Earnings Calendar

Overview

This skill retrieves upcoming earnings announcements for US stocks using the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) API. It focuses on companies with significant market capitalization (mid-cap and above, over $2B) that are likely to impact market movements. The skill generates organized markdown reports showing which companies are reporting earnings over the next week, grouped by date and timing (before market open, after market close, or time not announced).

Key Features:

• Uses FMP API for reliable, structured earnings data
• Filters by market cap (>$2B) to focus on market-moving companies
• Includes EPS and revenue estimates
• Multi-environment support (CLI, Desktop, Web)
• Flexible API key management
• Organized by date, timing, and market cap

Prerequisites

FMP API Key

This skill requires a Financial Modeling Prep API key.

Get Free API Key:

1. Visit: https://site.financialmodelingprep.com/developer/docs
2. Sign up for free account
3. Receive API key immediately
4. Free tier: 250 API calls/day (sufficient for weekly earnings calendar)

API Key Setup by Environment:

Claude Code (CLI):

export FMP_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Claude Desktop: Set environment variable in system or configure MCP server.

Claude Web: API key will be requested during skill execution (stored only for current session).

Core Workflow

Step 1: Get Current Date and Calculate Target Week

CRITICAL: Always start by obtaining the accurate current date.

Retrieve the current date and time:

• Use system date/time to get today's date
• Note: "Today's date" is provided in the environment ( tag)
• Calculate the target week: Next 7 days from current date

Date Range Calculation:

Current Date: [e.g., November 2, 2025]
Target Week Start: [Current Date + 1 day, e.g., November 3, 2025]
Target Week End: [Current Date + 7 days, e.g., November 9, 2025]

Why This Matters:

• Earnings calendars are time-sensitive
• "Next week" must be calculated from the actual current date
• Provides accurate date range for API request

Format dates in YYYY-MM-DD for API compatibility.

Step 2: Load FMP API Guide

Before retrieving data, load the comprehensive FMP API guide:

Read: references/fmp_api_guide.md

This guide contains:

• FMP API endpoint structure and parameters
• Authentication requirements
• Market cap filtering strategy (via Company Profile API)
• Earnings timing conventions (BMO, AMC, TAS)
• Response format and field descriptions
• Error handling strategies
• Best practices and optimization tips

Step 3: API Key Detection and Configuration

Detect API key availability based on environment.

Multi-Environment API Key Detection:

3.1 Check Environment Variable (CLI/Desktop)

if [ ! -z "$FMP_API_KEY" ]; then
  echo "✓ API key found in environment"
  API_KEY=$FMP_API_KEY
fi

If environment variable is set, proceed to Step 4.

3.2 Prompt User for API Key (Desktop/Web)

If environment variable not found, use AskUserQuestion tool:

Question Configuration:

Question: "This skill requires an FMP API key to retrieve earnings data. Do you have an FMP API key?"
Header: "API Key"
Options:
  1. "Yes, I'll provide it now" → Proceed to 3.3
  2. "No, get free key" → Show instructions (3.2.1)
  3. "Skip API, use manual entry" → Jump to Step 8 (fallback mode)

3.2.1 If user chooses "No, get free key":

Provide instructions:

To get a free FMP API key:

1. Visit: https://site.financialmodelingprep.com/developer/docs
2. Click "Get Free API Key" or "Sign Up"
3. Create account (email + password)
4. Receive API key immediately
5. Free tier includes 250 API calls/day (sufficient for daily use)

Once you have your API key, please select "Yes, I'll provide it now" to continue.

3.3 Request API Key Input

If user has API key, request input:

Prompt:

Please paste your FMP API key below:

(Your API key will only be stored for this conversation session and will be forgotten when the session ends. For regular use, consider setting the FMP_API_KEY environment variable.)

Store API key in session variable:

API_KEY = [user_input]

Confirm with user:

✓ API key received and stored for this session.

Security Note:
- API key is stored only in current conversation context
- Not saved to disk or persistent storage
- Will be forgotten when session ends
- Do not share this conversation if it contains your API key

Proceeding with earnings data retrieval...

Step 4: Retrieve Earnings Data via FMP API

Use the Python script to fetch earnings data from FMP API.

Script Location:

scripts/fetch_earnings_fmp.py

Execution:

Option A: With Environment Variable (CLI):

python scripts/fetch_earnings_fmp.py 2025-11-03 2025-11-09

Option B: With Session API Key (Desktop/Web):

python scripts/fetch_earnings_fmp.py 2025-11-03 2025-11-09 "${API_KEY}"

Script Workflow (automatic):

1. Validates API key and date parameters
2. Calls FMP Earnings Calendar API for date range
3. Fetches company profiles (market cap, sector, industry)
4. Filters companies with market cap >$2B
5. Normalizes timing (BMO/AMC/TAS)
6. Sorts by date → timing → market cap (descending)
7. Outputs JSON to stdout

Expected Output Format (JSON):

[
  {
    "symbol": "AAPL",
    "companyName": "Apple Inc.",
    "date": "2025-11-04",
    "timing": "AMC",
    "marketCap": 3000000000000,
    "marketCapFormatted": "$3.0T",
    "sector": "Technology",
    "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
    "epsEstimated": 1.54,
    "revenueEstimated": 123400000000,
    "fiscalDateEnding": "2025-09-30",
    "exchange": "NASDAQ"
  },
  ...
]

Save to file (recommended for use with report generator):

python scripts/fetch_earnings_fmp.py 2025-11-03 2025-11-09 "${API_KEY}" > earnings_data.json

Or capture to variable:

earnings_data=$(python scripts/fetch_earnings_fmp.py 2025-11-03 2025-11-09 "${API_KEY}")

Error Handling:

If script returns errors:

• 401 Unauthorized: Invalid API key → Verify key or re-enter
• 429 Rate Limit: Exceeded 250 calls/day → Wait or upgrade plan
• Empty Result: No earnings in date range → Expand date range or note in report
• Connection Error: Network issue → Retry or use cached data if available

Step 5: Process and Organize Data

Once earnings data is retrieved (JSON format), process and organize it:

5.1 Parse JSON Data

Load JSON data from script output:

import json
earnings_data = json.loads(earnings_json_string)

Or if saved to file:

with open('earnings_data.json', 'r') as f:
    earnings_data = json.load(f)

5.2 Verify Data Structure

Confirm data includes required fields:

• ✓ symbol
• ✓ companyName
• ✓ date
• ✓ timing (BMO/AMC/TAS)
• ✓ marketCap
• ✓ sector

5.3 Group by Date

Group all earnings announcements by date:

• Sunday, [Full Date] (if applicable)
• Monday, [Full Date]
• Tuesday, [Full Date]
• Wednesday, [Full Date]
• Thursday, [Full Date]
• Friday, [Full Date]
• Saturday, [Full Date] (if applicable)

5.4 Sub-Group by Timing

Within each date, create three sub-sections:

1. Before Market Open (BMO)
2. After Market Close (AMC)
3. Time Not Announced (TAS)

Data is already sorted by timing from the script, so maintain this order.

5.5 Within Each Timing Group

Companies are already sorted by market cap descending (script output):

• Mega-cap (>$200B) first
• Large-cap ($10B-$200B) second
• Mid-cap ($2B-$10B) third

This prioritization ensures the most market-moving companies are listed first.

5.6 Calculate Summary Statistics

Compute:

• Total Companies: Count of all companies in dataset
• Mega/Large Cap Count: Count where marketCap >= $10B
• Mid Cap Count: Count where marketCap between $2B and $10B
• Peak Day: Day of week with most earnings announcements
• Sector Distribution: Count by sector (Technology, Healthcare, Financial, etc.)
• Highest Market Cap Companies: Top 5 companies by market cap

Step 6: Generate Markdown Report

Use the report generation script to create a formatted markdown report from the JSON data.

Script Location:

scripts/generate_report.py

Execution:

Option A: Output to stdout:

python scripts/generate_report.py earnings_data.json

Option B: Save to file:

python scripts/generate_report.py earnings_data.json earnings_calendar_2025-11-02.md

What the script does:

1. Loads earnings data from JSON file
2. Groups by date and timing (BMO/AMC/TAS)
3. Sorts by market cap within each group
4. Calculates summary statistics
5. Generates formatted markdown report
6. Outputs to stdout or saves to file

The script automatically handles all formatting including:

• Proper markdown table structure
• Date grouping and day names
• Market cap sorting
• EPS and revenue formatting
• Summary statistics calculation

Report Structure:

# Upcoming Earnings Calendar - Week of [START_DATE] to [END_DATE]

**Report Generated**: [Current Date]
**Data Source**: FMP API (Mid-cap and above, >$2B market cap)
**Coverage Period**: Next 7 days
**Total Companies**: [COUNT]

---

## Executive Summary

- **Total Companies Reporting**: [TOTAL_COUNT]
- **Mega/Large Cap (>$10B)**: [LARGE_CAP_COUNT]
- **Mid Cap ($2B-$10B)**: [MID_CAP_COUNT]
- **Peak Day**: [DAY_WITH_MOST_EARNINGS]

---

## [Day Name], [Full Date]

### Before Market Open (BMO)

| Ticker | Company | Market Cap | Sector | EPS Est. | Revenue Est. |
|--------|---------|------------|--------|----------|--------------|
| [TICKER] | [COMPANY] | [MCAP] | [SECTOR] | [EPS] | [REV] |

### After Market Close (AMC)

| Ticker |