Earnings Release
Iris Energy Limited's latest earnings press release, filed Aug 27, 2026, scored line by line for tone, guidance and what changed since the prior release.
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2 • Executing global expansion across >5GW data center pipeline o Targeting cumulative delivery of approximately 2026: 0.3GW (IT) 2027: 0.8GW (IT) o In addition, new liquid-cooled deployments planned at Mackenzie, Canal Flats and Prince George during 2027 to optimize use of power headroom at existing sites o Development progressing at Sweetwater (Texas), Kiowa (Oklahoma), Bundey (Australia) and Badajoz (Spain) o Acquisition of Mirantis and Nostrum completed, strengthening software and services capabilities and expanding platform to Europe o Headcount nearly tripled in FY26, alongside five recent C-suite appointments • Capital-efficient GPU financing o $3.6bn investment grade GPU financing for Microsoft contract at 6.0%5 Together with prepayments, funds 96% of associated GPU capex o New $2.8bn GPU financings supporting non-investment grade customer deployments Includes $2.4bn financing led by Blue Owl and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, as adviser to certain investors, at a 9.0% fixed rate for Mackenzie air- cooled expansion, which funds 90% of associated GPU capex Together with customer prepayments, provides funding in excess of GPU capex, supporting other data center capex requirements FY26 and Q4 FY26 Financial Results US$m Quarter ended Quarter ended Year ended Year ended June 30, 2026 March 31, 2026 June 30, 2026 June 30, 2025 Revenue AI Cloud Services Revenue 70.5 33.6 128.8 16.4 Bitcoin Mining Revenue 66.7 111.2 578.2 484.6 Total Revenue 137.2 144.8 707.0 501.0 Net income (loss) (684.0) (247.8) (702.6) 86.9 Adjusted EBITDA6 19.2 59.5 245.7 269.7 • FY26 and Q4 FY26 results reflected ongoing transition from Bitcoin mining to AI Cloud Services • AI Cloud Services revenue increased ~8x to $128.8m in FY26 (vs FY25 $16.4m) • Net income (loss) in FY26 and Q4 FY26 was impacted by non-cash impairments of $(638.8)m and $(450.4)m respectively, primarily related to the decommissioning of Bitcoin mining hardware as sites are converted to support AI Cloud growth • Adjusted EBITDA decreased in Q4 FY26 reflecting increased employee related costs and broader platform investment ahead of AI Cloud Services revenue ramp • Well capitalized with existing cash and committed GPU financing and prepayments of $14bn
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Highlights • Growing platform and diversified customer base o Signed a new multi-year AI Cloud contract with a leading frontier AI lab o Other recent signings including Cohere, Prometheus, Perplexity, Figure AI, Fal AI and Higgsfield AI o Contract renewals and expansions with existing customers o Continuing to deliberately allocate capacity to a diversified customer base across hyperscalers, enterprises, AI developers and frontier labs • Annualized run-rate revenue (ARR) o Current: $4bn contracted ARR for 2026 capacity; $1bn ARR operating today1,2 o 2026: capacity largely sold out o 2027: late-stage discussions with a range of new customers over a significant portion of capacity o 2028: customer and financing discussions progressing in parallel • Contracted pricing increasing, driving more value per MW o Recent 3-year contracts >$20m revenue per MW (IT), representing a ~2 year payback3 o Active discussions at ~$25m per MW (IT) o Recent customer prepayments represent 45-55% of GPU capex4 o Shorter duration contracts and Mirantis managed services provide further revenue upside • Horizon 1 delivered to Microsoft o First of four 50MW (IT) liquid-cooled deployments at Childress o NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud status achieved on GB300 NVL72 o Horizon 2 commissioning underway and Horizon 3-4 in late-stage construction, targeting delivery in Q4 2026
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9 Consolidated Statement of Operations US$m Quarter ended Quarter ended June 30, 2026 March 31, 2026 Revenue AI Cloud Services Revenue 70.5 33.6 Bitcoin Mining Revenue 66.7 111.2 Total Revenue 137.2 144.8 Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) AI Cloud (9.2) (4.6) Bitcoin Mining (24.1) (35.3) Total cost of revenue (33.3) (39.9) Operating (expenses) income Selling, general and administrative expenses (128.3) (81.8) Depreciation and amortization (112.1) (121.2) Impairment of assets (450.4) (140.4) Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment (25.1) 0.2 Other operating expenses (9.6) (0.0) Other operating income 1.2 4.8 Total operating (expenses) income (724.3) (338.4) Operating (loss) income (620.4) (233.5) Other (expense) income: Finance expense (24.5) (14.8) Interest income 35.9 21.8 Increase (decrease) in fair value of assets held for sale (102.1) (2.0) Realized gain (loss) on financial instruments (0.6) - Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments 24.6 (23.7) Foreign exchange gain (loss) (4.9) (1.9) Other non-operating income (0.0) 0.1 Total other (expense) income (71.6) (20.6) Income (loss) before taxes (692.0) (254.1) Income tax (expense) benefit 8.0 6.3 Net income (loss) (684.0) (247.8)
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12 Consolidated Statement of Operations US$m Year ended Year ended June 30, 20261 June 30, 2025 Revenue AI Cloud Services Revenue 128.8 16.4 Bitcoin Mining Revenue 578.2 484.6 Total Revenue 707.0 501.0 Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) AI Cloud (16.9) (1.3) Bitcoin Mining (202.8) (157.7) Total cost of revenue (219.7) (159.0) Operating (expenses) income Selling, general and administrative expenses (449.1) (136.5) Depreciation and amortization (417.7) (181.1) Impairment of assets (638.8) (7.2) Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment (24.9) 4.0 Other operating expenses (15.2) (13.3) Other operating income 11.7 9.4 Total operating (expenses) income (1,534.0) (324.7) Operating (loss) income (1,046.7) 17.3 Other (expense) income: Finance expense (59.3) (11.0) Interest income 80.6 7.5 Increase (decrease) in fair value of assets held for sale (110.6) (2.2) Realized gain (loss) on financial instruments (9.3) (4.2) Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments 558.5 77.5 Gain on partial extinguishment of financial liabilities 9.1 Debt conversion inducement expense (111.8) - Foreign exchange gain (loss) (10.3) (1.3) Other non-operating income 0.1 0.8 Total other (expense) income 338.0 76.2 Income (loss) before taxes (708.7) 93.5 Income tax (expense) benefit 6.1 (6.6) Net income (loss) (702.6) 86.9 1) For further detail, see our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2026, included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 27, 2026.
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10 Consolidated Statement of Cashflows US$m Quarter ended Quarter ended June 30, 2026 March 31, 2026 Cash flow from operating activities Net income (loss) (684.0) (247.8) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from (used in) operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 112.1 121.2 Impairment of assets 450.4 140.4 Changes in fair value of assets held for sale 102.1 2.0 Realized (gain) loss on financial instruments (0.0) - Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments (24.6) 23.7 (Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 25.1 (0.2) Foreign exchange loss (gain) 3.0 (0.8) Stock-based compensation expense 42.9 31.5 Other finance expense - - Amortization of debt issuance costs 3.3 2.7 Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable and other receivables 62.9 (67.4) Other assets 5.0 (4.7) Tax related payables (9.4) (7.4) Accounts payable and accrued expenses 31.2 15.9 Other liabilities 4.6 9.2 Deferred revenue 1,722.2 73.8 Prepayments and deposits (35.7) (18.3) Operating lease liabilities (0.0) 1.5 Net cash from (used in) operating activities 1,811.1 75.3 Investing activities Payments for property, plant and equipment net of computer hardware (1,328.9) (949.2) Payments for computer hardware (649.3) (406.1) Payments for prepayments and deposits (44.4) (144.7) Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 1.0 22.8 Payment for the acquisition of subsidiaries (92.5) - Net cash from (used in) investing activities (2,114.1) (1,477.1) Financing activities Proceeds from the issuance of Ordinary shares 2,112.0 380.0 Payment of offering costs for the issuance of Ordinary shares (26.4) (5.5) Proceeds from convertible notes 3,000.0 - Settlement of capped call transactions 38.8 - Payment of capped call transactions (196.7) - Proceeds from financing facility 938.0 - Payment of borrowing transaction costs (114.0) (1.9) Repayment of debt (9.2) - Repayment of lease liabilities (31.2) (17.6) Net cash from (used in) financing activities 5,711.3 355.0 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 5,408.3 (1,046.7) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of period 2,213.3 3,260.6 Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (2.1) (0.6) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period 7,619.5 2,213.3
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14 Consolidated Statement of Cashflows US$m Year ended Year ended June 30, 20261 June 30, 2025 Cash flow from operating activities Net income (loss) (702.6) 86.9 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from (used in) operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 417.7 181.1 Impairment of assets 638.8 7.2 Changes in fair value of assets held for sale 110.6 2.2 Realized (gain) loss on financial instruments 8.7 4.2 Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments (558.5) (77.5) Other (income) expenses - 11.8 Gain on partial extinguishment of financial liabilities - (9.1) Debt conversion inducement expense 111.8 - (Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 24.9 (4.0) Foreign exchange loss (gain) 9.9 3.8 Stock-based compensation expense 205.0 42.6 Other finance expense - 0.6 Amortization of debt issuance costs 9.4 1.4 Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable and other receivables (29.4) (9.7) Other assets 0.5 - Financial asset, current - 6.5 Tax related receivables - (2.6) Tax related payables (9.1) 4.9 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 38.0 16.7 Other liabilities 49.5 2.7 Deferred revenue 1,841.7 (1.7) Prepayments and deposits (67.7) (22.2) Operating lease liabilities 1.3 (0.1) Net cash from (used in) operating activities 2,100.4 245.9 Investing activities Payments for property, plant and equipment net of computer hardware (2,998.0) (573.5) Payments for computer hardware (1,335.1) (799.2) Payments for intangible assets (107.6) - Payments for prepayments and deposits (203.4) (19.5) Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 23.8 11.2 Deposits paid for right of use assets (10.2) - Payment for the acquisition of subsidiaries (92.5) Proceeds from release of deposits - 0.5 Net cash from (used in) investing activities (4,723.0) (1,380.5) Financing activities Proceeds from the issuance of Ordinary shares 4,742.8 601.8 Payment for induced conversion of convertible notes (1,623.5) - Payment of offering costs for the issuance of Ordinary shares (50.4) (1.1) Proceeds from loan funded shares 0.7 0.9 Proceeds from exercise of options 6.6 - Proceeds from convertible notes 6,299.6 701.2 Settlement of capped call transactions 38.8 - Payment of capped call transactions (448.9) - Proceeds from financing facility 938.0 - Payment of borrowing transaction costs (165.5) (8.1) Repayment of debt (9.2) -
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11 Non-GAAP Metric Reconciliation Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation (US$m) Quarter ended June 30, 2026 Quarter ended March 31, 2026 Net income (loss) (684.0) (247.8) Net income (loss) Margin1 (498)% (171)% Income tax expense (benefit) (8.0) (6.3) Income (loss) before tax (692.0) (254.1) Finance expense 24.5 14.8 Interest income (35.9) (21.8) Depreciation and amortization 112.1 121.2 Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments (24.6) 23.7 Stock-based payment expense 42.9 31.5 Impairment of assets 450.4 140.4 (Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 25.1 (0.2) (Increase) decrease in fair value of assets held for sale 102.1 2.0 Foreign exchange (gain) loss 4.9 1.9 Other expense items2 9.7 - Adjusted EBITDA 19.2 59.5 Adjusted EBITDA Margin3 14% 41% 1) Net Income Margin is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Revenue.
New this quarter - 8
15 Repayment of lease liabilities (48.9) - Net cash from (used in) financing activities 9,680.1 1,294.7 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 7,057.5 160.1 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of period 564.5 404.6 Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (2.5) (0.2) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period 7,619.5 564.5 1) For further detail, see our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2026, included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 27, 2026.
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Tone and guidance for the last 2 earnings releases.
- Aug 27, 2026No guidance given56.9-13.8
- Jul 20, 2026Guidance raised70.7
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- Source: the press release Iris Energy Limited filed with the SEC as Exhibit 99 to Form 8-K (Item 2.02). Financial statements and boilerplate are set aside.
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