Nebius Q3 Revenue Beats Estimates at $981 Million; First 2027 Guidance Set at $12–13 Billion

• Dispatched: Nov 12, 2026 · 08:14 ET (13:14 UTC)

One-sentence summary: AI cloud provider Nebius reported third-quarter revenue of $981 million, up 571% year on year and about 8% above consensus, and issued first-ever 2027 revenue guidance of $12–13 billion, targeting pre-tax breakeven by the end of 2027.

Verification status: ✓ Primary company disclosure (press release) / cross-confirmed by Reuters

Core Facts & Consensus Delta:

Nebius reported third-quarter results before the market open on November 12, 2026 (quarter ended September 30, 2026); Reuters covered the release at 07:16 ET / 12:16 UTC. Revenue was $980.8 million, up 571% year on year, versus a LSEG-compiled consensus of $907.5 million — a beat of about 8%. Adjusted EBITDA reached $465.8 million, a margin of about 47.5%, against a $5.2 million loss a year earlier; net loss from continuing operations narrowed to $37.5 million from $119.6 million, and adjusted net income was $90.9 million versus a $100.4 million loss a year earlier. Cash spending on property, equipment and intangibles was $7.30 billion in the quarter, up from $955.5 million a year earlier, and $15.43 billion in the first nine months.

Guidance split: the company issued 2027 revenue guidance of $12–13 billion for the first time and said it expects to break even on a pre-tax basis by the end of 2027, but its 2026 revenue guidance was held at $3.0–3.4 billion, with the $3.2 billion midpoint slightly below the market estimate of $3.37 billion, according to Reuters. Customer prepayments on contracts signed in the quarter covered more than 100% of the related capital spending, the company said.

Supply-Chain & Market Read-Through: Nebius is, alongside CoreWeave, one of the independent AI cloud providers (neoclouds). CoreWeave's third-quarter beat and raised guidance showed AI compute rental demand still expanding; Nebius adds a second data point, but with a split: quarterly cash capex of $7.3 billion ran at about 7.4 times quarterly revenue, making customer prepayments the key variable for funding sustainability. Shares listed in Frankfurt fell about 9% in European trading, suggesting the market priced the guidance split and capex intensity more cautiously.

Upstream, the 2027 guidance implies GPU purchases and data-center build-out are still accelerating, supporting demand for Nvidia accelerators and TSMC advanced-packaging capacity; the 2026 midpoint below market estimates, however, flags uncertainty in the pace of new capacity coming online. For the memory chain, AI cloud expansion continues to pull HBM and enterprise SSD demand, involving HBM and memory makers (SK Hynix 000660.KS, Samsung Electronics 005930.KS, Micron MU, SanDisk SNDK).

Next Catalysts & Watchpoints:

• 08:00 ET / 13:00 UTC, November 12, 2026: Nebius Q3 earnings call — watch for detail on 2027 capex and prepayment terms.
• After the close, November 17, 2026 (ET): Nvidia Q3 results, the next test of AI chip demand and the HBM supply chain.
• November 18–19, 2026 (ET): Anthropic IPO pricing and listing, another window on the AI compute demand narrative.

Sources:

• Nebius official press release (Business Wire) (published before the open, November 12, 2026 ET)
• Reuters: Nebius beats quarterly revenue estimates (via WNCY) (published: 2026-11-12 07:16 ET / 12:16 UTC)
• Nebius Q3 results (Morningstar, Business Wire full text)

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