United Rentals Q3 2026 Earnings: Record $4.9B Revenue at a 47.6% EBITDA Margin
United Rentals Q3 2026 revenue rose 15.7% to a record $4.9B at a 47.6% adjusted EBITDA margin; specialty rentals grew 34.7% as fleet capex hit $4.3B YTD.
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UnitedHealth Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $4.56 (+76%), Medical Care Ratio 88.4%
UnitedHealth Q3 2026 EPS rose 76% to $4.56 as its medical care ratio fell 150 bp to 88.4%, but $610M of that was reserve releases and 1.8M members left.
Verisign Q3 2026 Earnings: Domain Base Up 6.1%, EPS $2.35, $171M .web Bet
Verisign earned $212.6M on $443.0M revenue (+5.7%) in Q3 2026; the .com/.net base grew 6.1% to 182.5M and a $171.4M .web intangible opened its second act.
Wage Bracket vs. Percentage Method: The Two Ways Your Federal Withholding Gets Computed
Federal withholding uses wage bracket tables for manual payroll under ~$100,000, and the percentage formula for software and higher earners.
Waste Connections Q3 2026 Earnings: $153M of Price Covers a $55M Volume Drop
Waste Connections grew Q3 2026 revenue 7.3% to $2.64B as price added $153M and volumes lost $55M; adjusted EBITDA margin hit 34.0% and guidance rose again.
What Counts as Gross Income? Section 61's All-Inclusive Rule, Explained
Section 61 taxes all income from whatever source derived — wages, barter, canceled debt, found money — unless a named exclusion takes it out.
Winnebago Q4 FY2026 Earnings: Sales Down 17%, $142.5M Cash Flow Cuts Leverage
Winnebago Q4 FY2026 revenue fell 17% to $645.1M, yet $142.5M of operating cash flow cut net leverage from 3.0x to 2.2x and funded a 3% dividend raise.
Wyndham Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue Up 7% to $410M as U.S. RevPAR Grows 6%
Wyndham Q3 2026: revenue rose 7% to $410M on 6% U.S. RevPAR growth; net income fell 6% to $99M as a $17M marketing-fund swing hid 9% comparable EPS growth.
Alaska Air Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue Up 14% to $4.3B, Fuel Up 60%, a $147M Net Loss
Alaska Air Q3 2026 revenue rose 14.4% to $4.3B, but 60% higher fuel and a $75M tax catch-up drove a $147M net loss; 2026 now guides to a $5.00–$5.50 EPS loss.
American Express Q3 2026 Earnings: Record $20.1B Revenue and the $982M GBTG Gain
Amex Q3 2026: $5.42 EPS up 31% on record $20.1B revenue — but $1.11 is a one-time GBTG sale gain; adjusted EPS grew 13%.
Anti-Dilution Provisions, Explained: How Broad-Based Weighted Average Softens a Down Round
Broad-based weighted average reprices preferred stock partway to a down round's price; full ratchet resets it fully — founders absorb the difference.
Authorized vs. Issued vs. Outstanding Shares: What Each Count Means for Your Valuation, Your EPS, and Your Vote
Outstanding shares equal issued shares minus treasury stock — the only count that sets market cap, EPS, dividends, and votes.