Monday Earnings Split: Marriott and IDEXX Beat, CNA Misses as 198 Companies Report
A split open to earnings week
Monday, November 2, 2026, opened the busiest earnings week of the season — 198 US-traded companies on the calendar for the day alone, and 1,590 across the week of November 2–6 — and the first results already split in both directions. Marriott International reported earnings of $3.02 per share for Q3 2026, beating the consensus estimate of $2.84, on revenue of $1.93 billion. IDEXX Laboratories beat on both lines: earnings of $3.96 per share versus the $3.73 consensus, on revenue of $1.21 billion versus the $1.19 billion estimate, a beat of $0.23 per share and $22.56 million of revenue. CNA Financial went the other way: the insurance provider reported $0.75 earnings per share, missing the $1.21 consensus by $0.46, even as revenue of $3.82 billion came in above analyst estimates of $3.02 billion — a reminder that an earnings miss and a revenue beat can arrive in the same report, and that the market's reaction depends on which line it was watching. Information Services Group, meanwhile, reported $0.10 per share, in line with one tracker and above another's $0.06 consensus, on revenue of $65.11 million versus a $65.61 million estimate. Four companies, four different verdicts — and that is before the after-close headliners.
Why Monday matters beyond Monday
The calendar is the story as much as any single result. Monday's 198 names include 23 reporting before the open and 98 after the close, with the largest by market capitalisation including Apple, Palantir Technologies and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, all due after the close with Apple expected at $2.03 per share on about $115.66 billion of revenue. That sequencing matters for how to read the morning beats: a Marriott or IDEXX beat before the open is real news, but it lands in a market still waiting for the day's biggest reports, for Tuesday's midterm elections, and for Friday's October jobs report, which will shape bets on the Federal Reserve's December meeting. For investors, the practical discipline is the same one this site's earnings guides teach: compare actual versus consensus on both earnings and revenue, check whether guidance moved, and do not mistake a single beat or miss for a trend in a sector. CNA's report is the case study — revenue ahead, earnings well behind, return on equity 11.34% and net margin 8.16%, shares opening at $48.64 on Monday. Which number mattered most will be decided by the stock's move over the next few sessions, not by the headline alone.
What to watch next
Three things will decide whether Monday's split becomes a week-long pattern. First, the after-close reports from Apple, Palantir and Vertex, and whether they confirm or break the morning's mixed tone. Second, whether the week's 1,590-company calendar produces more beats than misses once the full week is counted — early-season tallies are noisy, and a handful of large names can swing the aggregate. Third, how the market weighs earnings against the macro calendar: midterms on Tuesday, central-bank decisions in Britain, Australia, Norway and Sweden through the week, and Friday's jobs data all compete with company results for the market's attention. A strong earnings week can still be drowned out by a macro surprise, and a weak one can be forgiven if the macro news is kind. For now, Monday's message is modest and useful: earnings season is not a single story. It is 198 stories in one day, and the first four already disagreed with each other.
FAQ
Which companies beat on Monday, November 2? Marriott ($3.02 vs $2.84 expected) and IDEXX Laboratories ($3.96 vs $3.73, revenue $1.21B vs $1.19B expected).
Which company missed? CNA Financial: $0.75 EPS vs $1.21 consensus, a $0.46 miss, despite revenue of $3.82B beating the $3.02B estimate.
How many companies report Monday? 198 US-traded companies, with 23 before the open and 98 after the close.
Who reports after the close Monday? Apple (EPS est. $2.03, revenue est. ~$115.66B), Palantir and Vertex, among the largest names.
How big is the whole week? 1,590 US-traded companies are on the calendar for November 2–6, 2026.
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