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Airbnb Revenue Jumps 19% to $4.87B; Cloudflare Sales Surge 39% to $782M
Both companies beat the top and bottom lines and raised their full-year outlooks, with Airbnb calling itself back in growth mode and Cloudflare posting its fastest revenue growth in nearly four years.

Airbnb and Cloudflare both cleared the bars they set for themselves on Thursday after the close — and both raised the outlook. The market rewarded them for it in after-hours trading: Airbnb rose about 11% and Cloudflare surged about 18%, reversing regular-session drops of 3.5% and 8.3% respectively.
Airbnb: fastest growth in more than three years#
Airbnb reported third-quarter revenue of $4.87 billion, up 19% year over year — its fastest revenue growth in more than three years, and above both its own August guide of $4.69–4.77 billion and the $4.75 billion consensus estimate. Diluted earnings were $3.16 a share, up 43% from $2.21 a year earlier and ahead of the $2.89 consensus. Net income rose 38% to $1.89 billion.
The rest of the print filled in the reacceleration story the company has been building toward all year:
- Gross booking value: $27.7 billion, up 21%, ahead of the roughly $26.4 billion consensus
- Nights and Seats Booked: 155 million, up 16%, with North America nights growing at their fastest pace in four years
- Adjusted EBITDA: $2.5 billion, up 22%, a 52% margin — the highest quarterly adjusted EBITDA in company history
The guide did the rest of the work. For the fourth quarter, Airbnb expects revenue of $3.22–3.28 billion, growth of 16% to 18%, against a roughly $3.16 billion consensus. For the full year, it raised its outlook to revenue growth in the high teens — up from mid-teens — and an adjusted EBITDA margin of about 36%. The company also authorized a new share repurchase of up to $12 billion.
Cloudflare: best quarter ever, and the guide jumped#
Cloudflare called the third quarter its best ever. Revenue was $782.5 million, up 39% year over year — its fastest growth in nearly four years — against its own guide of $736–737 million and a roughly $737 million consensus. Non-GAAP earnings were $0.38 a share, up from $0.27 a year earlier and ahead of the roughly $0.34 consensus. On a GAAP basis, the company lost $34.1 million, or $0.10 a share, wider than the $1.3 million loss a year earlier.
Non-GAAP operating income was $137.1 million, a 17.5% margin, up from 15.3% a year ago. Current remaining performance obligations — contracted revenue expected to be recognized within twelve months — grew 37%.
The outlook moved sharply higher. For the fourth quarter, Cloudflare expects revenue of $845–846 million with non-GAAP earnings of $0.43 a share, against a roughly $796 million consensus. For the full year, it now expects revenue of $2.963–2.964 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $1.35 a share, up from its prior guide of $2.864–2.870 billion.
The rest of the evening slate#
- EOG Resources: Adjusted earnings of $4.87 a share on revenue of $8.55 billion, against a $4.47 consensus on roughly $7.26 billion; GAAP earnings were $5.33 a share on net income of $2.8 billion. Free cash flow was $2.2 billion, and the company raised its quarterly dividend 8% to $1.10 a share.
- Affirm: Fiscal first-quarter earnings of $0.47 a share on revenue of $1.26 billion, up 35%, against a roughly $0.35 consensus on about $1.21 billion. Gross merchandise volume rose 34% to $14.4 billion, and the company guided second-quarter volume to $17.9–18.2 billion. The shares fell after hours as loan delinquencies ticked higher.
- Atlassian: Fiscal first-quarter revenue of $1.77 billion, up 24%, against a roughly $1.71 billion consensus, with non-GAAP earnings of $1.65 a share against a roughly $1.43 consensus. Cloud revenue rose 31% to $1.30 billion. The shares fell about 17% after hours as the outlook for subscription growth came in slower than expected, even with second-quarter revenue guided to $1.825–1.835 billion.
- Lumentum: Reported Monday, November 2 — fiscal first-quarter revenue of $1.26 billion, up 136.5%, with non-GAAP earnings of $4.57 a share against a roughly $4.22 consensus. The company guided second-quarter revenue to $1.575–1.625 billion with non-GAAP earnings of $5.90–6.20 a share.
Figures are from the companies' own releases: Airbnb shareholder letter, Cloudflare press release, Atlassian press release and EOG Resources press release, all dated November 5, 2026, with Lumentum dated November 2. Consensus figures are pre-print analyst estimates as tracked by financial data providers. After-hours moves are as reported by the Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily and CNBC quote data. This is reporting, not financial advice.
Where this came from
- Airbnb — Q3 2026 financial results (shareholder letter)
- Cloudflare — Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results (press release)
- Wall Street Journal — Airbnb Raises Outlook as It Remains Insulated from Global Conflicts
- Wall Street Journal — Cloudflare Stock Surges on Lifted Full-Year Outlook, Third-Quarter Revenue Growth
- Atlassian — First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Results (press release)
- EOG Resources — Third Quarter 2026 Results (press release)
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