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Earnings Guidance

Company-issued forecasts of future revenue and margin, and the analyst consensus estimates they are measured against.

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investConfirmed3 publishers

Schneider Electric raises 2026 guidance a second time after 16.9% organic growth in the third quarter

Schneider Electric reported third-quarter revenue of €11.46 billion, up 16.9% organically, and raised its 2026 targets for the second time. Data-center orders are now about 30% of the total, so more of the outlook rests on hyperscaler budgets.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 18%
Operator
Operator 15%
Investor
Investor 67%

Reality

Evidence68
Adoption72
Hype gap+10
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence70
investConfirmed5 publishers

PepsiCo now expects 2026 sales to grow about twice as fast as core earnings

PepsiCo roughly halved its fiscal 2026 core earnings growth forecast, blaming sluggish North American demand and rising input costs. Chief executive Ramon Laguarta plans more structural cost cuts, but he has pledged the savings to growth investment and to offsetting input inflation.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 13%
Operator
Operator 30%
Investor
Investor 57%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives55
Confidence70
investConfirmed3 publishers

Accenture plans to spend $5 billion on acquisitions in a year it expects 3% to 6% growth

Accenture plans $5 billion of acquisitions in fiscal 2027 while guiding for revenue growth of 3% to 6%. At the fourth-quarter run rate the budget tops the revenue that range adds, so the stock's case rests on how much of the growth is organic.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 7%
Operator
Operator 20%
Investor
Investor 73%

Reality

Evidence70
Adoption40
Hype gap+30
Incentives65
Confidence60
investOne report1 publisher

Analysts expect TSMC to hit the top of its $44.6-45.8 billion third-quarter range

Analysts expect TSMC to report $45.8 billion of third-quarter revenue on October 15, the top of its own $44.6-45.8 billion guidance. With a match already expected, Nvidia, Broadcom and AMD holders will learn more from the margin and the fourth-quarter outlook.

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+5
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence45
investOne report1 publisher

Broadcom's AI forecasts climb faster than investors will pay for them

Broadcom raised its fiscal 2027 AI chip revenue target to $115 billion from $100 billion, yet its shares sit near $353, about 29% below their $495 high. Investors are paying for the quarter Broadcom can prove next and discounting the $230 billion it projects for fiscal 2028.

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption72
Hype gap+35
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence45
investConfirmed4 publishers

Adobe's 10.2 per cent ARR guide trails the 13 per cent revenue growth it just reported

Adobe's freemium creative base passed 100 million users, up more than 70 per cent, and management guided total ARR growth to 10.2 per cent for the year while third-quarter revenue grew 13 per cent.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 10%
Operator
Operator 16%
Investor
Investor 74%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption55
Hype gap+30
Incentives60
Confidence66
investOne report1 publisher

Four fifths of Steel Dynamics' 33% revenue gain arrived before the quarter it just guided

Steel Dynamics told investors to expect $6.42bn and $5.34 to $5.38 a share for the third quarter, and the sequential step behind that 33% annual headline is 5.5%. The fabrication backlog is up close to 50%.

Publishers:seekingalpha.com

Reality

Evidence34
Adoption40
Hype gap+22
Incentives45
Confidence38
investOne report1 publisher

Boston Scientific withdraws a 2026 earnings range it had set four cents wide

The device maker told regulators that an August 25 intrusion halted order processing and manufacturing, and the next company figure on the year comes with third-quarter results on October 28, 64 days after the incident was identified.

Reality

Evidence60
Adoption62
Hype gap+12
Incentives72
Confidence63
investOne report1 publisher

Adobe's guidance midpoint puts $65m of sequential growth on a $6.76bn base

Adobe's shares fell almost 5 percent after hours and were even again by Friday morning, and the open question is how large the AI-first ARR growing more than 150 percent is inside a $27.50bn total the company did not break out.

Publishers:fool.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption66
Hype gap+18
Incentives60
Confidence50
investOne report1 publisher

A 10-yen rally strands the currency assumptions behind 185 of 360 Japanese earnings plans

Toyota planned its year on 160 yen to the dollar while the market pays about 153, and at 50 billion yen of operating profit for every yen that gap is worth 300 billion to 350 billion. Daiwa's arithmetic puts the index-wide cost nearer 1.4%.

Publishers:en.sedaily.com

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+8
Incentives45
Confidence55