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Iren Ltd.: Q1 FY2027 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2027, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 November 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 new, 2 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 66% on AI Cloud: Total revenue was $228 million, up 66% from $137 million. AI Cloud revenue was $200 million, up 182% from $71 million. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose to $66 million: Adjusted EBITDA was $66 million, a 29% margin, against $19 million and 14% in the prior quarter. The measure is non-GAAP. Source
  • Contracted pricing rose on new deals: Contracted pricing rose 11% on 3-year deals and 12% on 5-year deals, weighted by ARR, for contracts signed in the quarter and the prior quarter. Source
  • Horizon 1 in service for Microsoft: Horizon 1 went into service for Microsoft with NVIDIA Exemplar status on GB300 NVL72 systems. Horizon 2 to 4 progressed to late-stage construction. Source
  • Cash balance declined in the quarter: Cash and restricted cash fell $1,838 million to $5,778 million, as investing outflows of $5,146 million exceeded operating and financing inflows. Source
  • Net debt rose to $4.4 billion: Net debt was $4.43 billion, against $216 million. Total GAAP balance-sheet debt was $10.2 billion, against $7.8 billion. Source
  • ARR target described as fully funded: Management describes the more than $4 billion ARR target as fully contracted and fully funded. Source

“This quarter Horizon 1 went into service for Microsoft with NVIDIA Exemplar status, AI Cloud revenue nearly tripled to $200 million, and operating ARR doubled to a billion,”

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

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
ARR target SourceOperational by January 31, 2027, may extend to end of February 2027More than $4 billionKept
Remaining FY27 capex SourceFrom September 30, 2026 through FY27$15 billionNew
Funding sources for FY27 capex SourceFY27, from September 30, 2026$9 billionNew
Further funding targets SourceFY27$6 billionNew
Data center capacity SourceEnd of calendar 20270.8GWKept
Capacity behind the ARR target SourceARR target program0.3GW (IT)

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance lowered: ARR target timing moved from year-end 2026 to January 2027, with possible extension to February 2027. Source
  • New guidance: Management gave a remaining FY27 capex figure of $15 billion and listed sources to meet it. Source
  • New: Expanded an existing contract with a leading frontier AI lab after quarter-end. Source
  • New: Signed a short-term contract at $40 million per IT-MW of revenue after quarter-end. Source
  • New: Signed a five-year contract at about $22 million per IT-MW, with customer prepayment covering 90% of GPU capex. Source
  • New: Civil works license secured for a 300MW development in Badajoz, Spain. Source
  • New: Liquid-cooled data centers began construction at the 100MW Mackenzie site; earlier plans put Mackenzie liquid-cooled deployments in 2027. Source
  • New: The 2GW Sweetwater Hub is conditionally included in ERCOT's Batch Zero process as base load. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 66% on AI Cloud: Total revenue was $228 million, up 66% from $137 million. AI Cloud revenue was $200 million, up 182% from $71 million. Source
  • Bitcoin Mining revenue fell: Bitcoin Mining revenue was $28 million, against $67 million in the prior quarter. Source
  • Net loss was $263 million: Net loss was $263 million, against $684 million in the prior quarter, a margin of (116)% of revenue. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose to $66 million: Adjusted EBITDA was $66 million, a 29% margin, against $19 million and 14% in the prior quarter. The measure is non-GAAP. Source

Segments and gross margin

  • AI Cloud Services and lease split: AI Cloud Services revenue was $135 million, up from $71 million. AI Cloud Lease revenue was $65 million, against nil in the prior quarter. Source
  • AI Cloud gross margin held at 86%: AI Cloud segment gross margin was 86%, in line with the prior quarter. The measure is non-GAAP and is taken before site-level costs. Source
  • Segment gross profit rose to $182 million: Total segment gross profit, a non-GAAP measure before depreciation and amortization, was $182 million against $104 million. Source
  • Cost of revenue rose to $46 million: Total cost of revenue was $46 million, against $33 million. AI Cloud Lease cost was $11 million, with no lease cost in the prior quarter. Source

“We own the land, the power and the data centers under all of it, which gives us more ways to fund growth and lets us set its pace.”

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

Pricing and contract terms

  • Contracted pricing rose on new deals: Contracted pricing rose 11% on 3-year deals and 12% on 5-year deals, weighted by ARR, for contracts signed in the quarter and the prior quarter. Source
  • H100 pricing doubled at Prince George: Contracted H100 GPUs are priced at double the prior H100 contract at Prince George, signed after quarter-end. Source
  • Post-quarter figures are estimates: Post-quarter contract figures are estimated annual revenue per MW and are not part of the quarter's reported results. Source

Customers and development

  • Customers include NVIDIA and Microsoft: Assets and revenue are underpinned by customer contracts with NVIDIA, Microsoft and 13 other customers. Source
  • Horizon 1 in service for Microsoft: Horizon 1 went into service for Microsoft with NVIDIA Exemplar status on GB300 NVL72 systems. Horizon 2 to 4 progressed to late-stage construction. Source
  • Retrofits and Sweetwater build continued: Air-cooled retrofits continued at Childress and Mackenzie. Liquid-cooled construction at Sweetwater 1 is well underway. Source
  • Early-stage work at three sites: Early-stage development work is under way at Sweetwater 2, Kiowa and Bundey. Source
  • Mirantis software added to AI Cloud: IREN AI Cloud was advanced with Mirantis k0rdent AI, which the release describes as an NVIDIA Certified Hypervisor. Source

Costs and operating expenses

  • SG&A rose to $217 million: SG&A was $217 million against $128 million, and R&D was $7 million against nil. Cash operating expense was $118 million against $85 million. Source
  • Stock-based compensation more than doubled: Stock-based compensation was $106 million, against $43 million in the prior quarter. Source
  • Impairments fell from $450 million: Impairment of assets was $2 million, against $450 million. Depreciation and amortization was $148 million, against $112 million. Source
  • Finance expense rose to $73 million: Finance expense was $73 million, against $24 million, while interest income was $51 million, against $36 million. Source

Cash flow and balance sheet

  • Cash balance declined in the quarter: Cash and restricted cash fell $1,838 million to $5,778 million, as investing outflows of $5,146 million exceeded operating and financing inflows. Source
  • Unrestricted cash fell to $3.5 billion: Unrestricted cash was $3.5 billion, against $5.9 billion. Current restricted cash was $2.2 billion, against $1.7 billion. Source
  • Net debt rose to $4.4 billion: Net debt was $4.43 billion, against $216 million. Total GAAP balance-sheet debt was $10.2 billion, against $7.8 billion. Source
  • Operating cash flow fell: Operating cash flow was $529 million, against $1,811 million, with deferred revenue up $645 million in the quarter. Source
  • Financing inflows from facility and shares: Financing inflows were $2.78 billion, led by $2.36 billion from a financing facility and $498 million from ordinary share issuance. Source
  • Total assets reached $20.6 billion: Total assets were $20.6 billion, including $6 billion of data center assets with 20-year useful lives. Source

Capital plan and funding

  • ARR target described as fully funded: Management describes the more than $4 billion ARR target as fully contracted and fully funded. Source
  • Capacity targets may need more capex: Further capacity beyond the calendar 2027 target may need additional FY27 capex, according to the release. Source
  • Fully funded test covers remaining capex: The fully funded test covers remaining capex from September 30, 2026, including data centers and GPUs, for the ARR program. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 November 2026

  • Cash operating expense increase in Q2: Management expects an increase in cash operating expense for Q2 FY27, which excludes stock-based compensation. No amount is given. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Revenue backlog Source$20.3 billion; about two-thirds with investment-grade counterparties
Operating ARR Source$1 billion
Secured land Source>30,000 acres
Secured power Source>5GW
Development pipeline Source>35GW, speculative

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Revenue from the ARR target ramps only after commissioning, testing and customer acceptance following each data center's delivery. Source
  • Operational: The ARR timing moved after a customer-requested design change and supplier timing. Source
  • Financial: The fully funded status depends on conditions under committed financing, including release of escrowed proceeds and availability periods. Source
  • Financial: Prepayment terms vary by contract, and future contracts may not include prepayments or similar terms. Source
  • Financial: ARR is an operating metric, and recognized revenue may be materially lower than ARR. Source
  • External: Most of the development pipeline is speculative and may not result in secured power. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The prior release targeted Q4 2026 delivery for Horizon 3-4. The current release reports late-stage construction and gives no delivery date.
  • Not stated: The prior release set the ARR target at December 31, 2026. The current release moves it to January 2027.

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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.