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[LIVE] MICROSOFT & META – Q2 2026 Earnings Live

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News and Commentary

Market reaction & macro setup

  • The host frames the tape as an “ugly/Christmas-tree” selloff into the close, expecting volatility to create a potential “gap down” opportunity in tech earnings—especially tied to capex expectations from Meta and Microsoft.
  • A key bearish macro driver is rising 30-year interest rates / the TYX, which the host argues is negative for “risk assets” (e.g., Nasdaq / “Q’s”).
  • The host outlines a “market-maker expected move” framework for Microsoft, Meta, and Robinhood, repeatedly hoping for a capitulation-style gap down (“fear/blood in the streets”) to create a better long entry.

Earnings highlights driving the narrative

Meta: earnings miss + lingering uncertainty

  • Meta reported an EPS miss (host cites a “722 expected miss with a 618” result) and the stock initially sold off hard.
  • Revenue beat slightly (host cites ~$60.8B vs $60.29B expected), but the stock reaction is dominated by the EPS miss and confusion around strategy.
  • The host’s core issue is Meta’s “selling excess compute”, which appears contradictory to spending more / building more capacity—leading to repeated calls for Zuckerberg to explain what’s actually happening.
  • Additional reported drag:
    • Legal proceedings costs
    • Severance / headcount reduction, contributing to expense pressure.

Microsoft: strong results + bullish capex tone / free-cash-flow angle

  • Microsoft “knocks it out of the park” versus expectations:
    • EPS and revenue beats highlighted
    • Emphasis on cloud strength, notably Azure / cloud revenue growth
    • Generally positive AI-related execution
  • A major market-moving takeaway: the host interprets the call as not increasing capex forecasts (or being more constructive), which the host argues the market had been punishing.
  • The host also emphasizes that Microsoft appears free-cash-flow positive through 2027 (as interpreted from call/guidance), implying improved durability and less cash burn fear.

Other names: used as sentiment gauges

  • Qualcomm: moving lower on the AI trade.
  • ARM: reports positively vs expectations, though the broader tape still looks pressured.
  • Fintech / Robinhood: mentioned as a potential alternative trade outside semiconductors.
    • Robinhood results described as beating (EPS and revenue beat), with an upbeat outlook tone.
  • Cyber names (e.g., Fortinet, Palo Alto, CrowdStrike) cited as showing some positive sympathy moves.

What Meta’s earnings call said (Zuckerberg + CFO focus)

Meta management argues AI investments are accelerating across core apps and ad performance, and frames the roadmap around:

  • AI-driven recommendations
    • LLMs used for ranking/relevance and content understanding
  • Muse models
    • Expanding creative/content capabilities
  • Personal agents and business agents
    • Next monetization layer
  • Compute strategy
    • Compute supports training and product growth
    • Management also suggests there is demand to sell/monetize compute via large customer offers / compute at a premium

CFO Susan Lee covers:

  • Revenue growth and ad metrics (impressions up, price per ad up)
  • Higher expenses driven by:
    • Legal charges
    • Severance / headcount reduction
  • Capex guidance and infrastructure spending
  • Q3 revenue guidance range: approximately $61–$64B

Despite the detailed call, the host concludes the key investor question—how “excess compute sales” fits with ongoing build/need—was not resolved in a way that satisfied the market.

Host’s trading stance/opinion

  • The presenter repeatedly wants a hard, emotional selloff (i.e., capitulation) to set up a long opportunity—especially in Meta and other high-beta names—rather than a “lukewarm” stabilization.
  • Post-calls stance:
    • Meta remains the problem: uncertainty + expense/legal headwinds + unclear compute narrative
    • Microsoft improved the tone materially: strong beats plus free-cash-flow/capex narrative, supporting sentiment across the complex

Presenters / contributors (as named in the transcript)

  • Mark Zuckerberg (CEO, Meta)
  • Susan Lee (CFO, Meta)

  • Chad Heaton (Vice President of Finance, Meta; conference call operator intro)

  • Satia Nadella (CEO, Microsoft)

  • Amy Hood (CFO, Microsoft)
  • Jonathan Nielsen (Investor Relations, Microsoft; call moderator)
  • Alice Jol (Chief Accounting Officer, Microsoft)
  • Brian Defoe (Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Microsoft)

  • Christa (conference operator for Meta call)

  • Vlad (Robinhood contributor who presents app/product tour)

  • Shiv (Robinhood speaker summarizing results/outlook; appears in moderator handoff)
  • Vlad and Shiv (Robinhood presenters; both quoted during the Robinhood call section)

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