Friday, July 31, 2026

Meta: 2Q26 Business Update

Meta's 2Q26 revenue rose 27%, but capex, depreciation and nascent cloud and AI ambitions raise margin and return risks as it maximizes 2026–27 compute capacity.

META $1.8T

Speedwell Memos Jul 31 3 clicks

Jul 31 AMZN $2.7T

Amazon 2Q'26: AWS Gets the Love

MBI Deep Dives 2 clicks

Jul 30 META $1.8T

Meta 2Q'26: Not Amazing, Not Bad, and Still Compelling

MBI Deep Dives 3 clicks

[scuttleslops] ODFL, AMD, INTC, CDNS, URI, VRSK, KNSL, WSO

Old Dominion Freight Line grew Q2 revenue 10.4% and EPS 32.3% as pricing offset lower tonnage, while excess network capacity sets up…

ODFL $37B

scuttleblurb Jul 30 1 click

Google’s AI Return on Investment

Alphabet’s $132 billion AI capex produced an estimated 49% post-tax incremental ROIC once only in-service assets are counted, versus a…

GOOGL $4.2T

Bristlemoon Capital Jul 28 4 clicks

DoorDash: The Infrastructure of Local Commerce

DoorDash built a last-mile logistics network around restaurant delivery, then extended it to groceries, convenience, and other local…

DASH $83B

MBI Deep Dives Jul 28 4 clicks

Under the Hood - Adobe Inc. ($ADBE)

Adobe generates 96% of revenue from subscriptions and converts over 40% into free cash flow, but generative AI tests whether Creative…

ADBE $90B

Bearhold Research Jul 27 3 clicks

Under the Hood - Tractor Supply ($TSCO)

Tractor Supply’s 2,602-store rural retail network supported 30+ years of growth.

TSCO $16B

Bearhold Research Jul 23 2 clicks

Boston Scientific Has to Keep Buying the Future

Boston Scientific built its interventional-medicine portfolio through acquisitions, but early-2000s growth became heavily dependent on the…

BSX $61B

scuttleblurb Jul 20 3 clicks

[scuttleslops] CDNS, SNPS, TREX, WISE, Class I Rails, China

Synopsys and Cadence retain EDA pricing power through entrenched design flows, foundry relationships and high switching costs; AI-driven…

SNPS $97B

scuttleblurb Jul 16 3 clicks

$CBZ: stop the buybacks and restart the M&A flywheel? | Reference Equity

CBIZ activist Ryan Bunn urges ending buybacks, issuing equity and resuming bolt-on acquisitions to delever after the $2.3 billion Marcum…

CBZ $3B

Yet Another Value Podcast Jul 14 3 clicks

Under The Hood - Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

Sprouts Farmers Market’s 483-store fresh-food format combines dedicated distribution, curated assortments and long-built site selection,…

SFM $6.1B

Bearhold Research Jul 11 4 clicks

$VEON: a busted EM telecom hiding a 4x? | Samit Umatiya, UIG Funds

VEON’s 84% Kyivstar stake and JazzCash underpin a sum-of-the-parts case for 4x upside, despite its sanctioned shareholder, capital…

VEON $5.3B

Yet Another Value Blog Jul 1 2 clicks

ZG · long

Zillow Group INC

Zillow is pitched as a long with a $72 target, implying 58% upside from trough earnings and a trough valuation multiple.

ZG $6.6B

Value Investors Club May 1 5 clicks

Tesla and SpaceX's Likely Merger, Portfolio Change

Tesla and SpaceX are increasingly integrated through Terafab, Optimus, Grok and Starlink, strengthening the case for a merger to pool…

TSLA $1.5T

MBI Deep Dives Jul 24 3 clicks

Alphabet 2Q'26: Google Cloud is On Cloud Nine

Alphabet’s 2Q’26 revenue rose 24% to $119.8 billion as Google Cloud grew 82% and tripled operating income, while heavy investment drove…

GOOGL $4.2T

MBI Deep Dives Jul 23 3 clicks

Danaher 2Q'26: Yet Another "Meh" Quarter

Danaher posted 3.0% core revenue growth in 2Q’26, with LTM adjusted EBITA flat at $7.1 billion since 2Q’24 despite a mid-20s earnings…

DHR $156B

MBI Deep Dives Jul 22 4 clicks

Adobe Business History

Adobe built PostScript, Photoshop and PDF into desktop-publishing standards, using free Acrobat Reader and integrated Creative Suite tools…

ADBE $90B

Speedwell Memos Jun 25 2 clicks

Apollo and what even is private credit?

Apollo’s Marc Rowan argues private-credit risk depends on underwriting, seniority, leverage and diversification, not whether a bank or fund…

APO $68B

scuttleblurb Jun 19 2 clicks

Under The Hood - Rollins ($ROL)

Rollins ($ROL) pairs automatically renewing pest-control contracts with route density and family-business acquisitions, producing 24…

ROL $14B

Bearhold Research Jun 14 1 click

A Hardware Multiple on a Software Powerhouse

A software powerhouse posts a record quarter while trading at a 52-week low, raising a valuation disconnect between its business model and…

CALX $2.2B

The Value Road Jun 12 6 clicks

[VRSK] Verisk has standards

Verisk’s exit from healthcare, financial-services and energy data restored a pure-play insurance analytics model, but D.E.

VRSK $23B

scuttleblurb Jun 8 2 clicks

Infineon Technologies (IFX GY): Power Overwhelming

Infineon’s power semiconductors stand to benefit from AI data centers shifting to 800VDC power delivery, though its sharp rerating to…

IFNNY $86B

Bristlemoon Capital Jun 4 2 clicks