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Mara Holdings, Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 9 November 2026: letter to shareholders, letter to shareholders. Guidance figures: 1 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Bitcoin price drop cut revenue: Revenue of $164.2 million fell 35% from a year earlier. Management said a 37% lower average bitcoin price cut revenue, partly offset by higher bitcoin output. Source
  • Net income lifted by bitcoin gain: Net income was $632.1 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, against $123.1 million, or $0.27, a year earlier. The quarter included an $885.3 million fair value gain on digital assets. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose to $857.7 million: Adjusted EBITDA was $857.7 million versus $395.6 million in Q3 2025. Management attributed the increase mainly to a mark-to-market change in digital asset fair value. Source
  • Long Ridge adds acreage and gas plant: Long Ridge adds over 1,600 contiguous acres with power, water, fiber and rail access. Management said this supports a premier data center campus alongside existing mining at the site. Source
  • Matagorda site payments contingent: MARA secured rights to develop a Matagorda County, Texas site with up to 2 GW. ERCOT classified it as a studied load in Batch Zero, and payments to sellers depend on power approval. Source
  • Exaion signed GPU contract: Exaion signed a four-year, $79 million GPU-as-a-service contract on 100% take-or-pay terms with its first US customer. The customer pays for capacity whether or not it uses it. Source
  • Vertebrai cut wind curtailment: Vertebrai was first proven at MARA's Hansford County, Texas wind farm. Management estimated curtailment fell from 46% to 22% of potential generation from April to September 2026. Source
  • Debt cut 37% this year: Management said total debt fell $1.4 billion, or 37%, since the start of 2026. It lowered exposure to bitcoin price volatility while funding Long Ridge on a non-dilutive basis. Source

“Our strategy now is simple: maximize the value of every megawatt”

MARA Chairman & CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Long Ridge capacity Sourcefirst half of 2027505 MW nameplate, up from 485 MW authorized
Portfolio power capacity Sourceafter Long Ridge closing and Matagorda energizationover 4 GW
Power pathway Sourcenot statedapproximately 4.8 GW
Exaion pipeline delivery Sourceby end of 2027approximately $1 billion of a pipeline over $3 billion
Exaion compute demand Sourcefor delivery by end of 2027more than 30 MW
Share repurchase Sourceafter quarter-end, ongoingup to $500MNew
Third-party hosting expiry Sourcefrom Q3 2027 to Q1 2028about 29% of total energy capacity

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Management said it started transforming the platform into a business designed for durable, contracted returns, evolving toward energy-backed digital infrastructure. Source
  • New: The Long Ridge gas plant acquisition received FERC approval after quarter-end and adds power generation and a campus site. Source
  • New: The company secured rights to develop a Matagorda County, Texas site with up to 2 GW of power capacity. Source
  • New: Exaion signed its first US GPU-as-a-service contract, a four-year agreement on take-or-pay terms. Source
  • New: MARA launched Vertebrai, a flexible computing platform that uses power that would otherwise sit idle or sell at a loss. Source

Quarter results and drivers

  • Bitcoin price drop cut revenue: Revenue of $164.2 million fell 35% from a year earlier. Management said a 37% lower average bitcoin price cut revenue, partly offset by higher bitcoin output. Source
  • Net income lifted by bitcoin gain: Net income was $632.1 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, against $123.1 million, or $0.27, a year earlier. The quarter included an $885.3 million fair value gain on digital assets. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose to $857.7 million: Adjusted EBITDA was $857.7 million versus $395.6 million in Q3 2025. Management attributed the increase mainly to a mark-to-market change in digital asset fair value. Source

Power portfolio and sites

  • Long Ridge adds acreage and gas plant: Long Ridge adds over 1,600 contiguous acres with power, water, fiber and rail access. Management said this supports a premier data center campus alongside existing mining at the site. Source
  • Matagorda site payments contingent: MARA secured rights to develop a Matagorda County, Texas site with up to 2 GW. ERCOT classified it as a studied load in Batch Zero, and payments to sellers depend on power approval. Source
  • Kearney pre-development well advanced: Pre-development at Kearney is well advanced, per management. Engineering and operations teams have hosted prospective tenants across nearly all sites, and tenant talks are in advanced stages. Source

“We have secured the foundation of MARA's digital infrastructure transformation”

MARA Chief Financial Officer

Demand and customer conditions

  • Demand favors ready power: Management said customer talks show demand continuing and favoring sites that can deliver power on a credible schedule. Source
  • Financing test has tightened: Management said lenders and investors apply a test covering power, land, permits, financing and a partner able to meet a committed schedule. Source
  • Investor sentiment turned cautious: Management said sentiment toward AI infrastructure has grown more cautious, citing AI adoption pace, community opposition, financing costs and project credit structures. Source
  • Waiting improved contract terms: Management said it prioritizes contracts that can be financed and delivered at acceptable returns, and that waiting has improved the terms available to it. Source

Exaion and compute products

  • Exaion signed GPU contract: Exaion signed a four-year, $79 million GPU-as-a-service contract on 100% take-or-pay terms with its first US customer. The customer pays for capacity whether or not it uses it. Source
  • Exaion pipeline not yet contracted: Exaion's customer pipeline exceeds $3 billion in total contract value. Management said these are indications of demand rather than contracted or committed business. Source
  • Vertebrai cut wind curtailment: Vertebrai was first proven at MARA's Hansford County, Texas wind farm. Management estimated curtailment fell from 46% to 22% of potential generation from April to September 2026. Source
  • Modular fleet seen as differentiator: Management believes MARA is one of the largest operators of modular Bitcoin mining digital infrastructure in the United States, and intends to apply that experience to AI/HPC. Source

“The next stage will be measured by execution”

MARA Chairman & CEO

Mining costs and depreciation

  • Energy cost per BTC edged up: Purchased energy cost per bitcoin for owned sites was $39,674, against $39,235 a year earlier. Management cited higher power costs and network difficulty growing faster than hashrate. Source
  • Purchased energy costs rose 12%: Purchased energy costs were $48.1 million against $43.1 million, driven by a site acquisition and higher use at Central Nebraska and Central Ohio, partly offset by weather downtime. Source
  • Cost per petahash improved 2%: Cost per petahash per day improved 2% to $30.8 from $31.3 a year earlier. Management said the metric has improved 20% over the past eight quarters. Source
  • Operating costs down on derivative gains: Operating and maintenance costs fell $4.8 million to $21.5 million on realized energy derivative gains and lower shipping costs. G&A fell $9.5 million to $75.8 million on lower stock-based compensation. Source
  • Third-party hosting costs slightly lower: Third-party hosting and other energy costs were $71.5 million, down $4.2 million on lower hosting costs, partly offset by higher energy consumption at certain hosted sites. Source
  • Depreciation fell on retired rigs: Depreciation and amortization was $150.9 million, down $16.5 million, as some mining rigs reached the end of their useful lives. Source

Bitcoin holdings and sales

  • Bitcoin holdings and collateral: MARA held 34,012 bitcoin at quarter-end, of which 19,260 were loaned or pledged as collateral. Management said about 57% of holdings were activated through its digital asset management strategy. Source
  • Loans repaid and collateral released: After quarter-end, MARA repaid $750M of bitcoin-backed debt using bitcoin sale proceeds. Management said less than 5% of holdings remain loaned or pledged. Source
  • Net benefit from timing of sales: Management estimated a net benefit of $170.0 million from borrowing against bitcoin at about $64,000 and selling after quarter-end at higher prices. Source
  • Holdings valued at $2.8 billion: At September 30, 2026, bitcoin holdings were valued at about $2.8 billion at a spot price of $83,556. Combined cash and bitcoin, including pledged amounts, was about $3.8 billion. Source

Debt, shares and liquidity

  • Debt cut 37% this year: Management said total debt fell $1.4 billion, or 37%, since the start of 2026. It lowered exposure to bitcoin price volatility while funding Long Ridge on a non-dilutive basis. Source
  • Bitcoin to meet note puts: Management intends to use bitcoin to satisfy put rights on convertible notes that become exercisable next year, along with AI infrastructure and possible repurchases. Source
  • Converts retired with bitcoin sales: Management said 15,133 bitcoin were sold to retire about $1.0 billion of convertible notes. Source
  • ATM share sales and capacity: In July, MARA sold 3.8 million shares under its at-the-market program. About $1.5 billion of capacity remained at September 30, 2026. Source
  • Liquidity seen as sufficient: Cash and cash equivalents were $946.5 million, up from $547.1 million at December 31, 2025. Management said liquidity is sufficient for the next twelve months and beyond. Source

Strategy and value chain

  • Shift to digital infrastructure: Management said MARA is evolving into an energy-backed digital infrastructure enterprise spanning power, land and compute, with bitcoin mining remaining the operating foundation. Source
  • Three paths to value: Management named bitcoin mining, AI and HPC infrastructure, and Exaion cloud services as three paths. AI and HPC would convert powered land into contracted infrastructure for large customers. Source
  • Starwood model cuts equity needs: Management said the Starwood model reduces corporate equity required for qualifying data center projects, with direct spending focused on site control and interconnection. Source
  • Value chain through partnerships: Management intends to move up the value chain through strategic partnerships rather than owning every layer, from power and infrastructure to compute and cloud services. Source

Coming up, as management said on 9 November 2026

  • Long Ridge closing and development: Management looks forward to completing the Long Ridge transaction and beginning the next phase of its development. Source
  • Vertebrai to more power producers: Now that Vertebrai is live, management is focused on bringing the model to additional power producers and data center developers. Source
  • Matagorda power work: Management said it is working with the utility to bring power online at the Matagorda site, which ERCOT classified as a studied load. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Energized hashrate Source71.2 EH/s
Blocks won Source644
BTC produced Source2,247 BTC
Cost per kWh, owned sites Source$0.04
Energized capacity Source1.9 GW

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management said permitting and community opposition can extend power and infrastructure timelines. Source
  • Financial: Management said it will keep balancing growth against leverage and dilution while managing its bitcoin exposure. Source
  • Operational: Management said weather-related downtime at certain sites partly offset higher purchased energy costs this quarter. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management said it used bitcoin-backed flexibility earlier in the year to repurchase convertible notes at a discount and monitors remaining put dates. Source
  • Not stated: Management said it expects to close the Long Ridge transaction in the coming weeks, subject to customary conditions. Source
  • Not stated: Management expects expiring hosting arrangements to eliminate third-party hosting costs and improve cost per kWh over time. 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.