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Qualys Inc.
QLYS · Qualys Inc. · IT
Up next day
6/12
50%
Fell despite growth
6/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±8.3%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
+3.6%
avg over 12 beats
Biggest single move
+24.2%
'24.9 · largest reaction
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Beating estimates doesn't always lift it
Up the next day 6 of 12 beats (50%)
Tends to keep drifting the same way for days
Day-one direction continued · 75% of last 12
vs IT sector avg (177 peers)
This
+3.6%
Sector
+0.7%
Avg next-day reaction
Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
The number and guidance move the price about equally
Moved opposite to results 6 of last 12 times (50%)
6xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
0xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures
Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter
Nov 3After close
'26.9 expectedEst. EPS $1.96
Quarter ended 6/2026
Reported 2026-08-04
Next-day move
+13.8%
After 5 days +16.9%
vs Consensus$1.78→$1.98+10.9% beat
EPS
$1.98
YoY +18%
Revenue
$0.2B
YoY +11%
Next-Q guidance
—
N/A
Price around earnings
vs market +14.0%p3.9x normal — unusual surge+74% run-up before
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
EPS$1.98YoY +18%
'23.9'26.6
Revenue$0.2BYoY +11%
'23.9'26.6
Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters
↑Up↓Down
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
0x
Met expectations
good · up ↑
6x50%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
0x
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
6x50%
← ← Weak earningsStrong earnings → →
Mostly 'honest' — good earnings, price up · 6 of 12q (50%)
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