INTU · PEAD ↓ 20

Intuit reported Q4 FY2026 EPS of $2.17 on 2026-08-25, beating the $2.12 consensus by $0.05 (+2.4%); year-over-year comparison is not available in the current data feed.

Print-day reaction was –3.4% versus the prior close, erasing the beat and pushing the stock below its pre-earnings range. The overnight gap to the T+1 open extended the damage by another –9.5%, a sharp after-hours fade that overwhelmed any initial relief from the EPS beat. Over the following two trading sessions (T+1 close to T+3 close), the stock drifted +3.5%, clawing back a portion of the gap but failing to recover to print-day levels. Cumulative abnormal return of –4.0% versus SPY.US places this squarely in PEAD short territory, as the drift confirmed rather than reversed the initial sell-off; the documented pattern holds through 2026-11-20.