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Nebius beats quarterly revenue estimates on strong AI demand

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Nebius surpassed market expectations by generating $981 million in quarterly revenue on the back of rising artificial intelligence workload demands. Customers signed longer agreements at elevated price points, providing cash upfront that funded over 100% of related capital expenditures for networking and facility construction. Despite this operational momentum, the company's 2026 revenue outlook of $3 billion to $3.4 billion missed the $3.37 billion analyst consensus midpoint, while pre-tax break-even is not expected until the end of 2027.

Key points

  • Nebius expects to achieve pre-tax break-even operations by the end of 2027 as infrastruct…: Nebius expects to achieve pre-tax break-even operations by the end of 2027 as infrastructure investments mature.
  • The company's share price faced severe pressure after dropping more than a third of its v…: The company's share price faced severe pressure after dropping more than a third of its value during recent market declines.
  • Industry peer CoreWeave recently boosted market sentiment by raising full-year revenue pr…: Industry peer CoreWeave recently boosted market sentiment by raising full-year revenue projections and setting a 2028 profitability target.

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The Amsterdam-based company's shares, which surged more than 15% on Wednesday after neocloud rival CoreWeave's results, were marginally up in volatile premarket trading.

Nebius reported revenue of $981 million for the quarter ended September 30, compared with analysts' average estimate of $907.5 million, according to data compiled by LSEG.

However, its 2026 revenue forecast range of $3 billion to $3.4 billion was slightly lower than market estimates of $3.37 billion at the midpoint.

The company expects to break even on a pre-tax basis by the end of 2027.

Nebius had lost more than a third of its value last month amid a steep selloff in AI and data center stocks, as investors fretted over the massive debt pile at CoreWeave and raised concerns about the neoclouds' capacity to raise funds under tighter market conditions.

Nebius' results follow a strong showing from CoreWeave , which raised its annual revenue forecast on Tuesday and said it was targeting profitability on an adjusted basis in the first half of 2028.

Nebius said its customers committed to longer deals at higher prices in the…

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