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AutoZone beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates for its latest quarter, posting EPS of $38.07 on $4.84 billion in revenue, but its shares fell more than 10% on the day, on pace for the worst single-day drop in over six years as investors weigh slower international growth, margin compression, and ongoing inflation, energy costs, and potential supply-chain disruptions affecting lubricants and related parts.
Alibaba posted 3% quarterly revenue growth (11% like-for-like excluding Sun Art/Intime), but profitability tumbled as AI and cloud spending rose; Q4 EPS fell 95% YoY, cloud revenue grew 40%, signaling AI monetization progress amid ongoing margin compression and negative free cash flow risk.
Plug Power reported Q1 2026 revenue of $163.5 million, up 22% year over year, and a 71% improvement in gross margin to negative 13% from negative 55%, driven by higher sales and cost discipline; GAAP EPS was -$0.18, with adjusted EPS -$0.08 after about $140 million of non-cash charges related to convertible debt and warrants. The company remains focused on achieving positive EBITDAS in Q4 2026 as it scales its integrated hydrogen platform, with progress across Material Handling (GenDrive/GenFuel), Electrolyzer Solutions (over 320 MW deployed and more than $8 billion in project pipeline with projects in Portugal, Spain and Canada), and Hydrogen Production (hydrogen fuel sales up 22% and margins up 54 percentage points). Liquidity stood at over $802 million in cash, plus restricted cash, and it expects further asset monetization (~$275 million) and tax-credit proceeds (~$39.2 million) to support its growth and margin expansion.
Bloomberg reports investors are pushing Nintendo to raise the Switch 2 price (around $450) to protect margins amid component shortages and rising costs, including shipping and materials costs tied to global trade disruptions; with Nintendo stock down for five straight months ahead of an earnings briefing, the company faces pressure from shareholders even as peers cope with similar headwinds.
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) surged after its Q3 FY26 results, with adjusted EPS of $0.84 beating estimates and gross margins rebounding to 10.1% from 6.3%, easing fears of pricing pressure in the AI server market. Revenue came in at $10.2B, below consensus of $12.3B, but management attributed the miss to customer site readiness rather than weak demand, noting a record backlog and strong AI infrastructure demand. The company raised FY26 revenue guidance to $38.9–$40.4B and projected Q4 sales up to $12.5B, underscoring optimism for a late-year uptick. The rally was buoyed by AMD strength and ongoing AI buildout, though investors will watch inventory levels (~$11.1B) and a DOJ export-controls probe.
Chipotle reported Q1 2026 revenue of about $3.09 billion, up 7.4% year over year, with comparable restaurant sales up 0.5% as higher transactions offset a modest per-check decline. Operating margin fell to 12.9% and adjusted margin to 23.7% from a year earlier. Net income was $302.8 million ($0.23 per diluted share), with adjusted net income of $316.2 million ($0.24). The company opened 49 company-owned restaurants (42 with Chipotlanes) and digital sales accounted for 38.6% of revenue. Food, beverage and packaging costs rose, labor costs increased, and general and administrative expenses rose as well. Chipotle repurchased $701 million of stock in the quarter and maintained $1.0 billion of repurchase capacity. For 2026, management expects roughly flat comparable sales, 350–370 new openings (including 10–15 international), about 80% of company-owned restaurants with Chipotlanes, and a 24–26% underlying tax rate, as part of its Recipe for Growth strategy and leadership updates.
Sysco plans a large expansion into the higher-margin restaurant segment through a $29 billion deal, signaling a strategic shift to diversify beyond its core distribution business and pursue growth in the foodservice market.
Alphabet’s Q4 2025 revenue is expected around $111.4B, with cloud-margin expansion aiding profitability amid ad resilience; Amazon’s Q4 revenue is seen near $211.6B, supported by a strong online retail performance and a rising North America retail margin (~8.5%), while higher CapEx and AI-related cost dynamics keep cloud and AI bets as key risk and potential stock catalysts.
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) sees strong AI‑driven demand with a $13B+ backlog, but ten straight quarters of margin decline — gross margin was 9.3% in Q1 2026 — keep investors cautious that its best days may be behind it. An investor warns that further margin weakness into Q3 could crater the stock, saltier due to competition, while revenue growth and Nvidia collaborations remain. The Street's consensus is Hold with a $44 12‑month target, implying roughly 50% upside if margins stabilize or the stock pulls back.
Super Micro Computer is set to report Q2 FY26 after the close, with consensus EPS around $0.49 on roughly $10.4 billion in revenue as AI-driven demand supports its data-center servers; however, margins are seen at risk from competitive bidding and higher costs. Analysts are mixed, with a Hold consensus and an average target near $44, while options imply about a 12% post-earnings move.
UPS will cut up to 30,000 operational jobs and close 24 facilities in 2026 as it shifts toward higher‑margin shipments and continues winding down low‑margin Amazon deliveries; the cuts follow last year’s 48,000 job eliminations and aim for about $3 billion in annual savings, using attrition and a second voluntary separation program for full‑time drivers. The firm reported a fourth‑quarter beat and issued 2026 revenue guidance of about $89.7 billion, aided by stronger pricing per piece, but expects revenue to dip in the first half before rising again as the Amazon glide‑down ends.
Analysts expect Tesla’s Q4 2025 results to dip, with non-GAAP EPS around $0.45 and revenue about $24.8 billion as capital expenditures rise toward $3 billion and auto margins shrink from price reductions. Investors will scrutinize near-term milestones for Robotaxi/FSD, Cybercab and the cost of AI initiatives, plus how 2026 capex affects cash flow as Tesla scales its autonomous and AI-driven roadmap.
Tesla is due to report Q4 earnings after the market closes on Jan 28; analysts expect about $0.45 per share on roughly $24.8 billion in revenue, with investors eyeing updates on the Austin robotaxi program and ongoing self-driving progress amid margin pressure. The stock has traded cautiously ahead of the print, and options imply about a 6% post-earnings move amid mixed analyst views on Tesla’s risk/reward.
Netflix beat Q4 projections with $12.05B in revenue and 56-cent EPS, but guided full-year 2026 operating margin at 31.5% (below consensus 32.6%), including about $275M in costs tied to its Warner Bros. Discovery asset deal. The company paused share buybacks to fund the $83B acquisition, and its stock fell in after-hours trading. 2026 revenue guidance of $50.7–$51.7B sits above Street estimates, with plans to grow ad revenue and expand live sports and podcasts. Investors worry the Warner bid could be too rich amid potential bidding war, especially with Paramount Skydance; Disney multiples also underscore the valuation gap.
Despite a roughly 200% six-month stock surge and a record Q1 2026 revenue of $13.6 billion, top TipRanks investor PropNotes says Micron is still in a historic growth phase driven by AI-memory demand. He points to margins expanding from 25% to 45% year over year and argues AI workloads will keep memory-chip demand high, suggesting further upside over the next two years even as some analysts worry about memory pricing. MU now has a Strong Buy consensus (25 Buys, 1 Hold) with a 12-month target near $363.77, and even with insider selling by MU’s CEO, the long-run thesis remains intact.