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F4 · ERN

Earnings

The week ahead is a consumer cluster — AutoZone, Cintas, Costco, Darden, FedEx — then Micron and the banks. Software already spoke (ORCL, ADBE).

Thu, Sep 10

TickerNameWhenEPS estActWhy it matters
ORCLOracleAMC1.771.92Beat on EPS; backlog still the multiple. Stock digested the print into the hike.
ADBEAdobeAMC6.216.13Slight miss. Software multiple still hostage to rates.

Wed, Sep 16

TickerNameWhenEPS estActWhy it matters
LENLennarAMC1.321.23Miss as the 10-year started its run at 5%. Housing is a rates expression.

Tue, Sep 22

TickerNameWhenEPS estActWhy it matters
AZOAutoZoneBMO54.80AHEADQuality defensive with rate-insensitive demand. Monday’s first real print.
KBHKB HomeAMC0.88AHEADSecond housing read after Lennar. 5% 10-year is the overlay.

Wed, Sep 23

TickerNameWhenEPS estActWhy it matters
CTASCintasBMO1.38AHEADOperating-leverage compounder. A clean beat is a ‘soft landing still alive’ tell.
PAYXPaychexBMO1.35AHEADLabor-market nowcast wearing an earnings costume.
GISGeneral MillsBMO0.73AHEADStaples vs. the diesel-into-food pipeline. Inflation pass-through test.

Thu, Sep 24

TickerNameWhenEPS estActWhy it matters
DRIDarden RestaurantsBMO2.07AHEADConsumer-health print. Fuel-at-the-pump is the swing factor for Olive Garden math.
COSTCostcoAMC6.67AHEADThe week’s marquee. Renewal rate > comps. A miss on membership is a consumer-regime shift.

Fri, Sep 25

TickerNameWhenEPS estActWhy it matters
FDXFedExAMC4.05AHEADGlobal volume + fuel. The war is in the fuel line, not the guidance adjective.

Wed, Sep 30

TickerNameWhenEPS estActWhy it matters
MUMicronAMC3.22AHEADCloses the pre-bank earnings window. Memory is the second derivative of AI capex.

Thu, Oct 1

TickerNameWhenEPS estActWhy it matters
NKENikeAMC0.45AHEADBrand reset still in process. China is the drag; North America has to carry.
ACNAccentureBMO3.21AHEADConsulting as an AI-adoption nowcast.

Tue, Oct 13

TickerNameWhenEPS estActWhy it matters
JPMJPMorganBMO4.85AHEADOfficial start of Q3 bank season. NII vs. 5% 10-year is the debate.