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Take-Two’s November 9 Earnings Call Is GTA 6’s Last Checkpoint Before Launch

By Govind Dheda October 25, 2026 9 min read

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Take-Two Interactive will report its second-quarter fiscal 2027 results on Monday, November 9, 2026 — exactly ten days before Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19. For players, the date matters less as a financial event than as a checkpoint: it is the last time Take-Two’s leadership will speak on the record before the biggest launch in gaming history, and the last chance for any official word on pre-order momentum before the game is in players’ hands.

Quick answer: Take-Two reports Q2 fiscal 2027 results after the market closes on November 9, 2026, with a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The quarter ended September 30, so the numbers will contain no GTA 6 launch sales — the real news will be any updated full-year guidance, pre-order commentary from CEO Strauss Zelnick, and confirmation that the November 19 launch is still on track.

Key takeaways

Take-Two reports Q2 fiscal 2027 results after the market closes on Monday, November 9, 2026, with a call at 4:30 p.m. ET.
The reported quarter ended September 30, 2026 — so no GTA 6 launch sales will appear in these numbers.
Management guided to Q2 net bookings of $1.62 billion to $1.67 billion, below the roughly $1.79 billion Wall Street consensus.
Full-year fiscal 2027 net bookings guidance stands at $8.0 billion to $8.2 billion, built around the November 19 launch.
Independent estimates put GTA 6 digital pre-orders at 6.45 million copies, but that figure is not Take-Two’s own disclosure.

When is Take-Two’s earnings call and how can you listen?

Take-Two will report its second-quarter fiscal 2027 results after the market closes on Monday, November 9, 2026, and hold a conference call the same day at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific). The company announced the date on October 13, 2026, and a live listen-only webcast plus a replay will be available on Take-Two’s investor relations site at take2games.com/ir.

The dial-in details were published with the announcement: (833) 461-5787, meeting ID 112-490-011. You do not need to be a shareholder to listen — the webcast is public — but the Q&A portion is for analysts, so fans should expect prepared remarks and analyst questions rather than a GTA 6 gameplay reveal. Rockstar itself has said nothing about using the call for game news, and historically these calls are about the business, not the game.

Why won’t the November 9 numbers include GTA 6 sales?

Because the quarter being reported ended on September 30, 2026 — seven weeks before launch. Every dollar of GTA 6 launch revenue, from the $79.99 Standard Edition to the $99.99 Ultimate Edition, falls into Take-Two’s third fiscal quarter, which ends December 31, 2026. The November 9 report is therefore a pre-launch snapshot, not a launch verdict.

What the quarter does show is the health of everything around GTA 6: recurring consumer spending from GTA Online and other live services, NBA 2K26, and Zynga’s mobile titles. Tickeron’s earnings preview notes that management forecast recurring spending down about 5% year over year, and that NBA 2K26 had already passed 12 million units in the prior quarter. A soft quarter here would not mean GTA 6 is in trouble — but a guidance cut on November 9 would be read very differently, ten days from launch.

What guidance is Take-Two already on the hook for?

Management’s own Q2 guidance, issued with its August 7 first-quarter report, is the yardstick the November 9 numbers will be measured against: net bookings of $1.62 billion to $1.67 billion, GAAP net revenue of $1.42 billion to $1.47 billion, and adjusted earnings per share of $0.90 to $1.00. The bookings range sits below the roughly $1.79 billion Wall Street consensus, which is why the August report sent shares down about 2% even though first-quarter bookings beat expectations.

The bigger number is the full-year one. Take-Two has reiterated fiscal 2027 net bookings guidance of $8.0 billion to $8.2 billion — roughly 20% growth on fiscal 2026 — and that range only works if GTA 6 lands on November 19 and sells at the scale everyone expects. If management holds that range on November 9, it is effectively re-confirming the launch. If it trims the range, with ten days to go, the market will want to know why. The GAAP earnings picture is noisier: management guided to a GAAP per-share loss of $0.84 to $0.75 for the quarter, a reminder that adjusted and GAAP figures measure different things and should not be mixed.

What will analysts actually listen for on the call?

Four things, in rough order of importance. First, any comment on GTA 6 pre-order momentum — Zelnick has previously described pre-orders as exceptional, and analysts will press for an update. Second, launch readiness: any hint of a delay, a supply issue, or a marketing change would move the stock instantly. Third, full-year guidance: held, raised, or trimmed. Fourth, the cost side — Take-Two has flagged higher marketing and research-and-development spending around the launch, and an earlier $43 million impairment charge on an unannounced third-party title showed the pipeline is not risk-free.

What analysts will not get is a GTA 6 sales number, a PC release date, or an online-mode announcement — none of those belong in a quarter that ended September 30, and Take-Two has announced none of them separately. Fans hoping the call doubles as a surprise GTA 6 news drop should keep expectations in check: as Game Beacon puts it, any GTA 6 commentary from Zelnick would be a bonus, not a guarantee. The realistic prize is subtler — a confident tone, unchanged guidance, and no new caveats with ten days left.

What are analysts forecasting for GTA 6 itself?

Analyst forecasts are opinions, not company guidance, but they frame what the November 9 call is being judged against. Sensor Tower’s October 20 estimate put GTA 6 digital pre-orders at 6.45 million copies worth roughly $630 million, with 74% on PlayStation 5 — a figure we covered in detail in our GTA 6 pre-orders tracker. Morgan Stanley analyst Matthew Cost has modelled roughly 40 million copies sold in fiscal 2027, which runs to March 2027 and therefore captures only the first four months after launch.

Price targets tell the same optimistic story with wide spreads. Goldman Sachs has reiterated a Buy rating with a $285 target, Bank of America stands at $368, and Raymond James reiterated an emphatic Buy with a $300 target in mid-October, describing the recent share-price slide as headline-driven. Those targets are judgements formed before the November 9 numbers, not reactions to them — which is exactly why the call matters. It is the first hard evidence that will either support or challenge them.

What November 9 will — and won’t — tell you

Question	Answered November 9?	Why
Is GTA 6 still launching November 19?	Effectively, yes	Held full-year guidance with ten days to go is a re-confirmation
How strong are pre-orders?	Only if Zelnick volunteers it	Pre-order commentary is optional, not a reported line item
How many copies has GTA 6 sold?	No	The reported quarter ended September 30, before launch
When is the PC version coming?	No	No PC version has been announced at all
When does GTA 6 Online arrive?	No	Take-Two has confirmed single-player only at launch
Did GTA 6 beat expectations?	Not until February 2027	Launch-quarter results arrive with Q3 fiscal 2027 earnings

What this means

Treat November 9 as a confidence check, not a verdict. The numbers themselves describe a pre-GTA 6 quarter, and a beat or miss there will say little about Vice City. The signal is in the guidance and the tone: a company ten days from the largest entertainment launch in years does not trim its full-year outlook casually, and it does not volunteer launch problems on a public call. Silence on problems, plus held guidance, is about as strong a launch signal as an earnings call can give.

For players, the practical timeline is unchanged and worth repeating: pre-loading opens November 12, the game launches November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and editions run $79.99 Standard to $99.99 Ultimate. If you are deciding between editions, our GTA 6 pre-order guide breaks down what the extra $20 actually buys. And if you only care about one date, it is still November 19 — November 9 just tells you how calm Take-Two sounds while walking toward it. This article is not investment advice; analyst targets quoted here are opinions, not company guidance.

Frequently asked questions

When is Take-Two’s GTA 6 earnings call?

Take-Two reports Q2 fiscal 2027 results after the market closes on Monday, November 9, 2026, with a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast and replay are available at take2games.com/ir.

Will Take-Two announce GTA 6 sales on November 9?

No. The reported quarter ended September 30, 2026, before launch, so no GTA 6 launch sales will be in the numbers. Launch-quarter results arrive with Q3 fiscal 2027 earnings, expected in February 2027.

Could Take-Two delay GTA 6 on the November 9 call?

Nothing suggests it. Zelnick has repeatedly said November 19 is on track, and trimming full-year guidance ten days before launch would be the signal to watch — but no such move has been announced.

What is Take-Two’s full-year guidance for fiscal 2027?

Net bookings of $8.0 billion to $8.2 billion, reiterated with the August 7 first-quarter report and built around the November 19 GTA 6 launch.

When does GTA 6 launch and how much does it cost?

GTA 6 launches November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, priced at $79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition. Pre-loading opens November 12.

Sources

Every claim above was verified against Take-Two’s own October 13, 2026 announcement via Business Wire (date, call time, quarter end, dial-in and webcast details) and cross-checked against Tickeron’s earnings preview and Game Beacon’s call summary for guidance figures. Analyst price targets and the Sensor Tower pre-order estimate are reported as third-party estimates, not Take-Two disclosures, and are labelled as such in the article. No new Rockstar announcement about the call was claimed.