AI Data-Center Stocks Rebound Amid Financing and Execution Concerns

AI · First reported 3 Nov, 15:53 · Updated 18:43

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AI data-center stocks rose in morning and afternoon trading as the group recovered from recent declines. The reports also highlight financing needs, debt, a revenue miss and uncertainty about when planned capacity and leases will generate income.

Cipher Digital rose 11% in morning trading to $7.63, while IREN gained 10% and TeraWulf 9%; Applied Digital and IREN each rose 9% in afternoon trading in a separate report.
Cipher Digital reported $26.7 million in Q3 2026 revenue, below the cited $37.5 million consensus estimate, and $6.7 billion in debt. It recorded $5.9 million in its first high-performance computing lease revenue.
Applied Digital said it needs financing for about 800 megawatts of capacity over the next 12 months; the company had financed about 600 megawatts of its 1.4-gigawatt plan. The report also says its $77 million quarterly interest expense exceeded $65 million in base rent collected.

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Cipher Digital Q3 2026 revenue: $26.7 million, versus a cited $37.5 million consensus estimate (fc6c9b93-ce85-4143-85d1-1a0430ffcb5c)
Cipher Digital total debt: $6.7 billion (fc6c9b93-ce85-4143-85d1-1a0430ffcb5c)
Cipher Digital contracted revenue: $16.6 billion across three campuses (fc6c9b93-ce85-4143-85d1-1a0430ffcb5c)
Applied Digital capacity plan: 1.4 gigawatts total; about 600 megawatts financed and about 800 megawatts still to finance, according to the report (e7df837f-bb77-4f7b-94be-7d5cc634dd5b)
Applied Digital quarterly interest expense and base rent: $77 million in interest expense and $65 million in base rent collected (e7df837f-bb77-4f7b-94be-7d5cc634dd5b)