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IREN’s AI Cloud revenue nearly triples, but its $4bn target slips into 2027

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IREN says AI Cloud revenue reached $200 million in its fiscal first quarter, up 182% from the previous quarter. But the company has shifted its target of more than $4 billion in annualised run-rate revenue from the end of 2026 to January 2027, with February possible.

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What happened

IREN reported total quarterly revenue of $228 million for the three months to 30 September, up 66% sequentially. AI Cloud brought in $200 million, while Bitcoin Mining revenue fell to $28 million from $67 million. The company’s net loss narrowed to $263 million from $684 million in the previous quarter.

StockTitan and TheEnergyMag report that IREN’s revenue backlog reached $20.3 billion. The company also moved its more-than-$4 billion annualised run-rate target into January, potentially February, citing a customer-requested design change and supplier timing, according to TheEnergyMag.

Why it matters

These results put a sharper figure on IREN’s shift from Bitcoin mining towards AI computing: AI Cloud accounted for most of the quarter’s revenue. The backlog and rapid segment growth point to substantial demand, while the delayed target shows that converting contracts and infrastructure plans into revenue still depends on timing and delivery.

Our read

There is real growth here, but the headline figures need their neighbours. IREN still reported a quarterly net loss, and its revenue target has moved. The company’s plan also includes $6 billion of targeted financing subject to market conditions, according to StockTitan. For readers weighing the AI infrastructure boom, this is a useful case study in the distance between contracted demand and a completed build-out.

What to watch

  • Whether IREN reaches its revised $4 billion annualised run-rate target in January or February.
  • How much of the $20.3 billion backlog turns into recognised revenue.
  • Whether the planned financing and data-centre build-out stay on schedule.

Discussion spark: When assessing an AI infrastructure company, which deserves more weight: fast-growing revenue and a large backlog, or delivery against targets and the cost of funding that growth?

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Update

What changed

TheEnergyMag reports that two-thirds of IREN’s $20.3 billion revenue backlog involves investment-grade counterparties. That adds useful detail to the headline figure: the backlog is not just large, but the report says much of it is tied to customers with investment-grade status.

The report also says IREN signed post-quarter short-term contracts worth $40 million per megawatt. That is a concrete detail about new business, though the report excerpt does not specify how much capacity those contracts cover.

These additions sharpen the picture of IREN’s AI infrastructure pipeline, but a backlog and contract announcements are not the same as revenue delivered. The distinction remains worth keeping in view as the company builds towards its targets.

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What changed

IREN has brought the first of four Microsoft data halls in Childress, Texas, into service on GB300 systems, according to TIKR. That is a concrete step from planned capacity to operating infrastructure, though it does not establish that Microsoft has accepted the remaining halls.

TIKR says IREN plans $15 billion in capital spending in fiscal 2027. Cash, committed GPU financing and customer prepayments cover $9 billion, leaving $6 billion without financing lined up. That gap gives the build-out a less comfortable neighbour to its revenue targets.

The report says Microsoft requested the network reconfiguration and upgrade to serve its latest-generation frontier models. The next question is whether the rest of the Texas capacity clears Microsoft’s sign-off, and how IREN closes the funding gap.

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