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Zillow Stock Slides on Soft Outlook - Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z)

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z) shares fell after reporting Q2 results. The company posted revenue of $772 million, above the $758.04 million estimate, and adjusted EPS of 52 cents versus 44 cents expected. Q3 revenue guidance is $745 million to $760 million, and full-year 2026 revenue is $2.92 billion to $2.96 billion. Shares were down 10.25% after hours to $32.40, according to Benzinga Pro.

Original reporting
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Published Aug 5, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
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Bearish
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Relevance
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$ZBearishMed
01

Why it matters

Traders likely focused on the Q3 revenue range ($745M-$760M) and the full-year revenue range ($2.92B-$2.96B) versus consensus, driving a sharp after-hours selloff.

02

Market read

A guidance-led earnings reaction: Q2 beats but the outlook appears to have missed or disappointed, producing a 10%+ after-hours drop.

03

What to watch

The article does not break out mortgage/rentals margin trends or customer demand metrics; the stock move may reflect expectations for those details rather than the headline beats.

Relevance 7/10Novelty 6/10Timing: after-hours reaction on 2026-08-05

Background

The piece is an earnings rundown for Zillow’s Q2 results and guidance, framed around the stock’s after-hours decline.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$ZBearishMedium confidence
Context

Zillow reported Q2 revenue of $772M and guided Q3 revenue to $745M-$760M, while shares fell 10.25% after hours.

Expected impact

Near-term downside bias as the guided Q3 and full-year range are treated as less bullish than expectations.

Evidence & confidence

The article provides concrete Q2 results, Q3 revenue guidance, and the magnitude of the after-hours drop, linking the move to the outlook.

Market effects

Sector

Signals pressure in the residential real estate and housing-adjacent tech space if guidance is viewed as soft.

Regional

No specific regional impact described.

Global

Primarily US housing and mortgage-related demand signals; limited global spillover in the text.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

Despite the after-hours slide, Zillow’s Q2 revenue and adjusted EPS beat and it cites outperformance versus the broader housing market.

Key entities

  • company
    Zillow Group

    Reported Q2 revenue and adjusted EPS, and issued Q3 and full-year revenue guidance alongside a large after-hours stock drop.

  • executive
    Jeremy Wacksman

    CEO quoted on execution and outlook being on track toward full-year goals.

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