The Drill Down

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The Drill Down is a daily podcast focused on business fundamentals of the biggest stock movers of the market day, hosted by veteran financial journalist Cory Johnson. Through insightful interviews with CEOs and investors, meaningful research and in-depth analysis, The Drill Down provides a clearer picture of what’s really going on under the hood at publicly traded companies. This is business news for business people.

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June 10, 20266 min

Drill Down Earnings, Ep. 445: Oracle Q4 earnings – ($ORCL) – A Deep Dive with Cory Johnson

The Drill Down: Oracle Q4 Earnings Analysis 💡 Beyond the numbers: Unpack Oracle ($ORCL) Q4 performance – from Oracle Park during a “business man’s special” with CEO Clay Magouyrk. More than “beat” or “miss” – The Drill Down Earnings with Epistrophy Capital Research’s chief market strategist Cory Johnson explains the business news behind stocks on the move, empowering retail investors and enlightening the world of technology. 🔍 In This Episode, You'll Discover: Key Financial Highlights: A concise breakdown of revenue, profit and crucial metrics from Oracle’s Q4 earnings report. Strategic Moves & Industry Impact: How Oracle’s recent decisions are shaping the technology landscape and its competitive position. Unfiltered CEO Insights: Direct takeaways and the true outlook from CEO Founder and CTO Larry Ellison. Expert Analysis by Cory Johnson: Epistrophy Capital Research's Chief Market Strategist, Cory Johnson, provides his renowned hard-hitting perspective on what these numbers really mean for investors and the broader market. Visual Explanations: Understand complex financial data and market trends with our clear, attractive graphics designed for clarity. 💡 Why Listen to The Drill Down? We tell the business story behind a stock on the move, on the 50 most important companies in technology. If you want to understand technology-driven change, growth stocks and the financial machinations that prove the stock story, this episode is essential. 🎧 Listen & Watch Now: Full Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlmnVtSe59Fm8ijNEk8cmQPklxuYj175I Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3N4kDFzCg6CxobaZH2G3dg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drill-down/id1564993923 🚀 Snappy 1-Minute Highlights (Watch, Learn & Share!): YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@DrillDownPod/shorts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drilldownpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drilldownpod Connect with The Drill Down: Follow Cory Johnson: https://x.com/corytv Follow The Drill Down Pod: https://x.com/drilldownpod #StockMarket @SFGiants @OracleParkSF #TechInvesting #AIStocks #EarningsCall #Investment #BusinessNews #AI #SemiconductorStocks #GrowthStocks #MarketAnalysis #ORCL #ClayMagouyrk #OracleEarnings #EarningsOracle #TheDrillDown #Earnings #WhyOracleStockDropped #WhyOracleStockRose #SFGiants #OraclePark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 3, 202610 min

Drill Down Earnings, Ep. 444: Palo Alto Networks Q3 Fiscal Year 2026 earnings – ($PANW) – A Deep Dive with Cory Johnson

The Drill Down: Palo Alto Networks Q3 Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Analysis 💡 Beyond the numbers: Unpack Palo Alto Networks ($PANW) Q3 Fiscal Year 2026 performance with CEO Nikesh Arora. More than “beat” or “miss” – The Drill Down Earnings with Epistrophy Capital Research’s chief market strategist Cory Johnson explains the business news behind stocks on the move, empowering retail investors and enlightening the world of technology. 🔍 In This Episode, You'll Discover: Key Financial Highlights: A concise breakdown of revenue, profit and crucial metrics from Palo Alto Networks’s Q3 Fiscal Year 2026 earnings report. Strategic Moves & Industry Impact: How Palo Alto Networks’s recent decisions are shaping the technology landscape and its competitive position. Unfiltered CEO Insights: Direct takeaways and the true outlook from CEO Nikesh Arora. Expert Analysis by Cory Johnson: Epistrophy Capital Research's Chief Market Strategist, Cory Johnson, provides his renowned hard-hitting perspective on what these numbers really mean for investors and the broader market. Visual Explanations: Understand complex financial data and market trends with our clear, attractive graphics designed for clarity. 💡 Why Listen to The Drill Down? We tell the business story behind a stock on the move, on the 50 most important companies in technology. If you want to understand technology-driven change, growth stocks and the financial machinations that prove the stock story, this episode is essential. 🎧 Listen & Watch Now: Full Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlmnVtSe59Fm8ijNEk8cmQPklxuYj175I Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3N4kDFzCg6CxobaZH2G3dg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drill-down/id1564993923 🚀 Snappy 1-Minute Highlights (Watch, Learn & Share!): YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@DrillDownPod/shorts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drilldownpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drilldownpod Connect with The Drill Down: Follow Cory Johnson: https://x.com/corytv Follow The Drill Down Pod: https://x.com/drilldownpod #StockMarket #TechInvesting #AIStocks #EarningsCall #Investment #BusinessNews #AI #SemiconductorStocks #GrowthStocks #MarketAnalysis #PANW # #Palo Alto NetworksEarnings #EarningsPalo Alto Networks #TheDrillDown #Earnings #WhyPalo Alto NetworksStockDropped #WhyPalo Alto NetworksStockRose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 20268 min

Drill Down Earnings, Ep. 443: Elastic Fiscal Q4 2026 earnings – ($ESTC) – A Deep Dive with Cory Johnson

The Drill Down: Elastic Fiscal Q4 2026 Earnings Analysis 💡 Beyond the numbers: Unpack Elastic ($ESTC) Fiscal Q4 2026 performance with CEO Ash Kulkarni. More than “beat” or “miss” – The Drill Down Earnings with Epistrophy Capital Research’s chief market strategist Cory Johnson explains the business news behind stocks on the move, empowering retail investors and enlightening the world of technology. 🔍 In This Episode, You'll Discover: Key Financial Highlights: A concise breakdown of revenue, profit and crucial metrics from Elastic’s Fiscal Q4 2026 earnings report. Strategic Moves & Industry Impact: How Elastic’s recent decisions are shaping the technology landscape and its competitive position. Unfiltered CEO Insights: Direct takeaways and the true outlook from CEO Ash Kulkarni. Expert Analysis by Cory Johnson: Epistrophy Capital Research's Chief Market Strategist, Cory Johnson, provides his renowned hard-hitting perspective on what these numbers really mean for investors and the broader market. Visual Explanations: Understand complex financial data and market trends with our clear, attractive graphics designed for clarity. 💡 Why Listen to The Drill Down? We tell the business story behind a stock on the move, on the 50 most important companies in technology. If you want to understand technology-driven change, growth stocks and the financial machinations that prove the stock story, this episode is essential. 🎧 Listen & Watch Now: Full Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlmnVtSe59Fm8ijNEk8cmQPklxuYj175I Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3N4kDFzCg6CxobaZH2G3dg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drill-down/id1564993923 🚀 Snappy 1-Minute Highlights (Watch, Learn & Share!): YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@DrillDownPod/shorts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drilldownpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drilldownpod Connect with The Drill Down: Follow Cory Johnson: https://x.com/corytv Follow The Drill Down Pod: https://x.com/drilldownpod #StockMarket #TechInvesting #AIStocks #EarningsCall #Investment #BusinessNews #AI #SemiconductorStocks #GrowthStocks #MarketAnalysis #ESTC # #ElasticEarnings #EarningsElastic #TheDrillDown #Earnings #WhyElasticStockDropped #WhyElasticStockRose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 20267 min

Drill Down Earnings, Ep. 442: Synopsys Q2 2026 earnings – ($SNPS) – A Deep Dive with Cory Johnson

The Drill Down: Synopsys Q2 2026 Earnings Analysis 💡 Beyond the numbers: Unpack Synopsys ($SNPS) Q2 2026 performance with CEO Sassine Ghazi. More than “beat” or “miss” – The Drill Down Earnings with Epistrophy Capital Research’s chief market strategist Cory Johnson explains the business news behind stocks on the move, empowering retail investors and enlightening the world of technology. 🔍 In This Episode, You'll Discover: Key Financial Highlights: A concise breakdown of revenue, profit and crucial metrics from Synopsys’s Q2 2026 earnings report. Strategic Moves & Industry Impact: How Synopsys’s recent decisions are shaping the technology landscape and its competitive position. Unfiltered CEO Insights: Direct takeaways and the true outlook from CEO Sassine Ghazi. Expert Analysis by Cory Johnson: Epistrophy Capital Research's Chief Market Strategist, Cory Johnson, provides his renowned hard-hitting perspective on what these numbers really mean for investors and the broader market. Visual Explanations: Understand complex financial data and market trends with our clear, attractive graphics designed for clarity. 💡 Why Listen to The Drill Down? We tell the business story behind a stock on the move, on the 50 most important companies in technology. If you want to understand technology-driven change, growth stocks and the financial machinations that prove the stock story, this episode is essential. 🎧 Listen & Watch Now: Full Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlmnVtSe59Fm8ijNEk8cmQPklxuYj175I Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3N4kDFzCg6CxobaZH2G3dg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drill-down/id1564993923 🚀 Snappy 1-Minute Highlights (Watch, Learn & Share!): YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@DrillDownPod/shorts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drilldownpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drilldownpod Connect with The Drill Down: Follow Cory Johnson: https://x.com/corytv Follow The Drill Down Pod: https://x.com/drilldownpod #StockMarket #TechInvesting #AIStocks #EarningsCall #Investment #BusinessNews #AI #SemiconductorStocks #GrowthStocks #MarketAnalysis #SNPS # #SynopsysEarnings #EarningsSynopsys #TheDrillDown #Earnings #WhySynopsysStockDropped #WhySynopsysStockRose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 20268 min

Drill Down Earnings, Ep. 441: Zscaler Fiscal Q3 2026 earnings – ($ZS) – A Deep Dive with Cory Johnson

The Drill Down: Zscaler Fiscal Q3 2026 Earnings Analysis 💡 Beyond the numbers: Unpack Zscaler ($ZS) Fiscal Q3 2026 performance with CEO Jay Chaudhry. More than “beat” or “miss” – The Drill Down Earnings with Epistrophy Capital Research’s chief market strategist Cory Johnson explains the business news behind stocks on the move, empowering retail investors and enlightening the world of technology. 🔍 In This Episode, You'll Discover: Key Financial Highlights: A concise breakdown of revenue, profit and crucial metrics from Zscaler’s Fiscal Q3 2026 earnings report. Strategic Moves & Industry Impact: How Zscaler’s recent decisions are shaping the technology landscape and its competitive position. Unfiltered CEO Insights: Direct takeaways and the true outlook from CEO Jay Chaudhry. Expert Analysis by Cory Johnson: Epistrophy Capital Research's Chief Market Strategist, Cory Johnson, provides his renowned hard-hitting perspective on what these numbers really mean for investors and the broader market. Visual Explanations: Understand complex financial data and market trends with our clear, attractive graphics designed for clarity. 💡 Why Listen to The Drill Down? We tell the business story behind a stock on the move, on the 50 most important companies in technology. If you want to understand technology-driven change, growth stocks and the financial machinations that prove the stock story, this episode is essential. 🎧 Listen & Watch Now: Full Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlmnVtSe59Fm8ijNEk8cmQPklxuYj175I Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3N4kDFzCg6CxobaZH2G3dg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drill-down/id1564993923 🚀 Snappy 1-Minute Highlights (Watch, Learn & Share!): YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@DrillDownPod/shorts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drilldownpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drilldownpod Connect with The Drill Down: Follow Cory Johnson: https://x.com/corytv Follow The Drill Down Pod: https://x.com/drilldownpod #StockMarket #TechInvesting #AIStocks #EarningsCall #Investment #BusinessNews #AI #SemiconductorStocks #GrowthStocks #MarketAnalysis #ZS # #ZscalerEarnings #EarningsZscaler #TheDrillDown #Earnings #WhyZscalerStockDropped #WhyZscalerStockRose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 20267 min

Drill Down Earnings, Ep. 440: Workday Q1 earnings – ($WDAY) – A Deep Dive with Cory Johnson

The Drill Down: Workday Q1 Earnings Analysis 💡 Beyond the numbers: Unpack Workday ($WDAY) Q1 performance with CEO Aneel Bhusri. More than “beat” or “miss” – The Drill Down Earnings with Epistrophy Capital Research’s chief market strategist Cory Johnson explains the business news behind stocks on the move, empowering retail investors and enlightening the world of technology. 🔍 In This Episode, You'll Discover: Key Financial Highlights: A concise breakdown of revenue, profit and crucial metrics from Workday’s Q1 earnings report. Strategic Moves & Industry Impact: How Workday’s recent decisions are shaping the technology landscape and its competitive position. Unfiltered CEO Insights: Direct takeaways and the true outlook from CEO Aneel Bhusri. Expert Analysis by Cory Johnson: Epistrophy Capital Research's Chief Market Strategist, Cory Johnson, provides his renowned hard-hitting perspective on what these numbers really mean for investors and the broader market. Visual Explanations: Understand complex financial data and market trends with our clear, attractive graphics designed for clarity. 💡 Why Listen to The Drill Down? We tell the business story behind a stock on the move, on the 50 most important companies in technology. If you want to understand technology-driven change, growth stocks and the financial machinations that prove the stock story, this episode is essential. 🎧 Listen & Watch Now: Full Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlmnVtSe59Fm8ijNEk8cmQPklxuYj175I Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3N4kDFzCg6CxobaZH2G3dg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drill-down/id1564993923 🚀 Snappy 1-Minute Highlights (Watch, Learn & Share!): YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@DrillDownPod/shorts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drilldownpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drilldownpod Connect with The Drill Down: Follow Cory Johnson: https://x.com/corytv Follow The Drill Down Pod: https://x.com/drilldownpod #StockMarket #TechInvesting #AIStocks #EarningsCall #Investment #BusinessNews #AI #SemiconductorStocks #GrowthStocks #MarketAnalysis #WDAY # #WorkdayEarnings #EarningsWorkday #TheDrillDown #Earnings #WhyWorkdayStockDropped #WhyWorkdayStockRose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 21, 202633 min

Drill Down Ep. #254: Innventure (INV:NASDAQ) CEO Bill Haskell

Innventure booked more than $50 million in orders during the first quarter of 2026 while reporting $1.4 million in revenue and a going-concern warning in the same SEC filing. CEO Bill Haskell explains how the company's three-subsidiary model — Accelsius in AI data center cooling, AeroFlexx in sustainable packaging, and Refinity in chemical plastic recycling — is supposed to reach consolidated cash flow break-even by 2028, and what the actual mile markers are between here and there. The timeline is tight, the activist pressure is real but conditionally withdrawn, and the Accelsius revenue ramp is the fulcrum everything else pivots on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 21, 202610 min

Drill Down Earnings, Ep. 439: NVIDIA Q1 earnings – ($NVDA) – A Deep Dive with Cory Johnson

The Drill Down: NVIDIA Q1 Earnings Analysis 💡 Beyond the numbers: Unpack NVIDIA ($NVDA) Q1 performance with CEO Jensen Huang. More than “beat” or “miss” – The Drill Down Earnings with Epistrophy Capital Research’s chief market strategist Cory Johnson explains the business news behind stocks on the move, empowering retail investors and enlightening the world of technology. 🔍 In This Episode, You'll Discover: Key Financial Highlights: A concise breakdown of revenue, profit and crucial metrics from NVIDIA’s Q1 earnings report. Strategic Moves & Industry Impact: How NVIDIA’s recent decisions are shaping the technology landscape and its competitive position. Unfiltered CEO Insights: Direct takeaways and the true outlook from CEO Jensen Huang. Expert Analysis by Cory Johnson: Epistrophy Capital Research's Chief Market Strategist, Cory Johnson, provides his renowned hard-hitting perspective on what these numbers really mean for investors and the broader market. Visual Explanations: Understand complex financial data and market trends with our clear, attractive graphics designed for clarity. 💡 Why Listen to The Drill Down? We tell the business story behind a stock on the move, on the 50 most important companies in technology. If you want to understand technology-driven change, growth stocks and the financial machinations that prove the stock story, this episode is essential. 🎧 Listen & Watch Now: Full Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlmnVtSe59Fm8ijNEk8cmQPklxuYj175I Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3N4kDFzCg6CxobaZH2G3dg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drill-down/id1564993923 🚀 Snappy 1-Minute Highlights (Watch, Learn & Share!): YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@DrillDownPod/shorts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drilldownpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drilldownpod Connect with The Drill Down: Follow Cory Johnson: https://x.com/corytv Follow The Drill Down Pod: https://x.com/drilldownpod #StockMarket #TechInvesting #AIStocks #EarningsCall #Investment #BusinessNews #AI #SemiconductorStocks #GrowthStocks #MarketAnalysis #NVDA # #NVIDIAEarnings #EarningsNVIDIA #TheDrillDown #Earnings #WhyNVIDIAStockDropped #WhyNVIDIAStockRose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 16, 20267 min

Drill Down Earnings, Ep. 438: ASML Q1 2027 earnings – ($ASML) – A Deep Dive with Cory Johnson

The Drill Down: ASML Q1 2027 Earnings Analysis 💡 Beyond the numbers: Unpack ASML ($ASML) Q1 2027 performance with CEO Christophe Forquet. More than “beat” or “miss” – The Drill Down Earnings with Epistrophy Capital Research’s chief market strategist Cory Johnson explains the business news behind stocks on the move, empowering retail investors and enlightening the world of technology. 🔍 In This Episode, You'll Discover: Key Financial Highlights: A concise breakdown of revenue, profit and crucial metrics from ASML’s Q1 2027 earnings report. Strategic Moves & Industry Impact: How ASML’s recent decisions are shaping the technology landscape and its competitive position. Unfiltered CEO Insights: Direct takeaways and the true outlook from CEO Christophe Forquet. Expert Analysis by Cory Johnson: Epistrophy Capital Research's Chief Market Strategist, Cory Johnson, provides his renowned hard-hitting perspective on what these numbers really mean for investors and the broader market. Visual Explanations: Understand complex financial data and market trends with our clear, attractive graphics designed for clarity. 💡 Why Listen to The Drill Down? We tell the business story behind a stock on the move, on the 50 most important companies in technology. If you want to understand technology-driven change, growth stocks and the financial machinations that prove the stock story, this episode is essential. 🎧 Listen & Watch Now: Full Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlmnVtSe59Fm8ijNEk8cmQPklxuYj175I Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3N4kDFzCg6CxobaZH2G3dg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drill-down/id1564993923 🚀 Snappy 1-Minute Highlights (Watch, Learn & Share!): YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@DrillDownPod/shorts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drilldownpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drilldownpod Connect with The Drill Down: Follow Cory Johnson: https://x.com/corytv Follow The Drill Down Pod: https://x.com/drilldownpod #StockMarket #TechInvesting #AIStocks #EarningsCall #Investment #BusinessNews #AI #SemiconductorStocks #GrowthStocks #MarketAnalysis #ASML # #ASMLEarnings #EarningsASML #TheDrillDown #Earnings #WhyASMLStockDropped #WhyASMLStockRose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 27, 202625 min

Drill Down, Ep. #253: Xanadu Quantum Technologies (CLUM:NASDAQ) CEO Christian Weedbrook

Xanadu is heading toward the public markets with a SPAC transaction that could deliver roughly $500 million in gross proceeds, putting fresh scrutiny on whether photonic quantum computing can move beyond being a science project. CEO Christian Weedbrook lays out why Xanadu believes networking quantum systems across server racks changes the scaling equation, and where optical loss and error correction still threaten timelines. The conversation explains how PennyLane became one of the most widely used quantum software platforms, and why software adoption may matter more than qubit counts. Weedbrook also addresses what commercial workloads might realistically arrive before fault tolerance, and which won’t. With backers including Advanced Micro Devices, the stakes are no longer academic — they’re financial, operational and soon to be public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices