Klarna (KLAR): FY26 Q1 earnings call, May 14, 2026

Thu, May 14Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptKlarna

On its May 14, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q1), Klarna said 4 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 · 4 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
Delinquency Yes55✓63%transcripts from the transcript model–
Credit Quality Yes22✓48%transcripts from the transcript model–
Tailwind Yes11✓40%transcripts from the transcript model–
Gemini Yes12✓20%transcripts from the transcript model–
AI / Artificial Intelligence No00✓92%transcripts from the transcript model–
Profitability No00✓84%transcripts from the transcript model–
Investment No02✓78%transcripts from the transcript model–
Headcount No00✓71%transcripts from the transcript model–
Headwind No01✓48%transcripts from the transcript model–
Sweden No00✓48%transcripts from the transcript model–
Inflation No00✓40%transcripts from the transcript model–
Coinbase No00✓20%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 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.

65 matches for “Percent”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompanyprepared

…delivered above the high end of every line. Revenue, $1.012 billion, up 44%. Transaction margin, $389 million, up 44%. Adjusted operating profit, $68 million against…

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompanyprepared

…working. That strategy is showing up across the payment lines. Payment transactions, 27% up from 13% a year ago. Volume, 33% up from 6%. Transaction…

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompanyprepared

…14 profitable years before the build-out era, point of sale installments were 10%-20% of volume. This quarter, Financing is 12. Not a new business, it's…

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompanyprepared

91% consumer deposits, average duration 270 days. One of the most predictable funding profiles in banking. That base lets us price U.S. originations competitively and…

Niclas Negléncompanyprepared

…the operating momentum in the business. Revenue in the first quarter grew 44% year-over-year to just over $1 billion, with a like-for-like growth of 36%.…

Where the listed words were said

Niclas Negléncompany“Delinquency” · prepared

…converging towards the mature markets over time. Turning to credit quality, consumer delinquency rates remain healthy across both product lines. The charts show 2024 and…

Niclas Negléncompany“Credit Quality” · prepared

…our focus, and it is compounding. Our network is scaling profitably, our credit quality is healthy, and our operating leverage is clear. Accelerating TMD growth…

Niclas Negléncompany“Tailwind” · qa

…the back end of the year. Obviously, as I mentioned earlier, the significantly lower FX tailwind in Q2 versus Q1 because of the U.S. depreciation.

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompany“Gemini” · qa

…As you mentioned, this week's Google Pay launch inside search in the Gemini app. I would also highlight, for example, the fact that we are…

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