July 2026 is the busiest reporting window of the year — 150+ S&P 500 names print Q2 results across four weeks. The banks kick off the season in week two, megacaps cluster in the final week, and energy / healthcare / industrials anchor the middle. The visual below is the one-page cheat sheet: every major ticker, the day it reports, and whether it prints before the open or after the close.
The full July 2026 earnings calendar — at a glance
Save this chart, screenshot it, pin it to your trading desk. It covers all four reporting weeks of July 2026, color-coded by sector, split by before-open and after-close prints. The peak-density window is the final week (July 27–31), when MSFT, GOOGL, META, AAPL and AMZN all print inside five sessions — plan position sizing around it.
Week of July 6 — quiet kickoff
The first week is intentionally light. Delta kicks off the airlines on Thursday and sets the tone for travel demand, but the bulk of S&P 500 reporters don't start until the following Tuesday. Use this week to finalize watchlists, size hedges, and pre-build option structures for the banks and megacaps that follow.
Week of July 13 — banks and healthcare lead off
JPM, WFC and C open the season Tuesday, with BAC, MS, GS and JNJ following Wednesday. UNH closes the week Thursday alongside TSM and NFLX. The setup that matters: net interest income trajectory, investment-banking fee recovery, consumer credit color, and from TSM/NFLX the first read-through into the megacap-tech tape that prints two weeks later.
Week of July 20 — industrials, defense, autos
KO, GE Aerospace, LMT and RTX anchor Tuesday before the open. Tesla and IBM dominate Wednesday after the close. Boeing, AT&T and Honeywell round out the week. Watch defense spending color from LMT and RTX, BA's 737 MAX delivery cadence, and TSLA's margin trajectory plus any robotaxi / Optimus commentary.
Week of July 27 — megacap tech week
This is the densest week of the year. MSFT and GOOGL print Tuesday after close, META Wednesday, AAPL and AMZN Thursday. AMD prints Tuesday, INTC Thursday, QCOM Wednesday. Hyperscaler capex guidance is the single most-watched line — a guide-up from any one of MSFT / GOOGL / META re-rates the entire AI semiconductor complex. XOM and CVX close the week Friday with the energy read-through.
How to use the calendar
1. Two weeks before each cluster, build a watchlist of the 5–8 names with the largest implied moves. 2. Size into defined-risk option structures (verticals, calendars) — never naked into earnings. 3. Use the before-open vs after-close split to plan overnight exposure: an after-close print held into the next session is a different risk than a before-open print sized at the bell. 4. Track sector read-throughs in real time — one bank's NIM miss usually predicts the next three; one hyperscaler's capex guide moves the whole semis complex.
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Frequently asked questions
- When does July 2026 earnings season start?
- The first major prints land the week of July 13, 2026, when JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Citigroup kick off the banks on Tuesday. Delta opens the airlines a week earlier on Thursday July 9. The bulk of S&P 500 names report between July 13 and July 31, with peak density in the final week (July 27–31).
- Which megacaps report in July 2026?
- MSFT, GOOGL, META, AAPL, AMZN, TSLA, AMD, INTC and QCOM all print between July 22 and July 30, with the densest cluster in the final week of the month (July 27–31).
- What's the biggest catalyst in July 2026?
- Hyperscaler capex guidance from MSFT, GOOGL and META during the week of July 27, plus the AI commentary from AMD and INTC the same week. Together they reset the AI capex thesis for the next two quarters.
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