Will Amazon say “Severance”?
Amazon did not say “Severance” on its Jul 30, 2026 call (FY26 Q2); it said it on 2 of its last 8 calls: 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 1, 0, 0 times. As of Oct 24, 2026, Amazon said “Severance” on the only call with a settled Polymarket mention market so far, on Feb 5, 2026. Parrot’s p for the next listing is 56% (n=1, from settlement history blended with transcripts), not a forecast.
- Last 10
- 1/1Last 10 settled, oldest to newest: yes
- Streak
- said last time
- Counts
- anyone
Where it was said
quotes of at most 25 words; select an appearance
Amazon
Severance
- Probability
- 56% · n=1
- Settled
- 1/1 (100%)
- Last calls
- said in 2 of 8
Next listing counts: anyone
Counts: anyone
1 counted (1 in prepared remarks, 0 in Q&A).
…expense line items. The second charge is $730 million for the estimated severance costs. This charge impacts all three of our segments and is recorded…
Counts: company speakers + operator (not listed here; the usual rule)
5 counted (5 in prepared remarks, 0 in Q&A).
…expenses, $2.5 billion for an FTC settlement and $1.8 billion for estimated severance costs. Trailing 12-month free cash flow was $14.8 billion. I'll start with…
…other operating expense line. The second charge of $1.8 billion relates to severance costs for roll eliminations and impacts all 3 of our segments. The…
Every settled listing
newest first · 1 shown| Date | Listed as | Venue | Result | Our count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | Severance |  Polymarket | Yes | 1 |
Questions
- How many times did Amazon say “Severance” on its last earnings call?
- Amazon did not say “Severance” on its Jul 30, 2026 call (FY26 Q2); it said it on 2 of its last 8 calls: 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 1, 0, 0 times.
- How often does Amazon say “Severance”?
- As of Oct 24, 2026, Amazon said “Severance” on the only call with a settled Polymarket mention market so far, on Feb 5, 2026.
- What is the probability Amazon says “Severance” next time?
- 56%, from settlement history blended with transcripts (n=1). It is a base rate from history, not a forecast and not advice.
- Who has to say it for the market to count?
- Under the next market's rule: anyone.
Cite parrot.markets, “Amazon: ‘Severance’ mention history”, as of Oct 24, 2026, https://parrot.markets/earnings/AMZN/words/severance (CC BY 4.0)
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