Carvana (CVNA): FY26 Q1 earnings call, Apr 29, 2026

Wed, Apr 29Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptCarvana

On its Apr 29, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q1), Carvana said 5 of the 13 words Kalshi listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 13 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each.

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13 words · 5 settled yes · our count agreed on 13 of 13

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
Acquired / Acquisition Yes13✓82%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Auction Yes12✓79%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
AI / Artificial Intelligence Yes12✓77%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Tariff Yes12✓50%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Automation Yes11✓24%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Ally No00✓61%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Same Day No00✓43%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Tailwind No00✓37%transcripts from the transcript model–
Headwind No03✓36%transcripts from the transcript model–
Insurance No00✓24%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Stadium No00✓15%transcripts from the transcript model–
Bridgecrest No00✓12%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
DriveTime No00✓12%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–

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 20, 2026 15:46 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

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

7 matches for “ADESA”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Mark Jenkinscompanyqa · 18:03

…existing facilities. That's no CapEx. You know, a second is we're integrating ADESA locations, which basically means going into existing ADESA buildings that have already…

Mark Jenkinscompanyqa · 18:27

The third way is to actually start doing full build-outs of existing ADESA facilities. The way to think about that is, you know, we've got,…

Ernie Garciacompanyqa · 31:46

…know, we made a comment in the letter that we feel like ADESA CLEAR , which is our digital auction platform, is now a best-in-class…

Ernie Garciacompanyqa · 32:01

…quality, and it's growing very quickly, and it's adding value to the ADESA system and to the Carvana system as we buy cars wholesale and…

Andrew Booneanalystqa · 44:11

…across all IRCs? Then in the letter, very specifically, you called out ADESA Clear as a best in class digital auction. Can you speak to…

Where the listed words were said

Mark Jenkinscompany“Acquired / Acquisition” · prepared · 5:36

…52%. Revenue growth exceeded retail units sold growth primarily due to traditional gross revenue treatment for certain vehicles acquired from a large retail marketplace partner.

Mark Jenkinscompany“AI / Artificial Intelligence” · qa · 16:18

…make. For example, we're making some investments now in additional technology, including AI-related technology, you know, that would be in that overhead expense number. They…

Mark Jenkinscompany“Tariff” · prepared · 6:21

…to increase sequentially, but to decrease year-over-year due to approximately $100 of tariff-related benefits last year, lower shipping fees and higher non-vehicle costs this year,…

Ernie Garciacompany“Automation” · qa · 54:43

…you know, Mark Jenkins talked a lot about, you know, centralization and automation. I think that can also just be thought of as, you know,…

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