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Block, Inc. Block, Inc. Q2 2026 Earnings Results vs. Expectations

ReportsAug 5, 2026
SlotAfter Market Close

Results are out

This quarter has reported. The consensus below is what we expected going in.

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What the Street expects

EPS · ADJUSTED
$0.86
consensus · see the release
QoQ—
YoY—
Revenue
$6.54B
consensus · see the release
QoQ—
YoY—

QoQ and YoY are what the consensus implies against the prior quarter and the prior year.

Also on the card
GAAP diluted EPS we store $0.15
Consensus source Zacks $0.86; Nasdaq's $0.48 is unsupported elsewhere

Q2 2026 reported results

What to watch

  1. Whether profit growth continues to outpace gross-profit growth— the specific ratio driving the entire rebound narrative.
  2. Cash App and Square segment growth, still the fundamental businesses underneath the AI-efficiency story.
  3. Any update on the scale and pace of the AI-driven headcount reductions, and whether further restructuring charges appear.
  4. Full-year guidance, and whether it gets raised again or simply reaffirmed.

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Estimate against reported

$3.59$1.26−$1.062024 Q3 reported $0.452024 Q32024 Q4 reported $3.052024 Q42025 Q1 reported $0.302025 Q12025 Q2 reported $0.872025 Q22025 Q3 reported $0.742025 Q32025 Q4 reported $0.192025 Q42026 Q1 reported −$0.522026 Q12026 Q2 estimate $0.862026 Q2 reported $1.022026 Q2
Our published estimate Reported EPS
QuarterEstimateReportedSurprise
2024 Q3 — $0.45 —
2024 Q4 — $3.05 —
2025 Q1 — $0.30 —
2025 Q2 — $0.87 —
2025 Q3 — $0.74 —
2025 Q4 — $0.19 —
2026 Q1 — −$0.52 —
2026 Q2 $0.86 $1.02 +19%

Estimates are the consensus we published on our own preview for that quarter; quarters we did not preview carry the reported figure only. Where a consensus was set on a non-GAAP basis, the reported column shows that same measure.

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