Airbnb (ABNB): FY26 Q1 earnings call, May 7, 2026

Thu, May 7Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptAirbnb

On its May 7, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q1), Airbnb said 8 of the 12 words Kalshi listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 12 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each.

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12 words · 8 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
World Cup Yes56✓72%transcripts from the transcript model–
Take Rate Yes57✓63%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Boutique Yes33✓78%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Headwind Yes33✓53%transcripts from the transcript model–
Tailwind Yes22✓66%transcripts from the transcript model–
International Yes11✓75%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Acquisition Yes11✓40%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Home Sharing Yes11✓22%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Service Agent No00✓76%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Domestic No00✓73%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Social Media No00✓64%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
China No00✓24%n=2+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.

Where the listed words were said

Brian Cheskycompany“World Cup” · prepared

…and community leaders during the game, strengthening our relationships across Italy. The World Cup is the next chapter in our event strategy. We expect to…

Ellie Mertzcompany“Take Rate” · prepared

…structure and our insurance program, which are expected to lift our full-year take rate. We remain optimistic about our continued momentum, even as we face…

Brian Cheskycompany“Boutique” · prepared

…in addition to homes. To capture even more trips, we're scaling our boutique and independent hotel pilot to more mature markets around the world. Early…

Brian Cheskycompany“Headwind” · prepared

…seats booked grew 9% after accounting for an approximate 100 basis point headwind from the conflict in the Middle East. We're seeing this momentum show…

Ellie Mertzcompany“Tailwind” · prepared

…generate revenue of $3.54 billion-$3.6 billion, representing year-over-year growth of 14%-16%. This includes an approximate 3% foreign exchange tailwind after factoring in our hedging program.

Ellie Mertzcompany“International” · prepared

…to support further growth across the business, specifically on efficient marketing spend, international expansion, and AI initiatives. To close, our confidence in the increased full-year…

Ellie Mertzcompany“Acquisition” · qa

…specifically for the games. You know, when we think about the supply acquisition for these events, candidly, we don't need all of the supply to…

Brian Cheskycompany“Home Sharing” · qa

…AI-native interfaces, and I think not only can we solve this for home sharing, I think we can solve it for all parts of travel…

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