Verizon (VZ): FY26 Q2 earnings call, Jul 24, 2026

Fri, Jul 24Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptVerizon

On its Jul 24, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q2), Verizon said 18 of the 29 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 29 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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29 words · 18 settled yes · our count agreed on 29 of 29

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
Growth 5+ timesYes3737✓92%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 4:15, Growth 5+ times–
Quarter 10+ timesYes3636✓87%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 0:00, Quarter 10+ times–
Mobile / Mobility Yes2828✓95%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 2:35, Mobile / Mobility–
Churn Yes2424✓96%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 4:21, Churn–
Fiber Yes1717✓96%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 17:52, Fiber–
AI / Artificial Intelligence Yes1717✓95%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 10:19, AI / Artificial Intelligence–
Loyalty Yes1010✓71%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 12:48, Loyalty–
Satellite Yes1011✓19%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 54:56, Satellite–
Leverage Yes55✓93%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 5:37, Leverage–
Prepaid Yes55✓91%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 9:37, Prepaid–
Headwind Yes55✓82%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 9:44, Headwind–
Spectrum Yes55✓55%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 10:29, Spectrum–
Home / MyHome Yes44✓73%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 53:40, Home / MyHome–
Integration Yes22✓77%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 10:38, Integration–
Tailwind Yes22✓58%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 11:51, Tailwind–
Synergy Yes11✓81%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 30:27, Synergy–
America Yes11✓62%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 18:43, America–
Rural Yes11✓25%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 57:39, Rural–
C-Band No00✓80%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
5G No00✓74%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Outage No00✓66%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Public No00✓66%transcripts from the transcript model–
Starry No00✓63%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
New York No00✓20%transcripts from the transcript model–
China No00✓16%transcripts from the transcript model–
Starlink No00✓16%transcripts from the transcript model–
Tariff No00✓14%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Fiscal 10+ timesNo00✓3%transcripts from the transcript model–
Income 10+ timesNo00✓3%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 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.

2 matches for “Integration”; 2 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Dan Schulmancompanyprepared · 10:40Hear it 10:39, Dan Schulman

…the AWS spectrum auction, we will add to our network superiority. Third, convergence is real, and it's working. Our Frontier integration is ahead of plan.

Tony Skiadascompanyprepared · 30:22Hear it 30:18, Tony Skiadas

…operating cost efficiency program. We're also making great progress with the Frontier integration and remain on track to deliver over $1 billion in operating cost…

Where the listed words were said

Dan Schulmancompany“Growth (5+)” · prepared · 4:17Hear it 4:13, Dan Schulman

…accounts and lines. Importantly, we are driving our postpaid phone net add growth in a fiscally responsible manner. Consumer postpaid phone churn was 84 basis…

Operatoroperator“Quarter (10+)” · prepared · 0:02Hear it 0:00, Operator

Good morning, welcome to Verizon's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants have been placed in listen-only mode, the call will…

Dan Schulmancompany“Mobile / Mobility” · prepared · 2:37Hear it 2:31, Dan Schulman

…we are accelerating across every key metric, consequently, we are raising our mobility and broadband service revenue, free cash flow, and adjusted EPS guidance. Our…

Dan Schulmancompany“Churn” · prepared · 4:50Hear it 4:48, Dan Schulman

…also drove a meaningful improvement year-over-year. I want to pause on our churn number because it is one of the most important metrics in assessing…

Dan Schulmancompany“Fiber” · prepared · 17:54Hear it 17:48, Dan Schulman

…agreement with Google, valued at over $1 billion, to use Verizon dark fiber to connect their data centers. We have other deals that we expect…

Dan Schulmancompany“AI / Artificial Intelligence” · prepared · 11:37Hear it 11:35, Dan Schulman

…step change in productivity across the organization. We are rapidly becoming an AI-centric company in how we operate, and the operating leverage we are experiencing…

Dan Schulmancompany“Loyalty” · prepared · 12:50Hear it 12:46, Dan Schulman

…three elements I'd like to highlight. First, we launched the most comprehensive loyalty program in our industry. Every Verizon customer, not a tier, not a…

Dan Schulmancompany“Satellite” · qa · 54:58Hear it 54:57, Dan Schulman

…to drive as much convergence as we possibly can. In terms of satellite, we see no impact from satellite providers on our broadband penetration and…

Dan Schulmancompany“Leverage” · prepared · 5:39Hear it 5:33, Dan Schulman

…churn with healthier acquisition economics, you get exactly the kind of operating leverage you are seeing in our financial results. In fact, our financials all…

Dan Schulmancompany“Prepaid” · prepared · 9:39Hear it 9:33, Dan Schulman

…drive improving revenue growth as we add more net subscribers across postpaid, prepaid, and broadband, and begin to benefit from a reduction in our promo…

Tony Skiadascompany“Headwind” · prepared · 29:55Hear it 29:53, Tony Skiadas

…the second half of the year. Importantly, we are confident that the headwinds from promo amortization have peaked, and that these pressures will ease across…

Tony Skiadascompany“Spectrum” · prepared · 32:31Hear it 32:27, Tony Skiadas

…in FCC Auction 113. We're very pleased to have obtained high-quality AWS-3 spectrum that will enhance our network experience in alignment with our commitment to…

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