Nine major companies report earnings on October 29, 2026, split between pre-market prints and after-hours releases. Mastercard, Merck, Eli Lilly and Caterpillar report before the open; Amazon, Intel, Coinbase, Gilead and Starbucks report after the close, when regular trading has already stopped.
Who reports today, October 29, and at what time?
Four companies report before the market opens and five report after the close. The timing matters because it changes when any price move can reach your position and whether you are awake and able to watch it.
A pre-market print lands before 9:30am Eastern. The numbers hit the wire while regular trading is still shut, and the first chance to trade them is at the opening bell. An after-hours report arrives after 4:00pm Eastern, when the regular session has already ended.
Pre-market reporters
- MA (Mastercard Incorporated), pre-market, consensus EPS estimate $5.14
- MRK (Merck & Company Incorporated), pre-market, consensus EPS estimate $2.12
- LLY (Eli Lilly and Company), pre-market, consensus EPS estimate $5.38
- CAT (Caterpillar Incorporated), pre-market, consensus EPS estimate $7.12
After-hours reporters
- AMZN (Amazon.com Incorporated), after-hours, consensus EPS estimate $2.01
- INTC (Intel Corporation), after-hours, consensus EPS estimate $0.28
- COIN (Coinbase Global Incorporated), after-hours, consensus EPS estimate -$0.15
- GILD (Gilead Sciences Incorporated), after-hours, consensus EPS estimate $2.17
- SBUX (Starbucks Corporation), after-hours, consensus EPS estimate $0.73
What does a consensus EPS estimate actually mean?
A consensus EPS estimate is the average of analyst forecasts for a company's earnings per share in the quarter. It is a prediction made by analysts, not a result and not a target. The figures above are the only consensus numbers in this preview.
The estimate becomes a reference point once the real number prints. The market compares the reported figure against the consensus, and it also weighs revenue and forward guidance. A headline EPS that matches the estimate can still sit next to guidance that reads very differently, which is why the whole release matters, not one line.
- The estimate is an average, so individual analysts can be far above or below it.
- It covers EPS only; revenue has its own separate consensus.
- Companies often release guidance for the next quarter, which can move a stock independently of the quarter just reported.
What does an after-hours report mean if you hold the stock?
An after-hours report means the numbers arrive when you cannot trade in the regular session, so any reaction builds up before the next day's open. For AMZN, INTC, COIN, GILD and SBUX, the first regular-session price you see tomorrow can be a gap away from tonight's close.
A gap is a jump between one session's close and the next session's open, with no regular trading in between. After-hours and pre-market sessions exist, but they are thinner than regular hours and are not where most holders transact.
- Pre-market reporters like LLY and CAT can gap at 9:30am, because the news is already public when the bell rings.
- After-hours reporters can gap at the next open, roughly 17 hours after the release.
- A gap is a price mechanic, not a direction. It says nothing about which way a given stock moves.
If you hold several names on this slate across more than one account, the combined view that pulls every brokerage into one place shows your total exposure to today's reporters without logging into each app.
What should a holder check this morning?
Check your exposure to today's reporters first, then confirm any price alerts are set before the prints land. Checking your own position is not the same as deciding what to do with it, and this preview does not tell you to trade anything.
1. Know your exposure
Open your portfolio and see which of the nine names you actually hold, and how large each one is relative to the whole. A holder with AMZN at 8% of a portfolio has a very different morning from one who holds none of the slate.
- List the reporters you hold across all accounts, not just your main broker.
- Note the size of each position as a share of the total.
- Remember direct holdings and fund holdings can overlap; a broad index fund may already carry AMZN or LLY.
2. Set price alerts before the print
Set your alerts before the numbers hit, because an alert placed after a gap is reacting to a move that already happened. In PortfolioTrackr, alerts are price levels only: Target 1, Target 2 and a stop-loss on a position, and a price above or below on a watchlist entry.
PortfolioTrackr checks each position and each watchlist level once a minute while the market is open, and around the clock for crypto. Stock levels are not checked overnight, at weekends or on exchange holidays, so an after-hours move on INTC is caught when the market reopens, not at 2am. You hear within a minute of a level being reached during open hours.
- Email, WhatsApp, Telegram and push alerts are on every plan, including the free trial.
- SMS alerts are on Pro and Lifetime.
- The watchlist carries 10 tickers on the free trial and Starter, 50 on Pro and Lifetime.
Setting a level tells you when a price you chose is reached. It reports status against your own targets and does not give advice or buy and sell signals.
What is worth reading in each report, without guessing the outcome?
Read the report against the story that each company has been telling, because a number only has meaning next to the quarter's narrative. None of this predicts a result; it is a checklist for when the release is public.
Payments, pharma and machines (pre-market)
- MA (Mastercard): watch cross-border and processed transaction volumes alongside the $5.14 EPS estimate.
- MRK (Merck): watch the drug-by-drug revenue split and any update to full-year guidance next to the $2.12 estimate.
- LLY (Eli Lilly): watch the revenue line behind its weight-loss and diabetes franchise against the $5.38 estimate.
- CAT (Caterpillar): watch backlog and segment demand as a read on industrial activity, with a $7.12 estimate.
Cloud, chips, crypto and coffee (after-hours)
- AMZN (Amazon): watch the AWS cloud growth rate and operating margin alongside the $2.01 estimate.
- INTC (Intel): watch the data-center and foundry commentary against a $0.28 estimate.
- COIN (Coinbase): watch transaction revenue versus subscription revenue, with a consensus of -$0.15, a loss estimate. If you hold both the stock and the coins it lists, tracking stocks and crypto together in one place keeps that exposure visible in a single view.
- GILD (Gilead): watch its HIV and oncology revenue lines next to the $2.17 estimate.
- SBUX (Starbucks): watch same-store sales, especially North America and China, against the $0.73 estimate.
This slate follows a heavy run of tech results, including the reaction covered in the Alphabet and Samsung earnings and AI-spending selloff and the preview of Microsoft and Alphabet reporting on October 28.
The bottom line
Nine companies report on October 29, 2026: MA, MRK, LLY and CAT before the open, and AMZN, INTC, COIN, GILD and SBUX after the close. The consensus EPS figures above are estimates, not results.
Your work this morning is to know your exposure to the names you hold, confirm your price alerts are set before each print, and accept that after-hours reporters can gap at tomorrow's open. Checking your position is yours to do; deciding what to do with it is not something this page will do for you.
Frequently asked questions
What time does Amazon report earnings on October 29?
Amazon (AMZN) reports after-hours on October 29, 2026, meaning the release lands after the 4:00pm Eastern close. The consensus EPS estimate is $2.01. Because it is an after-hours report, the first regular-session price reaction can appear as a gap at the next day's open.
What is the difference between pre-market and after-hours earnings?
Pre-market earnings print before the 9:30am open, so the news is public when the bell rings and the stock can gap at the open. After-hours earnings arrive after the 4:00pm close, and the main reaction usually shows up at the following day's open rather than overnight.
What does a consensus EPS estimate mean?
A consensus EPS estimate is the average of analyst forecasts for a company's earnings per share in a quarter. It is a prediction, not a result. The market compares the reported figure against it, and also weighs revenue and forward guidance, which can move a stock on their own.
Can I set a price alert before an earnings report?
Yes. In PortfolioTrackr you can set Target 1, Target 2 and a stop-loss on a position, or a price above or below on a watchlist entry, before any print. Levels are checked once a minute while the market is open and around the clock for crypto, and you hear within a minute of a level being reached.
Why do stocks gap at the open after after-hours earnings?
A gap happens because the earnings arrive when regular trading is closed, so demand builds up with no session to absorb it. The next open reflects all that accumulated reaction at once. A gap is a price mechanic and does not indicate which direction a specific stock moves.