Beating consensus estimates was common over the latest reporting week, but the market did not reward all winners equally. Companies including Cisco and Applied Materials managed to top expectations on the top and bottom lines yet traded lower, while names such as CoreWeave, Rocket Lab and Constellation Energy received positive market responses. The week functioned as a test of whether AI-infrastructure optimism was already priced into stocks.
All prices referenced below are live as of Nov 13, 2026, 2:55 PM EST. Earnings data are drawn from each company's most recent release.
Quick scorecard
The week’s results and immediate market reactions included the following notable entries:
- KKR - Reported EPS 1.78 vs. estimate 1.59; stock reaction +4.53% following the report; latest price $97.26 (+0.06%).
- Constellation Energy (CEG) - EPS 5.06 vs. estimate 3.72, a 36% beat; revenue 9.55B vs. 9.21B; stock rose 7.13% after the report and traded at $277.98 (-1.57%) at the time noted.
- Occidental (OXY) - EPS 1.91 vs. estimate 1.34; modest stock move of +0.92%; price $58.64 (+0.41%).
- Take-Two (TTWO) - Reported EPS -0.29 vs. estimate 0.97 but the stock gained 4.55%; latest price $228.41 (+0.64%).
- Rocket Lab (RKLB) - Posted EPS -0.12 vs. -0.07 and initially jumped 18.16%, trading later at $61.28 (-4.35%).
- Transdigm (TDG) - EPS 12.44 vs. 12.22; modest upside and a $1,219.47 (+1.37%) price.
- CoreWeave (CRWV) - Loss narrower than expected, sparking a 24.07% rally post-report before pulling back to $52.85 (-6.62%).
- Cisco (CSCO) - FY2027 Q1 revenue 18.50B vs. 18.11B expected, and EPS 1.40 vs. 1.32 expected; despite the beat the stock traded down about 6.50%.
- Applied Materials (AMAT) - Q4 EPS beat by a small margin and yet the stock fell roughly 3.39% on the day.
- Nebius Group (NBIS) - Reported a widely discordant figure in the data feed and traded down about 9.36%; the unusually large revenue number appears unreliable and likely reflects a units or currency mismatch.
When a beat wasn’t enough
Cisco and Applied Materials illustrate the week’s core tension. Cisco delivered fiscal Q1 revenue of $18.50 billion versus $18.11 billion expected and an EPS surprise of roughly 6.06%, yet its share price fell sharply. Consensus estimates barely moved in the days after the release, suggesting that selling reflected earnings being seen as priced into the stock rather than prompting lower forward expectations.
Applied Materials posted a Q4 EPS beat of about 2.46%, and its forward estimates have trended higher in the near term and substantially higher over the past year. Still, shares declined, which is consistent with a market that had already priced elevated outcomes for the company. In absolute dollar terms the surprises were modest, and when a stock has staged a substantial run, small percentage beats frequently fail to sustain additional upside.
AI-infrastructure names and a sector pullback
Stocks tied to AI infrastructure showed strong initial reactions to earnings but then retraced. CoreWeave surged over 24% after reporting a loss narrower than expected, and Rocket Lab climbed over 18% following its release. Both gave back gains and were lower on the subsequent session. Nebius also declined materially. The fact that all three moved down together on Friday points to a sector-level pullback rather than isolated disappointment with any single report.
Quiet winners and notable nuances
- Constellation Energy delivered the largest EPS beat of the week, yet analysts have trimmed forecasts recently - a situation that creates a mixed signal despite the strong beat.
- KKR reported revenue well above expectations, prompting marked upward revisions to estimates.
- Take-Two’s headline EPS missed, but the stock rallied and estimates were revised higher, implying the market is focused on future content rather than the quarter alone.
- Occidental produced a sizable EPS beat while revenue was slightly below expectations, and the share response was essentially flat.
- Among smaller names, ams OSRAM reported a revenue beat but shares fell about 8%, ADNOC Logistics moved higher on record earnings and a raised profit target, and Brookfield’s 16% earnings rise generated only a muted market reaction.
What market action suggests
There are two plausible readings of this tape. A bullish interpretation is that earnings quality is broadly strong: many major companies beat on both EPS and revenue, and forward estimates are rising for several large names. A bearish interpretation focuses on asymmetric reactions - small upside surprises in heavily bid AI trades were sold and a Friday sector selloff hit even recent winners. The evident takeaway is that, in this stretch of the market, guidance and positioning have exerted more influence on price moves than the fact of a beat itself.
Looking ahead
Next quarter of large-cap reporting is tentatively set for Feb 2027. Selected dates called out include Take-Two on Feb 8, Cisco on Feb 17 and Applied Materials on Feb 18. These entries cover the large-cap names identified as high importance in the calendar, rather than every issuer that reported this week.