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C.H. Robinson Q4 2025 Earnings Call - Lean AI drives market-share gains and margin expansion despite freight downturn
C.H. Robinson reported a quarter punctuated by a weak freight market but strong internal execution. Total revenue and AGP fell about 7% and 4% year over year as ocean rates collapsed and global demand...
- Company results: Q4 total revenue and AGP declined about 7% and 4% year over year, driven largely by a steep drop in ocean rates and softer global freight demand.
- NAST outperformance: North American Surface Transportation grew total volume about 1% year over year, truckload volume about 3%, and LTL about 0.5%, while the Cass Freight Shipment Index fell 7.6% year over year.
- Market share: Management reported 11 consecutive quarters of market share gains, with truckload outgrowth meaningfully outpacing industry volumes in Q4.
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Tesla Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Call - Massive investment pivot: >$20B CapEx to race to autonomy, Optimus and domestic chip fabs
Tesla used the Q4 call to signal a full-throttle strategic pivot. Management framed a new mission of "amazing abundance" and laid out an aggressive 2026 investment plan exceeding $20 billion to scale ...
- Tesla updated its corporate mission to "amazing abundance" and framed 2026 as a major investment year to pursue autonomy, robotics, solar and chip self-sufficiency.
- Management expects 2026 CapEx to be in excess of $20 billion, funding six new factories (refinery, LFP factory, Cybercab, Semi, a new Megafactory, and Optimus) plus major AI compute buildout.
- Q4 2025 key financials: total gross margin improved to 20.1% (highest in over two years), automotive margins excluding credits rose sequentially to 17.9% from 15.4%, despite deliveries being 16% lower quarter over quarter.
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Tesla Q4 2025 Earnings Call - Big Bet: $20B+ CapEx to Build Autonomy, Optimus and a Terafab
Tesla used the Q4 2025 call to signal a hard pivot from traditional vehicle cycles to an autonomy-first, infrastructure-heavy strategy. Management updated the mission to "amazing abundance," confirmed...
- Tesla updated its mission to "amazing abundance," framing autonomy and robotics as the company’s north star going forward.
- Management will wind down Model S and X production next quarter and convert Fremont SX space into an Optimus factory, targeting 1 million Optimus units per year in that footprint long term.
- Tesla expects 2026 CapEx to exceed $20 billion, funding six new factories, AI compute infrastructure, Optimus, Cybercab, Semi and other ramps; prior-year CapEx was slightly below guidance.
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GBank Financial Holdings Q4 2025 Earnings Call - Credit card reboot and Bold Bets PPA set the stage to convert gaming cash into bank deposits
GBank reported a clean quarter on the bottom line while repositioning two businesses that could reshape the balance sheet. Q4 produced record quarterly earnings of $7.4 million, and management says th...
- Record quarterly earnings of $7.4 million, or $0.52 diluted EPS; adjusted diluted EPS for the year would be $1.66 after stripping unusual items, up from $1.37 prior year.
- Credit card business was paused and rebuilt after bot-fueled and direct-mail fraud spikes; Q4 transaction volume settled near $99 million while controls were implemented.
- Management deployed a hardened onboarding stack: Plaid, NeuroID, Precise ID, multi-verification KYC and internal AI for support, and reports zero fraud penetrations in the last 60 days.
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GBank Financial Holdings Q4 2025 Earnings Call - Credit card rebuilt and Bold Bets PPA licensed, positioning to scale deposits
GBank delivered a record quarter, but the call was dominated by one message: the company rebuilt its gaming-focused credit card stack after a fraud-driven pause and launched a licensed Bold Bets PPA t...
- Q4 GAAP earnings were $7.4 million, or $0.52 diluted EPS, up from $4.3 million the prior quarter; adjusted diluted EPS for the year would be $1.66 versus $1.37 the prior year after removing one-time items.
- Management prioritized fixing the credit card onboarding and payments stack after a surge of fraudulent and bot-driven applications forced them to pause marketing and redesign the application flow.
- New fraud/KYC tools now in place include Plaid, NeuroID, Precise ID and multi-factor verifications; management reports roughly 10,000 suspect applications over one holiday weekend with only 6 approvals, and no fraud penetrations in the last 60 days.
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Microsoft Fiscal 2026 Q2 Earnings Call - AI Cloud Scale Hits $50B, CapEx and OpenAI Concentration Raise Timing and ROI Questions
Microsoft reported a strong quarter: revenue $81.3 billion, EPS $4.14, and the Microsoft Cloud crossed $50 billion in quarterly revenue as AI-driven demand accelerated. Satya Nadella framed the quarte...
- Revenue $81.3 billion, up 17% year-over-year; adjusted EPS $4.14, up 24% YoY.
- Microsoft Cloud surpassed $50 billion in revenue for the first time, $51.5 billion this quarter, up 26% YoY (24% constant currency).
- Microsoft Cloud gross margin was about 67% this quarter, down year-over-year due to AI investments; company gross margin 68%.
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ServiceNow Q4 and Full Year 2025 Earnings Call - AI-native workflows drive stronger-than-expected growth, guide to ~20% subscription revenue growth
ServiceNow closed 2025 on a strong note, reporting Q4 subscription revenue of $3.466 billion and beating top-line and margin guidance. The company says AI-native products, led by Now Assist and AI Con...
- Q4 subscription revenue was $3.466 billion, up 19.5% year over year in constant currency, beating the high end of guidance by about 150 basis points.
- Remaining performance obligations ended at approximately $28.2 billion, up 22.5% year over year in constant currency; current RPO was $12.85 billion, up 21% year over year in constant currency.
- Reported CRPO growth was 25% (21% in constant currency), coming in roughly 2 points above management guidance and including about 1 point from Moveworks.
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IBM Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Call - Software-led retooling and z17-fueled GenAI drive record free cash flow
IBM closed 2025 with momentum: revenue growth accelerated to 6% for the year and 9% in Q4, driven by a software pivot, a blockbuster z17 mainframe cycle, and rapid enterprise GenAI adoption. The compa...
- IBM delivered 2025 revenue growth of 6% for the year, and 9% revenue growth in Q4, its strongest quarterly growth in over three years.
- Free cash flow reached $14.7 billion in 2025, up 16% year-over-year, the highest free cash flow margin in IBM’s reported history.
- Software now represents roughly 45% of IBM’s business, up from about 25% in 2018, and software grew 9% for the year with Q4 software growth accelerating to 11%.
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Lam Research December 2025 Earnings Call - AI Ramp Boosts WFE Demand but Clean-room Constraints Cap Near-term Growth
Lam closed 2025 with record revenue and margins, reporting December-quarter revenue of $5.34 billion and full-year revenue of $20.6 billion as AI-driven demand accelerated investments across foundry, ...
- December quarter revenue $5.34B; record full-year 2025 revenue $20.6B, up 27% year-on-year.
- Full-year gross margin 49.9%, December quarter gross margin 49.7% and operating margin 34.3%, all above guidance ranges.
- Management expects 2026 WFE around $135B, with the year weighted to the second half due to fab/clean-room readiness constraints.
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Levi Strauss & Company Q4 2025 Earnings Call - DTC-first, head-to-toe denim lifestyle fuels growth while tariffs pressure near-term margins
Levi closed fiscal 2025 on a strong note: organic net revenue up 7% for the year and broad-based strength across channels, led by a DTC transformation that now represents roughly half the business. Th...
- Levi delivered 7% organic net revenue growth for fiscal 2025 and Q4 revenue grew 5% year-over-year on an organic basis.
- Levi’s brand grew 7% for the year and now holds more market share globally in denim than the next two competitors combined, with share gains in men’s, women’s and U.S. youth (18-30).
- The shift to a DTC-first model is central: DTC grew 11% for the year, comprised about half the business, and Q4 DTC grew 10% with the 15th consecutive quarter of positive comps.
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