# earnings-preview

Turns a quarterly report into a one-page preview: consensus estimates, bull/base/bear scenarios and the metrics that will move the stock.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1100 installs · ★ 40780
- Author: anthropics · official Anthropic repository
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/financial-services/tree/HEAD/plugins/agent-plugins/earnings-reviewer/skills/earnings-preview/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/anthropics-earnings-preview

## What it does

The skill walks the agent through five steps. It starts by pinning down the company and quarter, pulling consensus figures through web search, checking whether the release lands pre-market or after-hours, and reading the previous earnings call for guidance. From there it builds a watch list tuned to the company: revenue and EPS against consensus, margins, free cash flow, forward guidance, plus sector metrics such as ARR and net retention for SaaS, same-store sales for retail, backlog for industrials.

Step three lays out three scenarios with stock implications. Each one spells out what has to happen operationally, which management comments would confirm it, and how the shares reacted to similar prints before. A catalyst checklist follows — three to five items that decide the market's response. The output is a single page: consensus table, metrics ranked by importance, scenario table, catalysts, and a trading setup with recent performance and the options-implied move.

Consensus numbers shift, so the skill insists on recording the source and date behind every estimate. Whisper numbers from buy-side surveys often matter more than the published consensus, and the options-implied move shows what the market already expects — line it up against your scenarios. Web search access is what makes step one work; without it the consensus gathering stalls.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/financial-services --skill earnings-preview -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/earnings-preview/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/earnings-preview/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/financial-services --skill earnings-preview -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/earnings-preview/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/financial-services --skill earnings-preview -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/earnings-preview/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install anthropics/financial-services earnings-preview
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/earnings-preview/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/financial-services --skill earnings-preview -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/anthropics/financial-services --path plugins/agent-plugins/earnings-reviewer/skills/earnings-preview
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/earnings-preview/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/financial-services --skill earnings-preview -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/anthropics/financial-services/tree/HEAD/plugins/agent-plugins/earnings-reviewer/skills/earnings-preview/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull consensus revenue and EPS ahead of a print
- map a report into three scenarios with stock reactions
- pick sector metrics for a specific company
- draft a 3–5 item catalyst checklist
- compare the options-implied move against your scenarios

## Example prompts
- Build an earnings preview for NVDA Q3 with consensus and scenarios
- What to watch for in the AAPL earnings — gather metrics and catalysts
- Prepare a pre-earnings setup with a bull/base/bear table

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: earnings-preview
description: Build pre-earnings analysis with estimate models, scenario frameworks, and key metrics to watch. Use before a company reports quarterly earnings to prepare positioning notes, set up bull/bear scenarios, and identify what will move the stock. Triggers on "earnings preview", "what to watch for [company] earnings", "pre-earnings", "earnings setup", or "preview Q[X] for [company]".
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# Earnings Preview

## Workflow

### Step 1: Gather Context

- Identify the company and reporting quarter
- Pull consensus estimates via web search (revenue, EPS, key segment metrics)
- Find the earnings date and time (pre-market vs. after-hours)
- Review the company's prior quarter earnings call for any guidance or commentary

### Step 2: Key Metrics Framework

Build a "what to watch" framework specific to the company:

**Financial Metrics:**
- Revenue vs. consensus (total and by segment)
- EPS vs. consensus
- Margins (gross, operating, net) — expanding or contracting?
- Free cash flow
- Forward guidance vs. consensus

**Operational Metrics** (sector-specific):
- Tech/SaaS: ARR, net retention, RPO, customer count
- Retail: Same-store sales, traffic, basket size
- Industrials: Backlog, book-to-bill, price vs. volume
- Financials: NIM, credit quality, loan growth, fee income
- Healthcare: Scripts, patient volumes, pipeline updates

### Step 3: Scenario Analysis

Build 3 scenarios with stock price implications:

| Scenario | Revenue | EPS | Key Driver | Stock Reaction |
|----------|---------|-----|------------|----------------|
| Bull | | | | |
| Base | | | | |
| Bear | | | | |

For each scenario:
- What would need to happen operationally
- What management commentary would signal this
- Historical context — how has the stock moved on similar prints?

### Step 4: Catalyst Checklist

Identify the 3-5 things that will determine the stock's reaction:

1. [Metric] vs. [consensus/whisper number] — why it matters
2. [Guidance item] — what the buy-side expects to hear
3. [Narrative shift] — any strategic changes, M&A, restructuring

### Step 5: Output

One-page earnings preview with:
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