Salesforce Revamps Earnings Call with Livestream and Guest Interviews in February

U.S. corporate digital, said LinkedIn is a 'natural channel' for earnings content targeting a focused, niche audience. Other companies have adopted similar innovative formats for earnings calls.

Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere livestreamed calls alongside a panel of executives in front of hot-pink branding and wearing company gear. Palantir uses quarterly YouTube livestreams featuring CEO Alex Karp’s unscripted monologues delivered in a casual T-shirt against a plain backdrop, consistently racking up tens of thousands of views.

Dan Ives, managing director at Wedbush Securities, said, 'I think Palantir has changed the view of other tech companies [and] how they do calls' and that he expects more companies to follow.

Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky, who has more than 280,000 LinkedIn followers, told them that Airbnb had a strong fourth quarter but 'the bigger story isn’t the quarter, it’s the momentum' and walked through hiring, product, and brand decisions.

Some executives are incorporating artificial intelligence into earnings presentations. In 2025, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski used an AI avatar to present highlights from the first-quarter earnings.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission submitted a proposal to eliminate the quarterly earnings requirement and allow companies to share results twice a year instead of four times. The proposal has support from JPMorgan Chase but faces opposition from institutional investors and hedge funds including Citadel, headed by billionaire Ken Griffin.

Research from FTI Consulting found that 92% of professionals say they are more likely to trust a company whose senior leaders are active on social media. Fortune reported these developments as part of its May 6, 2026, Special Digital Issue.