FedEx (FDX): FY26 Q2 earnings call, Dec 18, 2025

Thu, Dec 18Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptFedEx

On its Dec 18, 2025 earnings call (FY26 Q2), FedEx said 6 of the 12 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 12 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each.

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12 words · 6 settled yes · our count agreed on 12 of 12

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityMarket
Smith Yes33✓40%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Guidance Yes23✓80%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
De Minimis Yes11✓77%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Dividend Yes11✓75%transcripts from the transcript model–
Tariff Yes12✓58%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Truck Yes00✓65%transcripts from the transcript model–
E-commerce / Ecommerce No00✓89%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Inventory No00✓48%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Labor No00✓39%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Automation No00✓32%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Shutdown / Shut Down No00✓22%transcripts from the transcript model–
EV / Electric Vehicle No00✓18%transcripts from the transcript model–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 21, 2026 04:22 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

8 matches for “Global trade”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Raj Subramaniamcompanyprepared

…constraints, weakness in the industrial economy, and, of course, the impact of global trade policy changes. We're extremely pleased with our Q2 performance, especially in…

Raj Subramaniamcompanyprepared

…optimization, along with the power of a resilient industrial network. Both shifting global trade patterns and the unexpected grounding of our MD-11 fleet required significant…

Raj Subramaniamcompanyprepared

…and B2B segments which is helping to offset the headwinds created by global trade policy changes. Our European operations teams have done an outstanding job…

Brie Carerecompanyprepared

…We expect second-half international export ADV to remain pressured due to the global trade environment with a partial offset from yield. At FEC, the midpoint…

John Dietrichcompanyprepared

…We grew adjusted operating income by $231 million despite the headwind from global trade policy changes, higher variable incentive compensation accruals, weaker than expected LTL…

Where the listed words were said

John Dietrichcompany“Smith” · prepared

…hosting an Investor Day in New York City on April 8. John Smith and his team look forward to unveiling for you FedEx Freight's forward-looking…

Brandon Oglenskicompany“Guidance” · qa

…thanks for taking the question. Johnny, you just covered a lot in guidance there, and I'm sure we'll have plenty of questions on it. But…

Brie Carerecompany“De Minimis” · prepared

…driven by revenue quality action, higher weight per shipment tied to the de minimis change, plus favorable currency. At FedEx Freight, revenue per shipment increased…

John Dietrichcompany“Dividend” · prepared

…opportunistically purchased nearly $300 million worth of stock which alongside our increased dividend payout demonstrates our commitment to returning cash to stockholders. We have $1.3…

Raj Subramaniamcompany“Tariff” · qa

…answer any question regarding what might or might not happen on the tariff front. You know, any international volume increase, obviously, is beneficial. But we're…

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