Earnings This Week (Oct 26-30, 2026): Microsoft, Google, Fed

This is the busiest week of the earnings season so far, with more than 850 US-listed stocks on Nasdaq's earnings calendar. Three of the seven biggest US tech companies report their July to September results. The US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan also make rate decisions within three days.

The mood going in is shaky. On October 22 the Nasdaq had its worst day since June as chip and tech stocks sold off (source: CNBC, October 22, 2026). Robinhood on Tuesday and Coinbase and Strategy on Thursday also put crypto in the earnings spotlight.

Which big companies report earnings this week?

The biggest reports are Microsoft and Alphabet on Wednesday, October 28, and Amazon, Intel, Coinbase and Strategy on Thursday, October 29, all after the US market closes. Robinhood and Visa report on Tuesday, and Apple is not until Monday, November 2.

On October 25, Nasdaq's calendar listed 851 US-listed stocks for October 26-30, and it counts each share class, such as Alphabet's two, on its own (source: Nasdaq earnings calendar, Zacks consensus). By October 23, 24% of S&P 500 companies had reported, according to FactSet (source: FactSet, October 23, 2026). Of those, 83% beat earnings forecasts and 66% beat revenue forecasts, though the beats were smaller than usual. FactSet put blended earnings growth for the quarter at 29.5%, and counts 179 S&P 500 companies reporting this week (source: FactSet, October 23, 2026). The October 2026 earnings season page has the full calendar through November.

This week's earnings schedule in ET and UTC

Each company has set its own date. The times are for the conference call or webcast, which often starts 30 to 90 minutes after the results come out. New York is four hours behind UTC all week, because US daylight saving time runs until November 1.

The last column is the Zacks consensus for earnings per share (EPS) on October 25 (source: Nasdaq earnings calendar, Zacks consensus). Intel's figure comes from Zacks's own estimates page, because Nasdaq's calendar row for Intel shows a different number (source: Zacks, Intel estimates).

Every date and time comes from the company's own notice: Verizon (source: Verizon), Coca-Cola (source: Coca-Cola), UPS (source: UPS), Boeing (source: Boeing), Robinhood (source: Robinhood) and Visa (source: Visa). For the rest of the week it means Alphabet (source: Alphabet), Microsoft (source: Microsoft), Merck (source: Merck), Mastercard (source: Mastercard), Eli Lilly (source: Eli Lilly), Amazon (source: Amazon), Intel (source: Intel), Coinbase (source: Coinbase), Strategy (source: Strategy), ExxonMobil (source: ExxonMobil) and Chevron (source: Chevron).

Apple reports a few days later than last year. It reported on October 30 in 2025, but this time it has set Monday, November 2, after the close, with a call at 5PM ET (source: iClarified, October 6, 2026).

What to expect from each report

Each report is best read against the company's own last forecast, not only against the consensus. Providers count EPS in slightly different ways, so each figure names its source. Once a report is out, how earnings season works covers which numbers to check first.

Microsoft and Alphabet on Fed day

Microsoft and Alphabet both report on Wednesday, a few hours after the Fed's rate decision at 2PM ET. Microsoft expects revenue of $89.85 billion to $90.95 billion (source: Microsoft, September 2, 2026), and its Azure cloud growth is the number to watch. The Microsoft Q1 FY2027 earnings preview covers its new reporting segments and what moved the stock after past reports. On BloFin, the MSFTUSDT Perpetual and GOOGLUSDT Perpetual follow both stocks.

Alphabet's revenue rose 24% to $119.8 billion last quarter, and Google Cloud grew 82% to $24.8 billion (source: Alphabet, July 22, 2026). Its reported EPS of $9.11 included a $98.0 billion gain on its stakes in other companies. So the Zacks forecast of $2.94 compares with $2.87 a year earlier, not with last quarter. Alphabet gives no formal profit forecast. Earnings Whispers notes that its backlog reached $514 billion and that it expected to lean on outside data center capacity in the third quarter (source: Earnings Whispers via Finviz, October 20, 2026).

Amazon and Intel on Thursday

Amazon guided for third-quarter sales of $197.0 billion to $202.0 billion (source: Amazon, July 30, 2026). The Zacks revenue forecast of $202.1 billion sits just above the top of that range (source: Zacks). AWS growth and the 2026 spending plan of about $220 billion matter most (source: CNBC, July 30, 2026). The Amazon Q3 2026 earnings preview explains why its reported EPS swings with its stake in Anthropic, and the AMZNUSDT Perpetual follows the stock on BloFin.

Intel forecast revenue of $15.8 billion to $16.8 billion and adjusted EPS of $0.38 (source: Intel, July 23, 2026). Its revenue grew 25% last quarter, its fastest in more than 15 years, and it raised about $23 billion by selling new shares at $95 in August, including the underwriters' full option (source: Intel, August 12, 2026). The company has said wafers, memory and chip substrates remain tight, which caps how much it can sell (source: Earnings Whispers via Finviz, October 21, 2026).

Coinbase, Robinhood and Strategy: the crypto reports

Three crypto-linked companies report, and their numbers show how the July to September quarter went for crypto trading. The BTCUSDT Perpetual rose 42.1% over the quarter, from about $58,800 at the end of June to $83,600 at the end of September, in BloFin's data (source: BloFin BTCUSDT price data).

Coinbase's spot trading volume fell to $146.4 billion in the second quarter, from $225.6 billion a year earlier. It posted a net loss of $359 million on revenue of $1.2 billion (source: Coinbase, July 30, 2026). Robinhood's crypto revenue fell 38% to $100 million last quarter, even as total revenue hit a record $1.31 billion (source: Robinhood, July 29, 2026).

Strategy's profit depends on the price of bitcoin at the end of the quarter, because it marks its holdings to market. It lost $24.45 a share in the second quarter on an $8.32 billion fall in the value of its bitcoin (source: Strategy, July 30, 2026). It held 848,517 bitcoin on October 18 (source: Strategy, October 19, 2026). The Zacks forecast of $21.50 rests on just three estimates, ranging from a loss of $0.90 to a profit of $52.82 (source: Nasdaq, Strategy earnings forecast).

Lilly, Merck, ExxonMobil and the rest

Eli Lilly and Merck report on Thursday morning. Lilly's Zacks consensus of $5.38 rests on three estimates. FactSet noted that most analysts now include charges for buying drug projects. That has cut its mean forecast to $5.70 from $9.92 since September 30 (source: FactSet, October 23, 2026). ExxonMobil and Chevron close the week on Friday. Oil averaged $85.68 a barrel in the quarter, against $64.97 a year earlier (source: FactSet, October 23, 2026). Zacks expects ExxonMobil's EPS to more than double to $3.96 from $1.88 (source: Nasdaq earnings calendar, Zacks consensus).

How these stocks moved after their last report

Five of these eight stocks moved more than 5% the day after their last report. The moves went both ways. Microsoft and Amazon jumped about 15%, while Coinbase, Intel and Alphabet fell 7% to 11%. Robinhood, Strategy and Eli Lilly moved less, between 3% and 5%.

Each figure is the change in BloFin's perpetual from 4PM ET on the report day to 4PM ET the next day, using hourly closes (source: BloFin perpetual price data). Lilly reported before the open, so its window starts at the previous day's close.

On BloFin, the crypto stocks did not simply follow bitcoin. After July 30, the COINUSDT Perpetual fell 11.0% while bitcoin fell 2.8%, so the company's own numbers mattered more than the coin. Eight reports in one quarter are a small sample, so read the table as a record of how big these moves were, not a guide to direction.

If you want to follow these reactions on BloFin, the MSFTUSDT Perpetual, GOOGLUSDT Perpetual and AMZNUSDT Perpetual track the three tech stocks around their reports.

What else moves markets this week

The Fed decides on Wednesday (source: Federal Reserve), with its statement due at 2PM ET, or 6PM UTC (source: Federal Reserve, events calendar). That is two and a half hours before Alphabet's call and three and a half hours before Microsoft's webcast. It raised rates by a quarter point in September to 3.75% to 4% (source: Federal Reserve, September 16, 2026).

As of late Thursday, fed funds futures implied only a 5% chance of a hike on Wednesday and an 80% chance in December, according to LSEG data cited by Reuters (source: Reuters via Kitco, October 23, 2026).

The European Central Bank publishes its decision on Thursday at 9.15AM ET, or 1.15PM UTC (source: European Central Bank), and the Bank of Japan decides on Friday (source: Bank of Japan). The US also publishes its first estimate of third-quarter growth on Thursday morning.

Here are the dates that matter for rates:

The consumer confidence time comes from the Conference Board (source: The Conference Board). New home sales come from the Census Bureau (source: US Census Bureau). The GDP and PCE times come from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (source: BEA). The Bank of Japan sets no fixed release time, so its row is approximate. The October jobs report is not until November 6 (source: BLS).

Last week was mixed. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq 0.7%, while the Dow rose 0.4% (source: AP via La Nación, October 23, 2026). The Nasdaq lost 2.6% on Thursday alone (source: AP via La Nación, October 22, 2026). On Friday alone the Dow dropped 1.2% (source: AP via La Nación, October 23, 2026). Meta fell nearly 7% on Thursday after showing negative free cash flow and raising its spending floor (source: CNBC, October 22, 2026). By Friday afternoon it was down about 9% for the week, which CNBC called its worst week in four years (source: CNBC, October 23, 2026). The weekly roundup for October 19-23 covers those reports.

Trading this week's reports on BloFin

BloFin lists perpetuals on Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Intel, Coinbase, Robinhood, Strategy, Eli Lilly, Merck, Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil and Chevron, all reporting by Friday. Tokenized Alphabet, Amazon, Coinbase and Robinhood also trade on spot. The others are listed in the TradFi assets you can trade on BloFin. Copy trading covers the Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Coinbase, Robinhood, Strategy, Eli Lilly and Chevron perpetuals.

New perpetual positions follow US regular hours, 9.30AM to 4PM ET. Outside those hours, trading may be limited to closing or reducing a position (source: BloFin, stock futures trading hours). Most of this week's reports on BloFin-listed stocks come after the close. Coca-Cola, Merck, Eli Lilly, ExxonMobil and Chevron are the morning exceptions. So decide before 4PM ET whether to hold through a report.

Last time, the swings ran from 7% to 15%, so size any position you hold through a report for that range. Say you hold a 4,000 USDT long on the Coinbase perpetual at 8x leverage, backed by 500 USDT of margin, into Thursday's report. A repeat of July's 11% drop would cost about 440 USDT by the next day's close. That is 88% of your margin. How liquidation works explains why a position this size can be closed out before the move ends, and trading news volatility covers when stepping aside is the better plan.

Looking to trade this week's earnings? To get started, you'll need to first create a BloFin account, fund your account with cryptocurrency, and navigate to the perpetual page for the company you're following, in report order: KOUSDT, HOODUSDT, GOOGLUSDT, MSFTUSDT, MRKUSDT, LLYUSDT, AMZNUSDT, INTCUSDT, COINUSDT, MSTRUSDT, XOMUSDT or CVXUSDT; the GOOGLX/USDT Spot, AMZNX/USDT Spot, COINX/USDT Spot or HOODX/USDT Spot page; or the BTCUSDT Perpetual, or browse the lead traders you can copy on BloFin.

Frequently asked questions

What do analysts expect from Apple on November 2?

Zacks expects Apple to earn $2.00 a share for its fiscal fourth quarter, against $1.85 a year earlier (source: Nasdaq earnings calendar, Zacks consensus). In July, Apple projected 9% to 11% revenue growth for the September quarter (source: iClarified, October 6, 2026). US daylight saving time ends on November 1, so its 5PM ET call is at 10PM UTC, not 9PM.

When is Kevin Warsh's press conference on October 28?

Chair Kevin Warsh's press conference starts at 2.30PM ET, or 6.30PM UTC, half an hour after the policy statement (source: Federal Reserve, events calendar). In September all 12 voting members backed the hike (source: Federal Reserve, September 16, 2026). Fed officials stay out of public policy debate through Thursday, October 29 (source: Federal Reserve communication rules).

How does Coinbase release its results?

Coinbase posts its results and related materials on investor.coinbase.com, then takes questions live on X. In July it guided for subscription and services revenue of $500 million to $580 million for the quarter (source: Coinbase, July 30, 2026). The 10 Zacks estimates run from a loss of $0.77 a share to a profit of $0.99 (source: Nasdaq earnings calendar, Zacks consensus).

What big earnings come out next week?

Besides Apple, Palantir reports on Monday, November 2, according to Zacks dates, and AMD on Tuesday, November 3, after the close (source: AMD). Booking Holdings has set Tuesday, November 3, with a call at 4.30PM ET (source: Booking Holdings). AppLovin reports on Wednesday, November 4, after the close (source: AppLovin), Qualcomm the same day on Zacks dates (source: Nasdaq earnings calendar, Zacks consensus), and Moderna on Friday, November 6 (source: Moderna).

What time are earnings released today?

Most big tech companies publish results right after the 4PM ET close, which is 8PM UTC this week. Morning reporters often release between 6AM and 7AM ET, or 10AM and 11AM UTC. UPS, for example, posts at about 6AM ET on Tuesday (source: UPS), and Caterpillar at 6.30AM ET on Thursday (source: Caterpillar).

Researched and written by the BloFin Academy editorial team with AI-assisted drafting. All facts independently verified. Sources include company earnings announcements and SEC filings, FactSet, Zacks consensus via Nasdaq.com, Earnings Whispers, CNBC, the Associated Press, Reuters, the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis and BloFin, current as of October 25, 2026.

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