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Iren Ltd.: Q4 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 27 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 new, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • AI Cloud revenue rose about eightfold: FY26 AI Cloud Services revenue was $128.8m, against $16.4m in FY25. Q4 AI Cloud revenue was $70.5m, against $33.6m in Q3. Source
  • Bitcoin mining shifts toward AI Cloud: FY26 total revenue was $707.0m, against $501.0m in FY25. Q4 total revenue was $137.2m, against $144.8m in Q3, as Bitcoin mining revenue fell to $66.7m from $111.2m. Source
  • Impairments drove the net loss: FY26 net loss was $702.6m, against net income of $86.9m in FY25. Q4 net loss was $684.0m, against $247.8m in Q3. Impairments were $638.8m for FY26 and $450.4m for Q4. Source
  • Recent contracts priced above $20m per MW: Recent 3-year contracts exceed $20m of revenue per MW of IT capacity, with a payback of about two years. Active discussions are at about $25m per MW (IT). Source
  • Horizon 1 delivered to Microsoft: Horizon 1, the first of four 50MW (IT) liquid-cooled deployments at Childress, was delivered to Microsoft in August. NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud status was achieved on GB300 NVL72. Source
  • Microsoft contract financed at 6.0%: The $3.6bn investment grade GPU financing for the Microsoft contract carries a weighted average rate of 6.0%. With prepayments it funds 96% of associated GPU capex. Source

“Exponential AI consumption growth has fueled demand for compute capacity well beyond the available supply of infrastructure.”

Daniel Roberts, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of IREN

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
AI Cloud ARR target Sourceoperational by December 31, 2026$4bnKept
Cumulative delivered capacity (IT basis) Source20260.3GW (IT)
Cumulative delivered capacity (IT basis) Source20270.8GW (IT)
Horizon 2 to 4 delivery at Childress SourceQ4 2026Q4 2026New

What changed from last quarter

  • New: A new $2.8bn of GPU financings supports non-investment grade customer deployments. Management says, with customer prepayments, it provides funding above GPU capex. Source
  • New: Acquisitions of Mirantis and Nostrum were completed. Management says they strengthen software and services and extend the platform to Europe. Source
  • New: Headcount nearly tripled during fiscal 2026. Five C-suite appointments were made in recent months. Source
  • New: From fiscal 2026 the company changed its Adjusted EBITDA definition to exclude debt conversion inducement expense. Prior periods were not affected by this change. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • AI Cloud revenue rose about eightfold: FY26 AI Cloud Services revenue was $128.8m, against $16.4m in FY25. Q4 AI Cloud revenue was $70.5m, against $33.6m in Q3. Source
  • Bitcoin mining shifts toward AI Cloud: FY26 total revenue was $707.0m, against $501.0m in FY25. Q4 total revenue was $137.2m, against $144.8m in Q3, as Bitcoin mining revenue fell to $66.7m from $111.2m. Source
  • Q4 Adjusted EBITDA fell on costs: Q4 Adjusted EBITDA was $19.2m, a 14% margin, against $59.5m (41%) in Q3. FY26 Adjusted EBITDA was $245.7m, against $269.7m in FY25. Source

Impairments and net loss

  • Impairments drove the net loss: FY26 net loss was $702.6m, against net income of $86.9m in FY25. Q4 net loss was $684.0m, against $247.8m in Q3. Impairments were $638.8m for FY26 and $450.4m for Q4. Source
  • Bitcoin hardware written down as sites convert: Impairments are primarily related to decommissioning Bitcoin mining hardware as the sites are converted for AI Cloud. Management describes them as non-cash. Source
  • Other expense items tied to notes and deals: Other expense items were $9.7m in Q4 and $15.1m for FY26. They cover capped call transaction costs and professional fees for acquisitions. Source

“IREN was built for this moment. Our 2026 capacity is largely sold out.”

Daniel Roberts, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of IREN

Customers, contracts and pricing

  • Recent contracts priced above $20m per MW: Recent 3-year contracts exceed $20m of revenue per MW of IT capacity, with a payback of about two years. Active discussions are at about $25m per MW (IT). Source
  • Customers prepay toward GPU capex: Recent customer prepayments are 45-55% of GPU capex. Management notes that prepayment terms vary by contract. Source
  • New and existing customers add contracts: A new multi-year AI Cloud contract was signed with a leading frontier AI lab. Other recent signings and renewals or expansions with existing customers are also listed. Source

Capacity and site build-out

  • Horizon 1 delivered to Microsoft: Horizon 1, the first of four 50MW (IT) liquid-cooled deployments at Childress, was delivered to Microsoft in August. NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud status was achieved on GB300 NVL72. Source
  • Development at four further sites: Development is progressing at Sweetwater (Texas), Kiowa (Oklahoma), Bundey (Australia) and Badajoz (Spain). The company describes a pipeline of more than 5GW. Source
  • 2027 deployments use existing power headroom: New liquid-cooled deployments are planned at Mackenzie, Canal Flats and Prince George during 2027. The aim is to use power headroom at existing sites. Source

“Site optimization is also increasing the revenue potential of every megawatt.”

Daniel Roberts, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of IREN

Capital, financing and cash

  • Microsoft contract financed at 6.0%: The $3.6bn investment grade GPU financing for the Microsoft contract carries a weighted average rate of 6.0%. With prepayments it funds 96% of associated GPU capex. Source
  • Blue Owl-led financing at 9.0% fixed: A $2.4bn financing for the Mackenzie air-cooled expansion carries a 9.0% fixed rate. It funds 90% of associated GPU capex, according to the release. Source
  • Cash and committed funding reported at $14bn: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash was $7,619.5m at June 30, 2026, against $564.5m a year earlier. Unrestricted cash and equivalents were $5,895.6m. Source

Reporting basis and metric definitions

  • ARR is an operating metric, not GAAP: ARR is calculated as GPU hourly pricing for commissioned GPUs under contract, multiplied by 8,760 hours. Management notes that recognized revenue may be materially lower than ARR. Source
  • Debt conversion inducement expense reported: FY26 debt conversion inducement expense was $111.8m. It relates to the induced conversion of part of the 2029 and 2030 convertible notes. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure: Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income excluding tax, finance expense, interest income, depreciation, stock-based compensation and impairments, among other items. Reconciliations appear in the appendix. Source

Coming up, as management said on 27 August 2026

  • 2027 capacity in late-stage talks: Late-stage discussions are under way with a range of new customers over a significant portion of 2027 capacity. Source
  • 2028 customer and financing talks: Customer and financing discussions for 2028 are progressing in parallel. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Operating ARR Source$1bn as of August 26, 2026
Contracted ARR for 2026 capacity Source$4bn

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Prepayment terms vary by contract, and the company gives no assurance that future contracts will include prepayments or similar terms. Source
  • Operational: Revenue from ARR is expected to ramp only after commissioning, testing and customer acceptance in the months after each data center's delivery. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management says it continues the deliberate, diversified allocation of capacity that the July release described. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.