Which engine drove the beat?
Operating leverage
Buyback / cost
EPS quality waterfall: does the Q2 beat hold the ~21x forward P/E?
Q2 beat reported
sentiment lifts
~21x forward P/E
EPS quality gate
beat engine unconfirmed
Operating leverage
pro recovery comps
Revenue reacceleration
past ~2.5% TTM pace
~21x multiple supported
forward P/E holds
Buyback / cost-timing
non-operating support
66% payout · D/E >300%
little flexibility left
Advance retraces
multiple falls faster than EPS