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IREN·Iris Energy Limited

$30.55
-4.25 (-12.20%)
After Hours
High
$36.00
Open
$33.47
Market Cap
13.70B
52W High
$78.88
Low
$30.27
P. Close
$30.55
P/E
-
52W Low
$28.34
Fwd P/E
-8.74
DailyIQ Est.
$87.05
Inst. Ownership
-
Short Interest
20.61%
Days to Cover
2.3
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Aug 27, 2026tone -13.8 vs prior release · 24 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
12
BEARISH
News Sentiment
52
MIXED
On Oct 13, 2026, premarket coverage kept IREN in focus with 22 analysts issuing a moderate buy rating despite concerns about valuation and AI cloud execution. On Oct 13, the stock closed unchanged at $34.80 while trading volume exceeded 47 million shares, about 11% above its three‑month average. On Oct 13, IREN’s shares fell to their lowest level since July after a brief pop on a reported Anthropic cloud partnership. On Oct 13, the price decline reflected investor uncertainty about the deal’s likelihood and the company’s ability to monetize it. On Oct 13, the move did not signal any change in IREN’s fundamentals or earnings outlook, nor did it trigger any guidance revisions or operational announcements. On Oct 13, analysts remained cautious about valuation and AI cloud execution while noting continued interest in the upcoming earnings results.
LOW TARGET
$40 +31.6%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$78 +157.0%
8 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$139 +357.2%
14 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$40.00 - $139.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
7/11/4/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$87.05 (+186.3%)
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Capital Markets
Exchange
NMS
Country
Australia
Website
Symbol
IREN
Description
IREN Limited is a vertically integrated data center operator focused on the Australian and Canadian markets. The company's core business revolves around owning and managing its own computing hardware, electrical infrastructure, and data center facilities. A key component of IREN's operations is Bitcoin mining, a process that leverages its infrastructure to generate the digital asset. Previously known as Iris Energy Limited, the company rebranded to IREN Limited in November 2024. Established in 2018 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, IREN aims to capitalize on the growing demand for data center services and the expanding Bitcoin network.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
11,958 shares
$434K
Bartholomew David James-
Award/Grant8,369 shares2026-07-01
ALFRED MICHAEL-
Award/Grant6,657 shares2026-07-01
Roberts William GregoryCo-Chief Executive Officer
Award/Grant552,197 shares2026-07-01
Roberts William GregoryCo-Chief Executive Officer
Award/Grant9,099,328 shares2026-07-01
Roberts Daniel JohnCo-Chief Executive Officer
Award/Grant552,197 shares2026-07-01
55/ 100
Neutral / mixed
Overall: Neutral
✓Revenue growing year over year
✕Negative net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Net Margin
-99.4%
Revenue CAGR
110.8%
Current Ratio
3.55x
Debt / Equity
1.81x
Return on Equity
-16.8%
Earnings Summary
IREN Limited operates as a vertically integrated data center operator in Australia and Canada, focusing on owning and managing computing hardware, electrical infrastructure, and data center facilities, with a significant portion of its revenue derived from Bitcoin mining. The company sits within the broader financial services sector, specifically capital markets, and has recently been repositioning toward AI cloud operations as part of its strategic shift away from mining. In the most recent quarters, IREN reported a Q4 2024 EPS of $0.0866 versus an estimate of $0.0638, and a revenue of $119.6 million, indicating a solid earnings beat and revenue growth. Q1 2025 saw an EPS of $0.1079 against an estimate of $0.14478, a miss, but revenue rose to $148.1 million, continuing a revenue uptrend. Q2 2025 EPS of $0.2102 closely matched the $0.21568 estimate, while revenue climbed to $188.9 million, showing sustained revenue acceleration. The company has consistently outperformed revenue expectations over the past four quarters, with EPS results fluctuating between beats and misses, reflecting volatility in mining profitability. Historically, IREN has shown a YoY revenue growth trajectory that has accelerated each quarter, even as EPS has been more variable; the company has beaten analyst estimates in three of the last four quarters for revenue, though EPS has missed in two. Recent news highlights a market correction in share price but a strong three‑year total shareholder return of 65.57%, and analyst commentary from B. Riley and Rothschild & Co noting concerns over tokenization strategy, unit economics, and pipeline conversion risks, while also acknowledging large contracts and a shift toward AI cloud.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$-0.11$-0.02$0.07$0.17$0.26Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q2'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q2'26$-0.07 - -
Q3'25$0.14 - -
Q2'25$0.22$0.21-2.5%
Q1'25$0.14$0.11-25.5%
Q4'24$0.06$0.09+35.7%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$101M$141M$182M$222M$263MQ4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q2'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q2'26$235M - -
Q3'25 - $244M -
Q2'25 - $189M -
Q1'25 - $148M -
Q4'24 - $120M -

Market Data

IREN Stock Snapshot

BEARISH12/100
$30.40−$0.15 (0.5%)
Market cap
13.70B
Day range
$30.27 – $36.00
News sentiment
52/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$78.14 (+157.0%)
Consensus
Buy · 24 analysts
52-week range+7.3% off low · -61.5% from high
$28.34$78.88
Price $30.40 DailyIQ Est. $87.05

Momentum has rolled over on Iris Energy Limited, which is what drives the bearish read. Institutional coverage is thorough here, so shifts in analyst expectations show up in price quickly.

Behaviour On Record

What IREN's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
55.5% 0th pct
Below its peak
-55.7%
vs 200-day average
-24.2%
Up days (1y)
45%

Iris Energy Limited is currently running 55.5% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against IREN's own 5 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 0th percentile — unusually subdued by its own history, against a typical reading of 109.3%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

IREN is trading -55.7% below its running peak. Across 4 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -62.7%, and the deepest was -94.0% in 2022. The current pullback is therefore shallower than what this stock gives back in a typical year, which is context worth having before treating it as a dislocation.

Price sits -24.2% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 17th percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year IREN closed higher on 45% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a falling streak.

On October specifically: over 5 years of records, IREN finished the month higher 2 of 5 times, with a median return of -12.5% and an average of +1.0%. Its strongest month historically has been May at +21.2% on average, its weakest December at -10.3%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: IREN has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 399 of 1,231 sessions (32.4% of the time), with the largest gaps running +14.3% and -10.7%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 1,232 daily closes between 2021-11-17 and 2026-10-14, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against IREN's own 5-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of IREN's sector?

Iris Energy Limited sits in the Energy sector, currently ranked 4th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (leading).

Sector rank
#4 of 12
Sector state
Leading
Sector rotation score
100

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for IREN?

CallsPuts

For Iris Energy Limited's nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 2 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 2.13), with at-the-money implied volatility around 98.4%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±6.9% move by that expiry — a range of about $28.24–$32.42.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
2.13
ATM implied volatility
98.4%
Total open interest
163,307
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±6.9% ($28.24–$32.42)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on IREN?

B. Riley Securities most recently reiterated its rating on Iris Energy Limited to Buy on Sep 29, 2026 with a price target of $91 (from $96). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 1 upgrade against 0 downgrades, a net bullish lean.

Latest action
B. Riley Securities — Buy
90-day upgrades
1
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
+1
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 29, 2026B. Riley SecuritiesMaintainedBuy$96 → $91
Sep 21, 2026Rothschild & CoInitiatedNeutral$40
Sep 18, 2026Northland Capital MarketsInitiatedOutperform$99
Sep 14, 2026JP MorganUpgradeUnderweight → Overweight$46 → $65
Sep 14, 2026BTIGReiteratedBuy$80
Sep 2, 2026Freedom Capital MarketsMaintainedBuy$58
Sep 2, 2026BTIGReiteratedBuy$80
Aug 28, 2026MacquarieMaintainedOutperform$90
Aug 28, 2026Freedom Capital MarketsMaintainedBuy$58
Aug 28, 2026Canaccord GenuityMaintainedBuy$79
Aug 28, 2026Cantor FitzgeraldReiteratedOverweight$99
Aug 28, 2026HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratedBuy$90

Earnings Release, Scored

What did Iris Energy Limited's latest earnings release say?

Filed Aug 27, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Tone56.9/ 100-13.8 vs prior release
Hedging words0.05per 100 words-1.74 vs prior release
Tone, last 2 releasesScale 50–76

Most important lines

  1. 1

    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

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    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

    New this quarter
  3. 3

    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)

    New this quarter

Peers & ETF holders

IREN peers & ETF holders

News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

52/100
Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive
MIXED

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles
What did this article say?
IREN announced plans for a 900MW data center campus in New South Wales, Australia, as part of its expansion into the region. The project is still in early assessment, with grid connection and state planning approvals pending, and is not included in the company’s announced 5GW secured‑power portfolio. The announcement coincided with a decline in IREN shares to a quarterly low, reflecting market concerns over the project’s uncertain power sourcing and broader AI cloud sector weakness.
What did this article say?
On Oct 13, 2026, premarket coverage kept IREN in focus with 22 analysts issuing a moderate buy rating despite concerns about valuation and AI cloud execution. The stock closed unchanged at $34.80, while trading volume exceeded 47 million shares, about 11% above its three‑month average. Analysts are watching AI cloud demand and the upcoming earnings results, indicating continued interest but some caution.
What did this article say?
IREN announced a multiyear partnership with Anthropic, a leading frontier AI laboratory, following earlier reports of a similar deal. The agreement expands IREN’s AI cloud customer base and strengthens its position in the high‑growth AI infrastructure market. The partnership is expected to drive revenue growth and enhance IREN’s competitive differentiation in the AI services sector.
What did this article say?
IREN’s stock fell to its lowest level since July on Tuesday, reversing gains that had come from reports of a potential Anthropic cloud partnership. The price decline reflected investor uncertainty about the deal’s likelihood and the company’s ability to monetize it. The move did not signal any change in IREN’s fundamentals or earnings outlook, but it highlighted market sensitivity to partnership rumors. The drop was limited to a single day and did not trigger any guidance revisions or operational announcements. Overall, the event represents a modest negative catalyst that may prompt short-term volatility.
What did this article say?
On October 12, 2026, Iren Limited announced it had signed a multiyear cloud services agreement with Anthropic, marking a significant step in its transition away from legacy mining operations. The deal was reported to strengthen Iren’s position as a vertically integrated AI cloud and data center operator, potentially expanding its revenue base and supporting future growth. Market reaction saw Iren shares rise to nearly $37 before closing down modestly, reflecting investor interest in the new partnership. The agreement underscores Iren’s strategic pivot toward AI infrastructure, aligning with broader industry trends toward cloud-based AI solutions. Overall, the contract represents a material positive development for Iren’s long‑term business model.
What did this article say?
Analysts reported that Anthropic is likely to enter an unannounced multi‑year cloud agreement with IREN, a claim that has not yet been confirmed by either party. The potential partnership would position IREN more firmly within the expanding AI infrastructure sector and could accelerate its data‑center construction plans. The rumor contributed to an 8% rise in IREN shares during overnight trading on October 11. The deal’s confirmation would represent a significant, though not transformative, positive development for IREN’s growth prospects.
What did this article say?
At the All‑In Summit, IREN’s Chief Commercial Officer Kent Draper outlined the company’s strategy to scale AI‑specific compute capacity through its vertically integrated data center model. Draper emphasized that controlling land, power, labor, and supply chains is critical to meeting rising demand for AI workloads. He noted that IREN’s physical infrastructure gives it a competitive edge in supporting diverse AI applications and positions the firm for long‑term growth in the AI market.
What did this article say?
IREN Ltd. has experienced significant share price volatility, prompting investors to question whether its current valuation aligns with its sales performance. Analysts highlighted the company's proposed US$25‑30 billion AI infrastructure expansion and the associated GPU demand as potential catalysts for revenue growth. However, concerns remain that the market may have priced in expectations ahead of actual earnings, leading to a debate over whether the stock is overvalued. The article compares IREN’s price‑to‑sales ratio with other AI infrastructure peers to assess the plausibility of its valuation. Overall, the piece presents a cautious view that the company’s valuation may be ahead of its revenue base.
What did this article say?
IREN experienced a 4% decline in early trading on October 8 after SemiAnalysis highlighted extended outages at its British Columbia data centers. The outages raised concerns about uptime, directly impacting IREN’s owner‑operator revenue model and its December quarter targets. The sell‑off was limited to AI data center operators, with broader market indices largely unchanged. The incident underscores the sensitivity of IREN’s earnings to operational reliability. No other material events were reported for the day.

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Congressional Trading Activity
3 disclosed trades · ~$91.0K est. traded value · 3 buys, 0 sells
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