Nebius: Record Revenue, a $46B Backlog, and a 19% Plunge – The AI Infrastructure Play Gets Real
27.06.2026 - 12:55:32 | boerse-global.de
The market delivered a sharp reality check on Nebius last week despite what appeared to be a perfect set of quarterly results. The stock closed at €211.60 on Friday, marking a 13.7% weekly decline and a 6.18% drop for the final session alone. Five consecutive losing sessions wiped away most of the Nasdaq-100 inclusion gains that had pushed the shares to an all-time high of €261.00 on June 22.
The sell-off follows a textbook “buy the rumor, sell the news” pattern. Nebius joined the tech-heavy index on June 22, forcing passive funds and ETFs such as the Invesco QQQ to accumulate shares. More than 200 index-linked products with over $600 billion in combined assets under management executed the required purchases. Once that mechanical buying pressure subsided, institutional investors used the liquidity to exit, sending the stock nearly 19% below its peak.
Earnings that silenced the skeptics
The fundamental picture is anything but weak. Nebius reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $399 million, a 684% jump from the prior year. Its core AI cloud business soared 841% to $389.7 million. The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.11, crushing the consensus estimate of a $0.78 loss – a beat of roughly 360%. Management reiterated a full-year annualized revenue target of $7 billion to $9 billion.
To maintain that trajectory, Nebius has raised its capital expenditure plans from $16–20 billion to $20–25 billion. CFO Dado Alonso framed the increase as preparation for demand expected in 2027, not the current quarter. The company's order book is already stuffed: around $46 billion in multi-year AI cloud contracts, including a $27 billion capacity deal with Meta and a $17 billion revenue agreement with Microsoft. Nvidia has committed $2 billion to GPU infrastructure through 2030.
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Power, geography, and the Bloom Energy pact
US data center vacancy rates have fallen below 1%, making assured electricity supply the single most valuable asset in the sector. Nebius has locked in fixed-price power contracts covering over 75% of its needs. A new site in Pennsylvania will deliver up to 1.2 gigawatts, while a partnership with Bloom Energy brings modular fuel cells online quickly – the first 328-megawatt project begins this year, reducing reliance on new transmission lines.
Geographic diversification is another layer of protection. Nebius operates facilities in the US, UK, France, Finland, and Israel. The UK alone is receiving ÂŁ1.7 billion in investment across three new locations, which will collectively supply 65 megawatts by 2027. The company's target for total contracted capacity exceeds 4 gigawatts by the end of 2026.
Insider sales and valuation pressure
Not all signals are bullish. Insider selling has picked up over the past three months, with total disposals reaching approximately $14.7 million. Director Johanna Boynton sold about 6,000 shares in mid-June at an average price of $253 each. CEO Arkady Volozh also dipped into the market. While insider sales are routine, the timing so close to the highs draws attention from risk-conscious investors.
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The stock still trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 75.9, leaving little room for execution missteps. Annualized 30-day volatility has hit 97.5%, and net debt is approaching $8 billion. Analysts at Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Citizens JMP have raised their price targets, with the consensus sitting at $280. However, some on the sell side caution about the concentration risk posed by Nebius's dependence on a handful of hyperscale clients.
Looking past the noise
Technically, the sell-off looks more like a reset than a trend reversal. The 50-day moving average of €182.87 sits well below Friday's close, and the relative strength index at 50.6 indicates neither panic nor euphoria. The stock is still up about 177% year to date. The real test will come in the third quarter of 2026, when Nebius begins to ramp capacity aggressively. If the build-out stays on schedule and the pre-sold contracts convert into recurring revenue, the current valuation may yet prove justified. If delays or demand mismatches emerge, the high multiple offers no cushion.
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