IREN owns data centers powered by renewable energy in Canada and the US for bitcoin mining and AI cloud infrastructure... Show more
IREN Limited, the Australia-headquartered data center operator formerly known as Iris Energy, is in the middle of a defining strategic shift away from bitcoin mining and toward AI cloud infrastructure. That transition made this report a key checkpoint for investors, because the fourth quarter marked the first time AI Cloud Services revenue overtook bitcoin mining revenue. The results also carry larger weight given the company's aggressive capital program: management has contracted roughly $4 billion in 2026 capacity while decommissioning mining rigs to make room for GPU (graphics processing unit) installations. How smoothly that pivot executes — and how quickly contracted revenue converts into recognized revenue — is central to the investment thesis.
For the fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2026, IREN reported total revenue of $137.2 million, below the $157.14 million consensus estimate. On an adjusted basis, the company posted a loss of $0.41 per share, wider than the expected $0.34 loss. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $19.2 million, down from $59.5 million in the prior quarter and well short of the roughly $57 million analysts anticipated.
The revenue mix underscored the strategic pivot. AI Cloud Services revenue reached $70.5 million, up from $33.6 million in the sequentially prior quarter, while bitcoin mining revenue declined to $66.7 million from $111.2 million as the company decommissioned mining hardware ahead of GPU deployments. Net loss widened to $684 million from $247.8 million in the third quarter, reflecting $450.4 million of non-cash impairments primarily related to mining equipment and a $102.1 million reduction in the value of assets held for sale.
For the full fiscal year, revenue rose 41% to $707 million, with AI Cloud Services growing to $128.8 million from $16.4 million a year earlier. IREN posted a full-year net loss of $702.6 million, versus net income of $86.9 million in fiscal 2025.
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Investors responded cautiously to the report. IREN shares fell more than 8% in after-hours trading following the release, as the top-line miss and the sharp drop in adjusted EBITDA weighed against the promising AI Cloud momentum. The market appeared to focus on the near-term cost of the transition — including heavy impairments and elevated staffing and platform investment — even as management emphasized that 2026 capacity is "largely sold out." Sentiment reflects a balancing act: the AI Cloud narrative is gaining traction, but profitability metrics remain under pressure during the build-out phase, and the company is not yet recognizing the full scale of its contracted revenue.
Looking ahead, investors will be watching how quickly IREN converts its contracted capacity into recognized revenue. Management cited roughly $1 billion in operating annualized run-rate revenue and about $4 billion contracted for 2026 capacity, but annualized run-rate revenue is a non-GAAP (non-generally accepted accounting principles) metric, and actual recognized revenue could be materially lower.
Execution on the Microsoft relationship is another key variable. IREN said Horizon 1, the first of four liquid-cooled deployments, has been delivered and achieved NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud status on NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 hardware, with the remaining horizons targeted for delivery in the fourth quarter of calendar 2026.
The company also plans to substantially exit bitcoin mining by December 31, 2026, which will continue to reshape the revenue mix and may trigger further non-cash charges. Cost trends, customer prepayments covering 45–55% of GPU capital expenditures, and the pace of the roughly 1.2-gigawatt 2027 capacity plan will all influence the earnings trajectory. Margin recovery in adjusted EBITDA will be the clearest signal that the transition is translating into durable profitability.
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