United Airlines (UAL): FY26 Q2 earnings call, Jul 16, 2026

On its Jul 16, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q2), United Airlines said 15 of the 33 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 33 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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33 words · 15 settled yes · our count agreed on 33 of 33

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 speakersAgreesProbabilityClipMarket
Fuel / Oil Yes4343✓95%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 1:48, Fuel / Oil–
Margin Yes2222✓96%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 11:34, Margin–
Revenue 10+ timesYes2222✓78%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 1:45, Revenue 10+ times–
Morning Yes1717✓90%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 0:07, Morning–
Demand Yes1515✓96%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 3:07, Demand–
Loyalty / MileagePlus Yes99✓95%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 1:41, Loyalty / MileagePlus–
Starlink Yes912✓88%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 3:56, Starlink–
Inflation Yes99✓55%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 2:41, Inflation–
Oil Yes66✓51%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 15:50, Oil–
Record Yes33✓80%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 8:21, Record–
Newark Yes22✓94%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 5:01, Newark–
Statement Yes22✓75%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 0:22, Statement–
Middle East Yes11✓59%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 18:20, Middle East–
Relax Row Yes11✓47%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 11:39, Relax Row–
Internet Yes11✓17%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 37:05, Internet–
Passenger 10+ timesNo33✓12%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 4:32, Passenger 10+ times–
Boeing No00✓86%transcripts from the transcript model–
Shutdown / Shut Down No00✓76%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Disruption No00✓72%transcripts from the transcript model–
Budget No00✓63%transcripts from the transcript model–
Weather No00✓61%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Red Eye No00✓56%transcripts from the transcript model–
ATC / Air Traffic Control No00✓55%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Holiday No00✓48%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Union No00✓34%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Tariff No01✓27%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
JetBlue No00✓22%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Canada No00✓21%transcripts from the transcript model–
Democratize No00✓17%transcripts from the transcript model–
Footprint No00✓17%transcripts from the transcript model–
American Airlines No00✓16%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Nonstop / Non-Stop No00✓15%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
World Cup 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 21, 2026 04:22 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

Scott Kirbycompany“Fuel / Oil” · prepared · 1:50Hear it 1:44, Scott Kirby

…with second quarter revenues up 16%, recovering about half the increase in fuel price for the period. The significant increase in fuel in just the…

Andrew Nocellacompany“Margin” · prepared · 11:36Hear it 11:32, Andrew Nocella

…2027. New fleet and product initiatives position the business for RASM and margin gains in 2027 and beyond, and we're particularly excited to get Relax…

Brett Hartcompany“Revenue (10+)” · prepared · 7:07Hear it 7:03, Brett Hart

…the entire United team for delivering for our customers and each other. With that, I'll turn it over to Andrew to discuss the revenue environment.

Kristina Edwardscompany“Morning” · prepared · 0:09Hear it 0:09, Kristina Edwards

Thank you, Regina. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to United's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. Yesterday, we issued our earnings release, which is available…

Scott Kirbycompany“Demand” · prepared · 3:09Hear it 3:09, Scott Kirby

…The impact of structural changes are just now beginning to be felt. Demand remains robust as we expect both 3Q and 4Q RASM to grow…

Scott Kirbycompany“Loyalty / MileagePlus” · prepared · 3:47Hear it 3:46, Scott Kirby

…seen across the board and the corresponding financial results. The more brand loyalty we have, the stronger we expect our earnings will be during good…

Brett Hartcompany“Starlink” · prepared · 5:39Hear it 5:39, Brett Hart

…second quarter Net Promoter Score since the pandemic in the second quarter. Starlink is another example of how we are investing in a better customer…

Scott Kirbycompany“Inflation” · prepared · 2:43Hear it 2:38, Scott Kirby

…Perhaps the most important structural change in the industry has been the significant inflation and harmonization in non-fuel costs like airport fees, labor, and maintenance.

Mike Leskinencompany“Oil” · prepared · 15:52Hear it 15:50, Mike Leskinen

Given the recent run-up in oil, we felt it prudent to adjust our outlook to reflect the current environment. For the full year, we are…

Andrew Nocellacompany“Record” · prepared · 8:23Hear it 8:19, Andrew Nocella

…engagement, and membership as expected. New co-branded credit card accounts reached a record level for the second quarter, up 22%, with Q2 card spend increasing…

Brett Hartcompany“Newark” · prepared · 5:03Hear it 5:00, Brett Hart

…also had our lowest second quarter seat cancellation rate in company history. Notably, we saw meaningful improvements at our Newark hub, our busiest global gateway.

Mike Leskinencompany“Statement” · qa · 1:00:56Hear it 1:00:53, Mike Leskinen

Chris, I do want to pile on Andrew's statements, just philosophically. We at United are driving towards margins in cash flow generation, and we're going…

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