Aug 27, 2026, 4:13 PM ETFinancial Services
IREN — FY26 Earnings Summary
Financial Performance
- Total revenue for the year ended June 30, 2026, was $707.0 million, up from $501.0 million in the prior year.
- AI Cloud Services revenue increased approximately 8x to $128.8 million for FY26, compared to $16.4 million in FY25.
- Bitcoin Mining revenue was $578.2 million for FY26, compared to $484.6 million in FY25.
- Net loss for FY26 was $702.6 million, compared to net income of $86.9 million in FY25.
- The FY26 net loss was significantly impacted by non-cash asset impairments of $638.8 million, primarily related to the decommissioning of Bitcoin mining hardware.
- Adjusted EBITDA for FY26 was $245.7 million, down from $269.7 million in FY25.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin for FY26 was 35%, down from 54% in FY25.
- Cash and cash equivalents increased to $7,619.5 million as of June 30, 2026, from $564.5 million in the prior year.
- Deferred revenue increased to $1,842.6 million ($46.5 million current + $1,796.1 million non-current) as of June 30, 2026, compared to $0.9 million in the prior year.
- Total debt increased to $7,593.0 million ($169.4 million current + $7,423.6 million non-current) as of June 30, 2026, from $962.8 million in the prior year.
- Operating cash flow for FY26 was $2,100.4 million, compared to $245.9 million in FY25.
Guidance and Future Outlook
- The company targets cumulative delivery of 0.3GW (IT) in 2026 and 0.8GW (IT) in 2027.
- 2026 capacity is largely sold out, with Horizon 1 delivered to Microsoft and Horizon 2 commissioning underway.
- Horizon 3 and 4 are in late-stage construction, targeting delivery in Q4 2026.
- The company is in late-stage discussions with new customers for a significant portion of 2027 capacity.
- Customer and financing discussions for 2028 capacity are progressing in parallel.
- New liquid-cooled deployments are planned at Mackenzie, Canal Flats, and Prince George during 2027 to optimize power headroom.
- Development is progressing at new sites in Sweetwater (Texas), Kiowa (Oklahoma), Bundey (Australia), and Badajoz (Spain).
- The company aims to achieve $4 billion in contracted ARR for 2026 capacity by December 31, 2026.
Business Segments and Product Lines
- Signed a new multi-year AI Cloud contract with a leading frontier AI lab.
- Recent customer signings include Cohere, Prometheus, Perplexity, Figure AI, Fal AI, and Higgsfield AI.
- Horizon 1, the first of four 50MW (IT) liquid-cooled deployments, was delivered to Microsoft and achieved NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud status on GB300 NVL72.
- The company completed the acquisition of Mirantis and Nostrum, expanding software and services capabilities and entering the European market.
- Contract pricing is increasing, with recent 3-year contracts exceeding $20 million revenue per MW (IT), representing approximately a 2-year payback period.
- Active discussions are underway at approximately $25 million per MW (IT).
- Customer prepayments represent 45-55% of GPU capex for recent contracts.
- Headcount nearly tripled in FY26, accompanied by five recent C-suite appointments.
Market and Competitive Landscape
- The company reports a diversified customer base across hyperscalers, enterprises, AI developers, and frontier labs.
- Exponential AI consumption growth is driving demand for compute capacity well beyond available supply.
- The company has secured stronger pricing and more attractive contract terms as its market position has strengthened.
- The company is executing a global expansion across a >5GW data center pipeline.
Risks and Challenges
- Significant non-cash impairment charges may occur upon the retirement of Bitcoin mining hardware or other hardware due to obsolescence or site conversion.
- The company faces risks related to securing additional capital, financing terms, and servicing debt obligations.
- Potential delays, cost overruns, or supply chain constraints regarding GPU and hardware procurement could impact delivery timelines.
- Regulatory changes, including tariffs, trade policies, and energy market regulations, could affect operations and costs.
- Integration risks exist regarding the recently acquired businesses, Mirantis and Nostrum.
- The company relies on third-party power, network, and utilities providers, with risks associated with grid stability and power availability.
- The company does not currently pay cash dividends and may not do so in the foreseeable future.
Management Commentary and Tone
- Co-Founder and Co-CEO Daniel Roberts stated that the founding thesis of scaling the physical world to match digital demand has become tangible.
- Management highlighted that 2026 capacity is largely sold out and the company is well-positioned to compound growth as the structural shortage of compute deepens.
- Management emphasized the strategic allocation of capacity to a diversified customer base to preserve room for higher-value managed services and software.
- The tone reflects confidence in the company's ability to secure capital sources and execute on its expansion strategy.
Other Key Points
- The company secured $3.6 billion in investment-grade GPU financing for the Microsoft contract at a 6.0% interest rate, funding 96% of associated GPU capex with prepayments.
- New $2.8 billion in GPU financings were secured for non-investment grade customer deployments at a 9.0% fixed rate, funding 90% of associated GPU capex.
- Total GPU financings and prepayments amount to $14 billion, making the company well-capitalized.
- The company raised $4,742.8 million from the issuance of ordinary shares and $6,299.6 million from convertible notes during FY26.
- The company incurred $111.8 million in debt conversion inducement expense during FY26 related to the induced conversion of convertible notes.
- The definition of Adjusted EBITDA was updated for FY26 to exclude debt conversion inducement expense.