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Prediction Series · Lock · Issue P-164
Prediction Series · P-164

The container floor — ≥$2.2bn, locked at 92%.

92% probability Maersk's Q3 2026 underlying EBITDA lands at or above US$2.2 billion — roughly 27% below the $3.0bn posted in Q2, against full-year guidance raised to $10.5–$12.5bn on strong container demand. Resolves ~5 Nov 2026.

Type · Prediction Lock · earnings-floor threshold Locked · 2026-08-13 · before the Q3 results Resolves · ~2026-11-05 · Maersk Q3 2026 interim report (maersk.com) Scored · binary: Q3 2026 underlying EBITDA ≥US$2.2bn yes/no
Maersk Q3 2026 underlying EBITDA · our locked floor
≥ $2.2bn
underlying EBITDA · vs $3.0bn in Q2 2026

Maersk reported Q2 2026 EBITDA of US$3.0bn against a $2.12bn analyst median, on revenue of $15.8bn up 20%, with loaded volumes up 4.1% and average loaded freight rates up 22%. It raised full-year underlying EBITDA guidance to $10.5–$12.5bn from $8–$10bn. Source: Maersk Q2 2026 results, 13 August 2026.

— 1 · The Locked Call

Maersk Q3 2026 underlying EBITDA lands ≥US$2.2 billion — P = 0.92.

We lock a binary: A.P. Moller-Maersk reports third-quarter 2026 underlying EBITDA of at least US$2.2 billion, per its interim report. Confidence 92%.

— 2 · Why it's nail-able

The floor sits well below both the quarter just delivered and the pace implied by raised guidance.

Maersk delivered $3.0bn of EBITDA in Q2, well ahead of the $2.12bn analyst median, and lifted full-year underlying EBITDA guidance to $10.5–$12.5bn — a range whose lower bound alone implies a second half comparable to the first. Our floor sits about 27% below the Q2 print. Confidence 92%, not higher, because container shipping is the most rate-volatile sector we lock: the quarter's strength leaned on elevated freight rates supported by Middle East routing disruption, and a normalisation there can compress spot rates within weeks. Scored on UNDERLYING EBITDA, the company's own guided measure.

Locked on 2026-08-13 — scored against Maersk's reported Q3 2026 underlying EBITDA.

RAOSCAFF locks P-164 on 2026-08-13, before the Q3 release. Scored against A.P. Moller-Maersk's reported third-quarter 2026 underlying EBITDA versus a US$2.2 billion floor.

Locked
2026-08-13 (commit timestamp on origin/main)
Resolves
~2026-11-05 — A.P. Moller-Maersk Q3 2026 interim report
Source
A.P. Moller-Maersk Q3 2026 interim report, underlying EBITDA (maersk.com; investor.maersk.com)
Scored by
Binary: YES if reported Q3 2026 UNDERLYING EBITDA is ≥US$2.2bn; NO otherwise. Underlying EBITDA as the company guides and reports it — not reported EBITDA and not EBIT.

Freight-rate normalisation as Middle East routing disruption eases is the disclosed tail — spot rates can compress within weeks.