Applied Digital's revenue soars, loss widens on growing AI investments

Applied Digital

07/10/2026 22:21

Oct 7 (Reuters) - Applied Digital's APLD.O first-quarter revenue more than quadrupled, while its net loss widened from a year earlier as the company stepped up investments to meet growing demand for data center services.
Shares of the Dallas, Texas-based company, which develops and operates data centers to support AI and other high-performance computing tasks, were up nearly 2% in volatile extended trading on Wednesday.
Here are some details:
Its first-quarter revenue surged to $341.9 million from $80.9 million a year earlier, surpassing analysts' average estimate of $133.8 million, according to data compiled by LSEG
Net loss attributable to common stockholders stood at $221.0 million, or $0.76 per share, compared with $18.5 million, or $0.07 per share, a year earlier
As of August 31, Applied Digital had $3.7 billion in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, along with $6.4 billion in debt
Total costs and expenses jumped to $404.3 million in the quarter, from $90.7 million a year earlier
Applied Digital said costs rose due to higher spending to prepare data centers for customers, increased stock-based compensation and higher interest expenses as it expanded its AI infrastructure
"We are building for the long term, with a clear focus on developing large-scale, sustainable AI factory campuses and securing durable, high-quality, long-term contracts with proven, tier-one, investment-grade hyperscalers that are leaders in the AI industry," CEO Wes Cummins said in a statement

 (Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)
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