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Earnings call · FY2026 Q2

Applied Digital Corp. Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

Applied Digital Corp. Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Jan 7, 2026 Audio replay Verified speakers
Jan 7, 2026 45:02 30 turns
Period
FY2026 Q2
Runtime
45:02
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Applied Digital reported fiscal Q2 2026 revenue of $126.6 million, up 250% year-over-year, as Polaris Forge 1 reached ready-for-service delivering its first 100 MW and the company secured a second hyperscale lease for 200 MW at Polaris Forge 2, with two campuses totaling 600 MW and ~$16 billion in prospective lease revenue now in flight.

Cooling and chip architecture flexibility 14 Dakotas site strategy and power 12 Pipeline and expansion risk 10 Capital-efficient financing framework 8 Construction execution 6 Revenue growth and inflection 6

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +78 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “This quarter represents a major inflection point for applied digital after two years of construction and over 1 billion invested in our first 100 megawatt data center we have now begun to generate lease revenues”
  • “Together, these agreements represent 600 megawatts of lease capacity and approximately $16 billion in prospective lease revenue across our North Dakota campuses”
  • “we're feeling really good about where we are on schedule but um it's about you know the fact that we have streamlined this and we're on what i call our fourth generation design uh has really helped us”
  • “While there can be no assurance of future contracts, we believe we are well positioned to begin construction of additional campuses in the near term”

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Revenue $126.59M +250.1% YoY
Diluted EPS -$0.07
Net income -$14.45M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Revenue of $126.6M, up 250% from $36.2M in the prior-year quarter
  • Polaris Forge 1 reached ready-for-service on schedule, energizing 100 MW and commencing first CoreWeave lease revenue
  • Announced ~$5 billion 15-year lease with a U.S.-based investment-grade hyperscaler for 200 MW at Polaris Forge 2
  • Combined two North Dakota campuses represent 600 MW and ~$16 billion in prospective lease revenue (including CoreWeave's ~$11 billion)
  • Completed $2.35 billion private offering of 9.25% senior secured notes due 2030, issued at 97% of par
  • Drew $562.5M from Macquarie Asset Management's $5B preferred equity facility (plus $337.5M subsequent), with $900M drawn to date

Risks & pressure points

  • Net loss of $31.2M ($0.11 per share) was still reported for the quarter
  • Interest expense rose sharply to $11.5M from $2.9M in the prior year
  • SG&A more than doubled to $57M from $26M, including a $23.8M increase in stock-based comp from accelerated vesting
  • Cost of revenues jumped to $100.6M from $22.7M in the prior-year quarter
  • $73M of revenue came from tenant fit-out services associated with the HPC hosting business, which carries corresponding cost
  • Project-level debt of 9.25% senior secured notes due 2030 reflects high initial cost of capital, with refinancing dependent on buildings becoming operational

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Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

HPC Hosting Business$84.99M
Data Center Hosting Business$41.60M +15% YoY
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