C Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-14

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
C Report EPS (Q2 2026) BEAT pred ~$2.85 vs. cons $2.72 MEDIUM
C Report Total revenue (Q2 2026) BEAT pred ~$23.9B vs. cons $23.5B MEDIUM
C Report Markets trading revenue (FICC+Equities) BEAT pred ~$6.55B vs. cons $6.28B MEDIUM
C Guide FY2026 NII ex-Markets growth (guide raise on AmEx/AA-Barclays card onboarding + deposit growth) BETTER guide ~6-7% vs. cons ~5-6% (FY2026) MEDIUM
C Guide FY2026 RoTCE vs new Investor-Day target UNCHANGED guide ~11-13% vs. cons ~11.5% (FY2026) MEDIUM
C Guide FY2026 expenses / efficiency ratio UNCHANGED guide ~60% efficiency (~$53.4B) vs. cons ~60% (FY2026) MEDIUM
C Guide Buyback pace under $30B authorization BETTER guide ~$4-5B/qtr vs. cons ~$3.5-4B (Q2/H2 2026) LOW
C Guide US card NCL rate UNCHANGED guide ~4-4.5% vs. cons ~4.3% (FY2026) MEDIUM
C Guide Consent-order / transformation resolution signal UNKNOWN guide ~90% programs at target vs. cons no resolution baked (2026-27) LOW
C Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +1.8% MEDIUM
C Return 5-day cumulative residual +0.4% (FADE) Beat on EPS/trading plus a plausible NII guide bump drives a modest positive day-1 residual, but with the stock at multi-decade highs (beta ~1.4, +18% YTD, +60% y/y) expectations are elevated. The out-period math works against follow-through: Q2 is a seasonal step-down from Q1's decade-best Markets print, management stays cautious on H2 banking deferrals (Middle East/rate risk), and no clean consent-order resolution — so out-quarter estimates aren't revised meaningfully higher. Initial pop gives back most of its idiosyncratic gain into day 5 (sell-the-news), leaving a small positive residual. LOW