DASTY · PEAD ↑ 100

Dassault Systèmes reported Q2 2026 EPS of $0.31 on 2026-07-23, beating the $0.29 consensus by $0.02 (+6.9%).

Print-day reaction was +3.3% versus the prior close, as the market absorbed a modest but clean beat on earnings. The overnight gap to the T+1 open added a further +7.6%, indicating strong conviction after hours with no fade. Over the subsequent two trading days the stock drifted an additional +6.1%, sustaining and extending the initial move without reversal. Cumulative abnormal return of +18.7% versus SPY.US places this decisively in PEAD long territory; the documented drift pattern holds through the window ending 2026-10-20.