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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Markets

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.

32 matches for “Guest”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Brian Cheskycompanyprepared

…I want to give you a few examples. First, new features for guests and hosts. We shipped a ton of improvements for guests in Q1.

Brian Cheskycompanyprepared

…from Reserve Now, Pay Later bookings. This increased flexibility is changing how guests book. We're seeing longer lead times, as well as a mix shift…

Brian Cheskycompanyprepared

…show that it's becoming a demand flywheel. Almost a quarter of new guests who book an experience go to book a stay or a service.…

Brian Cheskycompanyprepared

…of regulation. Now, bringing more hotels onto the platform helps us serve guests when a hotel might be the right choice. It also introduces more…

Brian Cheskycompanyprepared

…the Winter Olympics in Italy. As an official Olympics partner, almost 200,000 guests stayed on Airbnb, with supply and host markets growing about 30% and…

Where the listed words were said

Ellie Mertzcompany“World Cup” · qa

Thanks, Nick, for the question. We're extremely excited about the World Cup. So far, in terms of what we've seen in cumulative books, bookings heading…

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…

Ellie Mertzcompany“Boutique” · qa

…done on hotels. We're obviously actively scaling the number of great high-quality boutique and independent hotels on the platform. At the same time, I'm glad…

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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