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The most anticipated earnings releases for the week beginning October 28, 2026 are
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The market's true earnings expectation — and why beating the consensus estimate isn't enough.
Analysts update their models constantly, but they rarely publish every revision.
The Earnings Whisper® number captures what they actually expect — and
across two decades and more than 144,000 published numbers,
it has landed closer to actual reported earnings than the published consensus
69.7% of the time. Consequently, there is
no statistical benefit to beating the consensus estimate.
Average day-of move, since February 1999.
Companies that beat the Whisper closed higher by an average of 1.9%.
Those that cleared the published estimate but fell short of the Whisper closed
lower 55.0% of the time. There is no
statistical benefit to beating the consensus estimate — only the Whisper.
AMZNAmazon.comis confirmed to report Thursday, October 29, after the close.
Amazon's AWS Surge Faces a Margin Test as Prime Day Timing Muddies Third-Quarter Sales
Amazon heads into its third-quarter report with an awkward split screen. Its cloud business just posted its fastest growth in 18 quarters along with margins that skeptics said AI would never allow, yet the stock has slipped since that report while the broader market climbed. The October 29 release, due after the close, needs to show that the AWS inflection was a trend rather than a one-quarter spike, and that heavy spending and rising costs are not quietly eating the gains.
The Street expects earnings of $2.02 per share on revenue of about $202.03 billion. Revenue growth of 12.1% looks like a sharp slowdown from the roughly 20% pace of the second quarter, and earnings growth of just 3.6% from last year's $1.95 looks almost flat. Both figures are distorted. Management guided to sales of $197 billion to $202 billion and explained that Prime Day shifted into the second quarter, shaving about 400 basis points off reported growth, with currency costing roughly another 80. Analysts have trimmed their numbers since that outlook, but consensus still sits at the very top of the range, a bit above it in fact. That leaves little room for an ordinary result to read as a beat on sales. The earnings whisper of $1.98 sits slightly below consensus, a sign that the informal bar for profit is a touch lower than the published one.
UBS Group AG (UBS) reported earnings of $0.85 per share on revenue of $13.35 billion for the third quarter ended September 2026. The consensus earnings estimate was $0.91 per share on revenue of $13.09 billion. The company missed consensus estimates by 6.59% while revenue fell 24.54% compared to the same quarter a year ago.
UBS Group AG operates as a financial services provider and a bank in Switzerland. It provides wealth management, investment banking, and asset management services.
NOV Inc. (NOV) reported earnings of $0.25 per share on revenue of $2.23 billion for the third quarter ended September 2026. The consensus earnings estimate was $0.24 per share on revenue of $2.20 billion. The Earnings Whisper number was $0.29 per share. The company missed expectations by 13.79% while revenue grew 2.30% on a year-over-year basis.
The company said it expects fourth quarter revenue of approximately $2.277 billion. The current consensus revenue estimate is $2.280 billion for the quarter ending December 31, 2026.
NOV delivers technology-driven solutions to empower the global energy industry.
Baker Hughes (BKR) reported earnings of $0.70 per share on revenue of $8.03 billion for the third quarter ended September 2026. The consensus earnings estimate was $0.63 per share on revenue of $7.78 billion. The Earnings Whisper number was $0.71 per share. The company missed expectations by 1.41% while revenue grew 14.48% on a year-over-year basis.
The company said in its earnings presentation it expects fourth quarter revenue of $7.80 billion to $8.70 billion. The current consensus revenue estimate is $8.40 billion for the quarter ending December 31, 2026.
Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and with operations in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.
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