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.

5 matches for “Spectrum”; 3 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Dan Schulmancompanyprepared · 10:31Hear it 10:28, Dan Schulman

…in minutes as opposed to hours. With our success in the AWS spectrum auction, we will add to our network superiority. Third, convergence is real,…

Tony Skiadascompanyprepared · 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…

Tony Skiadascompanyprepared · 32:57Hear it 32:55, Tony Skiadas

…be deployed with no capital investment. This reflects our prudent approach to spectrum acquisition. We expect to have this additional spectrum deployed within weeks of…

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…

Dan Schulmancompany“Home / MyHome” · qa · 53:42Hear it 53:36, Dan Schulman

…own passings with that line of sight to at least 32 million home passings by the end of the year. In our way of thinking,…

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