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18 Aug 2026, 00:31 UTC · 1h ago
Q2 Earnings Season Standout Performers: PLTR, MSFT
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Palantir's Q2 revenue grew 93% YoY to $1.94 billion, with the company raising its FY26 revenue guidance to between $8.150 and $8.158 billion. — Massive top-line acceleration and an upward revision in full-year guidance typically trigger strong positive price action for growth stocks.
+0.80Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud revenue grew 32% YoY to $39.3 billion, beating consensus estimates. — Azure's acceleration is a primary bellwether for the broader AI infrastructure trade and institutional sentiment toward AI monetization.
+0.70Palantir's U.S. commercial revenue grew 149% YoY, with future guidance raised to reflect 134% YoY growth. — Strong performance in the U.S. commercial sector indicates expanding market penetration and high demand for the company's AI platforms.
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Microsoft reported a 'double-beat' on earnings and sales, with revenue growing 18% YoY and earnings growing 23% YoY. — Consistent beats from a mega-cap leader provide a stabilizing effect on the broader market and index levels.
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Reported surging revenue of 93% YoY and raised guidance based on rock-solid demand.
Posted a double-beat on sales and earnings with accelerating growth in Intelligent Cloud/Azure.
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