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Iron Mountain Inc.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 30 April 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 raised, 4 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 21.6% to $1.9 billion: Total revenues were $1,936.1 million against $1,592.5 million, up 21.6% reported and 18.6% excluding foreign exchange. Source
  • Growth businesses grew over 50%: Data center, digital and asset lifecycle management together grew more than 50% year over year in the first quarter. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA up 22.1%, margin 36.6%: Adjusted EBITDA was $707.9 million, up 22.1%, or 19.5% on a constant currency basis. Margin was 36.6% against 36.4%. Source
  • Reported EPS $0.48, adjusted $0.60: Reported diluted EPS was $0.48 against $0.05. Adjusted EPS was $0.60 against $0.43 a year earlier and $0.61 in the fourth quarter of 2025. Source
  • AFFO rose 22.3% to $426.1 million: AFFO was $426.1 million against $348.4 million, a 22.3% increase, which management attributed to improved Adjusted EBITDA. Source
  • 32 MW leased through April: Management said the company had already leased 32 megawatts of data center capacity through April. Source
  • Pipeline builds against 400 MW: Management said pipeline momentum continues to build against 400 megawatts of data center capacity energizing and available over the next 24 months. Source

“We are pleased to report another quarter of exceptional results, with record performance that exceeded our expectations and showed strength across all key metrics.”

William L. Meaney, President and CEO of Iron Mountain

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Total revenue SourceFull year 2026$7,825 - $7,925 millionRaised from $7,625 - $7,775 million
Adjusted EBITDA SourceFull year 2026$2,925 - $2,965 millionRaised from $2,875 - $2,925 million
AFFO SourceFull year 2026$1,735 - $1,755 millionRaised from $1,705 - $1,735 million
AFFO per share SourceFull year 2026$5.79 - $5.86Raised from $5.69 - $5.79
Total revenue SourceSecond quarter 2026about $1,965 millionNew
Adjusted EBITDA SourceSecond quarter 2026about $715 millionNew
AFFO SourceSecond quarter 2026about $418 millionNew
AFFO per share SourceSecond quarter 2026about $1.40New

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 guidance raised for total revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, AFFO and AFFO per share. Source
  • New guidance: Second-quarter 2026 guidance appears for the first time alongside the full-year ranges. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 21.6% to $1.9 billion: Total revenues were $1,936.1 million against $1,592.5 million, up 21.6% reported and 18.6% excluding foreign exchange. Source
  • Growth businesses grew over 50%: Data center, digital and asset lifecycle management together grew more than 50% year over year in the first quarter. Source
  • Net income and operating income rose: Net income was $149.0 million against $16.2 million, primarily driven by increased operating income, which was $395.2 million, up 55.4%. Source

Storage, service and sequential trend

  • Service revenue grew faster than storage: Service revenue was $841.4 million, up 30.6%. Storage rental revenue was $1,094.8 million, up 15.4%. Excluding foreign exchange, the increases were 27.6% and 12.6%. Source
  • Revenue up 5.0% from fourth quarter: Total revenues rose 5.0% sequentially from $1,843.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025. Source
  • Organic revenue growth reached 17.2%: Organic revenue growth was 17.2% year over year in the first quarter. Source

“Our business is experiencing significant momentum, driven by outstanding performance in our growth businesses of data center, ALM, and digital and continued solid growth in our highly recurring physical records storage business.”

William L. Meaney, President and CEO of Iron Mountain

Costs, margins and profit

  • Adjusted EBITDA up 22.1%, margin 36.6%: Adjusted EBITDA was $707.9 million, up 22.1%, or 19.5% on a constant currency basis. Margin was 36.6% against 36.4%. Source
  • Cost of sales grew faster than revenue: Cost of sales rose 25.3% to $889.8 million and SG&A rose 13.0% to $372.8 million. Restructuring and other transformation charges were nil, against $43.5 million in the fourth quarter and $54.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Loss on disposals and write-downs: Loss on disposal or write-down of property, plant and equipment, net was $7.6 million, against $5.6 million a year earlier. Source

Earnings per share and FFO

  • Reported EPS $0.48, adjusted $0.60: Reported diluted EPS was $0.48 against $0.05. Adjusted EPS was $0.60 against $0.43 a year earlier and $0.61 in the fourth quarter of 2025. Source
  • AFFO rose 22.3% to $426.1 million: AFFO was $426.1 million against $348.4 million, a 22.3% increase, which management attributed to improved Adjusted EBITDA. Source

“With the trajectory we are on, together with our first quarter outperformance, we are pleased to raise our full-year financial guidance.”

William L. Meaney, President and CEO of Iron Mountain

Data center leasing and pipeline

  • 32 MW leased through April: Management said the company had already leased 32 megawatts of data center capacity through April. Source
  • Pipeline builds against 400 MW: Management said pipeline momentum continues to build against 400 megawatts of data center capacity energizing and available over the next 24 months. Source

Capital, dividend and guidance

  • Quarterly dividend of $0.864 declared: The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.864 per share for the second quarter of 2026. Source
  • Long-term debt rose, cash increased: Long-term debt, net of current portion, was $16,886.0 million, against $16,215.9 million at December 31, 2025. Cash was $250.7 million, against $158.5 million. Source
  • Recurring capex $35.3 million: Recurring capital expenditures were $35.3 million, against $42.9 million in the fourth quarter and $28.1 million a year earlier. Source
  • Second-quarter guidance column added: The release adds a second-quarter 2026 guidance column next to the full-year figures. Source
  • Guidance non-GAAP measures not reconciled: Management said guidance non-GAAP measures are not reconciled to GAAP because required information is not available without unreasonable efforts. Source

Coming up, as management said on 30 April 2026

  • Second-quarter dividend payment: The second-quarter dividend is payable July 3, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2026. Source
  • Accelerating ALM and Digital cross-selling: Management said it is accelerating cross-selling efforts in asset lifecycle management and digital. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
FFO (Normalized) per share Source$0.99
FFO (Nareit) per share Source$0.89
AFFO per share Source$1.43

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management noted that exchange rates affect its transactions and that guidance cannot be reconciled to GAAP without that information. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said first-quarter performance exceeded its expectations across all key metrics. Source
  • Not stated: In the fourth-quarter release, management said it expected another year of record performance.

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.