The Prints — 2026-07-29

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A moment in time: what reported around this session, frozen as it stood. The strip of these cards is the season's print history.

Reported Verdict The line
005930.KS Samsung Electronics Q2 2026, announced 2026-07-30 KST (the calendar stub carried the approximate 07-28 date): revenue ₩171.5T, +130% YoY (+28% QoQ); operating profit ₩89.49T (~$62B), +1,814% YoY — an 18-fold surge, margins above 52%, the third straight record quarter.
MSFT Q4 FY2026, reported after the close 2026-07-29 — a beat across every line: revenue $90.01B, +18% YoY (vs ~$87.6B expected); adjusted EPS $4.74 (vs $4.24 est; GAAP $4.81, +32%); GAAP net income $35.8B, +31%.
META Q2 2026, reported after the close 2026-07-29 — revenue beat, profit miss: revenue $60.80B, +27% YoY (vs $60.22B expected); EPS $6.18 vs $7.22 expected — a ~14% miss, down ~13% YoY, with AI infrastructure spend pressuring profitability.
QCOM Reported 2026-07-29; the market reaction keyed off strategy, not the print: shares jumped ~14% after hours on the announced acquisition of AI software startup Modular, a preview of two upcoming AI chips, and a significantly raised fiscal-2029 guidance.
ARM Q4 + fiscal year 2026, reported 2026-07-29: record revenue $1.49B, +20% YoY, driven by data-center royalties doubling and the launch of Arm's first own chip.

48 more companies reported in this window and are not yet written up.

Sources

  • calendar earnings events, window 2026-07-28 → 2026-07-29; per-name write-ups linked from each row's event page
  • Print figures as stated in each company's own earnings release (the SEC Form 8-K / 6-K filings for US-listed names; Samsung per its Korean-exchange disclosure), carried via the desk news pulls (stocks/news/latest.json`) and each linked write-up