Klarna (KLAR): FY26 Q2 earnings call, Aug 18, 2026

Tue, Aug 18Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptKlarna

On its Aug 18, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q2), Klarna said 12 of the 22 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 22 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each.

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22 words · 12 settled yes · our count agreed on 22 of 22

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
Dollar 30+ timesYes113113✓72%transcripts from the transcript model–
Percent 40+ timesYes9494✓65%transcripts from the transcript model–
Card 10+ timesYes2121✓63%transcripts from the transcript model–
Payment 5+ timesYes1313✓60%transcripts from the transcript model–
Delinquency Yes44✓78%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
JP Morgan Payment Yes22✓39%transcripts from the transcript model–
Sweden Yes22✓26%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Bank Yes11✓83%transcripts from the transcript model–
Walmart Yes12✓70%transcripts from the transcript model–
Profitability Yes11✓60%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Tailwind Yes12✓60%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Headwind Yes11✓26%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
AI / Artificial Intelligence No00✓75%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Credit Quality No00✓65%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Apple Pay No00✓62%transcripts from the transcript model–
Gemini No00✓47%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Headcount No00✓42%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Inflation No00✓26%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Crypto No00✓18%transcripts from the transcript model–
Banking License No00✓18%transcripts from the transcript model–
PriceRunner No00✓18%transcripts from the transcript model–
Southwest Airlines No00✓18%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.

1 match for “Profitability”; 1 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompanyprepared

…new U.S. consumers that supports Klarna's ability to grow engagement, RPAC, and profitability. Consumer credit keeps performing better. Delinquencies improved again this quarter, and provisions…

Where the listed words were said

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompany“Dollar (30+)” · prepared

…the second consecutive quarter. Revenue grew faster than volume and transaction margin dollars, which is our most important metric, grew faster than both. Volume was…

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompany“Percent (40+)” · prepared

…what to expect for the year. Transaction margin dollars compounding at roughly 30% ahead of revenue. That is the shape we described in May, and…

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompany“Card (10+)” · prepared

…product. It is the equivalent of, and has the economics of, charge cards over 30 days-90 days. Spend centric rather than lend centric, and the…

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompany“Payment (5+)” · prepared

…under $75 with high frequency. In this business area, we monetize through payment fees, subscriptions, and deposit interest. Transactions here are no balance sheet risk.…

Niclas Negléncompany“Delinquency” · prepared

…point uplift we delivered this quarter closes more of that gap. Consumer delinquency rates remain healthy across both product lines. Here are the U.S. delinquencies.…

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompany“JP Morgan Payment” · prepared

…what consumers actually want: cashback and benefits. In May, we told you JPMorgan Payments would launch later this year. It went live on August 6th,…

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompany“Sweden” · prepared

…early 2010s, it was roughly a fifth of Klarna's volume, and in Sweden, our most mature market, it held 16%-20% for a decade. So Fair…

Operatoroperator“Bank” · qa

Your next question comes from Matthew O'Neill from Bank of America. Please go ahead.

Sebastian Siemiatkowskicompany“Walmart” · qa

…that but have seen a fantastic adoption rate, and we previously announced Walmart, now we are announcing Apple, so we are seeing lots of great…

Niclas Negléncompany“Tailwind” · prepared

…of the Q2 2025 Fair Financing launch and less of an FX tailwind than the Q1. GMV growth was broad, and we delivered growth in…

Niclas Negléncompany“Headwind” · qa

…volume side, that's then really turning into strong TMD performance into H2 as well, with then a bit of headwinds on the FX from that.

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