% year over year, while floorplan notes declined about $280 million from year-end.

New RV unit inventory was down roughly 17% year over year, while new inventory dollars declined about 5%. Prior-model-year new RV exposure was nearing 1%, down from more than 6% a year earlier. New vehicles aged more than 365 days were reduced by more than 60% from the prior year. Used inventory units were down 18% from the end of 2025. In July, the average age of used inventory was down more than 30% from the end of the first quarter, while used inventory aged more than 180 days was down nearly 50%. The company reduced total selling, general and administrative expense by $26.6 million, or 6.1%, from a year earlier. Management has identified approximately $100 million in incremental annualized structural savings through 20 initiatives, including retiring legacy software, developing in-house systems, renegotiating agreements and simplifying back-office processes.

Kirn said about $50 million of the annualized savings are expected to be implemented by the end of 2026, with the remainder expected by early 2028. The revised 2026 outlook includes roughly $15 million of benefit, mostly in the fourth quarter, and about $35 million is expected to carry into 2027.

Good Sam, Service and Balance Sheet Good Sam Services and Plans gross margin rose to 61.8% from 59.5% a year earlier. The company completed an enterprise-resource-planning overhaul for Good Sam during the quarter, which management said positions the unit to pursue business-to-business opportunities.

Camping World also introduced a tiered service labor-rate structure, charging $99 per hour for installations, $120 per hour for maintenance and $199 per hour for more complex work such as collision repairs. Wagner said service revenue increased following the change, while gross profit remained flat and the effective labor rate held near $165 per hour. He added that parts and accessories sales improved as more customers added products to service jobs.

At quarter-end, Camping World had $224 million of cash, $185 million of unencumbered real estate and $1.4 billion of total outstanding long-term debt. Kirn said the company aims to reduce leverage into the high-five-times range by year-end and retains a longer-term objective of reducing leverage below 3.5 times, and eventually below three times.

About Camping World (NYSE:CWH)Camping World Holdings, Inc NYSE: CWH is a leading specialty retailer of recreational vehicles (“RVs”), RV parts and services, and outdoor lifestyle products. The company operates an extensive network of full-service RV dealerships, providing new and pre-owned RV sales alongside comprehensive maintenance, repair and warranty services. In addition to its dealership operations, Camping World offers a broad assortment of RV parts, accessories and gear through both its physical retail locations and e-commerce platform.

Beyond RV sales and service, Camping World's offerings encompass outdoor cookware, apparel, camping and towing accessories under various proprietary and third-party brands.

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Southern Company oznámila hospodářské výsledky za 2. čtvrtletí
SO Southern Company
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The Southern Company (SO) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 30, 2026 1:00 PM EDT

Company Participants

Greg MacLeod - Director of Investor Relations
Christopher Womack - CEO, President & Chairman
David Poroch - Executive VP & CFO

Conference Call Participants

Nicholas Campanella - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division
Shahriar Pourreza - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division
Carly Davenport - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division
Stephen D’Ambrisi - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division
Jeremy Tonet - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division
Steven Fleishman - Wolfe Research, LLC
Andrew Weisel - Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets, Research Division
Julien Dumoulin-Smith - Jefferies LLC, Research Division
Richard Sunderland - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division
Travis Miller - Morningstar Inc., Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Christine, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to The Southern Company Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Greg MacLeod, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.

Greg MacLeod
Director of Investor Relations

Thank you, Christine. Good afternoon, and welcome to Southern Company's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. Joining me today are Chris Womack, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company; and David Poroch, Chief Financial Officer.

Let me remind you that we will make forward-looking statements today in addition to providing historical information. Various important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including those discussed in our Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and subsequent securities filings.

In addition, we will present non-GAAP financial information on this call. Reconciliations to the applicable GAAP measure are included in the financial information we released this morning as well as the slides for this conference call, which
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FMC Corporation zveřejnila výsledky za 2. čtvrtletí 2026
FMC FMC Corporation
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FMC Corporation (FMC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 30, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

Company Participants

Curt Brooks - Director of Investor Relations
Pierre Brondeau - President, CEO & Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Andrew Sandifer - Executive VP & CFO

Conference Call Participants

Patrick Fischer - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division
Edlain Rodriguez - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division
Frank Mitsch - Fermium Research, LLC
Christopher Parkinson - Wolfe Research, LLC
Joel Jackson - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Patrick Cunningham - Citigroup Inc., Research Division
Arun Viswanathan - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division
Benjamin Theurer - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us, and welcome to the Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call for FMC Corporation. This event is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] I will now hand the conference over to Mr. Curt Brooks, Director of Investor Relations for FMC Corporation. Please go ahead.

Curt Brooks
Director of Investor Relations

Good morning, and welcome to FMC Corporation's 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Call. Today's prepared remarks will be provided by Pierre Brondeau, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President; and Andrew Sandifer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

After prepared comments, we will take questions. Our earnings release and today's slide presentation are available on the FMC Investor Relations website, and the prepared remarks from today's discussion will be made available after the call.

Let me remind you that today's presentation and discussion will include forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning specific factors, including, but not limited to, those factors identified in our earnings release and in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information presented represents our best judgment based on today's understanding. Actual results may vary based on these risks and uncertainties.

Today's discussion and the supporting materials will include
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Cinemark hlásí rekordní tržby a upravenou EBITDA
CNK Cinemark Holdings
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A Prada Payday: Is AMC Back in Style?Cinemark NYSE: CNK reported what President and CEO Sean Gamble described as a historic second quarter, with worldwide quarterly revenue exceeding $1 billion for the first time and adjusted EBITDA reaching a record $294 million.

The company said its adjusted EBITDA margin was 27.1%, its second-highest quarterly margin on record and 10 basis points below its all-time high. Cinemark also generated nearly $300 million of free cash flow, spent more than $60 million on capital expenditures and returned capital to shareholders through share repurchases and its dividend.

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Box Office Revival: 3 Movie Theater Stocks Making a Comeback Gamble said results reflected a favorable film slate, investments in consumer offerings, revenue initiatives and operating leverage. The company set quarterly records in admissions revenue, concession sales and per-capita spending, premium-amenity performance and loyalty transactions worldwide, according to Gamble.

Box Office Strength and Market Share During the question-and-answer session, Gamble said film performance helped ease some anticipated capacity constraints during the quarter. While releases were sometimes clustered, films including Backrooms and Obsession faced less competition earlier in the quarter than expected.

Big Screen Stock Soars on Blockbuster Q2 EarningsHe said future market-share performance will depend partly on how the content mix resonates with Cinemark audiences and whether major releases become more concentrated on the calendar. Gamble noted that the company may encounter more periods with several large films opening close together during the second half of the year.

Cinemark also cited the expansion of theatrical exclusivity windows as a positive industry development. Gamble said studios began honoring commitments to 45-day windows during the second quarter, though he said it was too early to determine the long-term consumer impact.

“We certainly expect that the 45-day window—we’re optimistic about the positive benefits that will yield,” Gamble said, adding that more time will be needed for the changes to become fully established with moviegoers.

The company is looking for continued momentum in the near term from Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey, Gamble said.

Premium Formats and New Content Sources Cinemark said it continues to see room to expand premium formats and motion-seat offerings, although Gamble noted that enhanced amenities account for only about 15% of overall box office. During the first half of 2026, the company added seven XD auditoriums, 12 ScreenX locations, two IMAX locations, three 70 mm projectors and 112 D-BOX auditoriums.

Globally, Cinemark has about 350 premium large-format screens, including XD, IMAX and ScreenX, and roughly 660 auditoriums with D-BOX installed, Gamble said. He noted that D-BOX has fewer installation limitations because it can be deployed across a few rows in an auditorium.

Management also highlighted creator-led, anime, faith-based and foreign-language content as potential sources of incremental theatrical supply. Gamble said these releases can help fill gaps in the calendar and attract audiences that may not otherwise attend theaters.

He pointed to titles including Iron Lung, Obsession, Backrooms, Sam and Colby and Critical Role as examples of nontraditional content that has found success. Such projects can benefit from established connections between creators and their audiences, as well as word-of-mouth that can broaden their appeal, he said.

Younger Audiences, Direct Marketing and Consumer Spending Gamble said the company is seeing healthy growth in younger moviegoers, with attendance frequency among audiences under age 25 up about 20% year over year, based on his estimate. He said younger consumers are finding the theatrical experience differentiated and communal despite having grown up with personal devices.

Cinemark is seeking to reach these audiences through studio marketing partnerships, social and digital channels and influencer networks. Gamble said the company’s “It’s Show Time” brand campaign, launched late last year, was designed in part to connect with younger consumers.

The company has reached 40 million addressable customers globally, Gamble said. Management views those customer relationships as a way to communicate with new guests after their initial visit and encourage repeat attendance through personalized and customized offers.

Chief Financial Officer Melissa Thomas said Cinemark has not observed indications that macroeconomic pressures have materially affected moviegoing. She said consumer behavior continues to be driven more by the strength of the film slate than by economic cycles, including decisions involving premium-format upgrades, concessions and merchandise.

Merchandise sales reached a record $25 million in the quarter, Thomas said. She attributed the result to film demand, consumer interest and initiatives involving product assortments, targeted allocations and inventory optimization. Management believes merchandise remains an opportunity for longer-term concession per-capita growth.

Margins, International Operations and Capital Allocation Thomas said attendance and box office remain the largest drivers of operating leverage, while pricing, premium-format penetration, concessions and merchandise are additional areas where the company sees runway. About 40% of Cinemark’s cost structure is fixed, she said, providing leverage as attendance rises.

In Latin America, the company recorded all-time-high adjusted EBITDA and margin, according to management. Thomas said international performance is influenced by attendance, market share, ticket prices, concession spending, inflation, foreign-exchange movements and labor dynamics. Unlike the U.S. business, lease expenses in international markets are more variable, she said.

Management said the year-over-year difference in attendance growth between domestic and international markets during the second quarter was primarily a comparison effect, with recovery rates relative to 2019 remaining close between the two regions. Gamble added that the World Cup may have had some impact in the third quarter as knockout rounds progressed, particularly when Latin American teams advanced, but said the effect did not appear material.

On capital allocation, Thomas said Cinemark’s priorities remain maintaining a strong balance sheet, investing in accretive opportunities—including potential mergers and acquisitions—and returning excess capital to shareholders. Gamble said the company will remain disciplined in evaluating new builds and acquisitions, focusing on assets and projects that it believes can generate solid long-term returns.

About Cinemark (NYSE:CNK)Cinemark Holdings, Inc NYSE: CNK is a leading theatrical exhibitor that acquires, develops and operates motion picture theatres under the Cinemark® brand in the United States and Latin America. The company's core business involves the presentation of first-run feature films coupled with an array of in‐theatre services, including concessions, premium auditoriums and loyalty programs. Cinemark's exhibition portfolio encompasses both corporate‐owned and franchised complexes, offering moviegoers a range of experiences from standard screens to large‐format halls.

The company's product offerings extend beyond ticket sales to include an assortment of concession items, such as popcorn, fountain beverages, candy and specialty snacks, as well as bar and lounge concepts in select locations.

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CVR Energy zvýšila zisk díky silným maržím
CVI CVR Energy
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This Energy Stock Has Quietly Soared 130% in a YearCVR Energy NYSE: CVI reported strong operating performance in the second quarter of 2026, supported by high refinery and ammonia plant utilization, elevated refining margins and favorable fertilizer-market conditions. The company said it generated consolidated net income of $46 million, while reporting a loss per share of $0.03, EBITDA of $161 million and adjusted EBITDA of $209 million.

Chief Executive Officer Dane Neumann said the company’s asset base benefited from tight energy and fertilizer markets linked to ongoing global conflicts. CVR Energy declared a second-quarter dividend of $0.10 per share and said current market conditions could create opportunities to reduce leverage and add shareholder value.

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Refining Results Improve on Higher Crack Spreads As Energy Surges on Crack Spreads, Consider Taking Gains on 2 Small Cap Oil StocksCVR Energy’s petroleum segment generated adjusted EBITDA of $106 million in the second quarter, up from $38 million a year earlier. The company attributed the improvement primarily to higher Group 3 crack spreads and increased throughput volumes, partly offset by higher Brent expenses, WTI backwardation and realized derivative losses.

Combined refinery throughput totaled approximately 213,000 barrels per day, representing crude utilization of about 98% of nameplate capacity. Light-product yield was 92% of total throughput.

The Group 3 2-1-1 crack spread averaged $44.91 per barrel during the quarter, compared with $24.02 per barrel in the second quarter of 2025. CVR Energy’s realized margin, adjusted for renewable fuel standard, inventory valuation and unrealized derivative impacts, was $12.43 per barrel, or a 28% capture rate on the Group 3 benchmark.

Renewable Identification Number, or RIN, costs remained a major drag on results. Net RIN expense, excluding the change in the company’s RFS liability, was $216 million, or $11.16 per barrel. Richard Roberts, interim chief financial officer and vice president of FP&A and investor relations, said the expense reduced the company’s capture rate by approximately 25%.

CVR Energy had an estimated accrued RFS obligation of $408 million as of June 30, representing 169 million RINs marked at an average price of $2.41. The Environmental Protection Agency had not ruled on Wynnewood Refining Company’s pending 2025 small-refinery-exemption petition, Roberts said. The company continues to recognize 100% of Wynnewood’s RIN obligation in its financial statements, which was approximately $77 million for the quarter.

Roberts said a 100% exemption for Wynnewood would have improved the company’s consolidated capture rate by roughly 9% during the quarter. CVR Energy said it is purchasing 50% of Wynnewood’s expected 2026 obligation while maintaining that the refinery qualifies for a full waiver under the Department of Energy scoring methodology.

Hedge Losses and Third-Quarter Exposure Second-quarter results included derivative losses of $75 million, comprising an $81 million realized loss and a $6 million unrealized gain. The realized loss stemmed from crack-spread swaps, with approximately 4.4 million barrels of positions settled during the quarter.

Roberts said the realized loss equated to about $4.16 per barrel and reduced capture by roughly 9%. The company had open crack-spread swap positions totaling approximately 8.2 million barrels at quarter-end.

For the remainder of 2026, CVR Energy had approximately 4.6 million barrels of diesel hedged and 400,000 barrels of gasoline hedged. Third-quarter crack-spread swap exposure totaled about 2.7 million barrels, with a notional value of approximately $102 million. For 2027, the company had roughly 3.2 million barrels of diesel hedged, distributed relatively evenly across the year. Neumann said CVR Energy historically sought board authorization to hedge around 30% of production for roughly a calendar year. Going forward, he said the company may seek lower authorization levels and take a more cautious approach to layering in hedges.

Fertilizer Segment Posts Higher EBITDA The fertilizer segment reported adjusted EBITDA of $107 million, compared with $67 million in the prior-year period. Ammonia utilization reached 99% as both plants operated with minimal downtime.

CVR Partners’ general partner declared a second-quarter distribution of $6.08 per common unit. Because CVR Energy owns approximately 37% of CVR Partners’ common units, it expects to receive a proportionate cash distribution of about $24 million.

Neumann said nitrogen demand was strong during the spring planting season, while summer fill and fall prepay activity produced a “solid book of business” for the second half of 2026 at what he called attractive pricing. Prompt third-quarter fertilizer prices were cited at $650 to $700 per ton for ammonia and $325 to $350 per ton for UAN.

The company expects to begin a planned turnaround at its East Dubuque facility in late August. During that work, CVR Energy intends to complete a brownfield expansion that it believes will increase ammonia production capacity by approximately 5%. It also expects to finalize a detailed design and construction plan this year for using natural gas as an alternative feedstock to third-party petroleum coke.

Cash Flow, Deleveraging and Outlook CVR Energy generated $307 million of operating cash flow and $264 million of free cash flow in the second quarter. Cash spending included $43 million of capital expenditures, $27 million for the non-controlling interest portion of CVR Partners’ first-quarter distribution, $20 million of cash interest and $10 million in dividends.

The company ended the quarter with $737 million in consolidated cash, including $137 million in the fertilizer segment. Liquidity excluding CVR Partners was approximately $1.1 billion, including about $600 million of cash and $540 million of availability under its asset-based lending facility.

Management reiterated its goal of reducing gross leverage to $1 billion, excluding CVR Partners debt. Neumann said debt reduction remains a priority, though the company could consider a sustainable increase in its dividend if it makes meaningful progress toward that target. He also said CVR Energy continues to seek accretive growth opportunities, including potential refining and logistics investments, but would look to funding sources other than cash on the balance sheet for meaningful acquisitions.

For the third quarter, CVR Energy expects petroleum-segment throughput of 205,000 to 220,000 barrels per day. Fertilizer ammonia utilization is projected at 75% to 80%, reflecting the East Dubuque turnaround. Neumann said the company remains optimistic that refining and fertilizer conditions could stay above mid-cycle levels well into 2027.

About CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI)CVR Energy, Inc is an independent downstream energy company engaged primarily in petroleum refining and nitrogen fertilizer production in the United States. Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, CVR Energy operates through two reportable segments—Petroleum Products and Nitrogen Fertilizers—leveraging its refining expertise and distribution network to serve both wholesale and retail markets across key regions in the U.S.

In its Petroleum Products segment, the company owns and operates the Coffeyville, Kansas refinery, which has the capability to process various grades of crude oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other refined products.

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SAIC získala zakázku za 70 milionů USD od námořnictva
SAIC Science Applications International Corp
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Advances warfighter-ready radar, radio frequency, and microwave systems to be delivered at mission scale across surface, air, and maritime domains July 30, 2026 08:30 ET  | Source: SAIC, Inc.

RESTON, Va., July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Science Applications International Corp. (NASDAQ: SAIC) has been awarded a new $70 million task order by the U.S. Navy to provide advanced technical skills, analysis, engineering studies, modeling, and simulation of radar systems to the Radar Technologies Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division.

Under this award, SAIC will deliver full lifecycle development and sustainment for mission-ready radar, radio frequency (RF), and microwave (MW) systems across surface, air, and maritime domains. This entails handling the design, engineering support, configuration management, and overall technical services to provide real-time object detection, tracking, and characterization for warfighters in domestic and international locations. Advanced radar capabilities allow for better update rates, longer range detection, improved electronic protection techniques, and fire control quality tracking, furthering the Navy’s operational advantage in complex environments.
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“This award underscores SAIC’s long-standing dedication to equipping the U.S. Navy with advanced radar and electronic warfare capabilities that enhance its operational superiority,” said Barbara Supplee, SAIC Executive Vice President of the Army Navy Business Group. “By leveraging our extensive technical expertise and a track record of successful execution, we deliver cutting-edge software techniques and engineering expertise which allows radar systems to excel in real-world conditions, ensuring reliable performance and scalability across a wide range of mission requirements."

SAIC will support a broad portfolio of radar and defense systems for NSWC Crane, including SPS-48E/49 search radars, SPQ-9B multi-function radar, SPS-67 surface search and navigation radar, MK-99 Fire Control System, SPY-1 and SPY-6 AEGIS systems, and G/ATOR. This tasking allows SAIC to enhance system performance, improve lifecycle sustainment, and drive development of next-generation capabilities. The effort includes close collaboration with Navy partners to ensure systems are designed, tested, and refined to meet real mission conditions – reducing risk and accelerating delivery to operational environments.

This award builds on SAIC’s proven experience supporting advanced radar, RF, and MW, and clutter defeat technologies, and reinforces the company’s role as a radar center of excellence – delivering vital solutions that strengthen the Navy’s operational capabilities. The work aligns with the Navy’s focus on accelerating capability delivery, scaling production, and integrating systems across the mission to meet evolving demands. The cost-plus-fixed-fee task order includes a one-year base period with four one-year option periods, for a total potential duration of five years.

About SAIC 
SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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Forward-Looking Statements 
Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this release contain or are based on “forward-looking” information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “guidance,” and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements in this release may include, among others, estimates of future revenues, operating income, earnings, earnings per share, charges, total contract value, backlog, outstanding shares and cash flows, as well as statements about future dividends, share repurchases and other capital deployment plans. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk, uncertainties and assumptions, and actual results may differ materially from the guidance and other forward-looking statements made in this release as a result of various factors. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause or contribute to these material differences include those discussed in the “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Legal Proceedings” sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated in any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC, which may be viewed or obtained through the Investor Relations section of our website at saic.com or on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Due to such risks, uncertainties and assumptions you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. SAIC expressly disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statement provided in this release to reflect subsequent events, actual results or changes in SAIC’s expectations. SAIC also disclaims any duty to comment upon or correct information that may be contained in reports published by investment analysts or others. 
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Darling Ingredients oznámila hospodářské výsledky za 2. čtvrtletí 2026
DAR Darling Ingredients
FMP Stock News 78
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Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 30, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

Company Participants

Suann Guthrie - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Global Affairs
Randall Stuewe - Chairman & CEO
Robert Day - Executive VP & CFO

Conference Call Participants

Heather Jones - Heather Jones Research LLC
Manav Gupta - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
Derrick Whitfield - Texas Capital Securities, Research Division
Andrew Strelzik - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Ben Kallo - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division
Conor Fitzpatrick - BofA Securities, Research Division
Matthew Blair - Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities, LLC, Research Division
Jason Gabelman - TD Cowen, Research Division
Carla Casella - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us, and welcome to the Darling Ingredients Inc. conference call to discuss the second quarter 2026 financial results. [Operator Instructions] I will now hand the conference over to Ms. Suann Guthrie, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Suann Guthrie
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Global Affairs

Thank you for joining the Darling Ingredients Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. Here with me today are Mr. Randall C. Stuewe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; and Mr. Bob Day, Chief Financial Officer. Our second quarter 2026 earnings news release and slide presentation are available on the Investor page of our corporate website, and it will be joined by a transcript of this call once it is available. You can also find reconciliations and disclosures with respect to non-GAAP financial measures in our earnings news release and slide presentation.

During this call, we'll be making forward-looking statements, which are predictions, projections or other statements about future events. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could materially differ because of factors discussed in
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Reddit zveřejnil výsledkovou konferenci za 2. čtvrtletí
RDDT Reddit
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Reddit, Inc. (RDDT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 30, 2026 4:30 PM EDT

Company Participants

Jesse Rose - Head of Investor Relations
Steven Huffman - Co-Founder, CEO, President & Director
Jennifer Wong - Chief Operating Officer
Andrew Vollero - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Thomas Champion - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division
Ronald Josey - Citigroup Inc., Research Division
Richard Greenfield - LightShed Partners, LLC
Mark Stephen Mahaney - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division
Justin Post - BofA Securities, Research Division
John Colantuoni - Jefferies LLC, Research Division
Josh Beck - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division
Andrew Boone - Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Research Division
Benjamin Black - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division
Jason Helfstein - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Julianne, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Reddit's Q2 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] I would like to turn the call over to Jesse Rose, Head of Investor Relations. You may begin your conference.

Jesse Rose
Head of Investor Relations

Thanks, Julianne. Hi, everyone. Welcome to Reddit's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. Joining me are Steve Huffman, Reddit's Co-Founder and CEO; Jen Wong, Reddit's COO; and Drew Vollero, Reddit's CFO. I'd like to remind you that our remarks today will include forward-looking statements, and actual results may vary. Information concerning risks and other factors that could cause these results to vary is included in our SEC filings. These forward-looking statements represent our outlook only as of the date of this call, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. During this call, we will discuss both GAAP and non-GAAP financials. Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financials can be found in our letter to shareholders. Our second quarter letter to shareholders and earnings press release are available on our Investor Relations website and Investor Relations Subreddit.
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Apple oznámil výsledky za 3. fiskální čtvrtletí
AAPL Apple
FMP Stock News 85
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) Q3 2026 Earnings Call July 30, 2026 5:00 PM EDT

Company Participants

Suhasini Chandramouli - Director of Investor Relations
Timothy Cook - CEO & Director
Kevan Parekh - Senior VP & CFO
John Ternus - Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering

Conference Call Participants

Amit Daryanani - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division
Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division
Benjamin Reitzes - Melius Research LLC
Erik Woodring - Morgan Stanley, Research Division
Aaron Rakers - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division
Wamsi Mohan - BofA Securities, Research Division
Samik Chatterjee - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division

Presentation

Suhasini Chandramouli
Director of Investor Relations

Good afternoon, and welcome to the Apple Q3 Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Suhasini Chandramouli, Director of Investor Relations. Today's call is being recorded.

Speaking first today is Apple's CEO, Tim Cook; followed by CFO, Kevan Parekh. Also joining us on today's call is incoming CEO, John Ternus. After the prepared remarks, we'll open the call to questions from analysts.

Please note that some of the information you'll hear during our discussion today will consist of forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those regarding revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, other income and expense, taxes and future business outlook. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or trends to differ materially from our forecast including risks related to the potential impact to the company's business and results of operations from macroeconomic conditions, tariffs and other measures and legal and regulatory proceedings.

For more information, please refer to the risk factors discussed in Apple's most recently filed reports on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K and the Form 8-K filed with the SEC today, along with the associated press release. Additional information will also be in our report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 27, 2026, to
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Alphabet zvýšil tržby o 24 %, Google Cloud o 82 %
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The Magnificent Seven are the most scrutinized stocks on the market, so calling any of them underrated feels strange. Yet Alphabet (GOOGL -0.91%) (GOOG -0.62%) fits the description. Even after posting 24% revenue growth and blistering cloud numbers, the market keeps treating it like a threatened ad company rather than the artificial intelligence powerhouse it has become. Here are three reasons it is the most underrated of the group.

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1. It is the cheapest Magnificent Seven stock, and shouldn't be Start with the disconnect. Alphabet trades at roughly 17 times forward earnings, the lowest valuation in the entire Magnificent Seven, despite growing faster than most of them. In its most recent quarter, revenue climbed 24% to nearly $120 billion, operating income rose 30%, and Google Cloud revenue exploded 82%. It has also been the only member of the group to beat the market this year.

A business firing on all cylinders usually commands a premium. Alphabet gets a discount instead, because investors have spent two years worrying that AI would gut its search business. That fear has kept a lid on the stock even as the results say otherwise.

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2. AI turned out to be a tailwind, not a killer The feared narrative was that chatbots would make Google Search obsolete. The opposite is happening. Alphabet's own Gemini models now handle 22 billion queries' worth of tokens per minute, its Gemini app has around 950 million monthly users, and nearly 90% of the Fortune 100 are using its enterprise AI tools. Rather than being disrupted, Alphabet has become one of AI's biggest winners.

Google Cloud is the clearest proof of the booming demand for AI infrastructure and software. And there is a hidden engine here too: Alphabet designs its own AI chips, called TPUs, and has started placing them directly in customers' data centers. That business is small today but is set to ramp significantly in 2027, giving Alphabet a second way to profit from the AI build-out beyond its own products.

3. The market gives it little credit for its hidden assets This is the part I find most compelling. Buried inside Alphabet are businesses the market barely values. It owns roughly 14% of the AI lab Anthropic, a stake worth well over $100 billion. It owns Waymo, the clear leader in self-driving robotaxis. It owns YouTube, which analysts routinely argue would be worth hundreds of billions as a stand-alone company. And it owns DeepMind, one of the premier AI research labs on Earth.

Add those pieces up, and Alphabet looks even cheaper than its headline multiple suggests. It is telling that Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA +0.24%) (BRKB +0.10%) recently built a stake worth tens of billions of dollars, a rare vote of confidence from the firm of the world's most famous value investor.

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The risk worth naming I would not pretend Alphabet is flawless. Alphabet's capital spending is exploding, with its 2026 budget raised to $200 billion and warnings that 2027 will climb even higher. That pressures near-term cash flow, which is exactly why the stock dipped after its latest report. Regulators are also circling its search and advertising empire, and the long-term threat of AI reshaping how people find information has not vanished entirely.

Here is the bottom line. Alphabet offers the growth of an AI winner, the valuation of a value stock, and a collection of hidden assets the market largely ignores. That combination is why I think it is the most underrated name in the Magnificent Seven. My honest read is that the fears holding it back are fading while the strengths keep compounding, and that gap tends to close in the patient investor's favor. Buy Alphabet for the whole package, keep an eye on the spending, and let the market catch up to what the numbers are already showing.
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Amazon investuje 1 mld. USD do týmu AI v AWS
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Amazon launches AWS Forward Deployed Engineering with a $1B investment, making it the hottest new job in tech. Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images As AI reshapes the tech workforce, Amazon is making a billion-dollar bet that one engineering job is only becoming more valuable.

The company said on Thursday in its second-quarter earnings report that it will invest $1 billion to build AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, a new team of AI engineers who will work directly inside customer organizations to build and launch agentic AI systems in "days rather than months."

Early customers include the Allen Institute, Cox Automotive, the NBA, the NFL, Ricoh, and Southwest Airlines, Amazon said.

The announcement underscores the rapid rise of the forward-deployed engineer, or FDE, a once-niche role that has become one of the hottest jobs in enterprise AI.

"Forward-deployed engineers, or roles that do the equivalent motion, are about to become one of the most in-demand jobs in tech. And one of the most important functions for AI rollouts," Box CEO Aaron Levie wrote on LinkedIn in May.

The hiring boom backs that up. Business Insider previously reported that job postings for forward-deployed engineers have surged since January 2025, according to Indeed data. Companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, Palantir, Stripe, and Google Cloud have all expanded hiring for the role.

The position, popularized by Palantir, embeds engineers directly with customers to build software tailored to their needs. It sits somewhere between software engineering, consulting, and product deployment.

Kanav Bhatnagar, a senior forward-deployed engineer at Rippling, previously told Business Insider that instead of building products from afar, he works directly with clients and learns how their businesses operate before tailoring AI systems to fit their workflows.

"My primary job is listening to customers and understanding their problems," Bhatnagar said, adding that he spends roughly equal time coding and collaborating with product teams.

That hands-on approach has become increasingly important as companies race to deploy generative AI but struggle to move projects from pilot programs into production.

OpenAI created its own forward-deployed engineering team after realizing customers needed more than access to models. Speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm AI conference last year, international managing director Oliver Jay said the company hired engineers to work directly on customers' largest AI deployments because it was "a really specific way to advance the acceleration of advanced AI into scale production cases."

Job postings on Indeed, analyzed by Business Insider, show that forward-deployed engineering roles typically pay between about $170,000 and $200,000. OpenAI's own job listings, which Business Insider previously reviewed in November 2025, advertise US-based forward-deployed engineering positions paying up to $345,000 in base salary, excluding equity.

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Paměťové čipy brzdí AI i Nvidia
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Nvidia (NVDA +2.65%) has been around since 1993, but it came into the spotlight for its graphics processing units (GPUs), which are crucial for training and scaling artificial intelligence (AI). They provide much of the compute power that powers AI workloads.

At the beginning of the current AI boom, the goal for tech giants was simply acquiring as much compute power (i.e., GPUs) as possible. Now, the focus has shifted to memory chips, but as Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, highlighted, those memory chips are now AI's biggest bottleneck.

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Why memory is important to AI and Nvidia AI training and application rely on trillions of data points, and it wouldn't be possible to store and quickly retrieve them without specialized memory chips. As AI is used for handling more complex tasks -- such as running autonomous agents or processing complicated context instead of providing recipes or travel recommendations -- the need for high bandwidth memory has become increasingly important.

Nvidia began its reign selling its GPUs and AI hardware, but now it's building systems with multiple working parts, including memory chips that are packed into its hardware. That means relying on memory chipmakers, such as Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung, for a continuous, high-volume supply.

Unfortunately, making those specialized memory chips is far from simple, which is why only a handful of companies make the vast bulk of them.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Image source: Nvidia.

What does it mean for Nvidia? The downside to the shortage is that Nvidia is at the mercy of memory chip suppliers for its own supply chain. If the suppliers can't make memory chips fast enough, Nvidia will have to wait, potentially affecting its own business.

The positive is that Nvidia has the cash and purchasing scale to have priority on the memory chips being made. In its most recent quarter (ended April 26), it generated $48.6 billion in free cash flow and finished the quarter with $13.2 billion in cash and cash equivalents. It can easily pay a premium to buy them in bulk, shutting out smaller competitors and further cementing its stronghold on the industry.

Investors shouldn't hear Huang's message and become concerned; it's just the next chapter of the AI evolution. If anything, it should be encouraging that Nvidia can use its leadership position to be a long-term force, regardless of the current hiccup.

Nvidia's stock has been a disappointment this year, up only 0.60% year to date as of market close on July 29, but much of that has to do with overall sentiment surrounding big tech and the "Magnificent Seven" stocks as a whole, versus disappointing business performance from Nvidia.
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Sony zvýšila výhled provozního zisku díky hernímu byznysu
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A Sony logo appears in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Sony (6758.T), opens new tab on Friday hiked its full-year operating profit forecast by 8% to 1.72 trillion yen ($10.72 billion), citing ​the strength of its gaming business.

The Japanese conglomerate has received plaudits ‌for its pivot to entertainment, but the market is concerned about the impact of AI and a memory chip price boom on its business.

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The PlayStation maker pointed ​to the impact of U.S. tariff refunds, a boost from exchange rates ​and cost control for the rosier outlook for its gaming ⁠unit.

In the April-June quarter, group operating profit rose 40% to 476.5 billion ​yen, beating analyst estimates, due to the strength of the gaming and ​image sensors businesses.

Sony has said it has secured memory chip supply for this financial year but expects continued high prices next year.

Sony is expected to be a major beneficiary ​of the launch of "Grand Theft Auto VI" on November 19 as ​Microsoft's (MSFT.O), opens new tab Xbox business retrenches.

Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO.O), opens new tab could sell 30 million to 35 million "GTA VI" units ‌by ⁠year-end, according to a forecast from Ampere Analysis analyst Piers Harding-Rolls.

Other games coming to PlayStation 5 include the major in-house title "God of War Laufey", which is due for release in February.

For the July-September quarter, analysts on ​average expect Sony to ​report an ⁠operating profit of 465 billion yen. The company's shares were down 8% year-to-date ahead of the earnings.

Camera lens maker ​Tamron (7740.T), opens new tab said on Thursday it had received an acquisition ​proposal from ⁠Sony and established a committee to review its options.

Sony is a leading manufacturer of cameras and image sensors, while Tamron is a supplier of lenses ⁠for ​cameras made by Sony and rivals Nikon (7731.T), opens new tab and ​Canon (7751.T), opens new tab.

The company raised the forecast for its image sensors business, citing higher sales and exchange ​rates.

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