Airbnb (ABNB): FY26 Q2 earnings call, Aug 6, 2026

Thu, Aug 6Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptAirbnb

On its Aug 6, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q2), Airbnb said 8 of the 18 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 18 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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18 words · 8 settled yes · our count agreed on 18 of 18

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
AI / Artificial Intelligence 10+ timesYes4949✓81%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 3:30, AI / Artificial Intelligence 10+ times–
Guest 20+ timesYes2727✓62%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 2:26, Guest 20+ times–
Take Rate Yes33✓73%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 16:26, Take Rate–
World Cup Yes22✓82%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 9:17, World Cup–
International Yes22✓69%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 40:33, International–
Acquisition Yes22✓61%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 25:33, Acquisition–
Boutique Yes11✓85%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 7:55, Boutique–
Project Hawaii Yes11✓51%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 51:08, Project Hawaii–
Third Party No00✓67%transcripts from the transcript model–
Vacation No00✓65%transcripts from the transcript model–
Social Media No00✓56%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Domestic No00✓49%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Service Agent No00✓49%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Code / Coding No00✓47%transcripts from the transcript model–
Delta No00✓47%transcripts from the transcript model–
Home Sharing No00✓45%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Holiday No00✓14%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Fiscal 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.

3 matches for “Take Rate”; 2 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Ellie Mertzcompanyprepared · 16:28Hear it 16:25, Ellie Mertz

…observed across our business. For the full year, we expect our implied take rate to be relatively flat compared to 2025, accounting for the timing…

Brian Cheskycompanyqa · 19:49Hear it 19:43, Brian Chesky

…relative to some of our competitors, and we have an extremely favorable take rate. To answer your second question, we are seeing strength in both…

Where the listed words were said

Brian Cheskycompany“AI / Artificial Intelligence (10+)” · prepared · 3:32Hear it 3:29, Brian Chesky

…is a culmination of changes we've been making over the last several years. We've rebuilt Airbnb from the ground up to be an AI-native company.

Brian Cheskycompany“Guest (20+)” · prepared · 2:28Hear it 2:27, Brian Chesky

…total nights booked, which is up from 59% last year. More new guests are trying Airbnb than we've seen in years. In fact, growth among…

Brian Cheskycompany“World Cup” · prepared · 9:19Hear it 9:18, Brian Chesky

…these partners create benefit our business long after the event ends. The World Cup is one example of this strategy. As an official tournament partner,…

Brian Cheskycompany“International” · qa · 40:35Hear it 40:33, Brian Chesky

…conversion rate, getting more supply. The second horizon I would describe as international expansion of hotels. You can see $ billions incremental revenue. It's nearly…

Brian Cheskycompany“Acquisition” · qa · 25:35Hear it 25:29, Brian Chesky

The great thing is our bias is always to grow organically and to look secondarily at acquisitions.

Brian Cheskycompany“Boutique” · prepared · 7:57Hear it 7:53, Brian Chesky

…from last quarter. We also expanded our accommodations business, adding thousands of boutique and independent hotels across top destinations around the world. Featured hotels come…

Brian Cheskycompany“Project Hawaii” · qa · 51:10Hear it 51:10, Brian Chesky

…new thing would be harder and harder. Actually, it's just the opposite. Project Hawaii taught us that you get momentum, that the team finds bigger…

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