Earnings Today: META, Tesla, AT&T, IBM and TXN Report

Six big names report earnings on Tuesday, October 21, 2026: AT&T and Philip Morris before the open, then Meta Platforms, Tesla, Texas Instruments and IBM after the close. This preview covers who reports and when, the consensus estimates, and the practical steps a holder can take this morning, including checking exposure and setting price alerts before the print.

Who reports earnings today, October 21, 2026?

Six major companies report today, split between pre-market and after-hours slots. Two print before the opening bell, and four report after the regular session closes.

Here is the full slate with the consensus EPS estimate for each. These are analyst estimates only, not forecasts of what the companies will actually report.

That is a heavy after-hours block: Meta Platforms, Tesla, Texas Instruments and IBM all report once regular trading has ended. AT&T and Philip Morris International are the two pre-market names.

What does pre-market vs after-hours reporting mean for a holder?

The timing of a report changes when any price reaction happens relative to when you can trade. A pre-market print lands before the 9:30 a.m. ET open, so the market has time to digest it before regular trading begins.

Pre-market reporters: AT&T and Philip Morris

Because AT&T and Philip Morris International report before the open, any reaction shows up as the stock starts trading. The price you see at 9:30 a.m. ET already reflects how buyers and sellers read the numbers.

• The report is public before regular trading starts.
• A gap at the open is possible if the stock opens away from yesterday's close.
• You can place regular orders once the market opens, not only in thin pre-market sessions.

After-hours reporters: Meta, Tesla, TXN and IBM

The four after-hours names report outside regular trading hours, so the first reaction happens in the extended-hours session when volume is lighter and spreads can be wider. For a holder, the practical point is this: the move can arrive hours before you would normally be watching.

• The headline numbers hit after the 4:00 p.m. ET close.
• Extended-hours trading is thinner, so quoted prices can jump around.
• A gap at the next open can happen if the stock settles at a new level overnight.

None of that predicts direction. It just explains why a position in TSLA or META can look different at tomorrow's open than it did at today's close.

What should a holder actually do this morning?

The useful morning routine is about knowing your exposure and setting up before the print, not guessing the result. Checking where you stand is not advice; it is preparation.

1. Check your exposure to each of today's six reporters. Open your portfolio and see which of T, PM, META, TSLA, TXN and IBM you actually hold, and how large each sits versus the rest.
2. Look across every account. If you hold the same name in two brokers, the combined position is what matters. PortfolioTrackr's connected-broker portfolios and the ALL PORTFOLIOS view show one total per ticker instead of a figure scattered across apps.
3. Set price alerts before the report. You can place a Target 1, a Target 2 or a stop-loss level on a position, or an above/below level on a watchlist entry, so you are notified against your own levels rather than refreshing a quote screen.
4. Expect gaps. For the after-hours names, accept that tomorrow's open can be a different level and plan your attention accordingly.

How price alerts work before a print

In PortfolioTrackr, every position and every watchlist level is checked once a minute while the market is open, and around the clock for crypto. A closed market is skipped, so stock levels are not checked overnight, at weekends or on exchange holidays.

• Alerts fire within a minute of your level being hit during market hours.
• Alerts are price levels only: Target 1, Target 2 and a stop-loss on a position, or above/below on a watchlist entry. There are no earnings or news alerts.
• Email, WhatsApp, Telegram and push alerts are on every plan; SMS is on Pro and Lifetime.

PortfolioTrackr reports status against your own levels, such as "Target 1 reached" or "stop-loss level reached". It does not tell you what to do with the position.

What is worth watching in each report?

The single number to anchor on is each company's consensus EPS estimate, but the fuller picture usually sits in revenue and guidance. Watch how the actuals line up against the quarter's story rather than treating one figure as the whole report.

• Revenue vs the narrative: whether top-line growth matches what the company has been guiding toward.
• Forward guidance: management's outlook for the next quarter or the full year, which often drives the reaction more than the reported quarter.
• Segment detail: for a name like META, advertising and the other reporting segments; for TXN, analog and embedded demand.

That is a watchlist, not a prediction. The estimates above are what analysts expect; the reports will say what the companies actually delivered.

The after-hours cluster

Four after-hours reports in one evening means the extended-hours session could carry a lot at once. META at a $6.67 consensus, TSLA at $0.21, TXN at $2.39 and IBM at $2.87 all land after the close, so a mixed set of reactions can ripple through index futures before the next open.

If your portfolio spans several of these, a single combined view helps you see the net picture rather than four separate browser tabs. Readers weighing tools for this often start with our real-data comparison of portfolio trackers.

How does this connect to the rest of your portfolio?

Today's six names may be only part of what you hold, so the exposure check matters most when earnings are concentrated. If you also track crypto, those markets keep moving through the evening while US stocks are closed.

• Stocks and crypto together: PortfolioTrackr tracks both in one place, covered in our guide to tracking stocks and crypto in one app.
• Foreign holdings: if you hold these US names from outside the dollar, the cost converts at the exchange rate of the day you bought and the value at today's rate, with the currency gain or loss shown as its own line.
• Other reporters this season: last week's slate is covered in our preview of GE, RTX, 3M, Halliburton and Netflix.

The bottom line

Six companies report today: AT&T and Philip Morris International before the open, then Meta Platforms, Tesla, Texas Instruments and IBM after the close. The consensus EPS estimates are $0.61, $2.30, $6.67, $0.21, $2.39 and $2.87 respectively, and they are estimates, not outcomes.

The practical morning work is the same whichever names you hold: check your exposure, set price alerts before the print, and remember that after-hours reports can leave a gap at tomorrow's open. PortfolioTrackr handles the exposure check and the alerts; the decisions stay with you.

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