IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) said Tuesday it signed a purchase agreement with Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) for NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) air-cooled Blackwell systems to support its previously announced five-year, $3.4 billion managed-services AI cloud contract.
IREN Expands AI Infrastructure With Dell Blackwell Deal
The deployment will take place at IREN’s existing data centers in Childress, Texas, with commissioning expected in early 2027. The company said the expansion is designed to accelerate “time-to-compute,” which it described as a major constraint in the artificial intelligence industry.
Once operational, the deployment is expected to increase IREN’s annualized run-rate revenue, or ARR, from $3.7 billion to $4.4 billion. The company said the increase reflects continued growth in GPU capacity and monetization across its AI cloud platform.
$1.6 Billion Hardware Agreement Supports Growth Plans
IREN said the agreement with Dell carries a total purchase price of about $1.6 billion. The package includes GPUs, servers, storage, networking equipment, integration services and warranties. Payment terms are structured on a post-shipment basis.
The company added that it is pursuing GPU financing tied to the deployment, consistent with prior hardware rollouts.
Daniel Roberts, co-founder and co-CEO of IREN, said, “Securing capacity and accelerating commissioning are our top priorities in a market where time-to-compute is everything.”
He added, “Hyperscalers, enterprises and developers choose IREN as a partner because we own and control the full stack – the physical infrastructure, the compute, and the operational capability to deploy at scale.”
Roberts also said IREN’s relationship with Dell “ensures access to hardware at the scale and speed the market demands.”
ARR Guidance Based On Internal Assumptions
IREN said the projected $4.4 billion ARR includes expected annual revenue from its Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) contract, the previously announced AI cloud agreement, and planned GPU deployments at its British Columbia and Childress facilities.
The company noted that the figure is based on internal assumptions related to GPU models, utilization and pricing. It also warned that the ARR target is not fully contracted and could differ materially depending on GPU delivery timelines and commissioning progress.
IREN Earnings & Analyst Outlook
Looking further out, the next major catalyst for the stock arrives with the August 27, 2026 (estimated) earnings report.
- EPS Estimate: Loss of 34 cents (Down from 66 cents YoY)
- Revenue Estimate: $210.58 million (Up from $187.30 million YoY)
- Valuation: P/E of 77.6x (Indicates premium valuation relative to peers)
Analyst Consensus & Recent Actions
The stock carries a Buy rating with an average price forecast of $67.29. Recent analyst moves include:
- Macquarie: Outperform (Raises forecast to $90.00) (May 11)
- JP Morgan: Underweight (Raises forecast to $46.00) (May 11)
- HC Wainwright & Co.: Buy (Raises forecast to $85.00) (May 8)
IREN Price Action
IREN Price Action: IREN shares were up 3.38% at $61.80 during premarket trading on Wednesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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