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.

6 matches for “World Cup”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Brian Cheskycompanyprepared

…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…

Nick Jonesanalystqa

Thanks for taking the questions. I guess I'd like to touch on World Cup in North America. Can you kind of talk about booking patterns?…

Ellie Mertzcompanyqa

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 Mertzcompanyqa

Is what we've seen in terms of past events, both previous World Cups as well as, both most recent Olympics, is that a lot of…

Ellie Mertzcompanyqa

…supply, yes, we commented that in the 16 host cities for the World Cup, we have attracted an incremental 100,000 listings across those markets in…

Where the listed words were said

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…

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